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1 " You never fail until you stop trying. "
― Misty Griffin , Tears of the Silenced
2 " The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved. "
3 " Our Voice is our most powerful tool against these evil people who prey on the innocent, we should never be silent and let them continue to harm people. By being silent we are telling them it is “Okay to continue”. I firmly believe if you choose to stand with those who wish to keep the victim silent you are yourself guilty of a crime against humanity- Misty Griffin "
― Misty Griffin
4 " The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein "
5 " No matter how bad home is, it is still home, and home is something that will always be a part of you, something that helps define your life. "
6 " As a child I felt myself to be alone, and I am still, because I know things and must hint at things which others apparently know nothing of, and for the most part do not want to know.” ― C.G. Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections "
7 " People speak sometimes about the ‘bestial’ cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky "
8 " My job as a fellow human being is to help the helpless whenever I can. "
9 " Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” ― Aldous Huxley, Complete Essays 2, 1926-29 "
10 " Each time a person stands for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, they send a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. —Robert F. Kennedy "
11 " Some things you must always be unable to bear. Some things you must never stop refusing to bear. Injustice and outrage and dishonor and shame. No matter how young you are or how old you have got. Not for kudos and not for cash: your picture in the paper nor money in the back either. Just refuse to bear them. —William Faulkner, Intruder in the Dust "
12 " but above all, I wish for you to have the strength to stand up against the tyrants around you, those who are merely individuals bent on achieving their own desires without a thought for their fellow man. "
13 " No matter how bad home was, it was still home, and home is something that will always be a part of you, something that helps define your life. Whether or not you chose to repeat what you had learned at home in your life — whether you did better or worse — home would always be there with you. "
14 " Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.” ― Napoleon "
15 " An abuse victim learns to deal with the everyday torturous life because it is always the same, but when a breath of hope comes and goes, it feels worse than ever. "
16 " There are moments when even to the sober eye of reason, the world of our sad humanity may assume the semblance of Hell.” ― Edgar Allan Poe "
17 " If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality.” ― Roopleen "
18 " I don’t need your permission. I am an adult now, and I will do what I think is right. "
19 " There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor political, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.” ― "
20 " You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it’s enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up. —Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: "
