With my human rights advocacy, that's always been through my writing. I've always tried to write articles and contribute to journals and a lot of online journals - about human rights, especially Palestinian human rights. I find the time to do things to do things I'm passionate about, because I find enjoyment in them. I just have to juggle.
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Related I'm a huge advocate for human rights and cultural rights. I stand up for minorities and will alw... FINN JONES I guess patriarchal stereotypes have, as is true for most people, created painful moments in my life... THANDIE NEWTON I do protect human rights, and I hope I shall always be looked up as a champion of human rights. AUNG SAN SUU KYI Human rights is something that wasn't hard to be inspired to write about because there have been... KRIS KRISTOFFERSON I'm not an activist; I don't look for controversy. I'm not a political person, but I'... ELLEN DEGENERES I can imagine in years to come that my papers and memorabilia, my journals and letters, will find th... ALICE WALKER I'm a gay rights supporter. I'm a human-rights campaign initiative person. ANTHONY SCARAMUCCI I don't have any doubts either about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Perhaps some mor... ANTONIO TABUCCHI Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights. HILLARY CLINTON There's no master plan; I'm just going with what I'm inspired to do and what I get asked... NAT WOLFF The term 'human rights defender,' incidentally, isn't something I or my attorneys came u... WARD CHURCHILL Personally, I've always known that I wanted to go back to work because I'm confident, and I&... LISA LING I've always been interested in the industrialization of our food; it's been an issue for me ... RICHARD LINKLATER I am passionate about keeping the human dimension in things. You have to keep the rough edges and th... JARVIS COCKER I think I've kind of been mistaken for somebody who's trying to be a spokesperson for animal... NEKO CASE I think I've lived a pretty hard life. What I mean by hard is that... I've been kind of reck... KIP MOORE My office has been one of the most scrupulous in the country with regard to the protection of indivi... JIM GARRISON I'm just this committed dilettante. I think what I've found is that I've tried to do a l... GRAHAM MOORE 'The Handmaid's Tale' is a human story, and women's rights are human rights, and it&... YVONNE STRAHOVSKI Anyway, in my writing I've always been interested in finding places to stand, and I've found... MICHAEL POLLAN I don't have any doubts either about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Perhaps some more sh... ANTONIO TABUCCHI Human rights, no matter whom they affect, are something that should matter to all of us. It's al... JACK ANTONOFF I'm always trying to push for women's rights. KATE DEL CASTILLO I am not just a celebrity, I'm a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years. BIANCA JAGGER You have to keep challenging yourself. I've always tried to do that, and I'm not saying I... PAUL WELLER I'm 21 years old, and it's kind of uncomfortable for me to talk about, but I'm in the 1 ... HALSEY My focus is my art, and that's what I love to do. I have to be really passionate in order to do ... BEYONCE KNOWLES I'm never satisfied because I've been always interested in too many things and I always want... LARRY WALL I wasn't political enough to write articles about myself or go to cocktail parties, meaning that... MICHAEL HEIZER When I'm not writing, I do a lot of research reading on the shape of civilization. Fiction can b... CAROLYN CHUTE I like writing about what to me are like questions that I have about myself and the human condition.... KIRSTEN VANGSNESS My only qualifications to be an actor were that I'm daring, and I'm a quick learner. I'v... COLMAN DOMINGO The first piece of advice I would have from my experience is that governments need to be vocal about... AMAL CLOONEY I've always believed you go to literature to find the shared human experience, not the categoriz... ALICE MCDERMOTT I've always been very interested in the struggle for human rights, not just here but abroad, and... LEAH WARD SEARS Women have always been at the forefront of progressive movements. Women can be depended on when you ... MARTHA PLIMPTON I've always had money because of my early success with Cream, so I tell young musicians to aim t... JACK BRUCE I'm a Christian woman, but I believe in human rights. I do not go into people's bedrooms. I ... PORTIA SIMPSON-MILLER While I love to read contemporary fiction, I'm not drawn to writing it. Perhaps it's because... GERALDINE BROOKS As an actor, I'm always so excited about those things that I get to stretch my legs and really g... DAVID