A good man may make the best even of poverty and disease, and the other ills of life; but he can only attain happiness under the opposite conditions.
"Bring on your tear gas, bring on your grenades, your new supplies of Mace, your state troopers and even your national guards. But let the record show we ain't going to be turned around."
Ralph Abernathy
"The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness."
Niels Bohr
Is it not better to use what is in thy power like a free man than to desire in a slavish and abject way what is not in thy power?
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BRITNEY SPEARS
« I get to go to lots of overseas places, like Canada. »
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PATTI SMITH
« Parce que la nuit appartient aux amants
Parce que la nuit appartient à l'amour
Parce que la nuit appartient aux amants
Parce que la nuit nous appartient. »
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PATTI SMITH
« because the night belongs to lovers
because the night belongs to love
because the night belongs to lovers
because the night belongs to us »
“I think dizzily that I know exactly why Icarus flew so high: when you’ve spent too long in the dark, you’ll melt your own wings just to feel the sun on your skin.” — Starling House by Alix E. Harrow.
In honour of #InternationalWomansDay, as with all the previous quotes so far this month, here's a #QuoteOfTheDay from a historical woman:
"Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough" (Mary McLeod Bethune)
#QuestionsForCoaches:
How do you see potential in yourself and others that may not be immediately obvious?
Can you think of a time when someone believed in your potential before you did?
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MARC AURÈLE
« En te levant le matin, rappelle-toi combien précieux est le privilège de vivre, de respirer, d'être heureux. »
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MARCUS AURELIUS
« When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. »
Each Day until #InternationalWomansDay the #QuoteOfTheDay will be a historical quote from a woman. Today's is:
"And sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself, because I could find no language to describe them in." (Jane Austen)
#QuestionsForCoaches:
How might your understanding of emotions shift if you stopped labelling them?
How can professionals navigate moments when words fail them?
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GREG TAMBLYN
« Friends are people who know you really well and like you anyway.. »
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
— Francis of Assisi
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ALBERT EINSTEIN
« Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe. »