Chiyo Uno quotes

“I don't wish to not be a woman, but I'd certainly like to be a woman whose sense of purpose comes from within.”
-- Chiyo Uno

Source : Rebecca L. Copeland, Chiyo Uno (1992). “The Sound of the Wind: The Life and Works of Uno Chiyo”, p.72, University of Hawaii Press

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“All deaths before the age of 100 are accidental, caused by carelessness or thoughtlessness.”
-- Chiyo Uno

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“Salvation for a race, nation or class must come from within. Freedom is never granted; it is won. Justice is never given; it is exacted.”

Source : "A. Philip Randolph: A Biographical Portrait". Book by Jervis Anderson, epigraph, p. VII, 1972.

“Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying sense of justice.”

“Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people? Is there any better or equal hope in the world?”

“Never impose your language on people you wish to reach.”

Source : Abbie Hoffman (1968). “Revolution for the hell of it”

“Sometimes we wish the world could cry and tell us about that which made it pregnant with fear-filling grandeur. Sometimes we wish our own heart would speak of that which made it heavy with wonder.”

“I am slow to listen to criminations among friends, and never espouse their quarrels on either side. My sincere wish is that both sides will allow bygones to be bygones, and look to the present & future only.”

“But all my people, the Palestinians and the Arabs, wish me long life and freedom.”

Source : "Abu Abbas: from terrorist to peace advocate" by Rob Reynolds, www.cnn.com. May 10, 1996.

“A disciple serves the spiritual master with the sole purpose of getting instructions from him.”

“An Englishman never enjoys himself, except for a noble purpose.”

Source : 1935 Uncommon Law,'Fox-Hunting Fun'.

“The Almighty has His own purposes.”