Gandhi became my role model. I have always been interested in Eastern philosophy. Since early in my life I’ve been fascinated by India, and I have spent a great deal of time traveling in that country.
BIANCA JAGGERWhen I began my humanitarian work, I understood that in order to gain credibility I needed patience, commitment and unwavering perseverance. I needed to ignore the skeptics.
More Bianca Jagger Quotes
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There is so much each one of us can do to make a difference. We are at a dangerous juncture in the history of mankind. …
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Photography speaks a universal language that does not need translation, and with an immediacy that the written word lacks. It freezes a moment in time, leaving an indelible image.
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I didn’t want to be discriminated against because of my gender and status. I promised myself I was never going to be treated as a second-class citizen.
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George W. Bush and Tony Blair had to convince the world that Saddam Hussein represented an imminent threat. Tony Blair lied when he claimed that Iraq could launch a chemical or biological attack within 45 minutes.
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Tony Blair has turned his back on the principles he claimed he believed in before he stood shoulder-to-shoulder with George W. Bush. He was an entirely different kind of leader.
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A taboo, attached to it…now we have more women infected with HIV/AIDS, many of those women were infected by their husbands who did not tell them
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The mere fact of an American being present could help save the lives of innocent people. That’s why I believe in the importance of bearing witness, to become a voice for the voiceless.
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I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My ethics and ideals are based on European concepts.
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I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing genocide.
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The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery.
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Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society.
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Americans need to understand the significance of having their civil liberties dismantled. It doesn’t just affect terrorists and foreigners, it affects us all.
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People in so many countries look up to the United States as a model of democracy, but I doubt if that can continue. It leaves me with a great sense of loss.
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I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.
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President Bush should be indicted and should be driven out of office. He should be sent back home in Texas.
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