Quotes of Rev. William Sloan Coffin Jr.

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The cause of violence is not ignorance. It is self-interest. … Only reverence can restrain violence - reverence for human life and the environment .

- Rev. William Sloan Coffin Jr.

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“ Dream so big you get uncomfortable telling smallminded people. ”

- Praharsh Prasoon

“ It is our wounds that create in us a desire to reach for miracles. The fulfillment of such miracles depends on whether we let our wounds pull us down or lift us up towards our dreams. ”

- Jocelyn Soriano

“ Without term limits, some remain in office for decades; as a result, their power increases and they feel entitled, and ignore the people they represent; but do not be fooled that term limits would ultimately change representation, for it’s the ignorance of the populace who continue returning the same people to office. ”

- RJ Intindola

“ Could you exist just for the art of existence? ”

- Talismanist Giebra

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

- Michel de Montaigne

“ The pillow looked astonished, wondering what ended the late night river that used to run through it, but only he knows that she is the reason ”

- Ismaaciil C. Ubax

“ All for one and one for all. ”

- Alexandre Dumas

“ Love life and life will love you back. Love people and they will love you back. ”

- Arthur Rubenstein

“ The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't-it just keeps you from enjoying it. ”

- Cleveland Amory

“ When you love someone, you say their name different. Like it's safe inside your mouth. ”

- Jodi Picoult

“ Most people never truly live because they never do what they truly love. ”

- Tanner Walling

“ Gratitude is not love. Don’t mix the two because they are not the same. ”

- Frank Matobo

“ There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the toothache in his own humor. ”

- H. L. Mencken

“ ...most of the time, all you have is the moment, and the imperfect love of the people around you. ”

- Anne Lamott

“ If you are happy with the person you are becoming, and you can understand that the journey is long and the processes are slow; you are on the right track no matter what your current situation is. ”

- Joshua Lynott

“ If you love something so much let it go. If it comes back it was meant to be; if it doesn't it never was ”

- Albert Schweitzer

“ The true miracle lies in our eagerness to allow, appreciate, and honor the uniqueness, and freedom of each sentient being to sing the song of their heart. ”

- Amit Ray

“ The only love that I really believe in is a mother’s love for her children. ”

- Karl Lagerfeld

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

- Ray Bradbury

“ Live every day like it’s your last. ”

- Unknown

“ It's all a conundrum, isn't it— forgetting the mixed tape in the car... feeling forgotten when... so many people are thinking of us? Drinking when we should be eating... sleeping when we should be making love... thanking God above when we don't have enough? Each day is a mad rush to something irrelevant. We measure our pricelessness by our successes, which... still equals money. Life goes by so quick when each day is a mad rush to slow motion. We eat fast food so that we can go to bed on time, but, trust me, everyone wakes up too late. ”

- Heather Angelika Dooley

“ There is a distinct, awful pain that comes with loving someone more than they love you. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet. ”

- Mahatma Gandhi

“ True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the wellbeing of one's companion. ”

- Gordon B. Hinckley

“ Love people who hate you. Pray for people who have wronged you. It won’t just change their life…it’ll change yours. ”

- Mandy Hale