Ellen

“AMERICANISM, n. 1) The desire to purge America of all those qualities which make it a more or less tolerable place in which to live; 2) The ability to simultaneously kiss ass, follow your boss's orders, swallow a pay cut, piss in a bottle, cower in fear of job loss, and brag about your freedom.”
― Ambrose Bierce

“We are all born free of religion, but none of us are born free of the need for compassion.”
― His Holiness the Dalai Lama XIV

“The human murder by poverty in Latin America is secret: every year, without making a sound, three Hiroshima bombs explode over communities that have become accustomed to suffering with clenched teeth.”
― Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent

“It's not my responsibility to be beautiful. I'm not alive for that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me.”
― Warsan Shire