“Once you've seen certain things, you can't un-see them, and seeing nothing is as political an act as seeing something.” Quote by Arundhati Roy
“I never do anything because I'm a celebrity, as a rule. I do what I do as a citizen.” Citizens Author:Arundhati Roy
“I stand by what I write and follow through on what I write.” WritingFollow Through Author:Arundhati Roy
“It's very easy for me to begin to believe the publicity about myself, whether for or against. It can give you an absurd idea of yourself. I know that there's a fine balance between accepting your own power with grace and misusing it. And I don't ever want to portray myself as a representative of the voiceless. I'm scared of that.” KnowsWantGivingBelieveIdeasEasyAcceptingGraceFineBalanceScaredAbsurdRepresentativesPublicityVoiceless Author:Arundhati Roy
“One of the reasons some people get so angry with me is because I have the space now that a lot of others who think like me don't.” PeopleThinkingReasonSpaceAngryLike Me Author:Arundhati Roy
“Dictatorships by their nature are unrepresentative as they neglect the social needs of the people.” PeopleNeedsSocialNeglectDictatorship Author:Benazir Bhutto
“Through democracy we can address the basic needs of the people, involve them as participants in planning and restore the authority of the government.” PeopleNeedsGovernmentDemocracyAuthorityPlanningAddressesParticipantsBasic Needs Author:Benazir Bhutto
“The Orange Revolution in Ukraine is a good example of how people, who are robbed of their right to vote, can protest and put an end to dictatorship.” PeopleEndsExampleRevolutionVoteProtestDictatorshipOrangeUkraineGood ExamplesRight To Vote Author:Benazir Bhutto
“It's never easy dealing with terrorists, but it must be done through a mixture of political, economic and administrative means.” MeanDonePoliticalEasyEconomicTerroristMixturesAdministrative Author:Benazir Bhutto
“For me, to celebrate the twelfth of October is the absolute expression of triumphism, occupation and presumptuousness, and I think that history will remember those that celebrate it.” ThinkingRememberExpressionAbsolutesCelebrateOccupationOctober Author:Rigoberta Menchu