William Shakespeare Quotes

There had always been black people in and out of our house, and from the outset I had been taught that for them life was defined by struggle and filled with injustice.

I may not remember the name of a book's author, but let it be clear, what I will not forget is the violence, the poverty and the desperation that Mexico is living through.

History teaches us to beware of the excitation of the liberated and the injustices that often accompany their righteous thirst for justice.

I have this soft spot for have-nots. So, I was really inclined to portray their pain and pathos in 'Highway.'

I have my own foundation, which I just started, called Believe Anything Is Possible, which is going to be an organization to help the underprivileged.

As there is oppression of the majority such oppression will be fought with increasing hatred.

Eventually, I won the right to attend school, but the prejudice was still there.

It is economic slavery, the savage struggle for a crumb, that has converted mankind into wolves and sheep.... My prison-house is but an intensified replica of the world beyond, the larger prison locked with the levers of Greed, guarded by the spawn of Hunger.

For we went, changing our country more often than our shoes In the class war, despairing When there was only injustice and no resistance

It may not have been fair, but it changed history.

Justice is not available to all equally; it is something that many of us must struggle to achieve.

I was brought up to believe that a person must be rescued when drowning, regardless of religion and nationality.

If the ship is sinking, you need help getting off that ship.

You can't promulgate injustice without consequences.

I am not the least bit surprised that injustice persists. I'm also not surprised that resistance to injustice persists.

I can't help but believe that at some time in the not-too-distant future, there is going to be another movement to change these systemic conditions of poverty, injustice, and violence in people's lives. That is where we've got to go, and it is going to be a struggle.

You build dreams, you build castles in the air, and you hope that at least part of that will be realized, even under apartheid.

People who are underprivileged have more to grieve and have more to overcome.

You all must realize that Mandela was not the only man who suffered. There were many others - hundreds who languished in prison and died. Many unsung and unknown heroes of the struggle.

If I could help every ghetto, I would.

I rescue people.

I have to battle so many issues, and the biggest is racism.

Justice, particularly for the oppressed and marginalized in our society, never comes without great effort and sacrifice.

Let me put it this way, if you were drowning, you wouldn't really be in a place to lend a hand as far as being rescued. You'd be at the mercy of the lifeguard. Once pulled out, you may be a little out of it, not sure where you are, but safe nonetheless.

They do say that when a man starts down hill everybody is ready to help him with a kick, and I suppose it is so.