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- No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.
- Helen Keller (1880 - 1968)
- An envious heart makes a treacherous ear.
- Zora Neale Hurston (1901 - 1960), "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
- All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality.
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968)
- Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time; the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. Mankind must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968), December 11, 1964
- The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968), "Strength to Love"
- We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.
- Arthur O'Shaughnessy, "Ode" (quoted in the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)
- Politics has less to do with where you live than where your heart is.
- Margaret Cho, weblog, 01-18-04
- Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968), Why We Can't Wait
- It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us. It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of someone unloved in our home. Bring love into your home for this is where our love for each other must start.
- Mother Teresa (1910 - 1997)
- It would be absurd if we did not understand both angels and devils, since we invented them.
- John Steinbeck (1902 - 1968), East of Eden, Chapter 13, Part II
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