You are currently browsing the tag archive for the ‘Martin Luther King Jr.’ tag.
JUST BROWSING THE INTERNET AND
FOUND A FEW TERRIFIC QUOTES
“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” ~ John F. Kennedy
~~~~~
“Nations do not die from invasion; they die from internal rottenness.”
~ Abraham Lincoln
~~~~~
“Lightning makes no sound until it strikes.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
~~~~~
“One-fifth of the people are against everything all the time.” ~ Robert Kennedy
~~~~~
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
JUST BROWSING THE INTERNET AND FOUND A FEW TERRIFIC QUOTES
“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language
And next year’s words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.”
~ T. S. Eliot
~~~~~
“May the New Year bring you courage to break your resolutions early! My own plan is to swear off every kind of virtue, so that I triumph even when I fall!”
~
~~~~~
“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
~~~~~
“It’s never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
~~~~~
“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.”
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
JUST BROWSING THE INTERNET AND FOUND A FEW TERRIFIC QUOTES
“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.”
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
~~~~~
“Every child in America should be acquainted with his own country. He should read books that furnish him with ideas that will be useful to him in life and practice. As soon as he opens his lips, he should rehearse the history of his own country.” ~ Noah Webster
~~~~~
“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” ~ Maya Angelou
~~~~~
“We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.”
~ Jimmy Carter
~~~~~
“Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.” ~ Bethany Hamilton
JUST BROWSING THE INTERNET AND FOUND A FEW TERRIFIC QUOTES
“Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.” — Buddha
~~~~~
“For many Jews, Rosh Hashanah and teshuvah are annual reminders of the possibility to renew relationships with God and with each other.”
– Rebecca Missel
~~~~~
“Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.” — Marianne Williamson
~~~~~
“Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.” — Anonymous
~~~~~
“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
JUST BROWSING THE INTERNET AND FOUND A FEW TERRIFIC QUOTES
“Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.” ~ Anthony J. D’Angelo
~~~~~
“The human heart is like a ship on a stormy sea driven about by winds blowing from all four corners of heaven.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
~~~~~
“When I was volunteering with Hurricane Katrina refugees in Houston in 2005, I first started thinking about the whole phenomenon of grace under pressure.” ~ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
~~~~~
“Weather forecast for tonight: dark.” ~ George Carlin
~~~~~
“Don’t knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn’t start a conversation if it didn’t change once in a while.” ~ Kin Hubbard
JUST BROWSING THE INTERNET AND FOUND A FEW TERRIFIC QUOTES
“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
~~~~~
“Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.” ~ George Washington
~~~~~~
“As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can’t remember the other two.” ~ Sir Norman Wisdom
~~~~~
“You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.” ~ unknown
~~~~~
“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” ~ Dalai Lama XIV
JUST BROWSING THE INTERNET AND FOUND A FEW TERRIFIC QUOTES
“If you must hate, if hatred is the leaven of your life, which alone can give flavor, then hate what should be hated: falsehood, violence, selfishness.” ~ Ludwig Börne (1786–1837), The Eternal Jew
~~~~~~~
“True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.” ~ David Tyson Gentry
~~~~~~~
“To say that on a daily basis you can make a difference, well, you can. One act of kindness a day can do it.” ~ Betty Williams, Irish activist
~~~~~~~
“Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.” ~ Mother Teresa
~~~~~~~
“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
JUST BROWSING THE INTERNET AND FOUND A FEW TERRIFIC QUOTES TO SHARE
“I don’t believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be.” ~ Ken Venturi
~~~~~
“The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.” ~ George Washington
~~~~~
“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.” ~ Buddha
~~~~~
“The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” ~ Albert Einstein
~~~~~
“We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
