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Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.
Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy The people who created the crisis in the first place will not be the ones that come up with a solution.
Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy States have invested themselves with the right to legitimise violence – so who gets criminalised and delegitimised? Only – or well that’s excessive – usually, the resistance.
Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy I am completely a loner. In my head I want to feel I can be anywhere. There is a sort of recklessness that being a loner allows me.
Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy Nationalism of one kind or another was the cause of most of the genocide of the twentieth century.
Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy Human rights are fundamental rights, they are the minimum, the very least we demand. Too often, they become the goal itself. What should be the minimum becomes the maximum – all we are supposed to expect – but human rights aren’t enough. The goal is, and must always be, justice.
Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy As a woman who grew up in a village in India, I’ve spent my whole life fighting tradition. There’s no way that I want to be a traditional Indian housewife.
Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy Empathy may be the single most important quality that must be nurtured to give peace a fighting chance.
Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy To annihilate indigenous populations eventually paves the way to our own annihilation. They are the only people who practice sustainable living. We think they are relics of the past, but they may be the gatekeepers to our future.
Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy Some things come with their own punishments.
Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy Change is one thing. Acceptance is another.
Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy Nationalism of one kind or another was the cause of most of the genocide of the twentieth century. Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people’s minds and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead.
Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy Even capitalists must surely admit, that intellectually at least, socialism is a worthy opponent. It imparts intelligence even to its adversaries.
Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy Money need not be our only reward.
Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy The corporate revolution will collapse if we refuse to buy what they are selling – their ideas, their version of history, their wars, their weapons, their notion of inevitability. Remember this: We be many and they be few. They need us more than we need them.
Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy Many people have accused me of having a romantic view, whereas I personally I feel sorry for those who have lost romance in their lives.
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No need to erase no need to explain. The beauty is in the change.
Kimmery MossKimmery Moss Our band will never change , we will always be 5 singing idiots .
Niall HoranNiall Horan Love your enemies and hate your friends, your enemies remain the same your friends always change.
50 Cent50 Cent Interesting things come your way but as you get older, your lifestyle changes. I don’t want to travel; I don’t want to be in a hotel room away from my family.
Gary OldmanGary Oldman A job is not a career. I think I started out with a job. It turned into a career and changed my life.
Barbara WaltersBarbara Walters I’ve learned, That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.
Andy RooneyAndy Rooney Cinema is changing every week, and multiplex audiences are demanding every week.
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