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”
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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”
Five Quotes from Albert Camus
Photo found here. Albert Camus 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960 “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” “The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.” “There are causes worth dying for, butContinue reading “Five Quotes from Albert Camus”
Five Quotes from Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer 4 February 1906 – 9 April 1945 Dietrich Bonhoeffer was of course a German theologian and pastor who was anti-war and anti-Nazi and ultimately was executed by the Nazis for his involvement in the group known as Abwehr. I’ve read that in a last act of humiliation he was forced to walk entirelyContinue reading “Five Quotes from Dietrich Bonhoeffer”
Five Quotes from Pete Seeger
Image found here. “I am not going to answer any questions as to my association, my philosophical or religious beliefs or my political beliefs, or how I voted in any election, or any of these private affairs.” “I am saying voluntarily that I have sung for almost every religious group in the country, from JewishContinue reading “Five Quotes from Pete Seeger”
Five Quotes on Peace, Love, and Kindness…and why I think we need more of it
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.” The Dalai Lama . I cried today. I haven’t done that in a while. My mind—and heart—are still reeling from the recent shootings in the movie theater in Colorado. What a horrific, selfish, and senseless act. I still cannot believe this actually happenedContinue reading “Five Quotes on Peace, Love, and Kindness…and why I think we need more of it”
Five Quotes from Woody Guthrie
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967 “Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make it simple.” “Life has got a habit of not standing hitched. You got to ride it like you find it. You got to change with it. If a day goes by that don’t changeContinue reading “Five Quotes from Woody Guthrie”
Five Quotes from Ray Bradbury
Photo Credit: Steve Castillo/Associated Press Ray Douglas Bradbury August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012 “Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.” “StuffContinue reading “Five Quotes from Ray Bradbury”
Five Quotes from Harvey Milk
Photo Found Here Harvey Bernard Milk May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978 “All men are created equal. Now matter how hard they try, they can never erase those words. That is what America is about.” “I know that you cannot live on hope alone, but without it, life is not worth living. And you…AndContinue reading “Five Quotes from Harvey Milk”
Five Quotes from Rumi
Photo found here. “You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?” “What you seek is seeking you.” “Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.” “Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” “Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames” Continue reading “Five Quotes from Rumi”
Five Quotes from George Harrison
Image found here. “I wanted to be successful, not famous.” “The biggest break in my career was getting into the Beatles in 1962. The second biggest break since then is getting out of them.” “Try to realize it’s all within yourself no one else can make you change, and to see you’re only very smallContinue reading “Five Quotes from George Harrison”
Five Quotes from Lao Tzu
Sixth century BC depiction of Lao Tzu, found here. Lao Tzu at wikipedia.Tao Te Ching at wikipedia.Read the Tao Te Ching online. “A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” “Be content with what you have; rejoice inContinue reading “Five Quotes from Lao Tzu”
Urban Simplicty 