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Quote: Rumi Your hand opens and closes, opens and closes. If it were always a fist or always stretched open, you would be paralysed. Your deepest presence is in every small contracting and expanding, the two as beautifully balanced and coordinated as birds' wings. Rumi
Quote: Malcolm X You don't have a peaceful revolution. You don't have a turn-the-cheek revolution. There's no such thing as a nonviolent revolution. Malcolm X
Quote: Stephen Hawking The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired. Stephen Hawking
Quote: Maya Angelou I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me. Maya Angelou
Quote: Voltaire Such is the feebleness of humanity, such is its perversity, that doubtless it is better for it to be subject to all possible superstitions, as long as they are not murderous, than to live without religion. Voltaire
Quote: Winston Churchill Danger: if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never! Winston Churchill
Quote: Anthony Bourdain Chefs are fond of hyperbole, so they can certainly talk that way. But on the whole, I think they probably have a more open mind than most people. Anthony Bourdain
Quote: Aristotle Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives â choice, not chance, determines your destiny. Aristotle
Quote: John Muir How terribly downright must be the utterances of storms and earthquakes to those accustomed to the soft hypocrisies of society. John Muir
Quote: Marcus Aurelius Pain too is just a scary mask: look under it and you will see. The body sometimes suffers, but relief is never far behind. And if that isnât good enough for you, the door stands open; otherwise put up with it. The door needs to stay open whatever the circumstances, with the result that our problems disappear. Marcus Aurelius
Quote: Paul Hawken Leadership We're trained to see the world in terms of charismatic organizations and charismatic people. That's who we look to for leadership and change, for transformation. We're awaiting the next J.F.K., the next Martin Luther King, the next Gandhi, the next Nelson Mandela. Paul Hawken Leadership
Quote: Klaus Schwab Leadership It was a hallmark of Nelson Mandela's leadership that being open to change made him appear not weaker, but even stronger. Klaus Schwab Leadership
Quote: Jack Canfield Change One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson Mandela in South Africa are examples of people standing up with courage and non-violence to bring about needed changes. Jack Canfield Change
Quote: Slavoj Zizek Sad What if the Soviet intervention was a blessing in disguise? It saved the myth that if the Soviets were not to intervene, there would have been some flowering authentic democratic socialism and so on. I'm a little bit more of a pessimist there. I think that the Soviets - it's a very sad lesson - by their intervention, saved the myth. Slavoj Zizek Sad
Quote: Jackson Browne Birthday As far as those kinds of things, I also played at the concert to call for the release of Nelson Mandela when he was a political prisoner in South Africa. We were celebrating his 70th birthday and calling for his release. Jackson Browne Birthday
Quote: Bono Leadership Mandela's heroism is the heroism of a man who suffered so badly for what he thought of as freedom. And yet when he had the upper hand he has this incredible self-control and these incredible leadership qualities. Bono Leadership
Quote: Gro Harlem Brundtland Change Intervention for the prevention and control of osteoporosis should comprise a combination of legislative action, educational measures, health service activities, media coverage, and individual counselling to initiate changes in behaviour. Gro Harlem Brundtland Change
Quote: Bernice King Leadership Nelson Mandela, a better man, not a bitter man, made our world a better place in which to live. His life and leadership exemplify the highest courage, dignity, and dedication to human liberation. Bernice King Leadership