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THE FALLOUT THEORY

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Haling from the sleepy hills of Malvern, Worcestershire UK are The Fallout Theory. Formed just over 4 years ago they have been perfecting their own brand of dark, melodic, pop punk that seems to grasp anyone who listens. The Fallout Theory has the kind of addictive groove that you don’t find in many UK punk bands anymore. Dark, melodic choruses and driving guitars draw you in and make you feel like this music is the only thing that really matters!

Their debut album “So Happy You’re Not Here” was released in late 2005 throughout UK, Europe and Japan. Won a place on the 2005 Taste Of Chaos Tour in which they shared the stage with the likes of Funeral For Friend, The Used, Killswitch Engage, Story of the year and many more. Work on the follow up album is complete and awaiting release.

As well as perfecting their Melodic blasts of power The Fallout Theory, with an average age of 21, have spent nearly every waking day playing all over the UK and are now set to take their formidable live show further a field.

The Fallout Theory - Don't Show Up Perfect

The Fallout Theory - Your Favourite Goodnight

Out of the Blue

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Michael Deneau lead vocals and rhythm guitar: He picked up the guitar at age five and has been playing ever since, He has been writing and performing his own songs for many years, His lead vocals are reminiscent of Clapton; his early influences were Elvis, Willie Nelson, Santana and Led Zeppelin to name only a few. His passion for music only slightly outweighs his versatility and sheer talent. He composed the melodies and wrote the lyrics for the debut self titled release “Out of the Blue” Then the Band improved them…

Bass player Don DeGroft, who was born and raised in Pittsburgh, California, and began playing guitar in his twenties. Later on, he switched to bass guitar as a result of sibling pressure and was influenced by such blues greats as Ray Charles and others. Don has played with Mike for several years, and is one of the most talented bass players in the north state.

Drummer Jimmy Pryor influences include Stewart Copeland and The Dave Mathews Band just to name a couple. He has melded effortlessly with this band, lending his own talent, flavor and input for completion and balance.

Ruben Lopez is the lead guitar player, and is one of the hottest lead guitar players in Northern California. He has Santana like style that is filled with rich soul and feeling along with blazing speed and accuracy in each and every note. He attended the Boston Institute of Music for several years before moving to Mount Shasta and playing with the band.

Out of the blue recently wrote and recorded an adaptation from an A cappella song written by Willie Nelson called “A peaceful Solution”. The song itself explores the harsh landscape of war through lyrics and the solo by Ruben Lopez is quite moving. The band Has released this song and is available for purchase on their myspace page now! Their debut self titled release “Out of the Blue” will be available on itunes stores including:

Rhapsody, Napster, Groupie tunes and Amazon MP3 in the early part of 2008.

Out of the Blue has made a pledge to the I.A.V.A.(Iraq Afghanistan veterans of America)To donate the proceeds they receive from the mp3 sale of “A peaceful Solution” as a gesture of appreciation to our brave Men and Women who serve our Nation.

Jean Alain Roussel and THE ONE

Born in Port Louis, Mauritius 1951 - Started to learn piano on the boat from Mauritius to the UK in 1954 with Robert White - Studied paino with Hesther Agate at The Trinity College of Music, London from the age of 7 & cello from the age of 12 - Being the proud owner of very small hands, cannot play Classical Repertoire to seek a career as a Classical Pianist - Turns to Jazz & Blues under the guidance of Jon Hendricks (of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross fame) - Starts playing on people's records in 1969 - Main "production/songwriting influences" Leiber & Stoller, Bacharach & David, Jimmy Webb, Jimmy Page, Cat Stevens.......

Forms "THE ONE" in February 2007 with Thomas Ottogalli - guitar, Bappa Brondy Brondievski - drums, Nicolas Mirande - bass &, as of November 2007, Loran "Boomer" Meynadier - vox, & continues producing, composing & performing.....
Musician (keyboards) , composer, record producer, arranger.... To see Jean's UK/US recording history, go to ..."www.allmusicguide.com" (a "USA Recording Industry-controlled" site).... & type in "Jean Roussel"...in the Artists category

Discography ~ 1980 to 2007....

