“Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are.”

– St. Augustine

“The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy.  All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” -Nazi Reich Marshall Hermann Goering at the Nuremberg War Trials



“On the altar of god, I pledge undying hostility to any government restriction on the free minds of the people.” Thomas Jefferson

“We are all visitors on this planet. We are here for ninety or one hundred years at the very most. During that period we must try to do something good, something useful, with our lives. If you can contribute to other people's happiness, you will find the true goal, the true meaning of life.” -Dalai Lama Only from the heart Can you touch the sky. Rumi “This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.” Dalai Lama Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”-Howard Thurman I consider human affection, or compassion, to be the universal religion. Whether a believer or a nonbeliever, everyone needs human affection and compassion, because compassion gives us inner strength, hope and mental peace. Thus, it is indispensable for everyone. Dalai Lama To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe. Anatole France If you want to be happy, be. Leo Tolstoy Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget. G Randolf To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing it’s best day and night to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle any human being can fight; and never stop fighting. ee cummings “People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people may accuse you of selfish motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you may win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway. People who really want help may attack you if you help them. Help them anyway. Give the world the best you have and you may get hurt. Give the world your best anyway.” -Mother Teresa “I want to sing like birds sing, not worrying who hears or what they think.” Rumi How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. Wayne Dyer The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts. Marcus Aelius Aurelius The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. Mohandas Gandhi Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. Leo Tolstoy Your work is to discover the world and with all you heart give yourself to it. Buddha

There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.
Albert Einstein


“Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.”

To have a job where you can make things better for people? That's a blessing. Why would I do anything else?

"We learned that we could move others to take action...Even though we couldn't stop the war, I discovered that I could be involved in the movement for peace and justice. From that day on I knew that I was going to be committed to working for change...."

Education is critical for people to become compassionate. If you don't know the problem and you don't know the reality, how can you help?

"Whether humanity will consciously follow the law of love, I do not know. But that need not disturb me. The law will work just as the law of gravitation works, whether we accept it or not. The person who discovered the law of love was a far greater scientist than any of our modern scientists. Only our explorations have not gone far enough and so it is not possible for everyone to see all its workings." gandhi


"America now stands as the world's foremost power. We should be proud: Not since the age of the Romans have one people achieved such preeminence. But we are not Romans; we do not seek an empire. We are Americans, trustees of a vision and a heritage that commit us to the values of democracy and the universal cause of human rights."
-- Senator John Kerry


"We often think of peace as the absence of war; that if the powerful countries would reduce their arsenals, we could have peace. But if we look deeply into the weapons, we see our own minds - our prejudices, fears, and ignorance. Even if we transported all the bombs to the moon, the roots of war and the reasons for bombs would still be here, in our hearts and minds, and sooner or later we would make new bombs. Seek to become more aware of what causes anger and separation, and what overcomes them. Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully." Thich Nhat Hanh
(b. 1926)


"In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties."
-- Henri-Frederic Amiel

He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything.
~Arabic Proverb


When it comes to global health, there is no 'them'... only 'us.'"
-- Global Health Council

We have an opportunity to focus global attention on what should be obvious: every mother, and every child, counts. They count because we value every human life. The evidence is clear that healthy mothers and children are the bedrock of healthy and prosperous communities and nations. Lee Jong-wook WHO Secretary-General



The best prescription is knowledge. C. Everett Koop


Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it.
-- Pablo Casals

"I believe that to meet the challenge of our times, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. We must all learn to work not just for our own self, family, or nation but for the benefit of all humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace, the equitable use of natural resources, and through concern for future generations, the proper care of the environment."  The Dalai Lama


"Only a life lived for others is worth living."  Albert Einstein



"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself." Ralph Waldo Emerson


"I am only one,
But still I am one.
I cannot do everything,
But still I can do something;
And because I cannot do everything
I will not refuse to do the something that I can do."
-- Edward Everett

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.
Benjamin Franklin

"Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but manifestations of strength and resolution."
-- Kahil Gibran

"Never be discouraged from being an activist because people tell you that you'll not succeed. You have already succeeded if you're out there representing truth or justice or compassion or fairness or love."  Doris Haddock

 

Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment. Thich Nhat Hang

 

 

Cowardice asks the question: is it safe? Expediency asks the question: is it politic? Vanity asks the question: is it popular? But conscience asks the question: is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular- but one must take it simply because it is right. -- MLK

 

"Do all the good you can
By all the means you can
In all the ways you can
In all the places you can
At all times you can
To all the people you can
As long as you can."
-- Bernard Meltzer (My Golden Rule)

 

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others. Marianne Williamson

 

"I learned at least this by my experiments. That if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." Henry David Thoreau

 

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