“From Obama's book, "The Audacity of Hope:" "I am not willing to have the state deny American citizens a civil union that confers equivalent rights on such basic matters as hospital visitation or health insurance coverage simply because the people they love are of the same sex - nor am I willing to accept a reading of the Bible that considers an obscure line in Romans to be more defining of Christianity than the Sermon on the Mount."” PeopleBookMatterStatesReadingSexLinesAcceptingChristianityRightsWillingCitizensUnionsIslamDenyHospitalsObscureSermonsHusseinDefiningCoverageAmerican CitizensMind BlowingAudacityChristianity And IslamVisitationSermon On The MountChristian HopeAudacity Of HopeHealth Insurance Coverage Author:Barack Obama
“Generally, the arguments for same-sex marriage go along these lines: 'I have a civil right.' What the homosexual movement wants to do is to hitch their agenda to the civil rights movement, but I point out that this is illegitimate for a number of reasons. Number one, no black person has ever left his black-ness or changed his black-ness, but plenty of people have come out of the homosexual movement. What we need to do is distinguish between race and behavior.” PeopleWantNeedsPersonsReasonLeftSexBlackLinesNumbersRaceRightsMovementChangedBehaviorArgumentCivil RightsPlentyAgendasHomosexualCivil Rights MovementBlack Person Author:Erwin W. Lutzer
“When we take a top-tier view of the amount of code showing up inside of Linux today that is either directly related to our Unix System 5 that we directly own or is related to one of our flavors of Unix that we have derivative works rights over--we don't necessarily own those flavors, but we have control rights over how that information gets disseminated--the amount is substantial. We're not talking about just lines of code; we're talking about entire programs. We're talking about hundred [sic] of thousands of lines of code.” TodayLinesViewsTalkingRightsInformationAmountHundredProgramCodeRelatedFlavorNot TalkingShowing UpDerivativesLinuxUnix Author:Darl McBride
“If you dropped me off a space platform onto the ground where a line was drawn, I would fall to the left side of it. I believe the difference between right and left is that the right, for the most part, the bulk of their philosophy is interested in property, and the rights of people to own property and gain and acquire and keep property. And I think on the left - though they blend and mix - on the left primarily you will find people who are more concerned about humans, and the human condition, and what can be done.” PeopleIfsThinkingBelieveHumansDonePhilosophyFallLeftI BelieveSidesDifferencesLinesSpaceRightsConditionsGainsConcernedPropertyAcquireHuman ConditionPlatforms Author:George Carlin
“...[I]f we care about our remaining liberties we must at some point draw a line in the sand and let politicians and bureaucrats know we will not tolerate further encroachment on our God-given rights to liberty.” KnowsCareGivenLinesLibertyRightsPoliticianDrawsSandTolerateBureaucratsEncroachmentLines In The Sand Author:Walter E. Williams
“Although other animals cannot reason nor speak the way humans do, this does not give us the right to do with them as we like. Even though our supposed possession of a soul and superior intelligence are used to create an arbitrary dividing line over rights, the fact remains that all animals have the capacity to experience pain and suffering, and in suffering they are our equals.” WayGivingHumansDoeSoulReasonFactsPainUsedSufferingSpeakLinesAnimalRightsCapacityRemainsPossessionSuperiorsArbitraryDividingPain And SufferingSuperior Intelligence Author:Nathaniel Altman
“When people are oppressed, and human rights are denied - particularly along sectarian lines or ethnic lines - when dissent is silenced, it feeds violent extremism, it creates an environment that is ripe for terrorists to exploit. When peaceful, democratic change is impossible, it feeds into the terrorist propaganda that violence is the only answer available.” PeopleHumansChangeLinesAnswersEnvironmentRightsViolenceImpossibleDemocraticHuman RightsAvailableTerroristViolentPeacefulPropagandaDeniedOppressedExploitsDissentExtremismRipe Author:Barack Obama
“Look at what I've done my entire life. I have been working on behalf of civil rights, women's rights, human rights for years and I know how challenging it is to change our political system and I have the highest regard for those who have put themselves on the line.” KnowsYearsHumansLooksHas BeensDonePoliticalChallengesLinesKnow HowRightsHighestRegardHuman RightsCivil RightsWomens RightsBehalfPolitical Systems Author:Hillary Clinton
“Generally, an indie film in the U.K. is put together much like in the states. We got a tax credit. You sell the domestic rights, which can be quite low, but it's enough to push you over the line. And you get a tax credit on top of that, and then you cobble it together with private equity or gap financing and things like that.” StatesEnoughTogetherFilmLinesRightsTaxesLowsSellsCreditGapsEquityFinancingPrivate EquityIndie Films Author:Noel Clarke
“Iraqi fighters on the front lines, You courageous officers and soldiers who have been fighting valiantly and efficiently - you have restored the glories of your great Iraq. You have proved that you are the true descendants of those great fighters throughout the ages. You have given the most remarkable example of Arab military power, of which the Arab nation is in need today and tomorrow in its struggle to maintain its existence and integrity, and to restore its usurped rights and territories.” NeedsHas BeensAgeTodayFightingGivenNationsLinesExistenceStruggleRightsMilitaryFrontsExampleTomorrowIntegrityGlorySoldierIraqFighterRemarkableCourageousTerritoryOfficersDescendantsMilitary PowerToday And Tomorrow Author:Saddam Hussein
“We need to invade Michigan and rebuild the state from the ground up. We will be greeted as liberators, we have clear supply lines, and we can easily rebuild the auto industry with the kind of money we spend on other countries we invade. Hell, our new Secretary of State, Hillary of Clinton, spent the better part of the past year fighting for the rights of average folks from Michigan, so think of the good will we have with the public. This is very doable. Just tell Congress we will give KBR no-bid contracts to fix Detroit.” ThinkingNeedsGivingYearsKindCountryStatesPastFightingLinesHellClearRightsIndustryClintonCongressAverageFolksContractsOther CountriesSecretaryGood WillDetroitMichiganLiberatorsAuto Industry Author:John Cole
“I was born at a very crucial time. I consider 1968 to be the Mason Dixon line between pre- and post-civil rights generation ideas, whereas a lot of people born before '68 they kind of went into that Moses mentality. Like, I'm not going to make it, you know, I don't have any hope.” PeopleKnowsKindIdeasBornLinesRightsGenerationsCivil RightsPostsCrucialMentalityMosesMasons Author:Questlove
“Maybe, just maybe, there should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story. The pain, the hurt. They raised their children. Some were working as maids, but when they left those kitchens, those homes, they made it to the mass meetings. And they put their bodies on the lines, also.” ShouldChildrenMadeStoriesHomeBodyPainLeftHurtLinesNovelRightsMovementMassMeetingsRaisedCivil RightsMade ItKitchenContributionGraphicCivil Rights MovementMaidsGraphic Novels Author:John Lewis