"Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength." ~ Betty Friedan
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“We have never seen health as a right. It has been conceived as a privilege, available only to those who can afford it. This is the real reason the American health care system is in such a scandalous state.” ~ Shirley Chisholm
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1969 to 1983
”You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I’ll rise.” ~ Maya Angelou
"The mother's battle for her child with sickness, with poverty, with war, with all the forces of exploitation and callousness that cheapen human life needs to become a common human battle, waged in love and in the passion for survival." ~ Adrienne Rich
"Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries." ~ Jimmy Carter
“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and, above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.” ~ Marie Curie
"We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves." ~ Lynn Hall
"This is my wish for you: peace of mind, prosperity through the year, happiness that multiplies, health for you and yours, fun around every corner, energy to chase your dreams, joy to fill your holidays!"
~ David Dellinger
“Disrespect is tired. Shade is old. Sipping ‘tea’ isn’t cute. But loving, supporting, giving, being grateful and perpetuating light, is.” ~ Grace Gealey
"Let us develop respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion. And love." ~ Jane Goodall
"The weaker the man in authority... the stronger his insistence that all his privileges be acknowledged." ~ Austin O'Malley
"Wolves and women are relational by nature, inquiring, possessed of great endurance and strength. They are deeply intuitive, intensely concerned with their young, their mate and their pack. Yet both have been hounded, harassed and falsely imputed to be devouring and devious, overly aggressive, of less value than those who are their detractors." ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes
"The human race has been tampering with nature for far too long. It is time for us to respect and protect the delicate balance of our planet." ~ Rachel Carson
"Water is the most critical resource issue of our lifetime and our children's lifetime. The health of our waters is the principal measure of how we live on the land." ~ Luna Leopold
"The truth is what facts are. I like facts. I like things to line up and be clear, and when we are honest and true about things, it helps things to make sense, and it cuts out a lot of the fat that gets in the way and causes for the misunderstandings that I believe lead to violence and... dysfunction, etc." ~ Amanda Seales
"To see a world in a grain of sand and Heaven in a wildflower..." ~William Blake
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“Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just one step at a time.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
“I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do… Well, I hope that if you are out there and read this and know that, yes, it’s true I’m here, and I’m just as strange as you.” ~ Frida Kahlo
"Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like." ~ Lao Tzu
"Though we tremble before uncertain futures may we meet illness, death and adversity with strength may we dance in the face of our fears." ~ Gloria E. Anzaldúa
"As the eagle was killed by the arrow winged with his own feather, so the hand of the world is wounded by its own skill.." ~ Helen Keller
“There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.”
~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox
"Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale." ~ Lauren DeStefano, Wither
"You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own." ~ Michelle Obama