1980 "In Love" Cheryl Lynn Synthesizers, Arranger, Keyboards

1981 "Ghost in the Machine" The Police Keyboards, Arranger ("Every Little Thing...")

1982 "White Heat" Dusty Springfield Synthesizers, Piano, Composer

1983 "Adrian" Buzy Producer, Arranger, Musical Director, Conductor, Keyboards, Composer

1983 "La Belle & La Bête" Christiane Robichaud & La Belle & La Bête Producer, Arranger, Musical Director, Conductor, Keyboards, Composer

1983 "Insomnie" Buzy Producer, Arranger, Musical Director, Conductor, Keyboards

1983 "Mes Photos Couleur" Jeane Manson Producer, Arranger, Musical Director, Conductor, Keyboards

1983 "Robert Charlebois (aka Je T'aime Comme un Fou)" Robert Charlebois Arranger, Keyboards, Producer

1984 "Mask" Roger Glover ("Deep Purple") Keyboards, Group Member

1984 "Legend" Bob Marley & The Wailers "No Woman No Cry", "Natty Dread" Hammond Organ, Keyboards, Arranger

1984 "Aime Moi" Julein Clerc Composer

1985 "Preferences" Julein Clerc Composer , Arranger, Keyboards

1986 "Every Breath You Take: The Singles" The Police Keyboards, Arranger ("Every Little Thing...")

1987 "Classics, Vol. 24" Cat Stevens Keyboards, Hammond Organ, String Arrangements, Brass Arrangements

1987 "Incognito" Greatest Hits Celine Dion *Producer, Arranger, Composer, Conducter, Engineer, Keyboards

1987 "Les Aventures à l'Eau" Julein Clerc Composer

1988 "Serious Business" Brian Greenway Keyboards, Arranger

1991 "Charlebois, Vol. 1" Robert Charlebois Arranger, Keyboards

1992 "Sweet Dreams: The Anthology" Roy Buchanan Producer, Keyboards

1992 "Troubadour: The Definitive Collection"

1992 "Demis Roussos" Demis Roussos Producer, Keyboards, Arranger, Composer

1993 "Message In A Box" The Police Keyboards, Arranger ("Every Little Thing...")

1994 "1964-1976 Donovan Classics" Donovan Clavinet, Keyboards

1995 "Every Breath You Take: The Classics" The Police Keyboards, Arranger ("Every Little Thing...")

1996 "Best of Jeane Manson: Une Americaine a Paris" Jeane Manson Producer, Arranger, Keyboards

1996 "Numbers/Izitso/Back to Earth [Box]" Cat Stevens *Producer, Multi Instruments, String Arrangements, Brass Arrangement

1996 "Simple Songs" Tim Hardin Organ, Piano

1997 "The Very Best Of Sting & The Police" Sting & The Police Keyboards, Arranger ("Every Little Thing...")

1998 "Don Everly/Sunset Towers" Don Everly Synthesizer, Keyboards

1999 "Jeane Manson" Jeane Manson Producer, Arranger, Director, Engineer, Keyboards

2000 "No More Sad Refrains: The Anthology" Sandy Denny Keyboards

2000 "Vis Ta Vie" Jeane Manson Producer, Arranger, Director, Engineer, Keyboards, Musical Direction, Digital Layout

2001 "On the Road to Find Out" Cat Stevens Keyboards, String Arrangements, Bass Arrangement

2002 "Best of Both Worlds: The Robert Palmer Anthology" Robert Palmer Keyboards, Clavinet

2003 "Best of Paul Kossoff" Paul Kossoff Producer

2004 "Boxful of Treasures" Sandy Denny Keyboards

2004 "Cosmic Wheels/Essence to Essence" Donovan Clavinet

2004 "Majikat: Earth Tour 1976 [DVD]" Cat Stevens Organ, Synthesizer, Piano (Electric), Clavinet

