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# Menachem Nochum Friedman

Rabbi Menachem Nochum Friedman (1823–1869) was the founder of the Shtefanesht dynasty of Hasidic Judaism.

## Attributed

* I will tell you what the game of checkers teaches us. We learn the following rules: 1. You give up one piece to save two. 2. You cannot make two moves at once. 3. You are not allowed to have regrets. 4. You only go ahead, you do not retreat. 5. Once you go up, the way is open on all sides.
** "852". טעמי המנהגים.
** Upon coming across a group of his Hasidim playing checkers
* Personally, I do not know at all what is the meaning of the word "religious" [frum]; also my father did not mention such a word to me. But it appears to me that it is a type of garment whose outward cover is pride, whose lining is anger, and which is sewn with the black of depression.
** Brayer, The House of Rizhin, pp. 384–385
** When asked to pray for a certain individual who was very religious
* If we could hang all our sorrows on pegs and we were allowed to choose those we liked best, every one of us would take back his own, for all the rest would seem even more difficult to bear.
** Brayer, The House of Rizhin, p. 390
# Menachem Elon

Menachem Elon (November 1, 1923 – February 6, 2013) was an Israeli jurist and Professor of Law specializing in Mishpat Ivri, Orthodox rabbi, and a prolific author on traditional Jewish law (halakha). He has been the head of the Jewish Law Institute of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Elon He served as a justice on the Israeli Supreme Court from 1977-1993 and as its Deputy President from 1988-1993. In 1983 he was a candidate for the President of the State of Israel.

## Quotes

* the Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty enacted in by the Knesset in 1992, to anchor in a Basic Law the values of the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state two strands – the Jewish heritage and the democratic tradition... and it is the task of the courts to interweave them into the synthesis indicated by the Basic Law
** see: Menachem Elon, English translation of Jewish Law : History, Sources, Principles / Jewish Publication Society, 1994
* The body of the legal system needs a soul and sometimes even an additional soul
** see: Neshama yeterah ba-mishpaṭ / Mozaiḳah, 2003
# Jiang Yi-huah

Jiang Yi-huah (江宜樺; Jiāng Yīhuá; born 11 November 1960) is a politician in Taiwan (Republic of China). He was the ROC Premier since 18 February 2013 until 8 December 2014.

## Quotes

* You have to treat every day as the last day of your appointment, regardless of how long you are going to serve.
** Jiang Yi-huah (2013) cited in "Amid massive anti-nuclear protests, Taiwanese rethink their desired lifestyle" on Taiwan Insights, 14 April 2013
* Ask not how long the term you will serve, but ask what meaningful things you will do during your tenure.
** Jiang Yi-huah (2013) cited in "Amid massive anti-nuclear protests, Taiwanese rethink their desired lifestyle" on Taiwan Insights, 14 April 2013
* We will not change what we have already announced to the public (regarding minimum wage hike). This is something that the workers have been waiting many months for, and the government should respect the efforts they put into their daily duties.
** Jiang Yi-huah (2013) cited in "Minimum wage hike in place despite GDP" on The China Post, 1 May 2013
* Many government officials have very high moral standards at the beginning of their duties, but after a while some officials sway from the right path and easily fall into the temptation of bribery and fraud.
** Jiang Yi-huah (2013) cited in "Premier looks back, forward in corruption fight" on The China Post, 2 May 2013
* The then-Japanese empire suppressed the people of the Republic of China and took over the authority against our will, and so ‘Japanese occupation’ should be a proper term to describe the period.
** Jiang Yi-huah (2013) cited in "Jiang backs use of ‘Japanese occupation’" on Taipei Times, 24 July 2013
* If the government does not adjust the electricity rate, then even God could not operate Taipower.
** Jiang Yi-huah (2013) cited in "Ma and I try not to let each other down: Jiang" on The China Post, 15 August 2013
* A democratic country has zero tolerance for all illegal monitoring operations.
** Jiang Yi-huah (2013) cited in "Jiang defends Cabinet ahead of poll" on The China Post, 15 October 2013
* Where there is the will, we can make it.
** Jiang Yi-huah (2014) cited in "Jiang seeks to boost tourism numbers to 10 million" on Taipei Times, 3 January 2014
* The relationship between Scotland and the United Kingdom and that between the ROC-Taiwan and (Mainland) China are totally different. The ROC is an independent country, so the question of announcing independence via referendum is simply a nonstarter. Any kind of referendum that aims to change the status quo would be unwise. Keeping the ROC on Taiwan as an independent, sovereign state is our topmost priority. Any idea diverging from this would be at odds with the Constitution and against our citizens’ interests.
** Jiang Yi-huah (2014) cited in "ROC not Scotland, independence vote not needed: Jiang" on Taipei Times, 17 September 2014
* A country cannot solely rely on the government and opposition parties to solve all of the problems.
** Jiang Yi-huah (2017) cited in "Former premier wants to help youth go global" on The China Post, 17 January 2017
# Jide Kosoko

