“It doesnt hurt to repeat here the statement, still rejected by many people in spite of its obviousness, that education is a political act.” PeopleStillsPoliticalHurtSocietyStatementsRepeatsSpiteRejectedObviousness Book:Teachers as Cultural Workers: Letters to Those who Dare Teach Source: Teachers as Cultural Workers: Letters to Those who Dare Teach
“And the thing about my jokes is, they don't hurt anybody. You can take 'em or leave 'em - you can say they're funny or they're terrible or they're good, or whatever, but you can just pass 'em by. But with Congress, every time they make a joke, it's a law! And every time they make a law, it's a joke!” LawPoliticalPoliticsHurtTerribleJokesCongressEms Author:Will Rogers
“Take your hurt feelings and channel them into political activism.” FeelingsPoliticalWomenHurtActivismHurt FeelingsPolitical Activism Author:Joy Browne
“It never hurts to be involved in any political or activist organization. I can never see how participation would be a bad thing. The key is being true to what you participate with and who.” I CanWould BePoliticalHurtKeysInvolvedOrganizationBeing TrueBad ThingsActivistParticipation Author:John Cusack
“The demerits of our own people bringh infamiy. Their disgrace is our own disgrace. That is why infamy os such people relly hurts . It is desifrable that the ruler or the administrator may work in a way that such disgraceful conduct may not occur.” PeopleWayMayPoliticalHurtRulersDisgraceAdministratorsDisgracefulInfamy Author:Chanakya
“How well u treat the wicked people, they do nto give up their wickedness. They derive pleasure in hurting others. A serpent made to drink milk, it ejects poison only.” PeopleGivingWellsMadePoliticalHurtPleasureDrinkGiving UpTreatsPoisonWickedMilkWickednessSerpentHurting OthersDrink Milk Author:Chanakya
“And some needs and hurts are so deep they will only respond to a mentor's touch or a pastor's prayer. Church and charity, synagogue and mosque, lend our communities their humanity, and they will have an honored place in our plans and laws.” NeedsHumorLawPoliticalHumanityCommunityHurtChurchPrayerPlansCharityMentorPastorHonoredOur CommunityPolitical HumorMosquesSynagogue Author:George W. Bush
“People used to complain about 'the idle rich.' But the idle rich did not do the kind of harm being done by today's busybody rich, who feed their own egos by bankrolling political crusades on the left which hurt the very people that the left claims to care about -- working people, minorities, and children.” PeopleKindChildrenDoneCareTodayPoliticalUsedLeftHurtRichEgoClaimsHarmComplainingMinoritiesIdleCrusadesBeing DoneBusybodies Author:Thomas Sowell
“Just from a political perspective, do you think the president of the United States going into re-election wants gas prices to go up higher? Look, here's the bottom line with respect to gas prices: I want gas prices lower because they hurt families.” ThinkingWantLooksStatesPoliticalPresidentHurtLinesUnitedUnited StatesPerspectiveHigherElectionBottomGasBottom LineGas PricesUst Author:Barack Obama
“I don't think I'm complicated at all. I'm not political, and I'm not trying to be diplomatic. I don't want to hurt anybody's feelings, and I don't say bad things about people. There is no agenda. There's no trying to fool somebody.” PeopleThinkingWantTryingFeelingsPoliticalHurtFoolComplicatedAgendasBad ThingsDiplomatic Author:Nick Saban
“When you're really bummed out, the last thing you want to hear is up-tempo and positive. And it lets you know that you're not alone, that somebody has hurt before. It works the same way with chick songs as it does with political songs. When you hear somebody singing about these things, you know that you're not alone, that somebody else is suspicious of what's going on around us in the world. So you don't feel like you're crazy, and you feel like you might be able to make a difference.” KnowsWorldWayWantFeelsDoeMightAbleLastsPoliticalSongDifferencesHurtCrazyLike YouSingingMaking A DifferenceNot AloneSuspiciousChicksTempoBummed Out Author:Steve Earle
“I also think one of the things that's really hurting us is political activism of any stripe. Michael Jordan had it exactly right, he was my idol - when he was asked about a political question at one point and he said I'm not going to answer it, and they said why not, and he said: Because Republicans buy gym shoes too, right? That doesn't exist anymore, that kind of smarts.” ThinkingKindSaidPoliticalHurtAnswersRepublicanSmartShoesActivismWhy NotGymIdolsThey SaidJordanStripesPolitical Activism Author:Edward Allen Bernero
“For some reason when it comes to democracy, we seem to think that political knowledge doesn't make any kind of difference or we shouldn't say that it does, like it would hurt people's feelings.” PeopleThinkingKindDoeReasonFeelingsSeemsPoliticalDifferencesHurtDemocracy Author:Jason Brennan
“The cross to me is complete nonviolence because Jesus said, "Love your enemy. Do not kill." I realized that I could never kill anyone or hurt anyone, but I was committed to trying to bring about social and political and economic change.” TryingSaidPoliticalJesusSocialHurtEnemyEconomicLove YouCrossesCommittedI RealizedNonviolenceLove Your EnemiesEconomic Change Author:Mairead Corrigan
