Quotes
Authors
Parker J. Palmer

"Letâ€™s not forget that American democracy started with â€˜We the Peopleâ€™ agreeing to work hard to create â€˜a more perfect union.â€™ Weâ€™ve lost the idea that politics begins at home with what happens in families, in neighborhoods, in classrooms, in congregations. We called this democracy into being â€“ and if we want to call this democracy back to its highest values, itâ€™s got to be the us doing that calling. Thatâ€™s not going to happen if â€˜We the Peopleâ€™ donâ€™t know how to talk to one another with civility and hold our differences in a creative, life-giving way."

-- Parker J. Palmer

#Home Quotes #Hard Work Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“When the Cambrian measures were forming, They promised perpetual peace. They swore, if we gave Them our weapons, that the wars of the tribes would cease. But when we disarmed They sold us, and delivered us, bound, to our foe, And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "Stick to the Devil you know."”
“Conscious means "having an awareness of one's inner and outer worlds; mentally perceptive, awake, mindful." So "conscious business" might mean, engaging in an occupation, work, or trade in a mindful, awake fashion. This implies, of course, that many people do not do so. In my experience, that is often the case. So I would definitely be in favor of conscious business; or conscious anything, for that matter.”
“Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God's honor. But they do not lose courage when men fail.”
“I trimmed my lamp, consumed the midnight oil.”
“What's most striking is that the world as a whole has made remarkable progress against hunger, poverty and disease. I believe in God, and I see that hundreds of millions of people have escaped from poverty in places like Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Brazil and Britain. That's why, for me, it makes sense that this is God moving in our history.”

Source : Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
“The debate was wearing me out. Once you've posed that question, it won't go away. I think many people kill themselves simply to stop the debate about whether they will or they won't. Anything I thought or did was immediately drawn into the debate. Made a stupid remark--why not kill myself? Missed the bus--better put an end to it all. Even the good got in there. I liked that movie--maybe I shouldn't kill myself.”

Source : Susanna Kaysen (2013). “Girl, Interrupted”, p.36, Vintage
“Pride is the rope God allows us all.”

Source : Leif Enger (2001). “Peace Like a River”, p.89, Atlantic Monthly Press
“There have been people I've warmed to over the years but, as the situation I'm in is so fleeting and transient, I've always known it's going to be over kind of real quick.”

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