"God has loved us in spite of us."

-- Steven J Lawson

“We demand in the Reconstruction suffrage for all the citizens of the Republic. I would not talk of Negroes or women, but of citizens.”
“As human beings we are made to surpass ourselves and are truly ourselves only when transcending ourselves.”
“The Perkins Bar has always demonstrated a commitment to the community and excelled in service not only to the minority community, but to the community at large.”
“...what makes you older is when your bones, muscles and blood wear out, when the heart sinks into oblivion and all the houses you ever lived in are gone and people are not really certain that your civilization ever existed.”
“There's absolutely no purpose for me ever to embarrass an actor by not getting the best possible performance. So, if it takes staying longer, then we'll staying longer and work through it.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Non-participation gives us hardening of the attitude. Life goes on, and if we do not participate, life still goes on. If a negative attitude is not getting us where we want to go, then why not change the attitude? Reshaping attitudes is possible. Awareness is the key initial step.”
“Theatre is a form of knowledge; it should and can also be a means of transforming society. Theatre can help us build our future, rather than just waiting for it.”

Source : "Games for Actors and non-Actors". Book by Augusto Boal, p. xxxi, 1992.
“All his life he [Robert Kennedy] had been schooled that nothing was worse than to finish second. But crushing fears are no longer so crushing once they are experienced.”

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