2004 "Majikat: Earth Tour 1976 Cat Stevens" Organ, Synthesizer, Piano (Electric), Clavinet

2005 "Bewitched: Music From The Motion Picture" Various Artists The Police ("Every Little Thing..."), Keyboards, Arranger

2005 "Gold" Cat Stevens Keyboards, String Arrangements, Brass Arrangement

2005 "Naked" Benjamin Zephaniah Composer, Synths, co-Arranger, Keyboards

2005 "On Ne Change Pas" Greatest Hits Celine Dion Producer, Arranger, Composer, Conducter, Engineer, Keyboards

2005 "Majikat: Earth Tour 1976 [Special Edition DVD]" Cat Stevens Organ, Synthesizer, Piano (Electric), Clavinet

2006 "Cat Stevens Box Set" Cat Stevens Keyboards, String Arrangements, Brass Arrangement

2006 "An Other Cup [Deluxe Edition]" Yusuf Islam Vox Organ, Keyboards

2007 "Simple Songs of Freedom: The Tim Hardin Collection" Tim Hardin Organ, Piano

2007 "Morningside" Danny McBride Piano

2007 "Catherine Simoni - Home To Me" Catherine Simoni (Prod. Peter Todd) Engineer, Arranger, Keyboards

2007 "The Magician" Sonny Diamond *Producer, Composer, Arranger, Engineer, Keyboards, Bass, Conductor

2007 "de Rosa" de Rosa Keyboards, Composer

2007 "Tribute To Roy Buchanan" Fred Chapellier Producer, Keyboards, Composer

2007 "The Authenic Breno Brown" Breno Brown Producer, Composer, Arranger, Keyboards

2007 "The One" The One Producer, Composer, Arranger, Keyboards

SOUL BOMB

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Soul Bomb is a hard rocking 4-member project from Gatineau, Canada that creates a strong and unique blend of heavy Electronica infused Rock. The members are Ian Bouchard (vocals, lead guitar), Math Menard (bass, back vocals), Jack MacGregor (drums, back vocals) and Paul Lafrenière a.k.a Laffy (lead guitar)

The band Soul Bomb, first came alive in January 2006 when 3 friends got together to create a unique sounding project. Math Menard (bass, back vocals) and former drummer, S.B liked some of Ian's pre-recorded compositions so much that the band decided to re-work and re-record the tracks using a different approach. Two new songs “Broken Down Angel" and "Got To Get Away" were also created out of inspiration and recorded.

A year later, 10 songs were recorded, an album was ready to be launched and venues were waiting to be rocked!

In October 2007, after former drummer S.B was dismissed from the band, Jack MacGregor became the band’s new drummer. Also, in January 2008, Laffy joined Soul Bomb to become a permanent member.

The band's dream is to tour the world, play music and perform for the rest of their lives.

MAMADOU

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Led by the irresistible energy of master West African rhythm guitarist and drummer Mamadou Diop, MAMADOU presents a world-class cultural experience. The sound is a guitar and drum led groove that includes the rhythms of high-life, juju, rumba, samba, salsa, and reggae blended with authentic Senegalese ethnic rhythms. Though MAMADOU's songs are sung in several languages, the language of music is universal and every audience they perform for instantly understands and reacts with joyous dance.

World Beat travels from West Africa to the Czech Republic to the United States, meeting in Boston, MA for an eclectic blend of exotic rhythms and powerful percussion jams that will set your feet and spirit dancing! Weaving together diverse musical traditions with the powerful rhythms of West Africa, the unique and high energy music of MAMADOU sets feet and spirits dancing. The band performs original music based on authentic African rhythms and arrangements, composed by Mamadou Diop of Dakar, Sénégal, who takes these fundamental African rhythms and layers them throughout his music.At the heart of MAMADOU's music is the drum. Powerful are the rhythms of Sénégal, making a connection with the soul of each listener. Each musician is given command of separate, offset rhythms, making this music among the most danceable around. Sung in Wolof (Mamadou Diop's native language), French, and English, the songs speak of the importance of love, friendship, and spirit; all in a manner that transcends language and cultural barriers. MAMADOU has been enthusiastically received by club and festival audiences who welcome the opportunity to experience their joyful combination of musical genres.

