"The characteristic of the hour is that the commonplace mind, knowing itself to be commonplace, has the assurance to proclaim the rights of the commonplace and to impose them wherever it will."

Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish Philosopher

Rights, Mind, Will

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"The characteristic of the hour is that the commonplace mind, knowing itself to be commonplace, has the assurance to proclaim the rights of the commonplace and to impose them wherever it will."

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"I am I plus my circumstances."

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"Love is that splendid triggering of human vitality the supreme activity which nature affords anyone for going out of himself toward someone else."

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"The characteristic of the hour is that the commonplace mind, knowing itself to be commonplace, has the assurance to proclaim the rights of the commonplace and to impose them wherever it will."

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"The difficulties which I meet with in order to realize my existence are precisely what awaken and mobilize my activities, my capacities."

Challenge, Difficulties, Existence, Order

"Living is a constant process of deciding what we are going to do."

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"Life is a series of collisions with the future; it is not the sum of what we have been, but what we yearn to be."

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"The essence of man is, discontent, divine discontent; a sort of love without a beloved, the ache we feel in a member we no longer have."

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"Under the species of Syndicalism and Fascism there appears for the first time in Europe a type of man who does not want to give reasons or to be right, but simply shows himself resolved to impose his opinions."

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"Better beware of notions like genius and inspiration; they are a sort of magic wand and should be used sparingly by anybody who wants to see things clearly."

Inspirational, Genius, Inspiration, Magic

"Life is an operation which is done in a forward direction. One lives toward the future, because to live consists inexorably in doing, in each individual life making itself."

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"You cannot defend human rights without fighting religious fanatics - regardless of one's own religious experience - it is unavoidable. Why? Because they are the ones who take issue with how other people live their lives instead of minding their own business."

Christina Engela, South African Author

Rights, Religion, Conflict, Freedom, Ethics

"It is more informative how we treat things with no defined legal rights, than how we treat things with legal rights."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Rights, Truth, Wisdom, Power, Inspirational

"Respect for Human rights preserves us as A nation."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Rights, Humanity, Nation, Justice

"The principle is twofold, do not forget. The book, as a book, belongs to the author, but as a thought, it belongs " the word is not too extreme " to the human race. All intelligences, all minds, are eligible, all own it. If one of these two rights, the right of the writer and the right of the human mind, were to be sacrificed, it would certainly be the right of the writer, because the public interest is our only concern, and that must take precedence in anything that comes before us."

Victor Hugo, French Author

Rights, Thought, Public, Humanity

"If I am ever unexpectedly stopped in my car by the police, my response after pulling over in a populated area is to politely and clearly inform them that I am unarmed, I am recording everything, if they want to take me to the police station that they will need to appoint a lawyer, and I am now using my USA federal right to silence."

Steven Magee, British Author

Rights, Law, Justice, Protection

"I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right."

Barack Obama, American President

Rights, Law, Justice, Equality

"The personal right to acquire property, which is a natural right, gives to property, when acquired, a right to protection, as a social right."

James Madison, American President

Rights, Property, Protection, Right

"But as population became denser, the natural chemical and biological recycling processes became overloaded, calling for a redefinition of property rights."

Garrett Hardin, American Environmentalist

Rights, Population, Property, Recycling

"Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper."

Larry Flynt, American Publisher

Rights, Majority, Sheep, Voting

"I tend to think of all the songs the same - I give them all kind of equal rights."

Jules Shear, American Musician

Rights, Songs