Samuel Ruiz quotes
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“The indigenous peoples understand that they have to recover their cultural identity, or to live it if they have already recovered it. They also understand that this is not a favor or a concession, but simply their natural right to be recognized as belonging to a culture that is distinct from the Western culture, a culture in which they have to live their own faith.”
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“...we need to realize that we have a role to play in overcoming our own discrimination which is sometimes very subtly held...”
-- Samuel Ruiz
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Source : Address at the Leadership and Diversity Conference Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, www.akdn.org. May 19, 2004.
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“There's something to be said in favor of working in isolation in the real world.”
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“Regarding stickyfish teams, I favor the Bigfield Fighting Koobish.”
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“The question was heatedly debated of how much Western culture should be brought into China.”
Source : Chen Ning Yang (2005). “Selected Papers, 1945-1980, with Commentary”, p.247, World Scientific
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