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Dean Ornish Quote: “I grew up in Texas, eating…”

I grew up in Texas, eating meat five times a day, and I liked meat. But I began being a vegetarian when I was 19 because I found that I felt better.

October 29, 2021 1953, American, Dean Ornish, July 16, Quotes by Educators

Julian Bond Quote: “I do think that some of…”

I do think that some of us began to realize that this was going to be a long struggle that was going to go on for decades, and you’d have to knuckle down. A lot of people in our generation did that. They didn’t drop out and run away.

October 25, 2021 1940, American, January 14, Julian Bond, Quotes by Activists

Louis Farrakhan Quote: “But when I reintroduced the Nation…”

But when I reintroduced the Nation of Islam, and began to host meetings in cities and thousands and thousands of people come out.

September 25, 2021 1933, American, Louis Farrakhan, May 11, Quotes by Activists

Malala Yousafzai Quote: “I distracted myself from the fear…”

I distracted myself from the fear and terrorism by thinking about things like how the universe began and whether time travel is possible.

September 24, 2021 1997, July 12, Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani, Quotes by Activists

Mahatma Gandhi Quote: “I think it is the height…”

I think it is the height of ignorance to believe that the sexual act is an independent function necessary like sleeping or eating. Seeing, therefore, that I did not desire more children, I began to strive after self-control. There was endless difficulty in the task.

August 24, 2021 1869, Indian, Mahatma Gandhi, October 2, Quotes by Leaders

Robert Kennedy, Jr. Quote: “PBS was not a left-wing ideology….”

PBS was not a left-wing ideology. I mean, Air America was, but PBS was not. But anybody who tells the truth is now branded and marginalized. The devolution of the American press began in 1986 when Ronald Reagan abolished the fairness doctrine.

August 22, 2021 1954, American, January 17, Jr., Quotes by Activists, Robert Kennedy

Emmeline Pankhurst Quote: “My childhood was protected by love…”

My childhood was protected by love and a comfortable home. Yet, while still a very young child, I began instinctively to feel that there was something lacking, even in my own home, some false conception of family relations, some incomplete ideal.

August 17, 2021 1858, Emmeline Pankhurst, English, July 14, Quotes by Activists

Greg Grandin Quote: “It wasn’t until 1973 that Congress…”

It wasn’t until 1973 that Congress and journalists began to investigate ‘Operation Menu,’ around the same moment that the Watergate scandal was unfolding.

August 16, 2021 1962, American, Greg Grandin, Quotes by Historians

Stephen Cohen Quote: “On March 11, 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev…”

On March 11, 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the Soviet Union, and within a few weeks the full-scale reformation he attempted to carry out both inside his country and in its cold war relations with the West, particularly the United States, began to unfold.

August 2, 2021 1938, American, Quotes by Educators, Stephen Cohen

Emmeline Pankhurst Quote: “The English prison system is altogether…”

The English prison system is altogether mediaeval and outworn. In some of its details, the system has improved since they began to send the Suffragettes to Holloway. I may say that we, by our public denunciation of the system, have forced these slight improvements.

April 24, 2021 1858, Emmeline Pankhurst, English, July 14, Quotes by Activists

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