Muhammad Ali Boxer, Activist “If we continue to think and live as if we belong only to different cultures and different religions, with separate missions and goals, we will always be in self-defeating competition with each other. Once we realize we are all members of humanity, we will want to compete in the spirit of love.” Thinking Self Goal ♥ 184
Ronald Reagan Politician, Actor “Without God, there is no virtue because there is no prompting of the conscience... without God, there is a coarsening of the society; without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.” Long God Democracy ♥ 183
Walt Whitman Poet, Essayist “When one reaches out to help another he touches the face of God.” Teacher Helping ♥ 183
Rumi Poet, Philosopher “There are many ways to the Divine. I have chosen the ways of song, dance, and laughter.” Way Song ♥ 180
MA Mother Angelica Nun, Television Personality “Jesus is giving you such an opportunity to be holy, holier than all the saints that have ever been, because the world is in such need of shining lives, beacons to see by.” Giving Opportunity Jesus ♥ 183
AM Andrew Murray Theologian “Each time, before you intercede, be quiet first, and worship God in His glory. Think of what He can do, and how He delights to hear the prayers of His redeemed people. Think of your place and privilege in Christ, and expect great things!” Christian God Faith ♥ 180
Sri Aurobindo Philosopher, Poet, Politician “Everyone has in him something divine, something his own, a chance of perfection and strength in however small a sphere which God offers him to take or refuse. The task is to find it, develop it & use it. The chief aim of education should be to help the growing soul to draw out that in itself which is best and make it perfect for a noble use.” God Education Strength ♥ 179
Clara Barton Nurse, Activist “The Red Cross in its nature, it aims and purposes, and consequently, its methods, is unlike any other organization in the country.It is an organization of physical action, of instantaneous action, at the spur of the moment; it cannot await the ordinary deliberation of organized bodies if it would be of use to suffering humanity,[ellipsis in original] it has by its nature a field of its own.” Country Humanity Organization ♥ 178
