Ponderous things

“How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment.  We can start now, start slowly, changing the world.  How lovely that everyone, great and small, can make a contribution.”  – Anne Frank

 

“All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”  – Edmund Burke

 

“I begin to think that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life.  Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.” – Abigail Adams

 

“Forget conventionalisms; forget what the world thinks of you stepping out of your place; think your best thoughts, speak your best words, work your best works, looking to your own conscience for approval.” – Susan B. Anthony

 

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did.  So throw off the bowlines.  Sail away from safe harbor.  Catch the trade winds in your sails.  Explore.  Dream.  Discover.” – Mark Twain

 

“If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats.  But if you take no risks, you win no victories.” – Richard Nixon

 

?Do all the good you can.  By all the means you can.  In all the ways you can.  In all the places you can.  At all the times you can.  To all the people you can.  As long as you can.? ? John Wesley

 

?If your ship doesn?t come in, swim out to it.? ? Jonathan Winters

 

?Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into light.? ? Helen Keller

 

?Freedom is the right to be wrong, not the right to do wrong.? ? John G. Diefenbacher

 

?The greatest gift of life is friendship.? ? Hubert H. Humphrey

 

?True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.? ? George Washington

 

?Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.? ? Oprah Winfrey

 

?I?ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.? ? Maya Angelou

 

?Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk.  The right way is not always the popular and easy way.  Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.? ? Margaret Chase Smith

 

~ quotes culled from Hearts Touched with Fire by Elizabeth Dole copyright 2004