"Democracy is not a spectator sport. And what upsets me is we've lulled ourselves in America into a state of sedentary agitation, where everybody can sit on their couch and get upset about what's going on but not get off their backsides and realize that they are responsible for the change that they need to make.
We who drink deeply from wells that we did not dig, we who eat lavishly from banquet tables set up for us by the sacrifices and struggles of our ancestors, are we just going to luxuriate in all that's America? Or are we going to realize that this nation has not finished itself yet, and we must return the blessings of our ancestors by showing the same sacrifice and commitment?"
~ Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, USA
Showing posts with label responsibility. Show all posts
Showing posts with label responsibility. Show all posts
Monday, September 27, 2010
Friday, May 07, 2010
"It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain himself. "
~ Epicurus
~ Epicurus
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action,
dependance,
Epicurus,
God,
helping others,
prayer,
problem solving,
responsibility,
self sufficiency
Thursday, January 28, 2010
“There is no tomorrow. There is only today, and living for today. Because we just don’t know what can happen tomorrow.”
~ Cristobal, Haitian Staff (driver), for Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
~ Cristobal, Haitian Staff (driver), for Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Labels:
action,
adversity,
attitude,
courage,
determination,
hope,
responsibility
Friday, June 19, 2009
We have an infinite number of reasons to be happy, and a serious responsibility not to be serious."
(Maharishi Mahesh Yogi)
(Maharishi Mahesh Yogi)
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happiness,
happy,
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi,
responsibility
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