“If we neglect or abandon those who are suffering in poverty ... not only are we depriving ourselves of potential opportunities for markets and economic growth, but ultimately that despair may turn to violence that turns on us.” IfsMaySufferingTurnsOpportunityGrowthPovertyViolenceEconomicDespairAbandonNeglectEconomic GrowthDepriving Author:Barack Obama
“The signs that presage growth, so similar, it seems to me, to those in early adolescence: discontent, restlessness, doubt, despair, longing, are interpreted falsely as signs of decay. In youth one does not as often misinterpret the signs; one accepts them, quite rightly, as growing pains. One takes them seriously, listens to them, follows where they lead. ... But in the middle age, because of the false assumption that it is a period of decline, one interprets these life-signs, paradoxically, as signs of approaching death.” DoeSeemsAgePainGrowthAcceptingDoubtGrowingMiddleYouthPeriodsDespairLongingAssumptionDeclineDecayAdolescenceMiddle AgesDiscontentRestlessnessGrowing PainsFalse AssumptionsApproaching Death Author:Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“The tax rate increases reduce economic growth; they shrink the pie; they cause more poverty, more despair, more unemployment, which are all things government is trying to alleviate with spending.” TryingGovernmentCausesGrowthPovertyEconomicTaxesDespairAll ThingsIncreaseRateSpendingPieUnemploymentShrinksEconomic GrowthAlleviate Author:Arthur Laffer
“The lily I condemned for thy hand, And buds of marjoram had stol'n thy hair: The roses fearfully on thorns did stand, One blushing shame, another white despair; A third, nor red nor white, had stol'n of both And to his robbery had annex'd thy breath; But, for his theft, in pride of all his growth A vengeful canker eat him up to death. More flowers I noted, yet I none could see But sweet or colour it had stol'n from thee.” HandsGrowthWhiteSweetFlowerHairPrideDespairRedThirdsBreathsShameRoseTheeColourTheftThornsBudLiliesRobberyBlushingVengeful Book:The Plays of Shakespeare with the Poems Source: The Plays of Shakespeare with the Poems
“Your perspective is vital to your happiness. Some, blind to the bountiful opportunities around them, live lives of sadness and despair with brief moments of joy. Be alive to the abundant potential that surrounds you so that you live a life of peace and happiness with periods of challenging growth.” MomentsJoyOpportunityGrowthChallengesAliveSadnessPerspectivePeriodsDespairBlindLive LifeSurroundPeace And HappinessBrief Moments Author:Richard G. Scott
“Just as the sinner's despair of any hope from himself is the first prerequisite of a sound conversion, so the loss of all confidence in himself is the first essential in the believer's growth in grace.” FirstsSoundGrowthLossGraceEssentialsDespairBelieverConversionSinnerPrerequisites Book:Sovereignty of God Source: Sovereignty of God
“We are living in a time of uncertainty, anxiety, fear, and despair. It is essential that you become aware of the light, power, and strength within each of you, and that you learn to use those inner resources in service of your own and others' growth.” UseLightGrowthEssentialsDespairAnxietyResourcesUncertaintyPower And StrengthStrength Within Author:Elisabeth Kubler-Ross