"There are three ways of trying to win the young. There is persuasion, there is compulsion, and there is attraction. You can preach at them: that is a hook without a worm. You can say, You must volunteer, and that is of the devil. You can tell them, You are needed. That appeal hardly ever fails."

-- Kurt Hahn

#Winning Quotes #Volunteer Quotes #Trying Quotes

“Some wonder why I have such a feeling of concern over the imposition of the death penalty. I ask those who wonder how would you feel if you defended a man charged with murder, who was as innocent as any hon. member in this House at this very moment, who was convicted; whose appeal was dismissed, who was executed; and six months later the star witness for the Crown admitted that he, himself, had committed the murder and blamed it on the accused? That experience will never be effaced from my memory.”

Source : John Diefenbaker's speech in the House of Commons, May 1, 1972.
“Sometimes our thoughts and feelings are our most prized possessions... and then there are times to let go of your possessions and wander.”

Source : Saul Williams (2012). “She”, p.84, Simon and Schuster
“Well, when I was growing up it was Ozzie and Harriet on TV - nobody's parents were like that.”
“It is the unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism, but one should not suggest that the whole of British industry consists of practices of this kind.”
“As you grow older, you will discover that your mind is the only truly limiting factor in your life. With a well developed mind you can go anywhere and do whatever. But nothing comes automatically and the best things don't come easy.”
“Christianity is called a spiritual walk. It's not a run and it's not a jog. It's a walk you do from day to day and that makes you stable.”
“High trees cast long shadows. The happier and more blessed a woman's life is, the more duz she feel for them that are less blessed than she.”
“If poetry does not come as naturally as leaves to a tree, then it better not come at all.”

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