"It would not do to be Lord of a universe inhabited solely by serfs."

Equality, Power, Freedom, Leadership

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"It would not do to be Lord of a universe inhabited solely by serfs."

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"Proclaim human equality as loudly as you like, Witless will serve his brother."

Thomas Huxley, English Scientist

Equality, Brother, Will

"In all proper relationships there is no sacrifice of anyone to anyone... Men exchange their work by free, mutual consent to mutual advantage when their personal interests agree and they both desire the exchange. If they do not desire it, they are not forced to deal with each other. They seek further. This is the only possible form of relationship between equals. Anything else is a relation of slave to master, or victim to executioner."

Ayn Rand, Russian Writer

Equality, Relationship, Consent, Work

"All this pitting of sex against sex, of quality against quality; all this claiming of superiority and imputing of inferiority, belong to the private-school stage of human existence where there are 'sides,' and it is necessary for one side to beat another side, and of the utmost importance to walk up to a platform and receive from the hands of the Headmaster himself a highly ornamental pot."

Virginia Woolf, British Author

Equality, Gender, Competition, Ego

"Neither Pagan nor Mahamedan nor Jew ought to be excluded from the civil rights of the Commonwealth because of his religion. -quoting John Locke's argument."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Equality, Religion, Rights, Civil

"How in any way does EQUALITY with other people equate to 'religious persecution'? Does the survival of a religion depend on the vilification and desecration of the humanity of others?"

Christina Engela, South African Author

Equality, Religion, Persecution, Humanity

"I have a little moral trouble with the term "mankind, as it possesses an innate gender bias, which I cannot approve of, hence, I prefer the term "humanity over it, and the term "human over "man."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Equality, Truth, Power, Regret, Inspirational

"Not all single women want to be married. Not all boys like football. Not all homemakers like to cook. Not all messy people are lazy. And not all the obese are gluttons. There are glands and diabetes and a dozen conditions you never heard of that may account for things. Put your sermon through the counter-stereotype sieve."

John Piper, American Clergyman

Equality, Truth, People, Diversity, Judgment

"Won't it be wonderful when black history and native American history and Jewish history and all of U.S. history is taught from one book. Just U.S. history."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Equality, History, Diversity, Education, Inclusion

"I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy."

Thomas Paine, English Writer

Equality, Justice, Man, Mercy

"They do not sweat and whine about their condition, they do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins, they do not make me sick discussing their duty to God, not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning things, not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

Equality, Freedom, Peace, Justice

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"Creative people depend on the generosity and graces of strangers."

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"Happiness is not to be found at the bottom of a bottle or from the tip of a needle; it is not to be found amidst a cloud of smoke or within a sugar-coated pill. If you look for it in these places, you will find naught but despair."

Happiness

"Not all people are 'people', some are more and some are less. But only those who listen intently with their hearts will recognise them for what they are."

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"The voice of love calls to you, my son."

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"It is unfortunate that for some, kindness is an unwarranted expenditure, compassion an avoidable weakness, and love an unnecessary gamble."

Compassion

"Deception and privileged secrets are common facets of politics."

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"Verily, there is no dishonor in death at the hands of a far superior enemy."

Honor

"Asleep you can experience many hours whilst only a few waking moments have passed. This is why dreams are an ideal platform for training."

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"To try is to invite uncertainty. Where confidence goes, success usually follows."

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"Contentment comes from wanting what we need, not needing what we want."

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