“It is the swimmer who first leaps into the frozen stream who is cut sharpest by the ice; those who follow him find it broken, and the last find it gone. It is the men or women who first tread down the path which the bulk of humanity will ultimately follow, who must find themselves at last in solitudes where the silence is deadly.” MenFirstsLastsHumanitySilenceGonePathCuttingHe ManBrokenSolitudeIceStreamsLeapSilence IsFrozenSocial ChangePioneersSwimmer Book:Woman and Labor Source: Woman and Labor
“There is an Arabic proverb which says that "Peace comes from understanding, not agreement." Agreements are more easily broken than made; but understanding never. It is urgent, therefore, and in the interest of peace, that there be better understanding among nations. As people we are one, seeking the same goal. As nations, we lose each other down the different paths we choose to fulfill our national objectives. that is why we must understand each other better.” PeopleMadeDifferentNationsUnderstandingGoalInterestLosesPathBrokenSeekingObjectivesAgreementUrgentDifferent Paths Author:King Hussein I
“A new breeze is blowing, and a nation refreshed by freedom stands ready to push on. There is new ground to be broken, and new action to be taken. There are times when the future seems thick as a fog; you sit and wait, hoping the mists will lift and reveal the right path. But this is a time when the future seems a door you can walk right through into a room called tomorrow.” SeemsActionNationsWaitingWalksRoomsPathTakenDoorsReadyBrokenTomorrowLiftsThickFogBreezeMistRight Path Author:George H. W. Bush
“Our immigration system is a broken system that needs to be fixed. We need reform that provides hardworking people of good character with a real path towards citizenship.” PeopleNeedsRealCharacterPathBrokenImmigrationReformFixedCitizenshipGood CharacterHardworkingGood Citizenship Author:Joe Baca
“One path I've used a lot is to deeply and thoughtfully consider a trope or a tradition, and then set about taking it apart - but only in the service of a character or story that deserves it. Another path I often employ is to put form into "play" - to set it free from its ordinary constraints and let it be free-floating and broken-apart and rearranged.” PlayCharacterStoriesFormUsedPathBrokenOrdinaryDeserveTraditionFloatingConstraintsTropes Author:Lidia Yuknavitch
“I was starting out in the business, there was only one path to playing professionally - graduate, or go four years. With the creation of the ABA [American Basketball Association] in the early 1970s, the sanctity of having to go to college was broken. The ABA took anyone, starting with Spencer Haywood.” YearsPathFourCreationCollegeBrokenBasketballStartingAssociationFour YearsGraduatesSanctityStarting Out Author:Sonny Vaccaro
“There are now that 20 consent decrees in place like the one in Baltimore that are helping put broken police departments on a path to reform. And this is long work. Baltimore is just embarking down this road.” LongHelpingPathBrokenPoliceReformDepartmentConsentDecreeBaltimorePolice DepartmentEmbarking Author:Al Sharpton