"Charity depends on the vicissitudes of whim and personal wealth; justice depends on commitment instead of circumstance. Faith-based charity provides crumbs from the table; faith-based justice offers a place at the table."

-- Bill Moyers

#Commitment Quotes #Justice Quotes #Tables Quotes

“Security depends not so much upon how much you have, as upon how much you can do without.”

Source : Joseph Wood Krutch (1967). “And Even If You Do: Essays on Man, Manners & Machines”
“When one has faith that the spring thaw will arrive, the winter winds seem to lose some of their punch.”
“A road-wise folkie with a bluesy soul reminiscent of early Michelle Shocked, Melissa Crabtree is an original storyteller and performer not to be missed.”
“You flip the switch. Flip the switch and go into work mode. You're a professional, so be a professional. You can take care of your problems later, but you still have to go to work. You still have to make things happen. One bad day could turn into a bad year if you're not careful. Or, a bad rest of your life if you're not careful. Because of one day!”

Source : Interview with Paul Eide, www.askmen.com. February 27, 2016.
“I've always believed that it's important to give something back to the world and community.”

Source : Twitter post from May 29, 2012
“The Sixties were different in an isolated place. We got two television channels if the wind was blowing in the right direction. The radio stations went off at sundown. Then you picked up Chicago and heard the teenage music you really yearned for.”
“You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.”

Source : James Anthony Froude (1849). “The nemesis of faith”, p.4
“The city's contradictions and frailties drive me to the church. The church, in turn, binds my wounds and soothes my troubled heart, and sends me right back out into the city again.”

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