Van Wyck Brooks Quote – To Find Our Bad Traits
“Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us.” – Van Wyck Brooks
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Marcus Aurelius quote – If it is not right
“If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it.” – Marcus Aurelius
Read moreAnn Landers Quote – Love Is Friendship That Has Caught Fire
“Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.” ― Ann Landers
Read moreCarrie Fisher quote – Expansion and reduction
“I was into pain reduction and mind expansion, but what I’ve ended up with is pain expansion and mind reduction.” – Carrie Fisher
Read moreThomas Merton Quote – God Is Hidden Within Me
“God [is] hidden within me. I find Him by hiding in the silence in which He is concealed.” – Thomas Merton
Read moreGloria Steinem Quote – The Truth Will Set You Free
“The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off.” – Gloria Steinem
Read moreBarbara De Angelis Quote – Living With Integrity
“Living with integrity means: Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values. Making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe.” […]
Read morePatton Quote – Lead me, follow me or get out of my way
“Lead me, follow me or get out of my way!” – Patton
Read moreTom Hayden Quote – I Think It’s Helpful
“I think it’s helpful to remind white ethnics that they, too, came here in boats; that they, too, lived in slums; that they, too, had yellow fever; that they, too, were stigmatized as incorrigible; that they, too, had the highest homicide rates and the highest incarceration rates and the highest rates of mental illness; and that everything that was said […]
Read moreOmar N. Bradley Quote – We Are Given One Life
“This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.” – Omar N. Bradley
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