“This is the nature of life. We try to find ways to balance taking care of ourselves and our families, with caring about the world we live in and the greater good. Sometimes, we will fall short in one of these areas. Sometimes we will fall short in all of these areas. Most of the time, we do the best…”— Roxane Gay, nytimes.com
“I have stopped with contingency apologies. “I’m sorry if I was a little ____ last night.” Trust in other people’s right to tell you they’re upset. And then live like no news is good news.”— John Mayer, twitter.com
“And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life.”— Mary Oliver, amazon.com
“I think we ought to remember what Emerson wrote - The true test of civilization is not the census or the size of the city or the crops, but the kind of man (and I'd add women) the country turns out. The kind of national goal we ought to be thinking about is way beyond national product - it is how do…”— Paul Wellstone, wisdomvoices.com
“Politics is about the improvement of people's lives, lessening human suffering, advancing the cause of peace and justice in our country and in the world.’”— Senator Paul Wellstone, amazon.com