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ExcerptedfromLightOneCandle:QuotesofHopeandAction
Ihaveadream…
MartinLutherKing,Jr.
Neverdoubtthatasmallgroupofthoughtful,committedcitizenscanchangetheworld;indeed,it’sthe
onlythingthateverhas.
MargaretMead
Allhumanityisoneundividedandindivisiblefamily,andeachoneofusisresponsibleforthemisdeeds
ofalltheothers.
Gandhi
Iwastaughtthattheworldhadalotofproblems;thatIcouldstruggleandchangethem;that
intellectualandmaterialgiftsbroughttheprivilegeandresponsibilityofsharingwithothersless
fortunate;andthatserviceistherenteachofuspaysforliving—theverypurposeoflifeandnot
somethingyoudoinyoursparetimeorafteryouhavereachedyourpersonalgoals.
MarianWrightEdelman
Theonlythingnecessaryforeviltotriumphisforgoodmentodonothing.
EdmundBurke
“There’snouseintrying,”shesaid:“onecan’tbelieveimpossiblethings.”“Idaresayyouhaven’thadmuch
practice,”saidtheQueen.“WhenIwasyourage,Ialwaysdiditforhalf-anhouraday.Why,sometimes
I’vebelievedasmanyassiximpossiblethingsbeforebreakfast.”
LewisCarroll
Wemustacceptfinitedisappointment,butwemustneverloseinfinitehope.
MartinLutherKing,Jr
Theultimatemeasureofamanisnotwherehestandsinthemomentsofcomfortandconvenience,but
wherehestandsintimesofchallengeandcontroversy.
MartinLutherKing,Jr
Yougaineverystrength,courageandconfidencebyeveryexperienceinwhichyoureallystoptolookfear
intheface…Youmustdothethingyouthinkyoucannotdo.
EleanorRoosevelt
Ifyouhavemademistakes…thereisalwaysanotherchanceforyou…youmayhaveafreshstartany
momentyouchoose,forthisthingwecall“failure”isnotthefallingdown,butthestayingdown.
MaryPickford
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Tolovewithoutrole,withoutpowerplays,isrevolution.
RitaMaeBrown
Iffolkscanlearntoberacist,thentheycanlearntobeantiracist.Ifbeingasexistain’tgenetic,then,
dadgum,peoplecanlearnaboutgenderequality.
JohnnettaBetschCole
Onecanneverconsenttocreepwhenonefeelstheimpulsetosoar.
HelenKeller
Thedeskisadangerousplacefromwhichtowatchtheworld.
JohnLeCarre
Thetough-mindedrespectdifference.Theirgoalisaworldmadesafefordifferences.
RuthFultonBenedict
Itjustseemstomethataslongaswearebothhere,it’sprettyclearthatthestruggleistosharethe
planet,ratherthantodivideit.
AliceWalker
Mydefinitionofafreesocietyisasocietywhereitissafetobeunpopular.
AdlaiEStevenson
Ifamanhasn’tdiscoveredsomethingthathewilldiefor,heisn’tfittolive.
MartinLutherKing,Jr
Heavenislivinginyourhopes,andHellislivinginyourfears.
TomRobbins
Achildeducatedonlyatschoolisanuneducatedchild.
GeorgeSantayana
Youcan’tholdamandownwithoutstayingdownwithhim.
BookerTWashington
Wehavetodaretobeourselves,howeverfrighteningorstrangethatselfmayprovetobe.
MaySarton
Thosewhoprofesstofavorfreedom,andyetdepreciateagitation,aremenwhowantrainwithoutthunder
andlightening.
FrederickDouglass
Ifyoudon’tknowwhereyouaregoingto,youwillendupsomewhereelse.
LewisCarroll
Ain’tnothin’toitbuttodoit.
MayaAngelou
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byaskilledcoach.Tolearnmoreaboutprofessionallearningcommunitiesandseminarsforneworexperiencedcoaches,pleasevisittheNationalSchool
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Talentsarebestnurturedinsolitude;characterisbestformedinthestormybillowsoftheworld.
Goethe
Thereisonethingstrongerthanallthearmiesintheworld:andthatisanideawhosetimehascome.
VictorHugo
Remember,noonecanmakeyoufeelinferiorwithoutyourconsent.
EleanorRoosevelt
Noonehasyetfullyrealizedthatwealthofsympathy,kindnessandgenerosityhiddeninthesoulofa
child.Theeffortofeverytrueeducationshouldbetounlockthattreasure…
EmmaGoldman
Itisn’tenoughtotalkaboutpeace.Onemustbelieveinit.Anditisn’tenoughtobelieveinit.Onemust
workatit.
