"I always want to tell these young idealists that the world is not as dangerous as many in the older generation want them to believe...The [people] for whom I feel the greatest sadness are the ones who choke on their beliefs, who never act on their ideals, who never know the state of struggle in a decent cause, and never know the thrill of even partial victories."

-- Jonathan Kozol

#Struggle Quotes #Believe Quotes #Sadness Quotes

“I received a shot and broke my tooth. Unfortunately, we Italians only eat pasta al dente.”
“In America everyone's fast.”
“We start to try to live in tomorrow and the future, and start to think about what we build today as a stepping stone to graduate users.”
“The foolish sayings of the rich pass for wise saws in society.”
“Ecology is the new theology. Big history is the new Genesis. Those who fail to understand that evidence is modern-day Scripture, and that the world we live in is an honorable world, betray God and humanity in the most egregious of ways.”

Source : "Ecology Is the New Theology" by Michael Dowd, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 14, 2013.
“We black women must forgive black men for not protecting us against slavery, racism, white men, our confusion, their doubts. And black men must forgive black women for our own sometimes dubious choices, divided loyalties, and lack of belief in their possibilities. Only when our sons and our daughters know that forgiveness is real, existent, and that those who love them practice it, can they form bonds as men and women that really can save and change our community.”

Source : Marita Golden (2011). “Saving Our Sons”, p.185, Anchor
“When a lady condescends to apologise, there is no keeping oneâ€™s anger.”
“Misprize common sense at your peril is my motto.”

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