"But the safety of the world, in some sense, depends on your saying no to inhumane ideas. Standing up for one's own integrity makes you no friends. It is costly. Yet defiance of the mob, in the service of that which is right, is one of the highest expressions of courage I know."

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Source : Commencement address at Scripps College, Claremont, California, 2009.

Gabrielle Giffords

#Integrity Quotes #Expression Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“I never thought I would live long enough to see the legal profession change to the extent it has.”
“Men are only as loyal as their options.”
“Tyler Perry's 'Madea Goes to Jail!' Which, I have to tell you, of everything that I've ever done in my career, that's the only thing that's perked up the ears of my nieces and nephews. That is it, that's done it for them. That made me a bona fide star in their eyes!”
“Don't let others define you. Don't let the past confine you. Take charge of your life with confidence and determination and there are no limits on what you can do or be.”
“Why would the apostles lie?....Liars always lie for selfish reasons. If they lied, what was their motive, what did they get out of it? What they got out of it was misunderstanding, rejection, persecution, torture, and martyrdom. Hardly a list of perks!”
“I usually just have one cat. It is difficult, but I have my one cat that he'll travel with me if it's appropriate, if I'm not going overseas.”
“If there is no peace in the minds of individuals, how can there be peace in the world? Make peace in your own mind first.”
“The world is not made for the prosperous alone, nor for the strong.”

Source : George William Curtis (1856). “Works: Potiphar papers”, p.211

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