"Stands must be taken. If I am to respect myself I have to search myself for what I believe is right and take a stand on what I find. Otherwise, I have not gathered together what I have been given; I have not embraced what I have learned; I lack my own conviction."

-- Hugh Prather

#Believe Quotes #Taken Quotes #Together Quotes

“Yes, think what a lot of nonsense one can figure out with plenty of time. Brooding is the mother of ineffectiveness.”

Source : Maj Sjowall, Per Wahloo (2010). “Roseanna: A Martin Beck Police Mystery (1)”, p.68, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
“It is grace, nothing but grace, that we are allowed to live in community with Christian brethren.”
“I don't promote boxing, I promote people. Boxing is a catalyst to bring people together.”
“The U. S. is becoming more hostile to Black people and other people of color. Racism is running rampant and xenophobia is on the rise”
“I'm afraid, as true as love is, it is tested by circumstance and sometimes you don't make the best choices. As much as the fans claim [that] all they want is just want people sitting around and having a nice time together, trust me, you would not be watching the show if there wasn't conflict, if there wasn't drama, if there wasn't jeopardy. And it's not just physical jeopardy, it's romantic jeopardy as well.”
“Sometimes, if you want to be happy, you've got to run away to Bath and marry a punk rocker. Sometimes you've got to dye your hair cobalt blue, or wander remote islands in Sicily, or cook your way through Mastering the Art of French Cooking in a year, for no very good reason.”
“Having a child who is struggling doesn't make you a bad parent, just as being a child who is struggling doesn't make your child a bad kid.”

Source : "Ann Douglas: How to Cope When Your Child is Suffering With Mental Illness". Interview with Brandie Weikle, thenewfamily.com. January 28, 2015.
“You refuse to listen. Because, like every other man, you can keep only one idea in your head at a time-usully the wrong one.”

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