1 bell hooks [Gloria Jean Watkins] author, educator, feminist, and human rights advocate 940 889 We must continually remind students in the classroom that expression of different opinions and dissenting ideas affirms the intellectual process. We should forcefully explain that our role is not to teach them to think as we do but rather to teach them, by example, the importance of taking a stance that is rooted in rigorous engagement with the full range of ideas about a topic. 1952 1 Muhammad Ali [Cassius Clay] boxer 1294 1068 Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. 1942 1 Emily Brontë novelist, poet 2651 1370 Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. 1818 1848 1 James M. Barrie novelist, dramatist 462 417 Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else. 1860 1937 1 Friedrich Nietzsche scholar, writer, philosopher 994 943 The craving for equality can express itself either as a desire to pull everyone down to our own level (by belittling them, excluding them, tripping them up) or as a desire to raise ourselves up along with everyone else (by acknowledging them, helping them, and rejoicing in their success). 1844 1900 1 Samuel Johnson author, lexicographer, poet 544 497 Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords: but, like all other pleasures immoderately enjoyed, the excesses of hope must be expiated by pain; and expectations improperly indulged must end in disappointment. 1709 1784 1 Ralph Waldo Emerson philosopher, poet, author, essayist 316 271 In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their own creed and yours; whilst the charm of the study is in finding the agreements and identities in all the religions of humanity. 1803 1882 1 Charles De Gaulle 1st French president (Fifth Republic) 293 248 Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so. 1890 1970 1 Mark Twain [Samuel Clemens] author, humorist 2790 1434 When the end of the world comes, I want to be in Cincinnati because it's always tweenty years behind the times. 1 Henry Louis Mencken journalist, satirist, literary critic 681 634 Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. 1880 1956 1 William Shakespeare dramatist, poet 2113 1274 Our doubts are traitors And makes us lose the good we oft might win By fearing to attempt. --Lucio, Act I, scene iv Measure for Measure (c. 1603) 1564 1616 1 Antoine de Sainte-Exupery (1900-1944); aviator, writer 2009-11-06T11:55:40-07:00 2978 1533 In giving you are throwing a bridge across the chasm of your solitude. 2009-11-06T11:55:40-07:00 1900 1944 1 Chinese Proverb 609 562 Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. 1 Unknown 1429 1099 In life you can make your own decisions or let other people make those decisions for you. Being Above The Influence is about staying true to yourself, and not letting people pressure you into being less than you. So be yourself. 1 Thomas Fuller clergyman, historian 507 461 Honest men fear neither the light nor the dark. 1608 1661 1 Barbara Kingsolver author, poet, essayist 2386 1323 The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. 1955 1 Confucius philosopher 2797 1440 Wherever you go, go with all your heart. 551 479 1 Thomas Paine scholar, intellectual, writer 954 903 The world is my country, all mankind are my bethren, and to do good is my religion. 1737 1809 1 Albert Camus author, playwright, philosopher 592 545 Integrity has no need of rules. 1913 1960 1 Abigail Adams U.S. First Lady (1797-1801) 773 726 Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance. 1744 1818 1 Cameron Crowe screenwriter, film director 2101 1273 Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around. --excerpt from the film Vanilla Sky 1957 1 Arthur Jerslid professor 191 146 Compassion is the ultimate and most meaningful embodiment of emotional maturity. It is through compassion that a person achieves the highest peak and deepest reach in his or her search for self-fulfillment. 1 Lin Yutang translator, writer, inventor 717 670 Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. 1895 1976 1 Abraham Lincoln 16th U.S. President 59 17 Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men. 1809 1865 1 Napoleon Bonaparte Emporer of France 758 711 Victory belongs to the most persevering. 1769 1821 1 Sophia Loren actress 910 860 Getting ahead in a difficult profession — singing, acting, writing, whatever — requires avid faith in yourself. You must be able to sustain yourself against staggering blows and unfair reversals. When I think back to those first couple of years in Rome, those endless rejections, without a glimmer of encouragement from anyone, all those failed screen tests, and yet I never let my desire slide away from me, my belief in myself and what I felt I could achieve. 1934 1 Sir Robert Baden-Powell founder of the Boy Scouts 695 648 Loyalty is a feature in a boy's character that inspires boundless hope. 1857 1941 1 Hannah Arendt political philosopher, writer, educator 275 230 What really distinguishes this generation in all countries from earlier generations...is its determination to act, its joy in action, the assurance of being able to change things by one's own efforts. 1906 1975 1 George Santayana philosopher, poet, essayist, novelist 745 698 It takes patience to appreciate domestic bliss; volatile spirits prefer unhappiness. 1863 1952 1 Robert Louis Stevenson essayist, poet, novelist 523 477 To be honest, to be kind - to earn a little and to spend a little less, to make upon the whole a family happier for his presence, to renounce when that shall be necessary and not be embittered, to keep a few friends, but these without capitulation — above all, on the same grim condition, to keep friends with himself — here is a task for all that a man has of fortitude and delicacy. 1850 1894 1 Barbara DeAngelis author, inspirational speaker 665 618 You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back. 1 Confucius philosopher 412 367 Have no friends not equal to yourself. 551 479 1 Dag Hammarskjold Swedish political leader, Secretary-General of the United Nations 702 655 Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road. 1905 1961 1 Confucius philosopher 2140 1279 Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. 551 479 1 Ralph Waldo Emerson philosopher, poet, author, essayist 1486 1111 Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail. 1803 1882 1 Oprah Winfrey American television host, publisher 443 398 Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough. 1954 1 DuPree Jordan, Jr. 2044 1264 Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity...successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at 1 John Quincy Adams 6th US President 740 693 Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. 1825 1829 1 Bette Davis Bette Davis 48 6 Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work. 1908 1989 1 Wilferd A. Peterson author, businessman 1021 970 Success is focusing the full power of all you are on what you have a burning desire to achieve. 1900 1995