Michael Ignatieff Quotes

The legitimacy of coercive acts in a democracy arises from the process by which they are justified and by the degree to which we regard decisions as rational. If the justifications proceed properly, through recognized public institutions, and if they make sense to us, they are legitimate.

Michael Ignatieff

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Instead of getting hard ourselves and trying to compete, women should try and give their best qualities to men - bring them softness, teach them how to cry.

Joan Baez

WomenBestMenTryingCryTry

I have a general sense of excitement about the future, and I don't know what that looks like yet. But it will be whatever I make it.

Amanda Lindhout

FutureLooksKnowWillExcitement

I love the little garden in the back of my family's brownstone in Brooklyn. Digging out there in the dirt is a joy for me, although by the time August rolls around and my roses have black spot, I need the break winter provides.

Siri Hustvedt

FamilyLoveWinterTimeJoyMe

The staff at the Institute will present an analysis on how asset price fluctuations and subsequent structural adjustments influence sustained economic growth, based on Japan's experience since the second half of the 1980s.

Toshihiko Fukui

GrowthExperienceInfluencePresent

I want to prove to other people that I have something in my mind and intellectual qualities, not just the ability to play football.

Romelu Lukaku

FootballPeopleMindPlayWantJust

Everyone has opportunities and different doors that are opened to them in different ways. In the end, if you're talented you'll get work, if you're not, you won't, so it doesn't really matter who you know.

Rumer Willis

WorkOpportunitiesEndDoorsYou

Despite erasure by the media and other patriarchal institutions, there was, by 1975, a substantial body of feminist writings as well as artwork, music, films, and organization of all kinds.

Mary Daly

MusicOrganizationMediaBodyWell

At thirteen, when I arrived in Hong Kong after leaving China, I made a living by working in a restaurant.

Martin Yan

RestaurantLivingLeavingHong Kong

My focus has to be on my career.

Lizzie Armitstead

FocusCareer

The thing that's always struck me about Coach Marinelli's defenses is how fast and aggressive they play.

Josh McDaniels

MeFastPlayAggressiveCoachHow

We're from New York, so we have a decent following.

Josh Silver

New YorkNewDecentFollowingYork

This America has been the country of greed rather than the country of need.

Ariel Dorfman

GreedAmericaCountryNeedBeen

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