I am not just a celebrity, I’m a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years.
BIANCA JAGGERPeople in the U.K. cannot understand whether Blair has lost his mind or whether his ambition to be the second-most-powerful man in the world made him lose his mind.
More Bianca Jagger Quotes
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I don’t want to wear what every other women wears. I won’t be dictated to.
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I often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government.
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A man who gets divorced is not forever going to be talked about for it. There are very different standards that we have for women than we have for men.
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There is a question for which we will never know the answer: had the U.S. not launched the Contra war to overthrow the Sandinista government, would they have succeeded in bringing socioeconomic justice to the people of Nicaragua?
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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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George W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking away from his international obligations, tearing up international treaties, protocols and UN conventions.
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People appreciate a politician with the courage to say, I oppose this war.
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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 don’t need an overpowering, powerful, rich man to feel secure. I’d much rather have a man who is there for me, who really loves me, who is growing, who is real.
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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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President Bush should be indicted and should be driven out of office. He should be sent back home in Texas.
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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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When 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.
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I find it disturbing that the media keeps referring to my marriage, since I got divorced in 1979. But the media never wants to let me forget.
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What is being said in media in other parts of the world is very different from what we’ve been told in this country throughout these years between September 11 and today.
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