Jide Kosoko (born 12 January 1954) is a veteran Nigerian actor, director and producer. He was born into a royal family, hence his traditional title of prince or "omoba" in theYoruba language.

## Quotes

* The truth is that you must continue to learn and there are certain things where you are still a complete novice.
** I wish I were more educated - Jide Kosoko. 3 December 2017, Punch Newspaper.
* Getting married to a woman in your industry means she will understand your trade and she will not have issues with your movement.
** I wish I were more educated - Jide Kosoko. 3 December 2017, Punch Newspaper.
* Deciding to assume power means you have a solution to the problems.
** INTERVIEW: Why I am disappointed in Buhari’s government – Jide Kosoko. 16 October 2021, Premium Newspaper.
# Jiang Yanyong

Jiang Yanyong (4 October 1931 – 12 March 2023) was a Chinese physician who publicized a coverup of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in China. Born into the Zhejiang Xingye Bank family, Jiang was the chief physician of the 301 Hospital in Beijing and a senior member of the Communist Party of China.

## Quotes

* I simply couldn't believe what I was seeing...All the doctors and nurses who saw yesterday's news were furious...Zhang Wenkang is ... abandoning even his most basic standards of integrity as a doctor.
** On April 3, 2003, Respond for China Health Minister Zhang Wenkang report on national television a mere 12 cases of SARS. Outraged Surgeon Forces China To Swallow a Dose of the Truth

## Quotes about Jiang Yanyong

* I think many people believe that detaining him was stupid...and he did nothing wrong.
** A party official interviewed about Dr. Jiang. China Releases the SARS Whistle-Blower
# Jiayang Fan

Jiayang Fan (Chinese: 樊嘉扬; pinyin: Fán Jiāyáng; born 4 August 1984) is a Chinese-American journalist. She was born in Chongqing and immigrated to the United States at the age of seven. She has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 2016. Her works include cultural and political commentary, personal history, and food critique.

## Quotes
### Denise Ho Confronts Hong Kong’s New Political Reality, The New Yorker (2019)

Jiayang Fan (January 21, 2019). Denise Ho Confronts Hong Kong’s New Political Reality. The New Yorker. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
* If you grew up in mainland China, there’s something disorienting about being in Hong Kong.
* To be someone of Chinese descent [visiting Hong Kong] who speaks Mandarin and English but not Cantonese is to experience a double foreignness, and two subtly different kinds of suspicion: if I spoke English, I was assumed to be a Westerner, which meant being treated with wary deference but also being outrageously overcharged; speaking Mandarin was worse, eliciting a distrust that bordered on contempt.
* Given China’s vast consumer base, locals increasingly fear being outspent. They also complain that their orderly, law-abiding culture is being eroded by uncouth, rapacious visitors. When arguments break out, Hong Kongers call the mainlanders locusts, and the mainlanders dismiss the locals as lapdogs of the British.
# Jibanananda Das

Jibanananda Das (Bengali: জীবনানন্দ দাশ, /dʒɪbɒnʌnɒndɔː dʌʃ/) (18 February 1899 – 22 October 1954) was a Bengali poet, writer, novelist and essayist.

## Quotes

* "Into the half light and shadow go I. Within my head
Not a dream, but some sensation works its will. Not a dream, not peace, not love, A sensation born in my very being. I cannot escape it For it puts its hand in mine, And all else pales to insignificance--futile, so it seems."
* I am a weary heart surrounded by life's frothy ocean.
To me she gave a moment's peace--Banalata Sen from Natore.
* Always another path you seek: today I seek no more.
I found in that void on the far shore something to hold at last In my own heart, own mind. . . .

