"We call upon people everywhere to work for peace, to forget the quiet comfort of their homes, to leave behind their fears and feeling of powerlessness, their privileges and possessions, and join us as active participants and co-workers for peace."

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Source : Petra Karin Kelly (1984). “Fighting for Hope”, p.74, South End Press

Petra Kelly

#Home Quotes #People Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“Where human life needs most sympathy, where usually it is the most barren, there it is that Christ is more likely to be found than anywhere else.”
“I feel like I'm the best point guard in the league.”
“Man's real home is not a house, but the Road, and that life itself is a journey to be walked on foot.”
“One of my great values that my father intuited, and indirectly taught me, is that you should always have a plan but be open to opportunity.”
“I wanted something new, the supernatural. The witch, the sorcerer, I love this. I love the films of the witch and sorcerers and magic, its wonderful!”
“Again and again we need to appreciate the subtle workings of the teachings and the practice, and even when there is no extraordinary, dramatic change, to persevere with calm and patience. How important it is to be skillful and gentle with ourselves, without becoming disheartened or giving up, but trusting the spiritual path and knowing that it has its own laws and its own dynamics.”
“Personally, I don't like watching films about victims - people where you're meant to think, 'Oh, this is terrible,' and you go home feeling really depressed.”
“Every woman must own her story; otherwise we are all part of the silence.”

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