no matter – tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . . And then one fine morning—So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past (F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby)
Peace is not just the absence of conflict; peace is the creation of an environment where all can flourish regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, class, caste or any other social markers of difference
Peace is not just the absence of conflict; peace is the creation of an environment where all can flourish regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, class, caste or any other social markers of difference (Nelson Mandela)
I remember my father, who had served in Vietnam, once talking to me about how real courage is when you’re scared out of your mind but you do what you have to do anyway. I didn’t feel very courageous at the moment. I felt like a small mouse in the mouth of a lion
I remember my father, who had served in Vietnam, once talking to me about how real courage is when you’re scared out of your mind but you do what you have to do anyway. I didn’t feel very courageous at the moment. I felt like a small mouse in the mouth of a lion (Anna M. Aquino)
Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall never have a beginning
Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall never have a beginning (John Henry Newman)
Cynicism can blind one to subtler virtues – David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
Cynicism can blind one to subtler virtues – David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
Exchange ideas frequently
Exchange ideas frequently (James Cash Penney)
Being a father helps me be more responsible… you see more things than you’ve ever seen
Being a father helps me be more responsible… you see more things than you’ve ever seen (Kid Rock)
Even the reeking dark in the lion’s cage seemed precious and infinitely preferable to whatever lay beyond. She would go out like the flame of a candle. Where does the candle flame go when the candle is blown out?She laid her painted face against the iron bars and bared her teeth at death
Even the reeking dark in the lion’s cage seemed precious and infinitely preferable to whatever lay beyond. She would go out like the flame of a candle. Where does the candle flame go when the candle is blown out?She laid her painted face against the iron bars and bared her teeth at death (Kerry Greenwood, Blood and Circuses)
My idea of a writer: someone interested in everything
My idea of a writer: someone interested in everything (Susan Sontag)
If women are not accorded equal place in the leadership of the Catholic Church and the other great world religions, they will always be treated as inferiors in earthly matters as well
If women are not accorded equal place in the leadership of the Catholic Church and the other great world religions, they will always be treated as inferiors in earthly matters as well (Tim Kaine)