Nancy Gibbs Across much of the developing world, by the time she is 12, a girl is tending house, cooking, cleaning. She eats what’s left after the men and boys have eaten; she is less likely to be vaccinated, to see a doctor, to attend school. – Nancy Gibbs Attend Quotes Boys Quotes Cleaning Quotes Cooking Quotes Developing Quotes Doctor Quotes Eaten Quotes Eats Quotes Girl Quotes House Quotes Left Quotes School Quotes Tending Quotes Time Quotes Vaccinated Quotes In sub-Saharan Africa, fewer than 1 in 5 girls make it to secondary school. We know what the birth of a revolution looks like: A student stands before a tank. A fruit seller sets himself on fire. A line of monks link arms in a human chain. Crowds surge, soldiers fire, gusts of rage pull down the monuments of tyrants, and maybe, sometimes, justice rises from the flames.
Les Paul You learn fast from others how to be an entertainer as well as a musician; you don’t necessarily have to get out there and just play – you can be an entertainer, too. – Les Paul
Jamie Foxx I’m a real person, and I’m angry. I’m trying to use this celebrity thing to get people some help. AIDS, poverty, racism – I want to be one of the hands that helps stop all that. I’ll put it on my shoulders. I’ll charge it to my account. – Jamie Foxx
Alex Honnold Free soloing is almost as old as climbing itself, with roots in the 19th century. Climbers are continuing to push the boundaries. There are certainly better technical climbers than me. But if I have a particular gift, it’s a mental one – the ability to keep it together where others might freak out. – Alex Honnold
ComputersMstislav Rostropovich People are craving this great progress in electronics, going after computers, the Internet, etc. It’s a giant progress technologically. But they must have a balance of soul, a balance for human beauty. That means art has an important role. – Mstislav Rostropovich
Paul Kalanithi Time for me is double-edged: every day brings me further from the low of my last cancer relapse, but every day also brings me closer to the next cancer recurrence – and eventually, death. Perhaps later than I think, but certainly sooner than I desire. – Paul Kalanithi
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