“Real joy is becoming exceedingly rare among artists of any kind. And I have an idea that those who can and do communicate it are always people who have had a hard time. Then the joy has no smugness or self-righteousness in it, is inclusive not exclusive, and comes close to prayer.” PeopleKindIdeasRealSelfHardJoyArtistPrayerBecomingCommunicateHard TimesRighteousnessExclusiveSelf RighteousnessReal JoySmugness Book:Journal of a Solitude Source: Journal of a Solitude
“Those opportunity gaps begin early, often at birth. And they compound over time, becoming harder and harder to bridge, making too many young men and women feel like, no matter how hard they try, they may never achieve their dreams.” MenFeelsTryingMayMatterHardDreamYoungOpportunityAchieveBirthBecomingMen And WomenHarderBridgesYoung ManGapsCompounds Author:Barack Obama
“If we repeatedly read the Bible without the help of the Holy Spirit, it tends to reinforce our own prejudices and rock-hard doctrinal positions. We end up merely finding ammunition for what we already believe. We become so spiritually proud, so convinced of our own positions, that the Spirit is hindered in helping us to grow in the things of God.” IfsBelieveEndsHardGodHelpingChristianSpiritualSpiritFaithReadingBeliefGrowsReligiousLordRocksPositionProudBecomingHolyFindingsBiblePrejudiceConvincedChristian InspirationalDoctrineHoly SpiritPastorAmmunition Author:Jim Cymbala
“Every few seconds a new book sees the light of day. Most of them will just be a part of the hum that makes us hard of hearing. Even the book is becoming an instrument of forgetting. A truly literary work comes into being as its creator's cry of protest against the forgetting that looms over him, over his predecessors and his contemporaries alike, and over his time, and the language he speaks. A literary work is something that defies death.” BookHardLightLiteratureSpeakLanguageForgetCryBecomingInstrumentsCreatorHearingProtestSecondsPredecessorsNew BooksLiterary Works Author:Ivan Klíma
“I've been a staunch advocate of women's empowerment, and I've worked hard throughout my career to advance the cause. It is heartening to see that gender equality is really becoming more of a reality. There is still much more to be done, and I'm confident that, by working together, we can empower women worldwide.” StillsHardDoneRealityTogetherCausesCareersBecomingEmpowermentGenderEmpoweringWorking TogetherEmpowering WomenGender EqualityBecoming MoreTogether We Can Author:Madhuri Dixit