“For we are not all equally afflicted with the same disease or all in need of the same severe cure. This is the reason why we see different persons disciplined with different crosses. The heavenly Physician takes care of the well-being of all his patients; he gives some a milder medicine and purifies others by more shocking treatments, but he omits no one; for the whole world, without exception, is ill (Deut 32:15).” WorldNeedsGivingWellsPersonsDifferentReasonWholeCareDiseaseCrossesMedicinePatientIllTake CareWhole WorldCuresWell BeingReason WhyExceptionTreatmentHeavenlyPhysiciansSevereShocking Book:Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life Source: Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life
“Unfortunately, our [american] workplace rules are stuck in the seventies, when, out of a block of 10 houses, in more than half of them the husband went to work and the wife stayed home. Now on that same block almost eight of the wives work. That's one reason why I want equal pay for equal work, and why affordable day care, early childhood education, and universal pre-K are so important to me.” WantImportantReasonHomeCareHousePayHalfWifeChildhoodHusbandEqualUniversalEightStuckBlockReason WhyWorkplaceSeventiesAffordableEarly ChildhoodEqual PayEarly Childhood EducationDay Care Author:Kirsten Gillibrand
“There is no reason why anyone in this country should be lacking health care when America has the resources right now. It would not cost much more than what we are paying right now. As a matter of fact, Americans are paying for a universal standard of care. They are just not getting it because it is all about corporations making a profit. It is not about people. Support Medicare for all.” PeopleShouldCountryMatterReasonFactsCareAmericaSupportRight NowCostStandardsResourcesUniversalProfitHealth CareCorporationsReason WhyNo ReasonLackingMatter Of FactMedicareSupport Me Author:Dennis Kucinich
“I certainly do not lament the decadence of knight errantry, nor wish to exchange the protection of the laws for that of the doughtiest champion who ever set lance in rest; but I do, in truth, believe that this knightly sensitiveness of honorable feeling is the best antidote to the petty soul-degrading transactions of every-day life, and that the total want of it is one reason why this free-born race care so very little for the vulgar virtue called probity.” WantBelieveLittlesSoulReasonFeelingsCareLawWishBornRaceVirtueTruth IsProtectionReason WhyChampionHonorableVulgarPettyKnightsAntidoteTransactionsDecadenceLamentDegradingRace CarDay LifeProbity Author:Frances Trollope
“There's generally no good reason why others should care about most of any one artist's work. The function of the overwhelming majority of your artwork is simply to teach you how to make the small fraction of your artwork that soars.” ShouldReasonCareArtistTeachFunctionMajorityReason WhyOverwhelmingSoarFractionsArtwork Book:Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking Source: Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking