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Adolfo Perez Esquivel Quotes

Don't stand back with your arms folded; step forward... There is hope and light to resist injustice and promote peace without violence.

Adolfo Perez Esquivel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: activist
Nationality: argentinian
Birth: November 26, 1931

Topics

Hope Light Peace Step Forward Stand

I'm a multi-racial person - I'm black and white - and growing up in North Carolina, I've dealt with a lot of racism. Growing up as a kid, I've seen it. I've been through it in many forms and fashions.

Black And White Racism Growing Up Kid

There's been a lot of really cool stuff that's happened to me throughout my career, and I remember everything, but I don't think I savored every moment of it like I should have or like I do now.

Moment Me Cool Think Remember Now

I don't think my judgment is that good. I don't know what is funny.

Funny Good Think Know Judgment

Phillip Harrison was the production designer, though, I think he's uncredited. He's done most of my films like Blue Thunder. Lots and lots over the years.

Blue Think Done Over Production He

I think it's an important part of the visual effects supervisor's job to get really deeply embedded in production and keep us all focused on trying to generate the best result. I'm not proprietary about, 'I would rather do this effect than let physical effects do it.' No, let's do the smartest thing for the movie.

Best Job Think Trying Result Us

Our scientists grapple with the difficulties of placing a man on the moon, but the immediately troubling concern of our society is whether men of different races can sit together at a lunch counter.

Men Together Man Moon Lunch Society

I feel extremely vulnerable.

Feel I Feel Vulnerable Extremely

I do not follow superstitions on court.

Follow Court Superstitions

Good leadership is to know when to go, and you only succeed as a good leader if you've transported someone else in and the company gets stronger. Then you've succeeded as leader.

Leadership Good Leader Succeed You

One aspect of appellate judging is we have to give reasons for all of our decisions. And when you sit down and try to write it out, sometimes you find that your first judgment wasn't the right one.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Decisions You Find Down Sometimes

After my spectacular failures, I could not be satisfied with an ordinary success.

Success Satisfied Ordinary Failures

There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint.

Change Adjust Force Things Greatest

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