“The vast majority of people have never hurt anybody in their lives, don't want killing, don't want wars. In all the countries of the world, they just want to love their families and get on with their lives.” PeopleWorldWantWarCountryHurtMajorityKillingCountries Of The World Author:Mairead Corrigan
“I go to places and I see all these people working on peace education and on a culture of nonviolence and non-killing. You look at all these different movements going on: the environment movement, the interfaith movement, the human rights movement, the youth movement, and the arts movement.” PeopleHumansLooksArtDifferentCultureEnvironmentRightsMovementYouthKillingHuman RightsNonviolenceInterfaith Author:Mairead Corrigan
“Once we link up and network, there will be new institutions, new beginnings, and a change in the economy because capitalism is destroying many people's lives. It's just one leap to think in a different way.” PeopleThinkingWayDifferentEconomyCapitalismInstitutionsDifferent WaysJust OneLeapLinksDestroyingNew Beginnings Author:Mairead Corrigan
“Bethann Hardison has been my collaborator, my closest friend, we've gone through starting businesses, losing businesses, kids, divorces, marriages, and she was my maid of honor when I married my husband, David Bowie. And she's still such a part of my life. This is the person when it's totally dark, outside and inside, this is the person I would call.” PersonsHas BeensStillsKidsDarkGoneHonorHusbandMarriedLosingStartingDivorceMy HusbandClosestMaidsCollaboratorsBowieStarting A BusinessClosest FriendsMaid Of Honor Author:Iman Abdulmajid
“I'd only started noticing that something had gone wrong when I got a call from Naomi [Campbell], she called me and said, "You gotta do something about it, it's really bad, they're not using any models of color."” SaidGoneColorModelsNoticing Author:Bethann Hardison
“A friend of mine, Kim Hastreiter, who owns Paper Magazine, she told me, "When you left, it really changed things and you need to do something." So with the encouragement of others, I stayed around and watched, and I saw that all the girls before, such an enormous group of girls of color, all shades, it began to disappear.” NeedsGirlLeftSawsGroupsChangedMinesColorPaperEncouragementDisappearEnormousMagazinesShadeKim Author:Bethann Hardison
“I was the first person that had been so kind to Iman Abdulmajid. As time went on, and she became successful, signed with an agency, when she had to make big decisions, she wouldn't always talk to an agent, she'd ask me. I'd give her good advice and she'd be on her way. When I had ideas to do things like the Black Girls Coalition, I would always talk to her, she always loved my ideas. She trusts me.” WayGivingFirstsKindPersonsIdeasBigsGirlAsksBlackDecisionSuccessfulAdviceAgentsAsk MeAgencyTrust MeFirst PersonGood AdviceCoalitionsBlack GirlImanBig Decisions Author:Bethann Hardison
“I will say nothing to an actor that cannot be translated into action.” ActionActors Author:Elia Kazan