In the end anti-black, anti-female, and all forms of discrimination are equivalent to the same thing: anti-humanism.
sometimes knowing when to give up is the real test of character. . . -annabelle granger
You can't do extraordinary things in the world if you're spending time criticizing others because they don't look or behave the way you think they should.
I finally figured out that not every crisis can be managed. As much as we want to keep ourselves safe, we can't protect ourselves from everything. If we want to embrace life, we also have to embrace chaos.
ignore the pain, play through it.
Anything worth having is worth fighting for.
Something snapped inside her. “Of course I’m afraid! Relationships do bad things to me. ” He started to respond, but the pain had gone on long enough, and she didn’t want to hear it. “You know what I want? I want peace. I want a good job and a decent place to live. I want to read books and listen to music and have time to make some female friendships that are going to last. When I wake up in the morning, I want to know that I have a decent shot at being happy. And here’s what’s really sad. Until I met you, I was almost there.
The function of education is to help you from childhood not to imitate anybody, but be yourself all the time.
The way humanity manages or mismanages its nature-based assets, including pollinators, will in part define our collective future in the 21st century.
One may not condemn a man for succeeding financially because he knows how. Neither may one with justice take away for a man what he has fairly earned, to give to men of less ability.
Detachment does not mean non-involvement. You can be deeply involved but not entangled.