“A political decision has been made not to irritate the intelligence community. The spy agencies are really embarrassed, they're really sore - the revelations really hurt their mystique. The last ten years, they were getting the Zero Dark Thirty treatment - they're the heroes. The surveillance revelations bring them back to Big Brother kind of narratives, and they don't like that at all.” YearsKindHas BeensMadeBigsLastsPoliticalCommunityHurtDarkDecisionBrotherHeroTenNarrativeThirtyAgencyRevelationsTreatmentZeroEmbarrassedSpySurveillanceMystiqueIntelligence CommunityPolitical DecisionsZero Dark Thirty Author:Edward Snowden
“Separation happens in so many different dimensions. We see it everywhere. I believe we are all part of the spiritual heart. We all come from that place of oneness, so that place in us that knows love, that knows connection, hurts. It's a challenge that we also feel more than any other time because it's in the news and social media. It's in our families. There is division with people in our lives, as well as political division and religious division.” PeopleKnowsFeelsBelieveWellsHeartDifferentHappensSpiritualPoliticalI BelieveSocialChallengesHurtReligiousOur LivesMediaNewsConnectionsSocial MediaSeparationOnenessOur FamilyDimensionsDivisionDifferent DimensionsPeople In Our Lives Author:Agapi Stassinopoulos
“My original book [Straight to the Heart: Political Cantos] was 1,700 pages. The first editor brought it down to 700; there was a lot that didn't make it in. But at last it's finished. I had a hard time signing off on it. And I was worried about it hurting anyone I loved even indirectly. I sat in my room afterwards for two hours wondering what I had done. I wondered about it being judged and if people would understand.” PeopleIfsFirstsHeartTwoBookHardDoneLastsPoliticalHoursHurtRoomsWonderPagesOriginalsFinishedWorriedSatHard TimesEditorsJudgedSigningBeing JudgedSigning Off Author:Angela Alioto
“There are some political issues where mainstream press attention only hurts. We think about activism as being this generic model of consciousness-raising, then hopefully media attention, attraction of new people to your cause, building public support for your cause, then decision-makers reacting to that change in public opinion. That's true for some types of activism, but it is not true for all of them.” PeopleThinkingPoliticalCausesHurtDecisionAttentionConsciousnessOpinionSupportIssuesMediaBuildingTypeModelsPressesAttractionActivismHopefullyMakersMainstreamPublic OpinionReactingGenericDecision MakersPolitical Issues Author:Rachel Maddow
“There have been many claims that [U.S.] sanctions have hurt Burma economically, but I did not agree with that point of view. If you look at reports by the IMF, for example, they make quite clear that the economic impact on Burma has not been that great. But I think the political impact has been very great and that has helped us in our struggle for democracy.” IfsThinkingLooksHas BeensPoliticalHurtViewsStruggleDemocracyClearEconomicExampleClaimsAgreeImpactPoint Of ViewReportsSanctionsBurmaImf Author:Aung San Suu Kyi
“We got the first WikiLeaks publication of documents hacked and stolen by Russian government sources from the DNC, from the Democratic Party, and they started publishing those stolen documents from the DNC right before the Democrats started their convention.Good political timing if you`re trying to help [Donald] Trump and hurt the Democrats.” IfsTryingFirstsHelpingGovernmentPoliticalHurtPartySourceTrumpDemocraticDemocratConventionsPublishingTimingDocumentsStolenDemocratic PartyPublicationWikileaksHackedRussian GovernmentGood Political Author:Rachel Maddow
“Obviously, there are political operatives that are playing a role. It doesn't mean it shouldn't be denounced. All candidates should say, we want to have - be able to have nonviolent, peaceful speaking events. Do not hurt people, do not hit. Do not break the law, no one is encouraging violence. That's what should be stated very clearly. Denounce any violence that occurs. Be honest to say exactly also, what is behind this. They are trying to elicit and produce a specific response to try to discredit and to paint Donald Trump in a particular light. That is - that's what's happening.” PeopleTryingMeanPoliticalHurtBreakViolenceHonestResponsePaintPeacefulBeing HonestDiscredit Author:Kimberly Guilfoyle
“The economic sanctions are absolutely going to hurt Russia's economy. They're hurting some of his key inner sanctum. But they are not affecting his political standing. And it's hard to see how they would do so at least, in the short term.” PoliticalTermHurtEconomyEconomicShort Term Author:Clarissa Ward
“The Democratic party should say, "Thank you very much, but you know what, we're going back to be a big-tent party. Broad on social issues like this, we are declaring, go with your heart if you truly feel that you can be, that you are pro-life, and you wanna be pro-life, and a Democrat, go for it." The Democratic party has I think been hurt very badly in terms of its national reputation with this narrow, sort of, you can't be in our party if you don't hold the right views on abortion. It would be a brilliant political move if they opened up.” ThinkingHeartMovingPoliticalTermHurtPartyDemocraticDemocratBrilliantReputationAbortionSocial IssuesDemocratic PartySaying Thank YouBeen Hurt Author:Peggy Noonan