#omen

Equality and development will not be achieved however if peace is not understood from women's' point of view. ↗

— Jenny Shipley

#achieved #development #however #peace #point

NGOs have a significant role to play, alongside governments, in improving the status of women. ↗

— Jenny Shipley

#governments #improving #ngos #play #role

Ten years ago in Nairobi we said that the participation of women in the decision-making and appraisal processes of the United Nations was essential if the organization was to effectively serve women's interests. ↗

— Jenny Shipley

#appraisal #decision-making #effectively #essential #interests

I knew the moment it happened, it was a miracle. I could have been kissing her when she threw up. It would have scarred me for life. I may never have recovered. ↗

— M. Night Shyamalan

#could #happened #her #i #kissing

In order to accommodate to change and to the contrast of phenomena, the intellect does not require any shocks and inner upheavals; it is only through such upheavals that the more conservative mind could accommodate to the metropolitan rhythm of events. ↗

— Georg Simmel

#any #change #conservative #contrast #could

Violence against women is as American as apple pie. ↗

— Gwen Moore

#american #apple #apple pie #pie #violence

What I had noticed is that there weren't a lot of women lining up to see a comic book movie, but they were going to line up to see 'The Devil Wears Prada,' which may have been something I wanted to address. ↗

— Bryan Singer

#been #book #comic #comic book #devil

A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied immediately another comes. In the interval which separates two desires a perfect calm reigns in the mind. It is at this moment freed from all thought, love or hate. ↗

— Swami Sivananda

#arises #calm #comes #desire #desires

The freshest moments in my films have always been with unknown actors. ↗

— John Singleton

#been #films #moments #unknown

I used to blame my problems on other people. But my moment of clarity, if you want to call it that, came when I was looking in the mirror one day and just burst into tears. It wasn't just that I looked bad, it was that I knew my problem was me. ↗

— Tom Sizemore

#blame #burst #call #came #clarity