SHILO

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If it isn't country, and country with a bite, it isn't Shilo.
Established in 1997, Shilo has performed at venues all over the Midwest. Shilo has shared the stage with many well known Country Music Artists; Toby Keith, Gary Alan, Charlie Daniels, Jack Ingram, Diamond Rio, Phil Vasar, Lee Greenwood, Lee Ann Womack, Joe Nichols and many more. Shilo prides themselves on their live show, and keeps one of the busiest schedules of any regional country act, playing as many as 100 shows a year.

Shilo has signed a recording contract with Clear Diamond Records, and are set to release two singles very soon to country radio. Shilo is booked over a year in advance. A must see band! Fiddler player, Doug Chopson Jr. and lead singer, Bryan Brager have an up close and personal style. These two can often be found not only in the audience, but on the tables, and who knows we might even catch them swinging in on a rope!

Shilo is the perfect six piece blend of Guitar, Fiddle, Mandolin, Steel Guitar, Bass and Drums. They have enjoyed playing the songs of the country music legends; Hank Williams Sr., Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Hank JR just to name a few. Shilo admires the styles of many southern rock bands, including Skynyrd and great artists like Travis Tritt. Combine all of this and you'll begin to understand what thousands in the Midwest have termed "Being Shiloized".

Members include:Bryan Brager: Lead Vocals/Guitar.Mike Stoner: Lead Guitar/Vocals.Travis Gow: Fiddle/Guitar/Mandolin/Vocals.Doug Chopson Jr.: Drums.

NICK STERLING

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Nick Sterling has performed over 500 shows. He has opened for, and performed along with, many national acts including: Aerosmith, Kid Rock, Cheap Trick, Eric Johnson, Peter Frampton, Steve Vai, Gavin Degraw, Bachman-Tunner-Overdrive, Joe Satriani, Cinderella, Buckcherry, Army of Anyone (Stone Temple Pilots & Filter), The Black Crowes, The Doobie Brothers, Blues Traveler, Lit, Live, Tesla, Gov’t Mule, Neal Schon of Journey, Vinnie Appice of Black Sabbath, Kenny Wayne Shepphard, Alice Cooper, and many others.

In 2006 Nick moved on to performing stadium shows and appeared with such acts as Buckcherry, Eric Johnson, and Army of Anyone (Stone Temple Pilots & Filter) as well as an unforgettable performance at the 2006 Lake Havasu Rockfest where Nick headlined the main stage along side The Black Crowes, Buckcherry, Lit, Live, Cheap Trick, The Doobie Brothers, Gov’t Mule and Blues Traveler. In 2007 Nick began work on his 3rd album. This time trying his had at co-writing, for a few songs, with some of today’s biggest songwriters. Including Trey Bruce and Matthew Gerrard. "Nick is currently in pre-production for his 3rd album and recording will start in early 2008 with a legendary producer".

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Nick Sterling - The Sky Is Crying

Nick Sterling - Sonic Laundry

THE NEW RASCALS featuring: GENE CORNISH & DINO DANELLI

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Some of the New Rascals songs include "People Got To Be Free, and Groovin' and Good Lovin'. The band features Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Dino Danelli on drums and Gene Cornish, guitarist and original founding member of the Rascals (a.k.a. the Young Rascals) "Paragons of blue-eyed soul—that is, soul and R&B music by white performers. Other well-known purveyors include the Righteous Brothers, Steve Winwood, Van Morrison and Joe Cocker. However, no one among them had more commercial clout in the Sixties than the Rascals." Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The band also includes former Vanilla Fudge B-3 organist & lead singer Bill Pascali and original Tom Petty bassist Charlie Souza.

Sixties Hit-Makers Young Rascals Carry on as the New Rascals.

