“The inability to forgive, that is the lack of compassion, is really nothing more than lack of knowledge.” Quote by Ron Smothermon
“Just as you have the instinctive natural desire to be happy and overcome suffering, so do all sentient beings; just as you have the right to fulfill this innate aspiration, so do all sentient beings. So on what exact grounds do you discriminate?” DesireSufferingNaturalOvercomingAspirationInnateSentient Beings Author:Dalai Lama
“Almost always, it is the conviction that 'I am right' or 'my cause is the cause of justice' that triggers violence. That is, ...the moment propaganda does its work, violence is unleashed. And violence can be reduced by countering this propaganda.” DoeMomentsCausesJusticeViolenceConvictionPropagandaTriggersUnleashed Author:Jacques Ellul
“Intolerance is evidence of fear, and fear is the consequence of feeling powerless.” FeelingsEvidenceConsequenceIntolerancePowerless Author:Dean Frazer
“Fleeing persecution is not a crime. And we do not seek to pander to a noisy, tiny minority who will never embrace modern multicultural Australia. But there are important truths we must face. There is a history and a reality that we cannot ignore. The challenge before us is real, the questions we grapple with as elemental as life and death.” ImportantRealRealityFacesChallengesModernCrimeEmbraceTinyLife And DeathMinoritiesAustraliaPersecutionNoisyMulticulturalElementalsFleeing Author:Bill Shorten
“The truth is I was Labor's last immigration minister and you have a right to hear directly from me about what that job involved, the choices that involved and how that lends us to think very carefully when we use words like 'compassion, [that] we actually know the exact context.” ThinkingKnowsUseJobsLastsChoicesCompassionInvolvedTruth IsLaborImmigrationMinisters Author:Tony Burke
“When one is building a ship, one does not begin with gathering timber and cutting planks, but rather by arousing in people the yearning for the great wide sea.” PeopleDoeCuttingSeaBuildingWideShipsYearningGatheringTimber Author:Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“And if any of you want some tips on running, don't be in a hurry, and never let any of the other runners know you are in a hurry even if you are. You can always overtake on long-distance running without letting others smell the hurry in you.” IfsKnowsWantLongRunningDistanceSmellRunnersLong DistanceDistance RunningLong Distance Running Author:Colin S. Smith
“At least in a race you have mile markers and know how long you have to go. Labor is like running as hard as you can without knowing where the finish line is.” KnowsLongHardRunningLinesRaceKnow HowKnowingLaborMilesFinish LineMarkers Author:Lorraine Moller
“What's considered enough money? Just a little bit more.” LittlesEnoughBitsLittle Bit Author:Will Rogers
“Of the 200 light bulbs that didn't work, every failure told me something that I was able to incorporate into the next attempt.” LightAbleNextBulbsLight Bulb Author:Thomas A. Edison