"Ceremonies are important. But our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops, and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies. We honor the dead best by treating the living well."

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Source : "Honor Sacrifice by Supporting Vets" by Jennifer M. Granholm, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 26, 2012.

Jennifer Granholm

#Inspiring Quotes #Gratitude Quotes #Memorial Day Quotes

“The question, "When did you last listen to a poor person properly and try to understand what's going on inside their own experience?" enables you to connect.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca
“We have gained reality and lost dream. No more lounging under a tree and peering at the sky between one's big and second toes; there's work to be done. To be efficient, one cannot be hungry and dreamy but must eat steak and keep moving.”
“Forgiveness isn't about letting the other person off the hook - it's about releasing ourselves.”
“I just want to be more regular.”
“As Muslim women, we have been liberated from this silent bondage. We don't need society's standard of beauty or fashion, to define our worth. We don't need to become just like men to be honored, and we don't need to wait for a prince to save or complete us. Our worth, our honor, our salvation, and our completion lie not in the slave. But, in the Lord of the slave.”
“People compose for many reasons, to become immortal; because the piano happens to be open; because they want to become a millionaire; because of the praise of friends; because they have looked into a pair of beautiful eyes; or for no reason whatsoever.”
“Small towns are the worst for getting recognised.”

Source : "Is this it?". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. March 6, 2009.
“Curiosity is the engine of achievement.”

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