"The Young Rascals were one of the most productive good time bands of the late '60s and early '70s. Car radios across the nation tuned into a stream of hits like Good Love, Groovin' (on a Sunday Afternoon), and many more. The band was co-founded by Gene Cornish, with mentoring by Joey D (with the Starlighters). The band has many gold records and platinum albums. The band continues to enjoy popularity from the marketing world, as advertisers have found that adding a Rascals song to a commercial enhances a product's appeal. And since the royalties keep streaming in, this band would never have to work again, if they rested on their laurels.

Once you have made it to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, your fans will never let you down. And if you have sold your soul for rock and roll, you can never let your fans down. Gene Cornish, along with Drummer Dino Danelli, continue to tour as the The New Rascals. These two founders have added Bill Pasceli and Charlie Souza to round out the foursome and faithfully re-create the Rascals sound. Bill spent a few years with the Vanilla Fudge and Charlie laid down the Bass with Tom Petty's original Band.

I recently caught the band performing in Largo, Florida on a warm-up performance for their national tour, the band rocks. The performance was not promoted, and so the fans who showed up could hardly believe that this really was the Young Rascals, and not some plastic cover band. The set included - I've been Lonely to Long, Mustang Sally, Midnight Hour, You'd Better Run, A Girl Like You, and others. Guitarist Gene Cornish was all too willing to share love with his audience which gave the concert the feel of a high school reunion among life-long friends. In the audience, was fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Joey D, who started off as Gene's first boss in the music business. A fan in his sixties showed up wearing a Rascals tee shirt that he has cherished since the 1989 national tour. A husband and wife brought their 1970 vintage record album to be autographed by band members. Grandmothers and granddaughters danced together in the aisles. Groovin'? You betcha."

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The New Rascals - Live

MELBA MOORE

"I'm Still here," written and produced by Shirley Murdock and her husband Dale Degrot, and several top notch songwriters promises to be worth the 10 year wait, and an awesome musical testimony of her trials and triumphant return to the elite inner circle of the artistic elements of this universe.

"Sweet Songs of the Soul," her two act one-woman play with music has been touted by critics as "Brilliant," "Authentic," "Inspiring," "Poignant," as well as proof that not only can she sing anything from "Gospel" to "Opera," but that she is absolutely gifted as a storyteller; literally mesmerizing her audiences!

She began her career in the ground breaking musical "Hair," where she originated the role of Dionne. During her 18 months in the show, she eventually replaced Dianne Keaton; becoming the first black actress to replace a white actress is a lead role on Broadway.

Her credits include "The Melba Moore / Clifton Davis Show," the mini-series "Ellis Island," R & B and POP hits "This Is It," "You Stepped Into My Life," and her Grammy nominated signature "song, "Lean On Me."

Directly on the heels of "Hair," came the role of Lutiebelle Gussiemae Jenkins, the innocent southern domestic who falls in love with a fast-talking preacher, in the long running musical, "Purlie," the role which launched her successful TV and recording career.Her show-stopping performance in "Purlie," won Melba the Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress In A Musical, again making her the first black actress to do so.

In 1996 history repeated itself the third time when Melba took over the role of "Fantine" in the Broadway musical "Les Miserables." She was the first Black actress to step into the leading role in that milestone Broadway musical.Ms. Moore is deeply spiritual, seeking daily wisdom from the Bible. She is an ardent advocate for the rights of children resulting in her "Melba Moore Foundation for Abused & Neglected Children."

This multifaceted artist / philanthropist is always reaching deeper, pressing harder, ever challenging herself; keeping her audience on the edge of their seats, knowing that whatever happens next will be at least, as exciting as what happened before.

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Melba Moore - God Bless The Child - Live

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~Poetry~

Thanks to: Justin Blackburn Author of "It's Hard To Get There When You Are Already There" available on amazon.com (A wonderful book, a great book to start the new year!)

