Other people's inspiring words

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

This time I'm providing a link to some beautiful thoughts of a blogger

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Sunday, October 2, 2005

A Warning for Our Times - Martin Niemoller

"In Germany, the Nazis came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I was not a Jew. Then they came for trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 11, 2005

For everything there is a season

Ecclesiastes: For everything there is a season, And a time for every matter under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 28, 2005

Lives of great men all remind us

That we should make our lives sublime And departing leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Let us tell the world - and let us tell it with pride: the empowerment of

women is the empowerment of all humanity! -Boutros Boutros -Ghali, UN Secretary General at the Beijing Conference of women in 1995 Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 23, 2005

If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible

warning. - Catherine Aird Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 30, 2005

Everything is exactly as it is for a reason

A long time ago I learned that everything is exactly as it is for a reason. The crumb is on our table not only to remind us of this morning's cookie, it is there because we have chosen not to remove it. No exceptions. Everything has a reason and the tiniest detail is a clue. Nothing happens without... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 24, 2005

Keep the flame of friendship burning

Never let it die It brings that lasting happiness That money cannot buy Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 9, 2005

If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time but

if you have come because your destiny is bound up with mine, then let us work together Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 27, 2005

I am not afraid of tomorrow for I have seen yesterday and I love today

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