Joanna Russ Quotes

I'm never horrible to anybody. My problem, and you can ask any of my friends, is that I'm too nice to everybody.

Charity and philanthropy are not justice.

Every American policy now should be generous as well as just.

I'm a good person and a good guy.

We need to believe that we're good people, and we'll do just about anything to maintain that perception.

You could not claim for yourself that which you were not prepared to grant others.

I think social justice is important. I think it's not fair.

I don't need no peace. I need equal rights and justice.

I'm not really a movie star. No matter what I do in acting, whether I'm good, how much work I get, whatever, I never will be a movie star. Because I never think of myself as one. You are a movie star because you think of yourself as a movie star and always have.

That is not true I am not a greedy man because if I was why would i donate money to charity?I care about others as well.

The aim of justice is to give everyone his due.

The whole point of justice consists precisely in our providing for others through humanity what we provide for our own family through affection.

I don't think I'm very cool as a person. I'm just better than anyone else at acting cool.

First and foremost, I want people to have a good read, because I want everything I write to entertain people. There are always different layers to the story, though, so if you want to think about social justice, or sexism or racism or homophobia, or really drill down into why the world is a better place when the police force looks like the people they are policing, then that's there, too.

Do good when you can, and charge when you think they will stand it.

The French girls would tell you, to believe that you were pretty would make you so.

The backstory to anyone of mixed race is a lifetime spent being incorrectly perceived and choosing either to allow that misperception to continue or to correct it, so I am aware of identity and race as being much more fluid, I think, than someone who is "purely" one thing or the other. And acting does challenge me to address those particular issues.

Power always sincerely, conscientiously, de très bon foi, believes itself right. Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views, beyond the comprehension of the weak.

I understand the demands for justice and fairness made by the L.G.B.T. community.

If you think you’re attractive, you’re always attractive.

I never thought of myself as being that good looking, I was an actor, people saw me on television, and then they start to think you're good looking because of that presentation. I was no better looking before the show, than after - and before the TV show I couldn't get a date to save my life. So what changed? Did I suddenly become more good looking? No. I got lucky, I got a TV show. That's what happened.

I've never played anyone who didn't like themselves. I don't care if they're unattractive, but it's important that they think of themselves as attractive. And I guess that's part of their charm.

Unless justice be done to others it will not be done to us.

I like to think I have the guts to stand up anonymously in a western democracy and call for things no-one else believes in - like peace and justice and freedom.

He shrugged. "The same as any other. It's a way to make people feel better about themselves. Everyone likes feeling special. Being part of an elite group is a way to do that." "But you weren't part of it?" "No need. I already know I'm special.