"There is a measure needing courage to adopt and enforce it, which I believe to be of virtue sufficient to redeem the nation in this its darkest hour: one only; I know of no other to which we may rationally trust for relief from impending dangers without and within."

-- Robert Dale Owen

#Believe Quotes #Trust No One Quotes #May Quotes

“I think the play offers (white Americans) a different way to look at black Americans For instance, in 'Fences' they see a garbageman, a person they don't really look at, although they see a garbageman every day. By looking at Troy's life, white people find out that the content of this black garbageman's life is affected by the same things- love, honor, beauty, betrayal, duty. Recognizing that these things are as much part of his life as theirs can affect how they think about and deal with black people in their lives.”
“God gave the sea the danger and the abyss, but it was in it that He mirrored the sky.”
“Dialogue starts with the willingness to challenge our own thinking, to recognize that any certainty we have is, at best, a hypothesis about the world.”
“Life would be very pleasant if it were not for its enjoyments.”

Source : 'Mr Facey Romford's Hounds' (1865) ch. 32.
“As the middle begins to feel safe enough to accept some of the so-called radical thinking, ideas move to the middle and a new edge is created.”
“Im looking for a girl who's fun to be around.”
“Stories? We all spend our lives telling them, about this, about that, about people â€¦ But some? Some stories are so good we wish theyâ€™d never end. Theyâ€™re so gripping that weâ€™ll go without sleep just to see a little bit more. Some stories bring us laughter and sometimes they bring us tears â€¦ but isnâ€™t that what a great story does? Makes you feel? Stories that are so powerful â€¦ they really are with us forever.”
“You should not see the desert simply as some faraway place of little rain. There are many forms of thirst.”

Source : William Langewiesche (2011). “Sahara Unveiled: A Journey Across the Desert”, p.18, Vintage

You may also like:

Frances Wright
Writer
John Boyd Orr
Doctor
Josiah Warren
Author
Major Owens
New York State Senator
Richard Carlile
Richard Owen
Robert Owen
Social activist
Sarah T. Bolton
Poet
Thomas Jefferson
3rd U.S. President