“A woman who writes has power, and a woman with power is feared.” – Gloria E. Anzaldúa …

“One of the big questions in the climate change debate: Are humans any smarter than frogs in a pot? If you put a frog in a pot and slowly turn up the heat, it won’t jump out. Instead, it will enjoy the nice warm bath until it is cooked to death. We humans seem to be doing pretty much the same thing.” — Jeff Goodell

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“Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.” ? Leonardo da Vinci …

“You don’t have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.” — Malcolm X

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“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” ? Martin Luther King Jr. …

“Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other’s welfare, social justice can never be attained.” — Helen Keller
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“There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.” — Charles de Montesquieu
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“Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing.” — Edmund Burke …

“The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.” — Ai Weiwei
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“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” ? Flannery O’Connor …