“clothed women still get harassed, black men in suits still get pulled over - conforming and assimilation will not stop the systems society has put in place to control the masses.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“When I was young, I felt like Woody Allen. I intuited or believed he represented me on-screen. He was me. This is one of the peculiar aspects of his genius—this ability to stand in for the audience.”— Claire Dederer, theparisreview.org
“What I want to talk about at this point is not what Harvey did. It’s more about the system that protected him and that enabled him, because that’s the only thing that we can change. Money and power enabled, and the legal system has enabled. Ultimately, the reason Harvey Weinstein followed the route…”— Zelda Perkins, newyorker.com
“I am reminded that when untruths go unaddressed for too long, they can become fixed.”— Deray Mckesson, twitter.com
“Tell me, Summer, if a human was born with stumpy legs, would they breed it with another deformed human and put their children on display like the Dachshund?”— Justin Roiland & Dan Harmon, Snuffles, imdb.com
“'Work for change, not cookies,' should be everyone's life philosophy. People fixated on praise, rather than the hard, painful work of meeting a goal, make a lot of fuss but get very little done.”— Heidi N Moore, twitter.com
“How much mental illness is "acceptable", and how much is going to be "too much"?”— Melissa Broder, amazon.com
“This country is suffering through a time of spiritual and moral decay. That is the level of the problem and it is the level of the solution.”— Marianne Williamson, twitter.com
“Many people have a clear idea on how we should live our lives, but none about his or her own.”— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com
“This is a turning point in our society and we don't realize it yet. When our eyes are finally open, what will we do?”— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com
“What’s always been asked of me Is to reach a bit higher than I’m able to The standards of the world is becoming like Everest The more I go towards the top, stress builds up like a mountain I know I can never rest”— Epik High, open.spotify.com
“Somehow, we’ve built a culture that places such immense value in appearances that we’d rather spend a lot to appear full than spend a little bit to buy food.”— Gayatri Jayaraman, buzzfeed.com
“As against the "invisible hand" of Adam Smith, there has to be a visible hand of politicians whose objective is to have the kind of society that is caring and humane.”— Pierre Trudeau, en.wikiquote.org
“A society which emphasizes uniformity is one which creates intolerance and hate.”— Pierre Trudeau, en.wikiquote.org
“The attainment of a just society is the cherished hope of civilized men.”— Pierre Trudeau, en.wikiquote.org
“If you steal money, you probably get arrested and convicted, because everybody says stealing is wrong. But if you do something that is very sexist or racist, because there still is a critical mass of bias in this country, it takes more cumulative instances for it to be recognized.”— Gloria Steinem, thedailybeast.com
“I don't actually feel overwhelmed by survivor stories. I feel overwhelmed by inaction around survivor stories.”— Shira Hassan, truth-out.org
“The spirit of barter is everywhere. Honour and Chastity! Behold the complacent salesman retailing the Good and True. One can even buy a so-called Religion, which is really but common morality sanctified with flowers and music. Rob the Church of her accessories and what remains behind? Yet the trusts…”— Kakuzō Okakura, amazon.com