LAMBERT I've always been an incredibly physically capable human being. I've always had good control ... CASEY NEISTAT I do think it's perfectly natural and human to want to invest belief in something. It's just... DYLAN MORAN There are certainly human rights concerns. Very serious human rights concerns that I would like to h... MARY ROBINSON So I've gone in and out of the U.N., working on counter-terrorism, on U.N. reform, on peacekeepi... EDWARD LUCK I find going back through things sometimes exhilarating because I find things I didn't know I ha... EVE ARNOLD Being homeschooled for half of my life allowed me to choose my own curriculum and find things I real... YARA SHAHIDI I've always been interested in how people think, how they react to challenges in their lives - w... BARBARA KOPPLE I'm happy being myself, which I've never been before. I always hid in other people, or tried... ANGELINA JOLIE I have always taken care of my body; I'm not a drinker, I've never smoked. And I've alwa... RALPH HALL I think all Americans believe in human rights. And health is an often overlooked aspect of basic hum... JIMMY CARTER I just have a thing in my brain that when I'm about to do something that's genuine or authen... DRAKE The human rights record within China seems to rise and fall over time, but it's very clear that ... GARY LOCKE I'm driven to go out and find new things to write about. DAVID BALDACCI I've always been a fighter and I've always fought through things my whole life. SERENA WILLIAMS I've used the prestige and influence of having been a president of the United States as effectiv... JIMMY CARTER I'm an honorable human being. I know what to do and what not to do, and if I'm wrong, I alwa... ACTION BRONSON For some time, I've said this issue of comprehensive immigration reform is not just an issue abo... ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA I've always tried to control everything and every aspect of my life, and this is maybe the bigge... MARGHERITA MISSONI I've been writing an ongoing letter to my children since they were born, full of recollections o... TORY BURCH Each day I will accomplish one thing on my to do list. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA I'm not thinking about me that much anymore. Every time I look, I'm looking for my daughter,... ALESSANDRA AMBROSIO I suppose I've always done my share of crying, especially when there's no other way to conta... RAY CHARLES I've done teaching and things like that because if you're acting, you're becoming other ... RACHEL MINER Making movies is a very different experience in a lot of ways. It's difficult when you're us... TONY KUSHNER I've realized through the years that I just find happiness in other things, whether it's my ... KYLIE JENNER I'm always in that mode - whenever I have a little free time, I'm always recording songs, wr... LUDACRIS I'm always aware of writing around things I can't do, and I've come to think that that... GEORGE SAUNDERS I'm always trying to emulate guitar. Especially when I'm playing the trombone, that's wh... TROMBONE SHORTY I've always believed in working hard, and I'm grateful that people seem to connect with the ... RAINA TELGEMEIER If a country doesn't recognize minority rights and human rights, including women's rights, y... HILLARY CLINTON I'm all in favor of animal rights, but I'd like to see the food movement take a much stronge... ERIC SCHLOSSER In today's distorted world of 'human rights,' truth takes a back seat to ideology, and f... ALAN DERSHOWITZ Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON I'm just glad that I have bragging rights to working with Bugs and Daffy. BRENDAN FRASER I do a number of things working on human rights issues, prison recidivism rates, and then I also pus... SAM BROWNBACK I think when you're a fan of music - at least the way I've been a fan to artists that have r... MATISYAHU Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human. AUNG SAN SUU KYI They talk about human rights until the rights include things they personally do not like as alternat... LEVIAK B. KELLY God puts certain things in certain people. I'm a restless soul. I'm always searching. I'... JONATHAN JACKSON I'm most passionate about anything to do with nature and the simple things. I love taking walks ... ATTICUS SHAFFER I've always tried to avoid politics because most politicians that I know are quite dirty in term... STEVEN SEAGAL The amount of violations of human rights in a country is always an inverse function of the amount of... DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN I can always tell when I'm about to start writing. I go through cycles in reading. When I'm ... PATRICIA MACLACHLAN I'd say that animal rights and environmental issues have always been