I knew that I could vote and that that wasn't a privilege; it was my right. Every time I tried I was shot, killed or jailed, beaten or economically deprived.
You can have financial strength, professional strength, emotional strength but for me without spiritual strength none of the rest of it matters.
Theodor Adorno, Philosopher (1903) |
Daniel Akaka, Politician (1924) |
Maria Bartiromo, Journalist (1967) |
Elizabeth Daily, Actress (1961) |
Jimmie Davis, Politician (1899) |
Charles Evers, Activist (1922) |
Tony Gilroy, Writer (1956) |
Eduard Hanslick, Writer (1825) |
Serge Haroche, Physicist (1944) |
Mickey Hart, Musician (1943) |
William Dampier, Explorer (1908) |
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Politician (1948) |
Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman (1971) |
Erich Leinsdorf, Celebrity (1993) |