“The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.” – Woodrow Wilson, 1856-1924 (20040214sa)
Category: Activism
Determination, Individualism, Activism
“One person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who have only interests.” – John Stuart Mill, 1806-1873 (20040214sa)
Justice
“Justice will only be achieved when those who are not injured by crime feel as indignant as those who are.” King Solomon, 970-928 B.C. (20040214sa)
Peace, War, Understanding, Diplomacy
“Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.” – Albert Einstein (20040116fr)
Prevention, Intellectuals, Geniuses
“Intellectuals solve problems: geniuses prevent them.” – Albert Einstein (20031121fr)
War, Poverty
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.” – President Dwight D. Eisenhower, April 16, 1953 (20031118tu)
Think Big
“You’ve got to think about ‘big things’ while you’re doing small things so that all the small things go in the right direction.” – Alvin Toffler (20031117mo)
Light into Darkness
“A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.” – James Keller (20031110mo)
Empowerment
“The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.” – Benjamin Disraeli (20031110mo)
Global Renewal
“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will be as one.” – John Lennon (20031110mo)
Change the Future
“You can’t change the past, but you can change the future.” – Gregory Paul Johnson (20030908mo2130) * Others have been credited with this quote as well.
Activism
“If not us, who? If not now, when?” attributed to John F. Kennedy. However, the Robert F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum has questioned the authenticity of this quote. (20030830sa1953)