The PEOPLE. Quotes
You deserve a longer letter than this
The subtle and deadly change of heart that might occur in you would be involved with the realization that a civilization is not destroyed by wicked people
You have a faculty for defining the simplest in terms of the grandiose, so that a poor devil like me can't understand it.
There is a charm in saying nothing, in saying nothing at all. There is a charm in - experiencing.
There are days you live through
Only through becoming aware of yourself and your limitations can you be transparent with others.
Knowing what environments are a good fit requires a person to know about themselves, in other words, to have self-awareness.
Laws are always unstable unless they are founded upon the manners of the nation
All ethics and morals are culturally relative. And Esme's reaction taught me that while cultural relativism is an easy concept to process intellectually, it is not, for many, an easy one to remember.
Lack of ownership over your anger can incorrectly absolve you of all responsibility and so keep you stuck in the anger.
you must understand why you felt what you did, and why you no longer need to feel it
love doesn't have to feel good in order to exist.
If Fred's history will seem less unbiased then some would wish, let it never be overlooked that it is no small task to record a history of hate when one is among the hated.
Creating gods who can see everything, and who hate cheaters and oath breakers, turns out to be a good way to reduce cheating and oath breaking.
Truth is the old way. Truth dates back to the time when your word was your bond, and you didn't need papers in a language you couldn't understand to compel you to act honestly.
Most people couldn't be rich if they wanted to be honest
…most of the damage we cause to the planet is the result of our own ignorance.
And all our gods are not lies. They existed. All our gods, from the beginning of time, have been men with psychiatric conditions. And their delusions were so deep, they passed them on.
The distinction between a delusion and a lie is the very difference between a successful saint and a fraud.
If you are able to introduce a white person to a new cheese, it's like introducing them to a future spouse.
The free market has never worked in agriculture and it never will. The economics of a family farm are very different from a firm's... the demand for food isn't elastic
The greatest advantage of all is that when people think you're a witch, you can eat an entire serving of squash all by yourself.
Happiness is free like the air we all breathe
Focus on the things that your dream is demanding from you
When there is a gap—between your face and your race, between the baby and the mother, between your body and yourself—you are expected, everywhere you go, to explain the gap.
In a world full of cynics, critics, and competitors, we get to choose instead to be cheerleaders for others.
When you know who you are, you know what to do.
It is character that communicates most eloquently.
All you need is the will and the skill
It is a truth widely recognized that tyranny stems from the consent of the governed as much as democracy does.
How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top.
The boat from India was a crowded place
But until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday, " that person cannot say, "I choose otherwise.
Trust yourself to be able to confront and work through your emotions. If you believe you can’t do it, you won’t do it and you’ll become stuck. If you believe you can do it, you will.
For intuitive people, it can be exhausting having to constantly manage other people’s emotional needs on personal social media accounts.
Negative emotional states are a breeding ground for mistakes.
If we had spent our time on our children education rather than praying
The best is to do injustice without paying the penalty
Seek justice: Make a commitment to serve the needs of the ‘least of these’ and give voice to the voiceless.
What is your hands to make a difference in the world?
Thankfully, God has shown us that hope, in its million different forms, always springs from three primary colors: justice, mercy, and love.
Laughter aids the digestion. You can eat a huge stew with your schoolmates and digest it with no bother at all, whereas you can get indigestion eating a leaf of lettuce in boring company.