Inspirational Quotes

Batch # 13

1. We pledge ourselves to

liberate all our people from

the continuing bondage of

poverty, deprivation,

suffering, gender and other

discrimination.

2. Growing up in a Jewish

matriarchal world inside the

patriarchal paradise of Salt

Lake City, Utah, gave me

increased perspective on

gender issues, as it also did

my gay brother and my

lesbian sister. Our younger

sister is the perfect Jewish-

American wife and mother,

and is fiercely proud of that

fact.

3. Sexual, racial, gender

violence and other forms of

discrimination and violence

in a culture cannot be

eliminated without changing

culture.

4. True equality means holding

everyone accountable in the

same way, regardless of

race, gender, faith, ethnicity

- or political ideology.

5. I want to state upfront,

unequivocally and without

doubt: I do not believe that

any racial, ethnic or gender

group has an advantage in

sound judging. I do believe

that every person has an

equal opportunity to be a

good and wise judge,

regardless of their

background or life

experiences.

6. Achieving gender equality

requires the engagement of

women and men, girls and

boys. It is everyone's

responsibility.

7. Gender equality is more

than a goal in itself. It is a

precondition for meeting the

challenge of reducing

poverty, promoting

sustainable development

and building good

governance.

8. It's my view that gender is

culturally formed, but it's

also a domain of agency or

freedom and that it is most

important to resist the

violence that is imposed by

ideal gender norms,

especially against those who

are gender different, who

are nonconforming in their

gender presentation.

9. If a person is homosexual

by nature - that is, if one's

sexuality is as intrinsic a

part of one's identity as

gender or skin color - then

society can no more deny a

gay person access to the

secular rights and religious

sacraments because of his

homosexuality than it can

reinstate

10. Women have talent and

intelligence but, due to

social constraints and

prejudices, it is still a long

distance away from the goal

of gender equality.