“The stories from Iran's present and past are reminders that freedom, democracy and human rights, or fundamentalism, fascism and terrorism are not geographically and culturally determined, but universal.” HumansStoriesPastDemocracyRightsUniversalHuman RightsTerrorismDeterminedIranFascismFundamentalismRemindersDemocracy And Human Rights Author:Azar Nafisi
“To me, White Boy Shuffle is sort of like Catcher in the Rye, the story is so universal.” StoriesWhiteBoysUniversalCatchersShuffle Author:Ryan Phillippe
“There is something universal in the theme of a man trying to save his family in the midst of the most terrible circumstances. It is not limited to Sierra Leone. This story could apply to any number of places where ordinary people have been caught up in political events beyond their control.” PeopleMenTryingHas BeensStoriesPoliticalNumbersEventsCircumstancesTerribleOrdinaryUniversalCaughtThemeMidstCaught UpOrdinary PeopleSierraSierra Leone Author:Edward Zwick
“War is, after all, the universal perversion ... war stories, the pornography of war.” WarStoriesUniversalPornographyPerversionWar Stories Author:John Rae
“I have not lost any of my crazy, fearless, raw, soulful, eclectic side and I plan on continuing to tell universal stories in an unforgettable way.” WayStoriesLostSidesPlansCrazyUniversalFearlessContinuingEclecticSoulfulUnforgettableEclectic Style Author:Janelle Monae
“It's a universal story, it's an immigrant story, and it's a love story. In the United States, if you believe in yourself and you're determined and persevere, you're going to succeed.” IfsBelieveStatesStoriesUnitedUnited StatesSucceedUniversalDeterminedLove StoryBelieve In YourselfImmigrantsBelieve In YouIf You BelievePersevereIf You Believe In Yourself Author:Gloria Estefan
“Reading Gypsy Boy, I felt invited into a secret society. I've always found Gypsies mysterious and even slightly dangerous, and Mikey Walsh does an excellent job describing the cloistered lifestyle and fascinating traditions of the Romani people. Moreover, Mikey's personal story of being a misfit among misfits is both compelling and universal. I cheered for him every step of the way.” PeopleWayDoeStoriesJobsReadingFoundFeltSecretStepsBoysDangerousTraditionUniversalLifestyleMysteriousExcellentFascinatingCompellingInvitedDescribingEvery StepGypsyMisfitsSecret SocietyPersonal StoriesMikey Author:Julia Scheeres
“Your positions on EVERYTHING are based on the story you tell yourself and not some universal fact from the universal fact database.” FactsStoriesPositionUniversalDatabases Author:Seth Godin
“Men's stories are seen as universal, women's as particular. What women are up against is the battle to not be marginalized.” MenStoriesParticularBattleUniversalMarginalized Author:Cheryl Strayed
“while it is certainly the biographer's business to describe the foibles, passions and idiosyncrasies which make his subject a person, his work will be very meagre if these individual traits are not also seen as part of a universal drama - for each man's life is also the story of Everyman.” IfsMenPersonsStoriesLife IsPassionIndividualSubjectsDramaUniversalTraitsBiographersIdiosyncrasiesFoiblesEveryman Author:Iris Origo