#status

One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything's fine today, that is our illusion ↗

— Voltaire

#optimism #status-quo #illusion

The United States cannot feed every person, lift every person out of poverty, cure every disease, or stop every conflict. But our power and status have conferred upon us a tremendous responsibility to humanity. ↗

— Richard Lugar

#conferred #conflict #cure #disease #every

Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status. ↗

— David Mamet

#been #cherish #citizens #death #groups

Leaders in all spheres who are living with HIV should be encouraged, not coerced, to lead by example and disclose their HIV status. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#disclose #encouraged #example #hiv #lead

Study after study confirms that even when you control for variables like profession, education, hours worked, age, marital status, and children, men still are compensated substantially more - even in professions, like nursing, dominated by women. No wonder there's a gender gap. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#age #children #compensated #confirms #control