“We ought as much as we can to endeavour the Perfecting of our Beings, ...” — Mary Astell Quote

We ought as much as we can to endeavour the Perfecting of our Beings, and that we be as happy as possibly we may.

He who will be just, must be forc'd to acknowledge, that neither Sex are always in the right.

God is His own Design and End, and that there is no other Worthy of Him.

Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up.

Women are not so well united as to form an Insurrection. They are for the most part wise enough to love their Chains, and to discern how becomingly they fit.

Human beings of today are more fragile, whereas people born in wartime, during the Second World War, eventually became the great players like Pele. They were fantastic players.

I'm an irredeemable urbanite. I can't imagine living more than a five-minute walk from my fellow human beings. Other people are vital to my peace of mind.

People see footballers as different beings, as if we're untouchable, as if nothing ever happens to us, but we're people. Of course we're privileged, but in the tangibles, we're the same.

Racism springs from the lie that certain human beings are less than fully human. It's a self-centered falsehood that corrupts our minds into believing we are right to treat others as we would not want to be treated.