#act

I'm worried that students will take their obedient place in society and look to become successful cogs in the wheel - let the wheel spin them around as it wants without taking a look at what they're doing. I'm concerned that students not become passive acceptors of the official doctrine that's handed down to them from the White House, the media, textbooks, teachers and preachers. ↗

— Howard Zinn

#complacency #ethics #independence #politics #proactivity

She was all the things I wasn't. And i was all the things she wasn't. she could paint circles around anyone; I couldn't even draw a straight line. She was never into sports; I've always been. Her hand, it fit mine. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#the-pact #sports

Many people are good at talking about what they are doing, but in fact do little. Others do a lot but don't talk about it; they are the ones who make a community live. ↗

— Jean Vanier

#community #talk #growth

he who is greedy is always in want ↗

— Horace

#greed #satisfaction #wisdom #satisfaction

I would say exploit the stupid, because they’re expendable and loyal, but it’s a fact: politicians are not loyal.   ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#exploit #exploitation #fact #loyal #loyalty

Each one of us needs to discover the proper balance between the masculine and feminine energies, between the active and the receptive. (104) ↗

— Ravi Ravindra

#balance #feminine #masculine #receptive #yoga

I'm sure they didn't notice anything but you. You should wear flames more often," he says. "They suit you. ↗