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I don't want to wear what every other women wears. I won't be dictated to.
Bianca Jagger
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Bianca Jagger
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: May 2
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Bianca Pérez-Mora Macías
Bianca Perez-Mora Macias
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The British Red Cross asked me to help them spearhead a fundraising campaign for the victims of the war in Nicaragua. It was a turning point in my life. It began my commitment to justice and human rights issues.
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There is a question for which we will never know the answer: had the U.S. not launched the Contra war to overthrow the Sandinista government, would they have succeeded in bringing socioeconomic justice to the people of Nicaragua?
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Today, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism.
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When I began my humanitarian work, I understood that in order to gain credibility I needed patience, commitment and unwavering perseverance. I needed to ignore the skeptics.
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I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing genocide.
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I didn't want to be discriminated against because of my gender and status. I promised myself I was never going to be treated as a second-class citizen.
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President Bush should be indicted and should be driven out of office. He should be sent back home in Texas.
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I find it disturbing that the media keeps referring to my marriage, since I got divorced in 1979. But the media never wants to let me forget.
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What is being said in media in other parts of the world is very different from what we've been told in this country throughout these years between September 11 and today.
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