Miracles And Birdbaths
The wind blows for us; let's let it!
Let's take everything we can't think of
Let's direct it straight into the pure absolute wind.
Let's a hug a tree like a child hugs their father.
Let's feel the heartbeat of the earth.
Let's believe in miracles and birdbaths
As love believes in the absolute purity of wonder.
Let's love each other!
Let's listen for God and his easy silence,
So we can enjoy it.
Let's understand the people and their mystic violence,
So we can avoid it.
Let's smell flowers!
Flowers are a miracle of love
And we are miracles of God.
So let's smell flowers and give them to God.
Let's know each other, let's help the little ones.
Let the little ones sleep outside with you.
Let the little ones ponder themselves to heaven.
Let the little ones love you till they feel free.
Let the little light shine and skip and play.
The sun shines for us,
Go outside, smile, figure it out.
If it feels overwhelming
Have the wind blow away your doubt.

Thanks to Delalunas (JV) for the following.Psyche's Mirror
Walking through the streets of my mind, the atmosphere swirled around me, encompassing all sides and encircling its own sequence. Landscapes shifted from
cities and concrete, to planets and oceans - swiftly and slowly. Sounds traveled so frequently that all became silent and suddenly I stood still, in amazement and awe.
All that existed with me continued on paths of motion - people and places, men and women, children, creatures and creations - angels and demons, battles and birthdays - all traveling in various linear-like directions.
Yet there before me, twirling in one place, in one moment, round and round - you danced in peace.
Your presence, so brilliant, caused me to squint my eyes in blinding radiance. Vaguely, through your beams - penetrating into the windows of my temple - I witnessed you weave a way toward me, in flashes - through darkness, illumination and mystery.
Now, as if we are the fire of a candle's flame, you and I ablaze tranquil and bright in the center, with blissful combustion and incessant infernos flowing around us, through us - rising and flickering - breathing in and out the oxygen of life.
Filling discernment with the essence of your being, I feel your hands gently embrace my face.
You whisper unhurriedly, "When a shadow is observed within, remember - your eyes must be open to be filled with light."
My eyes open wide - locked into your divine gaze.
You wrap your presence around me and quietly sing:
"For you, I will be by your side - through turmoil and God's soil - through the opaque and obscure.
"For you, I will share knowledge taught not in schools, but in the lines and crevices of your being.
"For you, I will build shields, and also break them.
"For you, I will turn away from everything - to embrace all that is.
"For you, I will be a sound beyond the creation of music - one that will sing to you all that exists beyond love, lovers and beloved …
"For you, I will sow seeds - and when I send rains, know that it is only to water our garden; so that it may mature through a veil above and below - and continue to grow freely every which way there is.
"For you, I will step out of every character in our story - so that you can enter each life and feel whole - so that you may too feel the wholeness of emptiness, the non-existence of existence and all vice versa."
"There will be men that bow to one another - And though many men bow before me - I will be on my knees, bowing to beings of a countless and indefinable existence; I will bow to each and every, together. I will bow to you.
"I will travel a thousand journeys, again and again - beginning at the destination and embarking backwards through time, until the next age I choose to remain, it will be awake with you there by my side - where you too can see clearly who I am.
"I will fly through the air and lower my wings to tread the waters which you drown.
"I will rise to the skies and fall, over and over, like a feather swaying in a moment still, to walk on the land your heart beats on.
"And when I see you, in the mirror before my eyes - with mind, body and soul -
Blink with me, feel the eternal bliss of this conscious moment, here and now … "

Heroes:

~PEACE Quotes~

Let the Strong Help the Weak Survive
Much Love to: WINDFEATHER -We are All Connected-
Frankiln Roosevelt

The motto of war is: "Let the strong survive; let the weak die." The motto of peace is: "Let the strong help the weak to survive."
--Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Mother Theresa

"We don't need bombs and guns to destroy, to bring peace - just get "together, love one another, bring that peace, that joy, that strength of presence of each other in the home. And we will be able to overcome all the evil that is in the world."
-- Mother Teresa
"Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love and once we begin to love each other naturally we want to do something."
-- Mother Teresa
Hafsat Abiola

