Quotes for All
Representation is very important to everyone, but especially to girls like me, and people like me, whether it be because of my body, because of my race, because of my skin color, because of my awkwardness or where I come from. Gabourey Sidibe
The worst enemy of humanity is U.S. capitalism. That is what provokes uprisings like our own, a rebellion against a system, against a neoliberal model, which is the representation of a savage capitalism. If the entire world doesn’t acknowledge this reality, that the national states are not providing even minimally for health, education and nourishment, … Read more
The BEST representation of Source Energy that you will ever find in your physical format is inexpressible. It’s that feeling of love and appreciation that just WELLS up within you, that is so sensational that you can hardly find words for it. That’s the true ESSENCE of who you are. Esther Hicks
What we call knowledge does not and cannot have the purpose of producing representations of an independent reality, but instead has an adaptive function. Ernst von Glasersfeld
The scientific community, public health officials, and others have raised serious doubt about the steps taken to ensure the safety and efficacy of the herbal dietary supplements taken daily by millions of Americans, as part of a broader investigation, NYAG is reviewing the sufficiency of the measures manufacturers and retailers are taking to independently assess … Read more
The only real good technology is no technology at all. Technology is taxation without representation, imposed by our elitist species (man) upon the rest of the natural world. Eric Pianka
Our political system encourages that. We don’t have proportional representation. There’s little renewal in our political class and it’s always the same faces. There’s also a lack of morals – it’s one affair after the other. A system like that cannot be successful. Emmanuel Macron
Confidence is the only key. I know a lot of people who aren’t traditionally ‘beautiful’ – not symmetrical or perfect-bodied or perfect-skinned. But none of that matters because all that shines through is their confidence, humor, and comfort with themselves. I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to … Read more
I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself. Emma Stone
I was highly aware, in writing [the book] ROOM, that there are unsavoury aspects to our interest in such cases, and I thought it was rather honester to include discussion of media representation in the novel itself than to cling to the high moral ground by merely avoiding scenes of voyeurism, for instance. Emma Donoghue