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Martin Luther King Jr. Quote – If A Man Is Called A Street Sweeper

"If a man is called a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause ...

Cardinal Francis George Quote – Rebuild Civilization

"It is likely that I will die in my bed. My successor will die in prison. His successor will die executed in the public square. His successor will pick up the shards of a ruined society and slowly help rebuild ...

Mahatma Gandhi Quote – Man Becomes What He Believes Himself To Be

“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, ...

Helen Keller Quote – Peace

"I do not want the peace which passeth understanding; I want the understanding which bringeth peace." - Helen Keller ...

Mignon McLaughlin Quote – The Past Is Strapped To Our Backs

"The past is strapped to our backs. We do not have to see it; we can always feel it." - Mignon McLaughlin ...

Bill Gates Quote – Success

"Success is a lousy teacher." - Bill Gates ...

William A. Meninger quote – Prayer

"The most authentic sign we can give ourselves that we have actually begun the process of forgiveness is our prayer. This is true even if the only prayer we can say is to ask to want to forgive. In the ...

Saint Francis of Assisi Quote – When We Pray To God

"When we pray to God we must be seeking nothing — nothing." - Saint Francis of Assisi ...

Carl T. Rowan Quote – Fools and Scoundrels

"A minority group has 'arrived' only when it has the right to produce some fools and scoundrels without the entire group paying for it." - Carl T. Rowan ...

Tommy Lasorda Quote – Pressure

"Pressure is a word that is misused in our vocabulary. When you start thinking of pressure, it's because you've started to think of failure." Tommy Lasorda ...