"Peace comes from being able to contribute the best that we have, and all that we are, toward creating a world that supports everyone. But it is also securing the space for others to contribute the best that they have and all that they are."
--Hafsat Abiola
Jane Addams

"Social advance depends as much upon the process through which it is secured as upon the result itself."
-- Jane Addams
Wendell Berry

"To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival."
-- Wendell Berry
Bono

When the story of these times gets written, we want it to say that we did all we could, and it was more than anyone could have imagined.
-- Bono
Elise Boulding

There is no time left for anything but to make peace work a dimension of our every waking activity.
-- Elise Boulding
Pearl S. Buck

"You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings."
-- Pearl S. Buck
Jimmy Carter

"A simple and proper function of government is just to make it easy for us to do good and difficult for us to do wrong."
-- Jimmy Carter
Carrie Chapman Catt

To the wrongs that need resistance, To the right that needs assistance, To the future in the distance, Give yourselves.
-- Carrie Chapman Catt
When a just cause reaches its flood tide - whatever stands in the way must fall before its overwhelming power
-- Carrie Chapman Catt
Service to a just cause rewards the worker with more real happiness and satisfaction than any other venture of life.
-- Carrie Chapman Catt
Harry Chapin

"Our lives are to be used and thus to be lived as fully as possible, and truly it seems that we are never so alive as when we concern ourselves with other people."
-- Harry Chapin
Shirley Chisholm

Service is the rent you pay for room on this earth.
-- Shirley Chisholm
"Most Americans have never seen the ignorance, degradation, hunger, sickness, and futility in which many other Americans live...They won't become involved in economic or political change until something brings the seriousness of the situation home to them."
-- Shirley Chisholm
The Dalai Lama

"It is our collective and individual responsibility to protect and nurture the global family, to support its weaker members and to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live."
-- The Dalai Lama
"I believe that to meet the challenge of our times, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. We must all learn to work not just for our own self, family, or nation but for the benefit of all humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace, the equitable use of natural resources, and through concern for future generations, the proper care of the environment."
-- The Dalai Lama
"We have a responsibility to look after our planet. It is our only home."
-- The Dalai Lama
"I believe that individuals can make a difference in society. Since periods of change such as the present one come so rarely in human history, it is up to each of us to make the best use of our time to help create a happier world."
-- The Dalai Lama
Euguene V. Debs

"Yes, I am my brother's keeper. I am under a moral obligation to him that is inspired, not by any maudlin sentimentality but by the higher duty I owe myself. What would you think me if I were capable of seating myself at a table and gorging myself with food and saw about me the children of my fellow beings starving to death. "
-- Euguene V. Debs
"It is when you have done your work honestly, when you have contributed your share to the common fund that you begin to live."
-- Euguene V. Debs
Marian Wright Edelman

"You can achieve much in life if you don't mind doing the work and giving someone else the credit."
-- Marian Wright Edelman
Albert Einstein

"A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depends on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the measure as I have received and am still receiving."
-- Albert Einstein
"Only a life lived for others is worth living."
-- Albert Einstein
Ralph Waldo Emerson

"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Saint Francis of Assisi

"Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace! Where there is hatred let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon."
-- Saint Francis of Assisi
Mohandas Gandhi

"Be the change you want to see in the world."
-- Mohandas Gandhi
"If one does not practice nonviolence in one's own personal relations with others and hopes to use it in bigger affairs, one is vastly mistaken."
-- Mohandas Gandhi
"The future depends on what we do in the present."
-- Mohandas Gandhi
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
-- Mohandas Gandhi
Thich Nhat Hanh (b. 1926)

"Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment."
-- Thich Nhat Hanh (b. 1926)
"We often think of peace as the absence of war; that if the powerful countries would reduce their arsenals, we could have peace. But if we look deeply into the weapons, we see our own minds - our prejudices, fears, and ignorance. Even if we transported all the bombs to the moon, the roots of war and the reasons for bombs would still be here, in our hearts and minds, and sooner or later we would make new bombs. Seek to become more aware of what causes anger and separation, and what overcomes them. Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully."
-- Thich Nhat Hanh (b. 1926)
Robert G. Ingersoll

