Quotes about struggle
struggle government survival
The labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress. Out of its bold struggles, economic and social reform gave birth to unemployment insurance, old age pensions, government relief for the destitute, and, above all, new wage levels that meant not mere survival but a tolerable life. Martin Luther King, Jr.
struggle men companionship
I am convinced that...in the struggle for righteousness man has cosmic companionship. Martin Luther King, Jr.
struggle careers rights
Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the struggle for equal rights. Martin Luther King, Jr.
struggle destiny men
We come humbly to say to the men in the forefront of our government that the civil rights issue is not an Ephemeral, evanescent domestic issue that can be kicked about by reactionary guardians of the status quo; it is rather an eternal moral issue which may well determine the destiny of our nation in the ideological struggle with communism. The hour is late. The clock of destiny is ticking out. We must act now, before it is too late. Martin Luther King, Jr.
struggle sacrifice progress
Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable . . . Martin Luther King, Jr.
struggle alternatives civil-rights
In the current struggle, there is one positive course of action. There is no alternative, for the alternative would connote a rear march... Martin Luther King, Jr.
struggle angel men
the universe is under the control of a loving purpose, and that in the struggle for righteousness man has cosmic companionship (angels). Behind the harsh appearance of the world there is a benign power. Martin Luther King, Jr.
struggle home europe
America must begin the struggle for democracy at home. The advocacy of free elections in Europe by American officials is hypocrisy when free elections are not held in great sections of America. Martin Luther King, Jr.
struggle night civilization
When our days become dreary with low-hovering clouds and our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, we will know that we are living in the creative turmoil of a genuine civilization struggling to be born. Martin Luther King, Jr.
struggle police-violence american-dream
We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Martin Luther King, Jr.
struggle hamburgers doe
What good does it do to sit at the counter when you cannot afford a hamburger? Martin Luther King, Jr.
struggle past dwelling
One of the biggest things I struggle with in life is not being present. I'm worried about my future or I'm dwelling on my past, and I'm wondering why I'm not feeling so great right now, but it's because I'm everywhere else, besides what is currently happening in front of me. Mark Webber
struggle fighting years
50-100 years from now we are all going to be eating a plant based diet. Whether that happens through a catastrophe or a peaceful sustainable life giving way is based on whether we make the right choices now and how we fight in this struggle together. Mark Bittman
struggle winning people
We have no right ever to forget that psychological warfare is a struggle for winning people's minds. Mikhail Gorbachev
struggle redneck long
If I were scared of rednecks, I would've moved on a long time ago. That's not a fear I struggle with. Mike Cooley
struggle men thinking
I don't know that any woman could ever not think about that at some point - even making the choice not to do it and getting to the place of peace of choosing not to be a parent, there would have still been some struggle in between. I'm not a man but I don't think it would occupy their minds as much. Naomi Watts
struggle mean cutting
And most of all, it means continually drawing connections among these seemingly disparate struggles—asserting, for instance, that the logic that would cut pensions, food stamps, and health care before increasing taxes on the rich is the same logic that would blast the bedrock of the earth to get the last vapors of gas and the last drops of oil before making the shift to renewable energy. Naomi Klein
struggle black-and-white identity
Literature is one of the few areas left where black and white feel some identity of purpose; we all struggle under censorship. Nadine Gordimer
struggle kids fire
If there's no fire, there's no scream. If there's no scream, then no one hears you and no one comes to help you in the first place. The depth of my struggle has definitely determined the height of my success. To be able to teach my kids not just about success but about the struggle that comes with it. R. Kelly
struggle height depth
The depth of your struggle determines the height of your success. R. Kelly
struggle believe would-be
Well, I believe that the depth of your struggle can determine the height of your success. I was inspired to come out of everything I've been through and end up in a place where I never thought that I would be. R. Kelly
struggle order trying
In order to change an existing paradigm you do not struggle to try and change the problematic model. You create a new model and make the old one obsolete. R. Buckminster Fuller
struggle long way
I justified it in so many ways. I had a very, very long and difficult struggle with my sexuality. Portia de Rossi
struggle gay our-world
If I was 14 and knew some gay people, I wouldn't nearly have had the struggle I had. Our world is definitely changing Portia de Rossi
struggle fall thinking
Does it seem to you impossible to imagine anything more inextricable than the social contract, when you think of the frightful number of relations that it must regulate -- something like squaring the circle, or finding perpetual motion? That is the reason why, wearied of the struggle, you fall back on absolutism and force. Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
struggle humble opportunity
The names of Dingane and Bambata, Hintsa and Makana, Squngthi and Dalasile, Moshoeshoe and Sekhukhuni, were praised as the glory of the entire African nation. I hoped then that life might offer me the opportunity to serve my people and make my own humble contribution to their freedom struggle. Nelson Mandela
struggle sacrifice fighting
Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days. Nelson Mandela
struggle inspiration long
The people of Africa have learned the lessons of patience and endurance in their long struggle for freedom. In a cynical world we have become an inspiration to many. We signal that good can be achieved amongst human beings who are prepared to trust, prepared to belief in the goodness of people. Nelson Mandela
struggle school people
I admire young people who are concerned with the affairs of their community and nation perhaps because I also became involved in struggle whist I was still at school. Nelson Mandela
struggle people evil
There is a constant struggle between good an evil in the world. It is up to good people to choose the right side Nelson Mandela
struggle fighting mirrors
A freedom fighter learns the hard way that it is the oppressor who defines the nature of the struggle,and the oppressed is often left no recourse but to use methods that mirror those of the oppressor.At a point, one can only fight fire with fire Nelson Mandela
struggle reality organization
A political movement must keep in touch with reality and the prevailing conditions. Long speeches, the shaking of fists, the banging of tables, and strongly worded resolutions out of touch with the objective conditions do not bring about mass action and can do a great deal of harm to the organization and the struggle we serve. Nelson Mandela
struggle want becoming-an-adult
One of the greatest struggles of becoming an adult is figuring out what you want to do and what makes you happy. The courageous thing is to stick with it and see it through and see if you were correct. Kristen Stewart