"Life has, indeed, many ills, but the mind that views every object in its most cheering aspect, and every doubtful dispensation as replete with latent good, bears within itself a powerful and perpetual antidote. The gloomy soul aggravates misfortune, while a cheerful smile often dispels those mists that portend a storm."

-- Lydia Sigourney

#Gratitude Quotes #Cheer Quotes #Powerful Quotes

“When we are centered in joy, we attain our wisdom.”
“When I started to write, it was the '70s, and throughout that decade, we didn't have any problems with book challenges or censorship.”
“Saving the world requires saving democracy. That requires well-informed citizens. Conservation, environment, poverty, community, education, family, health, economy- these combine to make one quest: liberty and justice for all. Whether one's special emphasis is global warming or child welfare, the cause is the same cause. And justice comes from the same place being human comes from: compassion.”

Source : Carl Safina (2011). “The View from Lazy Point: A Natural Year in an Unnatural World”, p.116, Macmillan
“Joy might be God- in the marrow of our bones.”
“Our revenge is to live. We may be hunted like animals but we will not become animals. We have all chosen this - to live free, like human beings, for as long as we can. Each day of freedom is a victory. And if we die trying to live, at least we die like human beings.”
“No, I am not a homosexual. If I were a homosexual, I would hope I would have the courage to say so. What's cruel is that you are forcing me to say I am not a homosexual. This means you are putting homosexuals down. I don't want to do that.”
“I'm as proud to be Chinese as I am American.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Health care is not a commodity or privilege, but a human right.”

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