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“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” -Harriet Beecher Stowe |
"The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors; that which it loves, and also that which it fears."
- James Allen |
…most of the time when we hear about “rights,” we understand them as pertaining to individuals, or when we argue for protection against discrimination, we argue as a group or a class. And in that language in that context, we have to present ourselves as bonded beings, distinct, recognizable, delineated, subjects before the law, a community defined by sameness. Indeed, we had better be able to use that language to secure legal protections and entitlements. But perhaps we make a mistake if we take the definitions of who we are, legally, to be adequate descriptions of what we are about. --Judith Butler, Undoing Gender |
"When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened.” - John M. Richardson, Jr. |
"Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. We have seen the future, and the future is ours" - Cesar Chavez |
"Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such. " ~ Henry Miller
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“Never frown, because you never know when someone is falling in love with your smile.”
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To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it. - Confucius
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Quieten your mind.
Reflect. Watch. Nothing binds you. You are free. You are strong. ~Buddha |
"Conscience is a man's compass." -Vincent Van Gogh |
"Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter." -Brad Henry |
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. ~William Ernest Henley |
Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. ~ Oscar Wilde
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If I had a star for every time you made me smile, I would hold in my hand the entire night sky.
Old Norwegian Proverb |
Life is a great big canvas,
and you should throw all the paint on it you can. ~Danny Kaye |
"We must not give only what we have; we must give what we are." - Cardinal Mercia
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“Nothing is secure but life, transition, the energizing spirit.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
"Just living isn't enough," said the butterfly, "one must also have freedom, sunshine, and a little flower." - Hans Christian Anderson
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"If you care about something you have to protect it – If you’re lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it."
— John Irving (A Prayer for Owen Meany) |
Sometimes our hearts get tangled and our souls a little off-kilter. Friends and family can set us right and help guide us back to the light.
~Sera Christann |
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