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The Ghost of Rabbie Burns: An American Poet's Journey Through Scotland QUOTES

The Ghost of Rabbie Burns: An American Poet's Journey Through Scotland QUOTES

1 " Freedom is an idea that no tyrant will ever crush. "

― Laurence Overmire , The Ghost of Rabbie Burns: An American Poet's Journey Through Scotland

2 " Fantasy, myth, legend, truth - all are intertwined in the story that is Scotland. "

― Laurence Overmire , The Ghost of Rabbie Burns: An American Poet's Journey Through Scotland

3 " Wisdom is finding the path that is best for all - considering the options, the positives and the negatives - and having the courage to change what must be changed for the sake of the entire world. "

― Laurence Overmire , The Ghost of Rabbie Burns: An American Poet's Journey Through Scotland

4 " A society that has no respect, no regard for its bards, its historians, its storytellers, is a society in steep decline, a society that has lost its very soul and may never find its way. "

― Laurence Overmire , The Ghost of Rabbie Burns: An American Poet's Journey Through Scotland

5 " As a genealogist, I have seen the Big Picture as very few have. Most people now living have no clue who they are or where they come from. We are all descended from the ancient kings of our various cultures. There is nothing unique about it. And let's be honest, most of those kings were pretty ruthless individuals. What's important for us today is that we wake up to the fact that we are all literally cousins. How would our world change if we honored that relationship and started treating one another as family? "

― Laurence Overmire , The Ghost of Rabbie Burns: An American Poet's Journey Through Scotland

6 " Doing the right thing, surrendering our short-term self-interest to serve the needs of the whole, has never been easy for humankind, but now, more than ever, that is exactly what we must do. Future generations are counting on us. "

― Laurence Overmire , The Ghost of Rabbie Burns: An American Poet's Journey Through Scotland

7 " I have embraced Robert Burns and his beloved Scotland. I have heard the music of the authentic mother tongue. I have walked where he walked, lived where he lived, if only for a brief time, and seen where he died and where he was finally laid to rest. The ghost of Rabbie Burns will continue to walk beside me. And when I am gone, I will walk beside others who fight for the cause of truth. "

― Laurence Overmire , The Ghost of Rabbie Burns: An American Poet's Journey Through Scotland

8 " While most of our major religions acknowledge the truth of universal brotherhood, too many human beings are still hanging on to their hate and fear of "the other." We have created our own misery. We can also heal ourselves through kindness, cooperation, compassion, generosity, forgiveness, honesty, understanding and sacrifice. The choice is ours. "

― Laurence Overmire , The Ghost of Rabbie Burns: An American Poet's Journey Through Scotland

9 " Every creature has a right to be on this Earth. Who am I to disrupt the natural order? "Respect" is a good word worth handing down to our children. "

― Laurence Overmire , The Ghost of Rabbie Burns: An American Poet's Journey Through Scotland

10 " Life is much more than the evanescent present. We should do all we can to preserve our antiquities, lest we forget who we are. "

― Laurence Overmire , The Ghost of Rabbie Burns: An American Poet's Journey Through Scotland

11 " My forebears played a significant part in making me who I am. I honor their legacy. I will never forget what they gave me. I will love them until the day I die. And no one can take them away from me. "

― Laurence Overmire , The Ghost of Rabbie Burns: An American Poet's Journey Through Scotland

12 " When you trace your genealogy, you find connections to many of the people and events that shaped history. History is not the story of some old irrelevant strangers. No. History is your story. Your family was there - your grandmothers and grandfathers, uncles and aunts, cousins, nephews and nieces. If not for them, you wouldn't even be here. "

― Laurence Overmire , The Ghost of Rabbie Burns: An American Poet's Journey Through Scotland

13 " Love is a powerful thing. It transcends time and place. If you're looking for immortality, love long and love well. The rest will take care of itself. "

― Laurence Overmire , The Ghost of Rabbie Burns: An American Poet's Journey Through Scotland

14 " Despite the pressing insistence of the ordinary and the mundane, we must make the best time of the time we have before the tick tick ticking ends. "

― Laurence Overmire , The Ghost of Rabbie Burns: An American Poet's Journey Through Scotland