EleanorRoosevelt
Treatpeopleasiftheywerewhattheyoughttobe,andhelpthembecomewhattheyarecapableofbeing.
Goethe
Complacencyisafarmoredangerousattitudethanoutrage.
NaomiLittlebear
Theprimefunctionofaleaderistokeepthehopealive.
JohnWGardner
Givingkidsclothesandfoodisonethingbutit’smuchmoreimportanttoteachthemthatotherpeople
besidesthemselvesareimportant,andthatthebestthingtheycandowiththeirlivesistousetheminthe
serviceofotherpeople.
DoloresHuerta
Thereisnosuchthingasmakingthemiraclehappenspontaneouslyandonthespot.You’vegottowork.
MartinaArroyo
IamwhatIam.Takeitorleavemealone.
RosarioMorales
Ifyou’regoingtoholdsomeonedownyou’regoingtohavetoholdontotheotherendofthechain.You
areconfinedbyyourownrepression.
ToniMorrison
Weourselvesmustbefulloflifeifwearegoingtomakelifefullerforothers.
DavidSawyer
Wecandonogreatthings—onlysmallthingswithgreatlove.
MotherTeresa
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Inthestruggleforjustice,theonlyrewardistheopportunitytobeinthestruggle.Youcan’texpectthat
you’regoingtohaveittomorrow.Youjusthavetokeepworkingonit.
FrederickDouglass
TheEskimohasfifty-twonamesforsnowbecauseitisimportanttothem;thereoughttobeasmanyfor
love.
MargaretAtwood
Ifyoucanwalkyoucandance.Ifyoucantalkyoucansing.
ZimbabweSaying
IfonlyIcouldsoliveandsoservetheworldthataftermethereshouldneveragainbebirdsincages…
IsakDinesen
EverynowandthenIthinkaboutmyowndeath,andIthinkaboutmyfuneral.…ifyougetsomebody
todelivertheeulogy,tellthemnottotalktoolong.TellthemnottomentionthatIhaveaNobelPeace
Prize…TellthemnottomentionthatIhavethreeorfourhundredotherawards…I’dlikeforsomebodyto
saythatdaythatMartinLutherKing,Jr.triedtolovesomebody…
SaythatIwasadrummajorforjustice.SaythatIwasadrummajorforpeace.ThatIwasadrummajorfor
righteousness…Iwon’thaveanymoneytoleavebehind.Iwon’thavethefineandluxuriousthingsoflife
toleavebehind.ButIjustwanttoleaveacommittedlifebehind.
MartinLutherKing,Jr.
Grabthebroomofangeranddriveoffthebeastoffear.
ZoraNealeHurston
Nothingcanbringyoupeacebutyourself.
RalphWaldoEmerson
Youshouldalwaysknowwhenyou’reshiftinggearsinlife.Youshouldleaveyourera,itshouldnever
leaveyou.
LeontynePrice
Inthedepthsofwinter,Ifinallylearnedthatwithinmetherelayaninvinciblesummer.
AlbertCamus
Workislovemadevisible.
KahlilGibran
Ishallallownomantobelittlemysoulbymakingmehatehim.
BookerTWashington
Acynicalyoungpersonisalmostthesaddestsighttoseebecauseitmeansthatheorshehasgonefrom
knowingnothingtobelievinginnothing.
MayaAngelou
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byaskilledcoach.Tolearnmoreaboutprofessionallearningcommunitiesandseminarsforneworexperiencedcoaches,pleasevisittheNationalSchool
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Thegemcannotbepolishedwithoutfriction,normanperfectedwithouttrials.
Confucius
Wedon’tseethingsastheyare,weseethingsasweare.
AnaisNin
Thereisnothingpermanentexceptchange.
Heraclitus
Praisetoahumanbeingrepresentswhatsunlight,water,andsoilaretoaplant—theclimateinwhich
onegrowsbest.
EarlNightingale
Theshoethatfitsonepersonpinchesanother;thereisnorecipeforlivingthatsuitsallcases.Eachofus
carrieshisownlife-form…
EricaJung
Ihadreasonedthisoutinmymind,therewastwothingsIhadarightto,libertyanddeath.IfIcouldnot
haveone,Iwouldhavetheother,fornomanshouldtakemealive.
HarrietTubman
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byaskilledcoach.Tolearnmoreaboutprofessionallearningcommunitiesandseminarsforneworexperiencedcoaches,pleasevisittheNationalSchool
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