"And so I'm saying that, yes, colonialism was terrible, and I describe it as a legacy of wars, but we ought to be moving away from that by now."

-- Wangari Maathai

#War Quotes #Moving Quotes #Legacy Quotes

“Freedom requires guns.”
“Songwriting is about getting the demon out of me. It's like being possessed. You try to go to sleep, but the song won't let you. So you have to get up and make it into something, and then you're allowed to sleep. It's always in the middle of the night, or you're half-awake or tired, when your critical faculties are switched off. So letting go is what the whole game is. Every time you try to put your finger on it, it slips away. You turn on the lights and the cockroaches run away. You can never grasp them...”
“Every breath is a resurrection.”

Source : Gregory Orr (2013). “Concerning the Book that is the Body of the Beloved”, p.12, Copper Canyon Press
“Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection”
“when I am feeling low all i have to do is watch my cats and my courage returns”
“Glory to God in highest heaven, Who unto man His Son hath given; While angels sing with tender mirth, A glad new year to all the earth.”
“One of the best ways countries can combat poverty is to use development assistance to promote a growing private sector, in which the poor can fully participate.”
“When someone starts to change, and itâ€™s obvious, it's sort of natural to wonder why. Right?”

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