Jamie

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." - Mahatma Ganhdi"One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change." - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
“If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. If you have come to because your liberation is bound up in mine, we can work together.” - Lilla Watson
"Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be."--anon
"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please."
"I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Charity is vertical, so it's humiliating. It goes from the top to the bottom. Solidarity is horizontal. It respects the other and learns from the other. I have a lot to learn from other people." - Eduardo Galeano
“Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.”
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth. Mahatma Gandhi
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." - Marianne Williamson, as written for Nelson Mandela.
"If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity."
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eclectic, random, insightful at times, with high expectations, an idealist, romantic, passionate, social activist, artistic, unpredictable, energetic, friendly. compassionate, loyal, honest, talkative, sincere, sensitive, analytical, reflective, searching for deeper meaning. a student of humanity. a little spastic.