“We will be soldiers, so our sons may be farmers, so their sons may be artists”
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Hopeful Quotes — page 47 of 783
“May you find your Tower, Roland, and breach it, and may you climb to the top!”
“If we are to reach real peace in this world and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with children; and if they will grow up in their natural innocence, we won't have to struggle; we won't have to pass fruitless idle resolutions, but we shall go from love to love and peace to peace, until at last all the corners of the world are covered with that peace and love for which consciously or unconsciously the whole world is hungering.”
“We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.”
“If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.”
“You've got to say yes to this miracle of life as it is, not on condition that it follow your rules.”
“I believe that we can create a poverty-free world because poverty is not created by poor people. It has been created and sustained by the economic and social systems that we have designed for ourselves; the institutions and concepts that make up that system; the policies that we pursue.”
“We have to realize our black heritage in order to give us strength to move on and progress. But as far as returning to the old African culture, it's unnecessary and it's not advantageous in many respects. We believe that culture itself will not liberate us. We're going to need some stronger stuff.”
“We've got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen.”
“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”
“We are living in an historic moment. We are each called to take part in a great transformation. Our survival as a species is threatened by global warming, economic meltdown, and an ever-increasing gap between rich and poor. Yet these threats offer an opportunity to awaken as an interconnected and beloved community.”
“Veganism gives us all the opportunity to say what we "stand for" in life- the ideal of healthy, humane living. Add decades to your life, with a clear conscience as a bonus.”
“Of course you'll encounter trouble. But behold a God of power who can take any evil and turn it into a door of hope.”
“A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future.”
“You had 42 blacks that ran on the Republican ticket this Cycle, 14 made of them made it to the general election and two of us made it to the House of Representatives. So I think that there is a new movement that needs to have a voice in the Congressional Black Caucus.”
“I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.”
“The Bible has been the Magna Charta of the poor and of the oppressed.”
“For each one of us, there is only one thing necessary: to fulfill our own destiny, according to God's will, to be what God wants us to be.”
“I love America not for what she is, but for what she can become.”
“Be the change you want to see.”