Shirin Ebadi Quotes

The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights.
Quotes from other Authors
I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end... I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me.
Abraham Lincoln
You can live your life being scared of losing someone, and at the end of the day, if he is going to leave you, he'll leave you, and that's it.
Ali Hewson
Probably not much of a song left in me, you know, if any, because I've written so many, some 250 songs or 300 or whatever it is.
Brian Wilson
My advice to someone to follow in my footsteps is to have patience. I've been doing this for twelve years.
Christina Milian
The imminent demise of the large record companies as gatekeepers of the world's popular music is a good thing, for the most part.
David Byrne
I am just convinced that people want to see people on TV who are more like themselves.
Don Cornelius
The striking thing about 'New Girl' is that under all the comedy, there's something about the emotions and reactions that feels very real - much more real than other sitcoms. Like - maybe everybody is sort of laid bare in different ways.
Elizabeth Meriwether
The problem with marriage is that it ends every night after making love, and it must be rebuilt every morning before breakfast.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
We fight terrorism. It threatens our sovereign, democratic, compassionate and decent way of life.
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Every now and then, someone will stop me and say, 'Do I know you?' And I just say, 'Nope.'
Jade Jagger
In prayerful silence you must look into your own heart. No one can tell you better than yourself what comes between you and God. Ask yourself. Then listen!
Johannes Tauler
A traveler is really not someone who crosses ground so much as someone who is always hungry for the next challenge and adventure.
Pico Iyer
Everything's changed. The technology is the big thing changing now, the way movies like 'Alice' or 'Avatar' are made. And technology on the other side, the audience side. Word spreads so fast now on a movie, with the Internet, and piracy is something coming down the line like in the music industry.
Richard Darryl Zanuck