Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world…would do this, it would change the earth.

I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended.

Source: Long Walk to Freedom (1995) by Nelson Mandela.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent.

Source: This quote is a combination of wordings written by Martin Luther King, Jr. First part is from response to an open letter by fellow clergyman criticizing his participation in civil rights demonstrations (16 April 1963) and second part is from an Address to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (16 August 1967) Complete Sentence First Read More…

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Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do.

Source: Dr. Spock’s Baby and Child Care (1945) by Benjamin McLane Spock. Note: First sentence. This is printed beneath the heading “Trust Yourself” , and thus is often quoted as “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do. ”

Stars can’t shine without darkness.

Source: D.H. Sidebottom, Fragile Truths

Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the ability to act in the presence of fear.

I don’t care how long it takes me but I’m going somewhere beautiful.