"This is my creed: Happiness is the only good; reason the only torch; justice the only worship, humanity the only religion, and love the only priest."
--Robert G. Ingersoll
Jesse Jackson

"I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet."
-- Jesse Jackson
Thomas Jefferson

"Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you and act accordingly."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"Every human beings feels pleasure in doing good to another."
-- Thomas Jefferson
Helen Keller

"I find life an exciting business and most exciting when it is lived for others."
-- Helen Keller
John F. Kennedy, 1961

"And when at some future date the high court of history sits in judgment on each of us, recording whether in our brief span of service we fulfilled our responsibilities to the state, our success or failure, in whatever office we hold, will be measured by the answers to four questions: First, were we truly men of courage... Second, were we truly men of judgment... Third, were we truly men of integrity... Finally, were we truly men of dedication??"
-- John F. Kennedy, 1961
Robert F. Kennedy

"Some people see things as they are and say 'why', I look at things that never were and say 'why not'."
-- Robert F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others?"
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood."
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Cowardice asks the question: is it safe? Expediency asks the question: is it politic? Vanity asks the question: is it popular? But conscience asks the question: is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe,
nor politic, nor popular- but one must take it simply because it is right."
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The time is always right to do what is right."
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Abraham Lincoln

"That we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just."
-- Abraham Lincoln
"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds."
-- Abraham Lincoln
Thurgood Marshall

?None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody - a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns - bent down and helped us pick up our boots.?
-- Thurgood Marshall
George McGovern

"So, I think that?s the centerpiece of morality: Don?t lie. But to do that, you have to go a step further and find out what the truth is. You know, it?s easy to say, ?I?ll never tell a lie.? But if you say, ?I?m going to speak the truth,? you?re going to have to work damn hard to find out what the truth is. The next thing is just plain, old, simple kindness: to other people, to your family. Love for other people. I think that?s another very important part of morality, being genuinely compassionate and concerned about the feelings and well being of other people, especially those that depend on you directly."
-- George McGovern
Thomas Paine

My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
-- Thomas Paine
Will Rogers

Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.
-- Will Rogers
E.F. Schumacher

We must do what we conceive to be the right thing, and not bother our heads or burden our souls with whether we are going to be successful. Because if we don't do the right thing, we'll be doing the wrong thing, and we will just be part of the disease, and not a part of the cure.
-- E.F. Schumacher
Albert Schweitzer

"A man can do only what a man can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day."
-- Albert Schweitzer
"The purpose of human life is to serve and show compassion and the will to help others."
-- Albert Schweitzer
Pierre Teilhard De Chardin

"It is our duty as men and women to proceed as though the limits of our abilities do not exist."
-- Pierre Teilhard De Chardin
"The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one's self to others."
-- Pierre Teilhard De Chardin
"The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility."
-- Pierre Teilhard De Chardin
Leo Tolstoy

?Life is a place of service, and in that service one has to suffer a great deal that is hard to bear, but more often to experience a great deal of joy. But that joy can be real only if people look upon their lives as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.?
-- Leo Tolstoy
Archbishop Desmond Tutu

"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."
--Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Lech Walesa

"The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being."
-- Lech Walesa
Alice Walker

"Activism is the rent I pay for living on this planet."
-- Alice Walker
Booker T. Washington

"In proportion as one renders service he becomes great."
-- Booker T. Washington
Faye Wattleton

"My satisfaction comes from my commitment to advancing a better world."
-- Faye Wattleton
Walt Whitman

"Re-examine all you have been told... Dismiss what insults your Soul"
--Walt Whitman
Betty Williams

"Compassion is more important than intellect in calling forth the love that the work of peace needs, and intuition can often be a far more powerful searchlight than cold reason."
-- Betty Williams
Marianne Williamson

"And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
-- Marianne Williamson