"Nor shall the seeker reach his goal unless he sacrifice all things. That is, whatever he has seen, and heard, and understood (before), all must he set at naught, that he may enter the Realm of the Spirit, which is the City of God."

-- BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h

#Sacrifice Quotes #Cities Quotes #Goal Quotes

“Mr. Lincoln was generous by nature, and though his whole heart was in the war, he could not but respect the valor of those opposed to him. His soul was too great for the narrow, selfish views of partisanship. Brave by nature himself, he honored bravery in others, even his foes.”

Source : Elizabeth Keckley (2016). “Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House”, p.60, Enhanced Media Publishing
“Ultimately I think what people care about, particularly on an issue like Social Security, is not really what's right and what's left but what's right and what's wrong.”

Source : "My Interview with CAP President John Podesta". Interview with Jonathan Singer, www.blueoregon.com. March 04, 2005.
“Optimism and pessimism are mere matters of optics, of how you look at things, and that can change from day to day, or with a new prescription for your glasses - or with a new set of ideological filters.”
“I see children, all children, as humanity's most precious resource, because it will be to them that the care of the planet will always be left.”
“I remember distinctly telling my father-in-law, barring a miracle, we're going to have to terminate the pregnancy. Her health has to come first”

Source : "Faith, medical technology save a young mom" By Rhonda Rowland, www.cnn.com. May 10, 2002.
“If you change nothing, nothing will change.”
“In the long history of human affairs, common sense doesnâ€™t have the greatest track record.”

Source : Gavin Extence (2013). “The Universe versus Alex Woods”, p.344, Hachette UK
“Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing.”

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