“My point is, life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The pina and the colada.”
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Optimistic Quotes — page 27 of 204
“The great body of our citizens shoot less as times goes on. We should encourage rifle practice among schoolboys, and indeed among all classes, as well as in the military services by every means in our power. Thus, and not otherwise, may we be able to assist in preserving peace in the world... The first step – in the direction of preparation to avert war if possible, and to be fit for war if it should come – is to teach men to shoot!”
“Try living forever with the metaprogram, 'Everything works out more perfectly than I plan it.”
“Between capitalist and communist society there lies the period of the revolutionary transformation of the one into the other. Corresponding to this is also a political transition period in which the state can be nothing but the revolutionary dictatorship of the proletariat.”
“Hip-hop has done so much for racial relations, and I don't think it's given the proper credit. It has changed America immensely. I'm going to make a very bold statement: Hip-hop has done more than any leader, politician, or anyone to improve race relations.”
“The world we live in will be either better or worse depending on whether we become better or worse.”
“The world is filled with negativity. I want people to watch me and think, “I feel good, and I’m going to make somebody else feel good today.”
“Join me in the final race to smash poverty and achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals”
“It is only common sense to recognize that the great bulk of Americans, whether Republican or Democrat, face many common problems and agree on a number of basic objectives.”
“Stop asking God to bless what you're doing. Find out what God's doing. It's already blessed.”
“There is no higher religion than human service.”
“If the world attacks and you slide off track, remember one fact, I got your back.”
“If you do right, everything will come out right.”
“In 'Insurgent' we realise how large the world really is”
“But at this place, at this moment of time, all mankind is us, whether we like it or not. Let us make the most of it, before it is too late!”
“So don't be tempted by the shiny apple Don't you eat of a bitter fruit Hunger only for a taste of justice Hunger only for a world of truth 'Cause all that you have is your soul.”
“We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.”
“The American dream is not that every man must be level with every other man. The American dream is that every man must be free to become whatever God intends he should become.”
“America traditionally represents the greatest possibility of someone's going from nothing to something. Why? In theory, if not practice, the government stays out of the way and lets individuals take risks and reap rewards or accept the consequences of failure. We call this capitalism - or, at least, we used to.”
“The only greatness for man is immortality.”