#thou

To become self-aware, people must be allowed to hear a plurality of opinions and then make up their own minds. They must be allowed to say, write and publish whatever they want. Freedom of expression is the most basic, but fundamental, right. Without it, human beings are reduced to automatons. ↗

— Ma Jian

#basic #become #beings #expression #freedom

No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men. ↗

— Muhammad Ali Jinnah

#ever #men #participating #side #struggle

Our object should be peace within, and peace without. We want to live peacefully and maintain cordial friendly relations with our immediate neighbours and with the world at large. ↗

— Muhammad Ali Jinnah

#friendly #immediate #large #live #maintain

It's hard to tell with these Internet startups if they're really interested in building companies or if they're just interested in the money. I can tell you, though: If they don't really want to build a company, they won't luck into it. That's because it's so hard that if you don't have a passion, you'll give up. ↗

— Steve Jobs

#build #building #companies #company #give

The design of the Mac wasn't what it looked like, although that was part of it. Primarily, it was how it worked. To design something really well, you have to get it. You have to really grok what it's all about. It takes a passionate commitment to really thoroughly understand something, chew it up, not just quickly swallow it. ↗

— Steve Jobs

#although #chew #commitment #design #get

Pop music allows you to be who you are without having to wear a social uniform or to conform, which some people find impossible to do. ↗

— Siobhan Fahey

#conform #find #having #impossible #music

There is a tremendous amount of support for the approach we have taken, which again is to base our decisions on risk analysis and thoughtful scientific process. ↗

— Mike Johanns

#amount #analysis #approach #base #decisions

I think people should be free to engage in any sexual practices they choose; they should draw the line at goats though. ↗

— Elton John

#choose #draw #engage #free #goats

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health no pleasure can be tasted by man; without liberty, no happiness can be enjoyed by society. ↗

— Henry St. John

#body #collective #enjoyed #every #happiness

Raising a small child as a woman while travelling 10 months out of the year would, I believe, be something I would not be able or even want to do, although with the amazing example of Leila, I am no longer so sure. ↗

— Lara St. John

#although #am #amazing #believe #child