May 2012
1 post
“My dear children, let’s not just talk about love; let’s practice real love.
...”
– 1 John 3:18-20 The Message (via wordslessspoken)
“On the spiritual path, there’s nothing to get, and everything to get rid of....”
– Ayya Khema (via wordslessspoken)
Teacher Arrested (And Will Probably Lose His Job)... →
letterstomycountry:
Thank god this monster is off the streets.
Oh, the irony. Apparently, today, the TRUE evil of this world according to society are people who download music and people who possess marijuana. Not murderers, not mobs, not thieves, not domestic abusers, and not adulterers. Downloading music and marijuana possession.
April 2012
25 posts
“[The Catholic Church] barely protested when the last president authorized...”
– Andrew Sullivan (via letterstomycountry)
“[D]oing away with the death penalty was the only way to ensure it would not be...”
– Dannell P. Malloy, Governor of Connecticut, and former prosecutor.
h/t Ari Kohen
(via letterstomycountry)
“The free market is the greatest generator of wealth in history. I’m a firm...”
– Barack Obama (via azspot)
LTMC: He says a lot things I agree with (this being one of them). Then he goes and ruins it by doing things I don’t agree with.
(via letterstomycountry)
Focus
People should work on improving their foresight, because everyone’s hindsight is 20/20.
“I don’t want to overemphasize my Catholicism here. But I know my religion. I...”
– Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy, who will soon sign a bill abolishing the death penalty in the state. (via tinamatilde)
“The loneliest feeling in the world is when you think you are leading the parade...”
– Franklin Delano Roosevelt
“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety...”
– Benjamin Franklin
“I know that you cannot tolerate evildoers; you have tested those who claim to be...”
– Revelation 2:16
Age's Corrolation to Wisdom
Being old does not mean you are wise, experienced, and mature. It simply means you should be wise, experienced, and mature.
“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of...”
– Military-Industrial Complex Speech, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961
“Why did you do that?”
“Do what?” he replied.
“Stick...”
– Fatherhood, Bill Cosby
“As soon as you say the topic is civil disobedience, you are saying our problem...”
– The Problem is Civil Obedience, Howard Zinn, 1970
“Oftentimes have I heard you speak of one who commits a wrong as though he were...”
– The Prophet, Khalil Gibran
“Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens the wits of another.”
– Proverbs 27:17
“When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only...”
– The Prophet, Khalil Gibran 