## References

* 1 2 3 Clinton B Seely. The Scent of Sunlight: Poems of Jibanananda Das, translated by Clinton Seely. Parabaas.com. Retrieved on 5 May 2012.
# Jibril Rajoub

Jibril Rajoub (born 1953) is a Palestinian politician. He has served as a cabinet member and legislator.

## Quotes

* Resistance does not just mean sending some martyrdom-seeker to Tel Aviv....If resistance meant nothing more than bearing arms and making a big fuss – this would not be resistance, but suicide.
** Fatah Revolutionary Council Member Jibril Rajoub: Merely Bearing Arms and Making a Big Fuss Is Suicide, Not Resistance April 2007

## External links

* Profile: Jibril Rajoub
# Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (འཇིགས་མེད་གེ་སར་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་དབང་ཕྱུག་, Wylie: jigs med ge sar rnam rgyal dbang phyug; born 21 February 1980) is the Druk Gyalpo or "Dragon King" of the Kingdom of Bhutan and son of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck. He became the monarch on 9 December 2006.

## Quotes

* All that our country has achieved are the accomplishments of our parents – not ours. Our work lies ahead of us – what we have to do has not been done before... People say that Bhutan is a small country. Yes, its true, but our size is our greatest strength... Some say we are a country landlocked between two giant neighbours – yes we all know that being landlocked has its disadvantages but in building a strong economy our geopolitical location is going to be our biggest advantage. Within a few decades India and China are expected to dominate the world economy. So, in the context of opportunities we are definitely not landlocked – I think we have the world at our doorstep!
** His Majesty speaks on Bhutan’s future, Kuensel Online, (11 April 2007)
* Bhutan is a nation full of promise and potential. We have the security and confidence of our own culture and traditions, an unspoiled environment and most importantly, a young population full of dynamism and promise. My message to you, the young leaders of Bhutan is - we have everything it takes to build a strong economy and safeguard everything we cherish - but on one condition – that we start today - with big ambitions, and we work hard.
** Addressing the graduates of Sherubtse college in Kanglung, His Majesty speaks on Bhutan’s future, Kuensel Online, (11 April 2007)

## Quotes about

* The Oxford-educated Himalayan king maintains the ancient tradition of ‘Kidu’, which includes providing educational aid to poor students, medical aid to senior citizens, state land to farmers and assisting victims of natural disasters... Also known as the 'people's king', he has travelled through Bhutan extensively, on foot and on bicycle, and stayed in the homes of the locals and cooked for them.
** Why Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is making headlines, The Economic Times (22 May 2016)
* His Majesty the King is being recognized for three major human development achievements in Bhutan. His Majesty has championed Gross National Happiness as a holistic development paradigm; his leadership on the environment and climate action has ensured that Bhutan is the only carbon-neutral country in the world; and His Majesty’s guidance, which ensured a smooth transition of the system of governance and strong democratic foundations to be established in Bhutan.
** UNDP presents His Majesty the King of Bhutan a Special Award of Recognition, United Nations Development Programme, (13 March 2019)
# Mariette Van Heerden

Mariette Van Heerden (born 22 November 1952) is a Zimbabwe|Zimbabwean former discus throw|discus thrower and shot puter. Van Heerden was born in Southern Rhodesia but grew up in South Africa]] and was the holder of South African records in shot put and discus throw as well as a multiple South African champion in both these events (1980 and 1981). She was awarded Springbok colours during the years of the international sports boycott of South Africa.

## Peoples Quotes About Her

* Van Heerden was born in Southern Rhodesia but grew up in South Africa and was the holder of South African records in shot put and discus throw as well as a multiple South African champion in both these events (1980 and 1981). She was awarded Springbok colours during the years of the international sports boycott of South Africa.
* She represented Zimbabwe in discus at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, 1983 World Championships and 1985 African Commonwealth Games. Van Heerden also competed in the shot put in the Commonwealth Games in 1982.
# Mariel Zagunis

Mariel Leigh Zagunis (March 3, 1985 –) is an American sabre fencer.

