\u201cIf he could get to the end without having thrown in his hand he would have kept his integrity.\u201d\u00a0 Paul, thinking of Charles, The Scent of Water, p273<\/p>\n
From Mother Teresa:
\n“People are often unreasonable, irrational, and\u00a0self-centered. \u00a0Forgive them anyway.
\nIf you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. \u00a0Be kind anyway.
\nIf you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies.\u00a0 Succeed anyway.
\nIf you are honest and sincere people may deceive you.\u00a0 Be honest and sincere anyway.
\nWhat you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight.\u00a0 Create anyway.
\nThe good you do today, will often be forgotten.\u00a0 Do good anyway.
\nGive the best you have, and it will never be enough.\u00a0 Give your best anyway.
\nIn the final analysis, it is between you and God.\u00a0 It was never between you and them anyway.”<\/p>\n
\u201cWe may not live to see the slaves go free.\u00a0 Neither did Moses reach the promised land.\u00a0 Still none can be more blest than we who are an instrument in God\u2019s hand.\u201d\u00a0 from Magpie song \u201cMary Brown, Abolitionist.”<\/p>\n
Walter Benjamin: \u201cEvery line we succeed in publishing today \u2014 no matter how uncertain the future to which we entrust it \u2014 is a victory wrenched from the powers of darkness.\u201d<\/p>\n
“Did I win or lose? \u00a0All I know is I am full of wounds and still on my feet.” \u00a0Nikos Kazantzakis.<\/p>\n
“There’s nothing as dark as night
\nBut nothing so strong as light,
\nAnd here is the choice \u2014
\nTo let it burn out \u2014 or bright.” \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Christine Kane<\/p>\n
“Hope … \u00a0is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart; it transcends the world that is immediately experienced, and is anchored somewhere beyond its horizon. \u00a0Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously headed for early success, but, rather, an ability to work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed.” \u00a0 \u00a0 Vaclav Havel<\/p>\n
“Resistance is first of all a matter of principle and a way to live, to make yourself one small republic of unconquered spirit.” \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Rebecca Solnit.<\/p>\n
“Difficult and painful as it is, we must walk on in the days ahead with an audacious faith in the future. When our days become dreary with low-hovering clouds of despair, and when our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, let us remember that there is a creative force in this universe, working to pull down the gigantic mountains of evil, a power that is able to make a way out of no way and transform dark yesterdays into bright tomorrows. Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Martin Luther King JR.<\/p>\n
“In the face of all the challenges we face today, is my optimism about the future of humanity idealistic? Perhaps it is. Is it unrealistic? Certainly not. To remain indifferent to the challenges we face is indefensible. If the goal is noble, whether or not it is realized within our lifetime is largely irrelevant.<\/em> What we must do therefore is to strive and persevere and never give up.” \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2014Dalai Lama<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cIf he could get to the end without having thrown in his hand he would have kept his integrity.\u201d\u00a0 Paul, thinking of Charles, The Scent of Water, p273 From Mother Teresa: “People are often unreasonable, irrational, and\u00a0self-centered. \u00a0Forgive them anyway. … Continue reading