Asma Jahangir Quotes

In bonded labour cases, judges would ask me why I had brought those people to the courts who stank. 'You are here precisely for them,' I would respond.

Asma Jahangir

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: activist
  • Nationality: pakistani
  • Birth: January 27, 1952 - February 11, 2018

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PeopleMeYouWhyJudgesAsk

When I decided to become a Christian and decided to change my life and just totally quit screwing up, it was like, 'Wow, why didn't I do this before?' No hiding anything. I just felt so much better, not only about myself, but my future, my family. It was awesome, and it didn't take me long to realize that.

Jim Kelly

LifeFamilyChangeFutureMyselfMe

I moved to Manchester to join a band and ended up getting into acting, and I moved back to London to become an actor and ended up joining a band.

Jim Sturgess

BackActingActorLondonBecomeUp

For every dollar we have given to athletics, we have given about 27 to higher education or medical research.

Joe Jamail

EducationMedicalResearchDollar

I loved the domesticity of my life as a struggling actor. When I wasn't going to auditions, I could do things like cook dishes from scratch and take them to parties or be really thoughtful about birthdays and anniversaries.

Jenna Fischer

LifeLovedMy LifeThoughtfulActor

At a minimum, in explaining evolutionary pathways through time, the constraints imposed by history rise to equal prominence with the immediate advantages of adaptation.

Stephen Jay Gould

HistoryTimeRiseEqualThrough

With fashion, you go deep into a shoot for one day, but a movie lasts so much longer. It's literally like going to summer camp.

Suki Waterhouse

DayFashionDeepYouSummerGo

'Reno' was originally going to be a sketch show, with the cops as a transitional element.

Robert Ben Garant

SketchGoingShowCopsElementReno

One can be more than once in love - that's the most important thing.

Luise Rainer

LoveImportantMoreMostThanOnce

I don't believe that you have to dress in a masculine way to seem powerful. I think that the way a woman dresses doesn't have to be so aggressive. Being feminine is a powerful feature in itself. Power is in a person's demeanor.

Jason Wu

PowerWomanDressBelieveThinkYou

The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.

Douglas MacArthur

BestYourselfLuckYouMake

I don't trust anybody in my life except my mother and my dogs.

Cheryl Cole

LifeMotherTrustMy LifeDogs

My first professional job was with Berkeley Repertory Theatre. I started out in an educational touring play and eventually starred on their stages. That was the theatre that nurtured me to expand as an artist.

Colman Domingo

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