## Quotes

* The tricky thing about fencing is that there are no secrets. Once you get on the strip, it's almost like I have all the information about you that I could ever want. The same goes for you against me. It comes down to a battle of minds, really.
** Mariel Zagunis reflects on being flag bearer, looks at her top rival and 2016, 2020 (and 2024?) (12 December 2014)
# Marielle Heller

Marielle Stiles Heller (born October 1, 1979) is an American writer, director, and actor. She is best known for writing and directing the comedy-drama film The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015), and directing the biographical drama film Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018). In 2019, she directed the Fred Rogers drama film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.

## Quote

* I've always been fairly confident in what I feel and think. And part of that I think is coming from the Bay Area, where, you know, being an individual was very celebrated. Our culture of the Bay Area is a place where you want to be different. You want to be seen. You want to be heard. You want—there, conformity is the worst thing that you could aspire to.
** On why it is not difficult for her to believe in her own point of view
** Gross, Terry (November 29, 2019). 'Beautiful Day' Director On Mister Rogers' 'Radical Notion': Telling Kids The Truth (in en). NPR. Retrieved on 30 November 2019.
# Mariko Tamaki

Mariko Tamaki (born 1975) is a Canadian artist and writer.

## Quotes

* Definitely if I am writing something that feels completely straight, I’ll sew some queerness in there, because queerness is always there. It’s like when you’re writing a cityscape, you need to write in the characters that would be there. To me, not doing that is more of a choice.
** On usually including queer characters in “Interview: Mariko Tamaki” in Geeks Out (2018 Jun 20)
* I try to write to the story, as opposed to writing for the reader…
** On writing characters in “We Read To Challenge Ourselves: An Interview With Mariko Tamaki” in Comics Alliance (2016 Jun 24)
* Books don’t have a nutritional value. Which is to say, we don’t just read "good" books because they’re good for us. We read to expand our horizons, to understand and connect with something outside ourselves, good and bad. We read to challenge ourselves…
** On reading books that might be deemed inappropriate in “We Read To Challenge Ourselves: An Interview With Mariko Tamaki” in Comics Alliance (2016 Jun 24)
* Comics allow you to really subtly do those different perspectives without necessarily telling you explicitly what anyone is thinking, just what they’re saying or what they’re doing, which is incredibly valuable I think in storytelling.
** On comic storytelling in "In Conversation with Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki" in Room Magazine (June 2015)
# Marietu Tenuche

Marietu Ohunene Tenuche (born 29 September 1959) is a Nigerian academic, author and a professor of political science. She is the fifth and the first female vice chancellor of Kogi State University, now Prince Abubakar Audu University. Tenuche was appointed by the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to take over from Professor Mohammed Sanni Abdulkadir.

## Quotes

* I am glad to say that the result indicates that all the programmes have been fully accredited by NUC. This represents 100 per cent full accreditation. This feat is itself historic because even though cases of denied accreditation have been rare in the university in recent times, we also have rare cases in which all our programmes gained full accreditation.
** Professor Marietu speak on NUC Accreditation in 2021.
* When I assumed office,this was a challenge to the management, in addition to low morale among security personnel necessitated by high level of indiscipline in the Security Unit, inadequate security operatives, unavailability of functional vehicles, porous and unmanned entry points and wide spread availability of arms amongst students which they deployed at will.
** Professor Marietu on security situation of the campus in 2021.
* The performances of our students at the Nigeria Law School has over the years been very encouraging. This is a testimony to the calibre and quality of training our students have been exposed to during their undergraduate programmes.
** Professor Marietu speak of students in Nigerian Law School in 2021.
* As I will always say, we are in charge here. We won’t entertain any form of sex for marks, cultism or any other social vice. Any one found wanting in this unscrupulous act will be shown the exit door.
* Professor Marietu Tenuche warned the students in 2021.
* A number of students were injured or killed in the process, in addition to a series of attacks and intimidations launched against staff of the institution, especially the examination officers.
** Professor Marietu Tenuche in a press briefing on the activities of cult groups in 2021.
* Since we came on board, our cardinal focus has been on sustainability of our academic calendar, provision of infrastructures, decent and conducive environment for staff and students, security of lives and property and enthronement of general work ethics.
** Professor Marietu elaborated on general administration of the university in 2021.
# Marija Jurić Zagorka

Marija Jurić Zagorka (2 March 1873 - 30 October 1957) was a Croatian writer and journalist, first professional woman journalist in Croatia. She was en editor of Obzor, Ženski list ("Women's magazine") and Hrvatica ("Croat woman").

