Quote by Shirin Ebadi
We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding re

We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression, or pressure. – Shirin Ebadi

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Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization. – Shirin Ebadi

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Religion
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Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, but they are also its carriers. Let us keep in mind that every oppressive man was raised in the confines of his mothers home. – Shirin Ebadi

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Home
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When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we and the Bush Administration are in the same camp. The funny thing is that human rights activists and Mr. Bush can never be situated in the same group. – Shirin Ebadi

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funny
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In the traditional urban novel, there is only survival or not. The suburban idea, the conformist idea, that agony can be seen to and cured by doctors or psychoanalysis or self-knowledge is nowhere to be found in the city. Talking is a way of life, but it is not a cure. Same with religion. – Jane Smiley

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Religion

I found enormous opposition to my religion. Its like if you want to strengthen your biceps, you lift heavy weight, as heavy as you can handle, and work your muscles against resistance until it grows strong. I had to do that with my religion. – Ricardo Montalban

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Religion

Oh, theres going to be debate because youre dealing with the Bible and religion is supposed to be separate from state and that to me is already a conflict before it even hits the gay issue. – Pam Grier

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Religion

It will, I believe, be everywhere found, that as the clergy are, or are not what they ought to be, so are the rest of the nation. – Jane Austen

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Religion

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Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. – Marcus Aurelius

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Truth

I dont think anybody anywhere can talk about the future of their people or of an organization without talking about education. Whoever controls the education of our children controls our future. – Wilma Mankiller

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Education

A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing. – Pearl Bailey

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Worth

A man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership in a top law firm would be celebrated. A man who invested wisely would be admired, but a woman who accomplishes this is treated with suspicion. – Barbra Streisand

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Women