Plenty of kind, decent, caring people have no religious beliefs, and they act out of the goodness of their hearts. Conversely, plenty of people who profess to be religious, even those who worship regularly, show no particular interest in the world beyond themselves.
–John Danforth, priest, ambassador, senator (b. 1936)
Take a moment today, on Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday to remember the dream.
A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan. -MLK
An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. -MLK
Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent. -MLK
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. -MLK
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. -MLK
The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous. –Shana Alexander
It’s not having what you want
It’s wanting what you’ve got.
Sheryl Crow, Soak Up The Sun
The Curious Autodidact 
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