(62 quotes found)
“There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet." There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet.”
Contributed by: Dan Hansen
William Frederick Halsey
“We must combine the toughness of the serpent and the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart.”
Contributed by: George Lewis
Martin Luther King
“When you have children, you hope they don't do the same things that we did when we were young...and if they do, you hope that they are as lucky as we were.”
Edward G. Biester
“Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
“Arthur Ashe Jr. is a true Virginia hero, and he belongs here,”
Arthur Ashe
“We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.”
“Do not seek the because - in love there is no because, no reason, no explanation, no solutions.”
Anais Nin
“Make no mistake about it. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a Hero of freedom. He is a Hero of justice and equality. He is Hero of peace. He is a Hero against racism, discrimination, hatred, and oppression. It is a cruel act for someone to hijack Dr. King’s legacy for purposes that run counter to everything King stood for. It is unethical, immoral, and deceptive.”
Jonathan Chen
“Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart”
Eleanor Roosevelt
“Sent from my IBM PC Jr”
Roger Kibbe