"Iâ€™d like them to say that Shirley Chisholm had guts. Thatâ€™s how Iâ€™d like to be remembered."

-- Shirley Chisholm

#Guts Quotes #Remembered Quotes

“We do not know when he is coming. He is coming tomorrow.”
“The woman who is known only through a man is known wrong.”
“I find that the critics of voluntary service are all too often those who are prepared to accept such services when they require them but deride them with cynicism and scepticism when they see others helping and being helped.”
“Twilight's soft dews steal o'er the village-green, With magic tints to harmonize the scene. Stilled is the hum that through the hamlet broke When round the ruins of their ancient oak The peasants flocked to hear the minstrel play, And games and carols closed the busy day.”
“Not causing harm requires staying awake. Part of being awake is slowing down enough to notice what we say and do. The more we witness our emotional chain reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain. It becomes a way of life to stay awake, slow down, and notice.”

Source : Pema Chodron (2000). “When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times”, p.48, Shambhala Publications
“The only other style of music that attempts to go to the deeper place of the silence that is music is New Age music.”
“There are people so blind and self-absorbed in all matters that they always believe that, whatever they desire or think, they can impose their will on other people. Whatever bad reason they use to persuade others, these self-centered people are so caught up in the process that it seems to them all they have to do is to speak their wishes in a lofty and commanding tone of voice in order to convince everybody.”
“If you're going climbing with young people, you get very, very used to seeing your climbing partner as a tiny little dot.”

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