## Quotes

* "Faith is the strongest of all earthly weapons!"
** Gordana (1933-35)
* "That who is not free in his house, does not have his house. That who is not free in homeland, had lost his homeland."
** ‘Tko nije slobodan u domovini taj je izgubio domovinu’. Dnevno (21st May 2014).

## External links

* Entry in Croatian Encyclopaedia
# Marijana Petir

Marijana Petir (4 October 1975 –) is a Croatian politician and former Member of the European Parliament.

## Quotes

* Europe and the entire Western world have done nothing to stop the war in Syria and Iraq, where Islamist terrorists are killing Christians, which could lead to the disappearance of Christianity from the cradle of Christianity. Only a few journalists talk about it.
** Catholic politician rejects ‘false accusations’ in European Islamophobia report (21 January 2022) Catholic News Agency
# Melvin Schwartz

Melvin Schwartz (November 2, 1932 – August 28, 2006) was an American physicist. He shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics with Leon M. Lederman and Jack Steinberger for their development of the neutrino beam method and their demonstration of the doublet structure of the lepton through the discovery of the muon neutrino.

## Quotes

* The beauty of physics lies in the extent to which seemingly complex and unrelated phenomena can be explained and correlated through a high level of abstraction by a set of laws which are amazing in their simplicity.
** in Electromagnetism and Its Relation to Relativity, chapter 3 of his book Principles of electrodynamics. Courier Dover Publications. 1987. p. 105. ISBN 0486654931.
# Melvin J. Lerner

Melvin J. Lerner (born 1929) was Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Waterloo between 1970 and 1994 and is now a visiting scholar at Florida Atlantic University.

## Quotes
### Responses to Victimizations and Belief in a Just World (1998)

          Edited by Leo Montada and Melvin J. Lerner
* When restoration of injustice is costly, people tend to deny injustice by blaming the victims or by minimizing their hardships and disadvantages. In this manner, BJW-based motivation merges with people's self-interest.
** p. viii
* People, for the sake of their security and ability to plan for the future, need to believe they live in an essentially "just" world where they can get what they deserve, at least in the long run. It was further reasoned that being confronted with innocent victims of undeserved suffering poses a threat to that fundamental belief, and as a consequence, people naturally develop and employ ways of defending it. This may involve acting to eliminate injustices. But failing that, by blaming, rejecting, or avoiding the victim, or having faith that the victim will eventually be appropriately compensated, people are able to maintain their confidence in the justness of the world in which they must live and work for their future security.
** p. 1

### Justice and Self-Interest: Two Fundamental Motives (2011)

       by Melvin J. Lerner and Susan Clayton, Cambridge University Press 2011
* Decisions that negatively affect others, but that have adhered to all the requirements of rational self-interest, have been seen to result in serious emotional consequences for the decision makers. This regret, reluctance, and guilt, we argue, demonstrate the power of the justice motive.
** p. 1
* Decisions that were rational and justifiable according to social norms nevertheless have been known to leave the decision makers troubled by negative emotional consequences. These individuals, who have gone through great pains to act ethically and responsibly, may subsequently experience entirely unanticipated feelings of guilt, shame, and anger. Logically and ethically, by society’s standards they have done nothing “wrong,” and yet they are reacting as if they suddenly discovered they are responsible for someone’s undeserved suffering.
** p. 222
* Our subconscious processes do not recognize the “lesser of two evils” as a justification. Evil is still evil. To that one should add that the preconscious processes may define anyone who “causes” suffering, even “rationally justified” suffering, as evil.
** p. 222
# Melvyn Bragg

Melvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg FRS, FBA, FRSA, FRSL, FRTS (born 6 October 1939) is an English broadcaster and author, best known for presenting The South Bank Show (ITV, 1978–2010, Sky Arts 2012–present). Since 1998, he has presented over 900 weekly episodes of the BBC Radio 4 discussion programme In Our Time.

## Sourced

    Two Thousand Years—The First Millennium: The Birth of Christianity to the Crusades (as quoted in Watchtower)
* I OWE Christianity a debt, and so, I believe, does the world we have lived in for the last 2000 years.
* Christianity also owes me an explanation... For the bigotry, the wickedness, the inhumanity and the wilful ignorance which has also characterized much of its history.