Make it visual
Quote image
Preparing image…
Right-click or press and hold the image to save it.
Quotation
Quote by Asma Jahangir
A human rights activist has to be stubborn… it’s not your dignity, [you’re] fighting for other’s dignity.
Explore the idea
Understanding this quote
The quote says that defending human rights requires persistence. A human rights activist must remain “stubborn” because the struggle is not mainly about protecting their own dignity. It is about standing up for the dignity of other people, especially when that defense is difficult or unpopular.
Source & trust
About this quotation
- Source
- Yale Law School
- Format
- Article
Explore the idea
Topics
“你要不停接受新嘅挑戰，係難呀，咁你咪解決問題囉，世界上係冇嘢解決唔到！”
“I was not a youngster, stirred by momentary enthusiasm, and my determination was based on much practical work in Siberia in hard and trying circumstances.”
Read quote“The only thing that’s likely to save us as a species is solidarity.”
““However, as we have always said, a thousand trials will not silence us.””
“A burden can weigh you down, or it can challenge you to rise to the demands that it imposes.”
“在音乐和理想方面一定要固执，不固执下去不会成功。”
“My greatest dream for example was to die at liberty, so that they’d bury me without a number in the head.”
“The one thing we can all control is our effort.”
“Si no levantamos al país entre todos, vamos a seguir en esta situación que no beneficia a nadie.”
“Third world Christians are the keepers of their American brothers and sisters!”
A Boat That Kept Its Own Time
Mara thought perseverance meant arriving earlier and pulling harder. Her first rowing season taught her something more useful: sometimes a team moves forward by changing its rhythm.
Read Story