"There is nothing beyond the reach of ordinary citizens doing the daily work of democracy, and no problem too great to tackle with the power of active citizenship."

-- Joan Claybrook

#Democracy Quotes #Ordinary Quotes #Citizens Quotes

“Iâ€™m letting God write my love story because once upon a time, I took control of it and it didnâ€™t work well.”
“I have an underwater camera just in case I crash my car into a river, and at the last minute I see a photo opportunity of a fish that I have never seen.”
“Inward solitude has outward manifestations. There is the freedom to be alone, not in order to be away from people but in order to hear the divine Whisper better.”
“another word for talent is obsession.”
“I think the most tortured place in hell should be reserved not for traitors, but... for cowards. The weakest, most spineless losers. Because it seems to me that traitors? At least they made a choice. But cowards? They just run around biting their fingernails, totally afraid to do anything. Which is totally worse.”

Source : Lauren Kate (2011). “The Fallen Sequence: An Omnibus Edition”, p.160, Delacorte Press
“Looking up is the biggest alibi ever invented to explain a terrible shot. By the time you look up, you've already made the mistake.”

Source : Harvey Penick, Davis Love III (2012). “Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf”, p.28, Simon and Schuster
“He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.”
“Art is always to a large extent about need, despair and hopelessness.”

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