“There is not only a physical deafness which largely cuts people off from social life; there is also a “hardness of hearing” where God is concerned.” – Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
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“To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.” – Soren Kierkegaard
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Women accounted for a record 22% of legislators worldwide last year, according to the Interparliamentary Union.
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“The urge to destroy is also a creative urge.” – Pablo Picasso
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“Dreams are thought forms awaiting our action in order to blossom, in need of our life support to bear good fruit; they are babies craving nothing more than our utterly undivided attention. Dreams wither in the absence of our complete devotion”
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“The beginnings of all things are small” – Cicero
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China has surpassed Mexico as the largest source of new U.S. immigrants. China was the country of origin for 147,000 immigrants in 2013, compared with Mexico at 125,000, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau study.
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