Walt Whitman May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892 “Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.”“Be curious, not judgmental.” “Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.”“Peace is always beautiful.” “In the faces of men and women, I see God.” Okay, a few more… “These are the days that mustContinue reading “Five Quotes from Walt Whitman”
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Five Quotes from Søren Kierkegaard
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard 5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855 Yes, I know I said five quotes, but here’s ten. Could have gone on much longer, really inspiring… “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” “People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought whichContinue reading “Five Quotes from Søren Kierkegaard”
10 Quotes from Maya Angelou
The above image of Ms. Angelou receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom was found here. “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” “Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.” “My missionContinue reading “10 Quotes from Maya Angelou”
Three Quotes and a Short Video from John Fugelsang (for Easter)
“The only way you can cling to both a Bible and a gun is by ignoring Jesus.”“Obama is not a brown-skinned, anti-war, socialist who gives away free health care. You’re thinking of Jesus.”“Only in America can you be Pro-Death Penalty, Pro-War, Pro-Unmanned Drone Bombs, Pro-Nuclear Weapons, Pro-Guns, Pro-Torture, Pro-Land Mines, AND still call yourself Pro-Life.”Continue reading “Three Quotes and a Short Video from John Fugelsang (for Easter)”
Five Quotes from Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein March 14, 1879 – April 18, 1955 Today is the day of Einstein’s birth. And yes, I know this series is based on “five quotes” but I included a few extra. “When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a secondContinue reading “Five Quotes from Albert Einstein”
Five Quotes from Patti Smith
Photo found here. “Please, no matter how we advance in technology please don’t abandon the book-there is nothing in our material world more beautiful than a book.” “Freedom is…the right to write the wrong words.” “For life is the best thing we have in this existence. And if we should desire to believe in something,Continue reading “Five Quotes from Patti Smith”
Five Quotes from Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931 “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”“If we all did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.” “Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other livingContinue reading “Five Quotes from Thomas Edison”
Five Quotes from Jimmy Carter
Image Found Here. Okay…so I know I said five quotes, but I could have gone on for quite a while. I find this man truly inspiring. For more in the Five Quotes series, click here. “This view that women are somehow inferior to men is not restricted to one religion or belief. Women are preventedContinue reading “Five Quotes from Jimmy Carter”
Five Quotes from Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree) 1797 – November 26, 1883 “I feel safe in the midst of my enemies, for the truth is all powerful and will prevail.” “Then that little man in black there, he says women can’t have as much rights as men, ’cause Christ wasn’t a woman! Where did your Christ comeContinue reading “Five Quotes from Sojourner Truth”
Five Quotes from Rosa Parks
Photo found here. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) Click here for the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development. “I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people toContinue reading “Five Quotes from Rosa Parks”
Five Quotes from Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948 “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” “It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.“ “Let everyone try and find that as a result of daily prayer he adds somethingContinue reading “Five Quotes from Mahatma Gandhi”
Five Quotes from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968 “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to theContinue reading “Five Quotes from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”
Five Quotes from Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda (né, Narendra Nath Datta) 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902 To learn more about Swami Vivekananda, visit one of the foundations that bear his name (here or here), or also this wiki.“We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; theyContinue reading “Five Quotes from Swami Vivekananda”
Five Quotes from Henri Nouwen
Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen (Nouen) (January 24, 1932 – September 21, 1996) I came across the the above photo recently at Indy Bikehiker (thanks John!) and it reminded me of some of the books I’ve read by this inspirational and prolific author (this one is my favorite). But it also reminded me that even thoughContinue reading “Five Quotes from Henri Nouwen”
Five Quotes from Joe Strummer
John Graham Mellor (Joe Strummer) 21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002 “And so now I’d like to say – people can change anything they want to. And that means everything in the world. People are running about following their little tracks – I am one of them. But we’ve all got to stop justContinue reading “Five Quotes from Joe Strummer”
Five Quotes from Desmond Tutu
Photo found here. “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” “Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.” “In the end what matters is not how good we are but how good God is. Not how much we love Him but how muchContinue reading “Five Quotes from Desmond Tutu”
Five Quotes from Benjamin Franklin
“I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.” “Many people die at twenty five and aren’t buried until they are seventy five.” “Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle.” “It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.” “When you are finished changing, you’re finished.” Yes, IContinue reading “Five Quotes from Benjamin Franklin”
Five Quotes (and poem excerpts) from Allen Ginsberg
Photo Credit Irwin Allen Ginsberg June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997 To read his poem Howl in it’s entirety or to listen to Allen Ginsberg read his own poem, click here. “To gain your own voice, forget about having it heard. Become a saint of your own province and your own consciousness.” “America I’ve givenContinue reading “Five Quotes (and poem excerpts) from Allen Ginsberg”
Five Quotes from Cesar Chavez
Image found here. César Estrada Chávez March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993 “Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.” “You are never strong enough thatContinue reading “Five Quotes from Cesar Chavez”
Five Parallel Sayings from the Christ and the Buddha
Image found here. I personally have always found the parallels between many (most) of the major religions fascinating, and these few sayings are just a very small example. Many more parallels in the sayings of these great teachers can be found at the World Peace Page. To read more in the five quotes series, clickContinue reading “Five Parallel Sayings from the Christ and the Buddha”
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