“It's very important to distinguish between innocence and naivete. The innocent do not deserve to be the victims of violence. But only the naive refuse to think about the origins of violence and to pursue the possibility that the genesis of that hatred could be addressed.” ThinkingImportantViolencePossibilityDeserveHatredVictimRefuseInnocentPursueInnocenceNaiveGenesisNaivete Author:Barbara Kingsolver
“In the first place, the church can ask the state whether its actions are legitimate and in accordance with its character as state, i.e., it can throw the state back on its responsibilities. Secondly, it can aid the victims of state action. The church has an unconditional obligation to the victims of any ordering of society, even if they do not belong to the Christian community. The third possibility is not just to bandage the victims under the wheel, but to put a spoke in the wheel itself.” IfsFirstsStatesCharacterActionChristianAsksCommunityChurchResponsibilityPossibilityThirdsVictimAidsObligationWheelsSpokesUnconditionalBandagesChristian Community Author:Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“Unforgiveness denies the victim the possibility of parole and leaves them stuck in the prison of what was, incarcerating them in their trauma and relinquishing the chance to escape beyond the pain.” PainChancePossibilityVictimPrisonDenyTraumaStuckParoleRelinquishing Book:Let It Go: Forgive So You Can Be Forgiven Source: Let It Go: Forgive So You Can Be Forgiven
“The weapon of suicide bombing is so desperate that you aren't even left with the possibility of taking revenge or punishing anyone; the terrorist is killed along with his victims, his blood mixing with theirs” LeftBloodPossibilityWeaponsVictimSuicideRevengeTerroristDesperateBombingMixingExacting RevengeTaking Revenge Author:A. B. Yehoshua
“The disastrous history of our species indicates the futility of all attempts at a diagnosis which do not take into account the possibility that homo sapiens is a victim of one of evolution's countless mistakes.” MistakeMankindPossibilityEvolutionAccountsVictimSpeciesDiagnosisHomo SapiensFutility Author:Arthur Koestler
“A Colombia without coca and without conflict was an impossible dream just a few years or decades ago, and today I can tell you it is a real possibility. Just imagine it. We have already begun discussion of the last two substantive points: victims and the end of the conflict.” YearsI CanTwoRealEndsDreamTodayLastsImagineImpossiblePossibilityConflictVictimDecadesDiscussionColombiaImpossible Dream Author:Juan Manuel Santos
“Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible, the fear of failure. Never forget your personal legend. Your silent heart will guide you. Be silent now. It is the possibility of a dream that makes life interesting. You can choose between being a victim of destiny or an adventurer who is fighting for something important.” KnowsWantHeartImportantDreamRememberFightingForgetInterestingDestinyImpossibleOne ThingPossibilityVictimSilentGuidesWhat You WantYour DreamsJust OneNever ForgetLegendsFear Of FailureForget YouAdventurerPersonal LegendSilent Heart Author:Paulo Coelho
“Without uncertainty and the unknown, life is just a stale repetition of outworn memories. You become the victim of the past, and your tormentor today is yourself left over from yesterday. Relinquish your attachment to the known, step into the unknown, and you will step into the field of all possibilities.” TodayPastLife IsLeftMemoriesKnownStepsFieldsPossibilityVictimYesterdayUncertaintyAttachmentRepetitionStale Author:Deepak Chopra