Quotes of Constance Baker Motley

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We knew then what we know now; only exemplary blacks are acceptable.

- Constance Baker Motley

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“ It takes writing a billion bad words before you get to the good ones. ”

- Ray Bradbury

“ You can’t go back and make a new start, but you can start right now and make a brand new ending. ”

- James R. Sherman

“ Drag your thoughts away from your troubles… by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it. ”

- Mark Twain

“ Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know. ”

- Michel de Montaigne

“ One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love. ”

- Sophocles

“ Mythology is not a lie, mythology is poetry, it is metaphorical. It has been well said that mythology is the penultimate truthpenultimate because the ultimate cannot be put into words. It is beyond words. Beyond images, beyond that bounding rim of the Buddhist Wheel of Becoming. Mythology pitches the mind beyond that rim, to what can be known but not told. ”

- Joseph Campbell

“ Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly. ”

- Dalai Lama

“ I held my heart back from positively accepting anything, since I was afraid of another fall, and in this condition of suspense I was being all the more killed. ”

- St. Augustine of Hippo

“ Better to have, and not need, than to need, and not have. ”

- Franz Kafka

“ Love is not a feeling of happiness. Love is a willingness to sacrifice. ”

- Michael Novak

“ Legacy is greater than currency ”

- Gary Vaynerchuk

“ Each of us is an innkeeper who decides if there is room for Jesus! ”

- Neal A. Maxwell

“ I constantly challenge my athletes with workouts that take them to the upper edge of their ability. Like Brett's, my philosophy is that your biggest competitor is yourself. I will never ask the impossible. But I will come close. Those who answer with courage and selfbelief instead of fear and doubt are the ones who realize their dreams. ”

- Siri Lindley

“ If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace. ”

- John Lennon

“ My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it. ”

- Mark Twain

“ No matter what you do in life, make sure your juniors are learning something good from you. ”

- Parul Prashar

“ Those who ignore the rise of evil and depravity in a democracy, grant tacit license of acceptance and draw harm upon the vulnerable. When someone has altered our course without consent, we must engage to restore our path. ”

- RJ Intindola

“ When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful. ”

- Eric Thomas

“ The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope. ”

- Timothy Keller

“ How would your life be different if…You stopped allowing other people to dilute or poison your day with their words or opinions? Let today be the day…You stand strong in the truth of your beauty and journey through your day without attachment to the validation of others ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. ”

- Winston Churchill

“ I have come from the End of the World. From the River of Dreams, through the gauntlet and the Briar and the Deep Wyld, in order to stand before you today. I have but one request—to take my place at your side. To resume my duty as your knight, and to protect you and your kingdom for as long as I draw breath. ”

- Julie Kagawa

“ Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you. ”

- Chuck Klosterman

“ You see, when we set goals that feel safer and achievable, we are caving in to our own preconceived notions of what we are capable of. We’re not pushing past our comfort zone; we’re just settling for status quo. ”

- Ruth Soukup

“ When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you. ”

- Plato