Mamdani When Victims Quotes & Sayings

I have written this book with the conviction that the response to injury does not have to be vengeance and that we need to distinguish between revenge and justice. A response other than revenge is possible and desirable. For that to happen, however, we need to turn the moment of injury into a moment of freedom, of choice. For Americans, that means turning 9/11 into an opportunity to reflect on America's place in the world. Grief for victims should not obscure the fact that there is no choice without a debate and no democracy without choice. — Mahmood Mamdani

Uncomfortable silences. Why do we feel it's necessary to yak about bullshit in order to be comfortable? — M.I.A.

Look down, your grace," said Skimmer. "Mhm, mhm."
Vimes realized he could feel the faintest prick of a knife blade on his stomach. "Look down further," he said.
Inigo looked down. He swallowed. Vimes had a knife, too. "You really are no gentleman, then," he said.
"Make a sudden move and neither are you," said Vimes. — Terry Pratchett

Everybody has down times and stuff that they have to work through. I worked through that stuff because I've always wanted to be playing soccer. — Tiffeny Milbrett

When a sincere woman begins to dance, the seven heavens, the earth, and all creatures begin to dance. — Shams Tabrizi

A man shows his character just in the way in which he deals with trifles
for then he is off his guard. — Arthur Schopenhauer

Reject the phony Patients' Bill of Rights ... We don't have to continue down the path of socialized medical care, especially in America where free markets have provided so much for so many. — Ron Paul

We can remake the world daily. — Paul Wellstone

The late eighties was a good vintage. ID was not yet fashionable so a lot of people were doing it for the right reasons - to make good design, not become stars. — Leander Kahney