"Some people make things happen, some watch things happen, while others wonder what has happened" - Proverb I like quotes. Why work on saying something when someone has always done it well before? Teddy Roosevelt said this at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1910: “It is not the critic who counts, not the one who … Continue reading Choice
Quotes
The Past?
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. – George Santayana Buffalo makes clear that too many of us can't seem to remember anything. Be the Pebble Act
Safety
“The safest communities are not the ones with the most police, prisons, or electronic monitors, but the ones with quality schools, health care, housing, plentiful jobs, and strong social networks that allow families not merely to survive, but to thrive.” - Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color Blindness … Continue reading Safety
Malcolm X
“The first thing I tell them is that at least where my own particular Black Nationalist organization, the Organization of Afro-American Unity, is concerned, they can’t join us. I have these very deep feelings that white people who want to join black organizations are really just taking the escapist way to salve their consciences. By … Continue reading Malcolm X
Weirdness…
I've read several times about William Lloyd Garrison, who was a Massachusetts abolitionist. He founded The Liberator, an anti-slavery newspaper and the American Anti-Slavery Society. Think about that for a minute. Today we live in a world of acronyms. I'm guessing that he didn't. Today? We'd say he founded the "American ASS." Go figure. We … Continue reading Weirdness…
Which One Are You?
"Some people make things happen, some watch things happen, while others wonder what has happened" - Proverb Be the Pebble Act
RIP John Lewis
"Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, a year; it’s the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble." - John Lewis Be the PebbleTake … Continue reading RIP John Lewis
A Quote for Trying Times
I just heard this on the BBC: There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in. - Leonard Cohen #restoredignity
A Little More Blue…
Win or lose, a lot of people stood yesterday, took a risk, fought back. The tide of justice does not flow in one direction, there are ebbs and tides. Today we are a little more blue. There will be a brush back. Still, honor those who chose to stand, to fight, some as sacrificial lambs … Continue reading A Little More Blue…
Sunday’s Quote
“Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein Resist