“I have ever had the single aim of justice in view. No judge who is influenced by any other consideration is fit for the bench. 'Do equal and exact justice,' is my motto, and I have often said to the grand jury, 'Permit no innocent man to be punished, but let no guilty man escape.” MenSaidJusticeViewsJudgingFitEqualAimInnocentGuiltyConsiderationPermitMottoJuryBenchesMy MottoInnocent ManGrand Jury Author:Isaac Parker
“Every word instantly becomes a concept precisely insofar as it is not supposed to serve as a reminder of the unique and entirely individual original experience to which it owes its origin; but rather, a word becomes a concept insofar as it simultaneously has to fit countless more or less similar cases -- which means, purely and simply, cases which are never equal and thus altogether unequal.” MeanIndividualCasesFitEqualUniqueConceptsOriginalsReminders Book:Nietzsche Selections Source: Nietzsche Selections
“Let every woman ask herself: "Why am I the slave of man? Why is my brain said not to be the equal of his brain? Why is my work notpaid equally with his? Why must my body be controlled by my husband? Why may he take my labor in the household, giving me in exchange what he deems fit? Why may he take my children from me? Will them away while yet unborn?" Let every woman ask.” MenGivingMayChildrenSaidBodyAsksBrainFitHusbandEqualLaborSlaveMy ChildrenMy HusbandControlledHouseholdUnbornMale Dominance Author:Voltairine de Cleyre
“I had wondered for a long time why God had preferences and why all souls did not receive an equal amount of grace [...] Jesus saw fit to enlighten me about this mystery. He set the book of nature before me and I saw that all the flowers He has created are lovely. The splendor of the rose and whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of its scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. I realized that if every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness and there would be no wild flowers to make the meadows gay.” IfsLittlesLongBookSoulWould BeWantedJesusLosesSimpleSawsGraceMysteryFlowerAmountFitGayEqualLong TimeSpringRoseI RealizedTinyLovelyCharmScentPreferenceVioletEnlighteningLiliesSplendorMeadowsDaisiesLovelinessWhiteness Author:Therese of Lisieux
“We aren't lazy, overweight models. We work out and must maintain proportionate bodies for work. Plus models are curvy and fit. Don't let the scale fool you. Plus doesn't always equal unhealthy, just like skinny doesn't always equal healthy.” BodyFoolFitHealthyEqualModelsWork OutScalesLazyPlusSkinnyUnhealthyOverweightCurvy Author:Liris Crosse
“I couldn't lie anymore to my kids telling them that they are equal citizens in the state of Israel. They cannot be equal because in order to fit in and to be accepted and to be a citizen in Israel, you need a Jewish mother. So basically what I'm trying to tell my kids is just, it's their mother's fault and it's not my fault.” NeedsTryingStatesKidsLyingMotherOrderCitizensFitEqualFaultsIsraelAcceptedJewish Mother Author:Sayed Kashua