My 'fear' is my substance, and probably the best part of me.
Franz KafkaRead
It's time Pakistani women are able to stand up and hold their oppressors accountable, no matter how strong or influential they are. Don't be scared. They are strong because we are weak - lets change that.
Interpretation
Women must empower themselves and confront their oppressors without fear.
This quote emphasizes the need for Pakistani women to rise against oppression and hold those in power accountable, highlighting that the strength of oppressors is derived from the weakness of the oppressed. It calls for courage and collective action to change the narrative of fear and helplessness.
In practice
In a speech advocating for women's rights.
My 'fear' is my substance, and probably the best part of me.
But steel bars have never yet kept out a mob; it takes something a good deal stronger: human courage backed up by the consciousness of being right.
Smears are not only to be expected but fought. Honor is to be earned, not bought.
I'm afraid to walk in public, because people look at me. But I'm not going to stop. I'm afraid because if I want to commune with my friend Shad (Meier), I have to ask him to cut my chicken for me. But I did it. And I'm afraid to go back and see my teammates and coaches because I know that I'll feel envy. But I'm going to do it anyway. Because fear is just a feeling, and if you can acknowledge that fear, digest that fear and overcome it, the rewards are incredible.
Survival is your strength not your shame.
I have been refused entrance on the buses because I would not pay my fare at the front and go around to the rear door to enter. That was the custom if the bus was crowded up to the point where the white passengers would start occupying.
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