“Of our hurts we make monuments of survival. If we survive.”
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Hopeful Quotes — page 251 of 783
“God works according to the law of gradual growth, so don't be discouraged if your progress seems slow.”
“Refuse to be a lazy Christian, and resist a passive, apathetic attitude.”
“May our land be a land of liberty, the seat of virtue, the asylum of the oppressed, a name and a praise in the whole Earth, until the last shock of time shall bury the empires of the whole world in one common undistinguished ruin!”
“We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us. Our flesh-and-bone tabernacle seems transparent as glass to the beauty about us, as if truly an inseparable part of it, thrilling with the air and trees, streams and rocks, in the waves of the sun,-a part of all nature, neither old nor young, sick nor well, but immortal.”
“I wandered away on a glorious botanical and geological excursion, which has lasted nearly fifty years and is not yet completed, always happy and free, poor and rich, without thought of a diploma or of making a name, urged on and on through endless, inspiring Godful beauty.”
“I hope death will be a great happiness, a happiness as great as that of love, fulfilled love”
“Change happens from the bottom up - all of us as individuals deciding that we will and we do have an impact.”
“The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new self-respect; it calls up resources of strength and courage they did not know they had.”
“I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and nonviolent redemptive goodwill will proclaim the rule of the land.”
“All we who believe on Christ are kings and priests in Christ.”
“All who call on God in true faith...will certainly be heard.”
“When we decide to be happy we accept the responsibility to bring happiness to someone else. Some decide that happiness and glee are the same thing, they are not. When we choose happiness we accept the responsibility to lighten the load of someone else and to be a light on the path to another who may be walking in darkness.”
“I've had rainbows in my clouds.”
“I had this sort of idolatry for certain actors who preceded me, people who inspired me, so I'm honored to be that way for young actors.”
“If you put your mind to doing whatever it is you want to do, good things can happen.”
“If we truly believe that every girl in every corner of the globe is worthy of an education as our own daughters and granddaughters are, then we need to deepen our commitment to these efforts.”
“You can live in heaven right now. Heaven or hell is here and now; you don't need to wait to die. If you take responsibility for your own life, for your own actions, then your future is in your hands, and you can live in heaven while your body is alive.”
“Once we make our decision, all things will come to us. Auspicious signs are not a superstition, but a confirmation. They are a response.”
“My vision for the future? ... a world completely free from poverty.”