at the forefront of my mind... COREY FELDMAN I've always been loud and obnoxious and sneaking my way into things, and so I feel like I've... KESHA I think talking about one's love life is always... It's a Pandora's box, best kept in jo... EMMA CAULFIELD I enjoy the collaboration. I always envied people in bands who got to have that interaction. I'v... BECK When I'm travelling, I always take my little notebook and scribble things down as I watch them; ... MICHAEL PALIN There's still a lot I'm angry about, a lot of human behaviour that's appalling and despi... NEIL PEART I've never been able to relate to many people. I've always been the outcast child. I don'... NEON HITCH I've learned a lot about my voice, and about things I can do with it. Maybe that's why my so... CHELY WRIGHT I've always been a fan of comedy. I've always enjoyed it. It's something I'm very pa... ROB RIGGLE I have very mixed feelings about Jesse Jackson. He's very good about labor, and human and civil ... JELLO BIAFRA I love women. I'm trying to do beautiful things with them. I'm not trying to insult them. My... CALVIN KLEIN In my relationship with God, I've learned that if I follow a 'formula' for how I spend m... JOYCE MEYER I'm always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning... Every day I... MILES DAVIS I want people to learn from me, see I'm human, and understand that I make mistakes just like the... COREY HAIM Actually, I've never thought myself as being a particularly hard worker. I've always worked,... SAM WYLY There's always a part of my brain saying: 'Stop getting comfortable. Don't relax.' B... TOM ODELL Because I've been a full professor doing research and lecturing at the University of California,... GREGORY BENFORD
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ABDEL AZIZ RANTISI Bush is the enemy of God, the enemy of Islam, an enemy of Muslims. ABDEL AZIZ RANTISI Egypt issued orders first not to let anyone through and we followed suit. Our dream is to have an Eg... ABDEL AZIZ HAMDAN These statements were a reason for more pressure and gave the green light to terrorist groups. Certa... ABDEL AZIZ HAKIM You stood beside Saddam while he was oppressing. You knew it was happening because it was on your bo... ABDEL AZIZ HAKIM There are some points of disagreement and we still have some talking to do, but I am optimistic at t... ABDEL AZIZ HAKIM This fight is a family problem between Deby and his family. ABDULLAHI ABDEL KARIM Now he sees the opposition is getting stronger, he's looking for a scapegoat ... This is a Chadian p... ABDULLAHI ABDEL KARIM Each of our groups had their own forces, men and equipment. Now, we'll be joining them together. ABDULLAHI ABDEL KARIM America should be ashamed of this sentence. This is the best evidence that Americans have double sta... AKRAM ABDEL AMIR America should be ashamed of this sentence. This is the best evidence that Americans have double sta... AKRAM ABDEL AMIR The decree was legitimate, and we have no intention to foil the cabinet. Moreover, we want it to suc... AHMED ABDEL RAHMAN We would never do so, but if there are mistakes or failure of the cabinet, everything of course woul... AHMED ABDEL RAHMAN Some people do not want democracy. (However) we are determined to have these primaries today. AHMED ABDEL RAHMAN He sabotaged the Mitchell report instead of accepting it when he said that he will continue building... AHMED ABDEL RAHMAN President Clinton listened in two meetings (to) our reservations on his initiative. And he promised ... AHMED ABDEL RAHMAN The right to statehood is no longer in question and it (the declaration) makes clear that negotiatio... AHMED ABDEL RAHMAN I have been a conspirator for so long that I mistrust all around me. GAMAL ABDEL NASSER Syria wants to show it has time to think about such issues. AYMAN ABDEL NOUR The U.S. and France don't want a regime change. They want the actions of the regime to change. A reg... AYMAN ABDEL NOUR The regime wants to reach some kind of agreement because they want to stay in power. The problem may... AYMAN ABDEL NOUR There is no chaos. There is no probability, zero, for a coup. AYMAN ABDEL NOUR In the street this morning they followed me. This is new. AYMAN ABDEL NOUR Now there is fear in the street. For me the fact that the demonstration wasn't well organized and di... AYMAN ABDEL NOUR It's started. All of the vents are open. ISMAIL ABDEL VETAH This regime cannot be reformed, so there is nothing left but to oust it. ABDEL HALIM KHADDAM The trial would proceed in the absence of the defendant because the defendant would refuse to cooper... ABDEL HAQ ALANI It's very dangerous. The timing is extremely important. He's sensing that there's a failed state in ... 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