Albert Pike Quote – Done for Others
“What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” – Albert Pike
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William James Quote – Afraid To Be Poor
“We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. If he does not join the general scramble and pant with the moneymaking street, we deem him spiritless and lacking in ambition. We have lost the power even of imagining what the ancient idealization of […]
Read moreRobert Green Ingersoll Quote – Tolerance
“Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.” – Robert Green Ingersoll
Read moreMahatma Gandhi Quote – Human Need
There is enough in the world for human need, but not human greed.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Read morePaula Ross quote – Pay the price
“Privilege, almost by definition, requires that someone pay the price for its enjoyment.” – Paula Ross
Read moreWilma Mankiller Quote – Today’s Stereotypes
“Contrary to today’s stereotypes, racists do not always chew tobacco and drive pickup trucks with gun racks. They wear silk shirts, treat women as possessions, and talk about human rights at cocktail parties far from communities of people of color. The men in pickup trucks are just as likely to be warm and caring as the high-minded liberals are to […]
Read moreTaylor Swift Quote – People Throw Rocks At Things That Shine
“People throw rocks at things that shine.” – Taylor Swift
Read moreLance Crouther Quote – Stereotype
“There’s a stereotype that black people are lazy. I don’t know if that’s true, but I know white people went all the way to Africa to get out of doing work.” – Lance Crouther
Read moreC.S. Lewis Quote – Make Him Happy
“Nearly all that we call human history — money, poverty, ambition, war, prostitution, classes, empires, slavery — [is] the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.” – C.S. Lewis
Read moreJohn Stuart Mill Quote – Eccentricity In A Society
“The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained.” – John Stuart Mill
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