#ass

You are a wonderful creation. You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you want to know. ↗

#inspirational #knowledge #philosophy #inspirational

For animals that are overworked, underfed, and cruelly treated; for all wistful creatures in captivity that beat their wings against bars; for any that are hunted or lost or deserted or frightened or hungry; for all that must be put to death...and for those who deal with them we ask a heart of compassion and gentle hands and kindly words. ↗

— Albert Schweitzer

#animals #compassion #death

Apathetic people sit back and wait for things to get better before they move. Radical people make things get better by how they move. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#apathy #inspiration #mediocrity #passiveness #success

The practice of lovingkindness can uplift us & relieve sorrow & unhappiness. ↗

— Allan Lokos

#compassion #inspiration #inspirational #lovingkindness #meditation

But this convention is about more than re-nominating President Obama. It's about Americans coming together to build one economy - not from the top down, but from the middle class out and the bottom up. ↗

— Debbie Wasserman Schultz

#bottom #build #class #coming #convention

What's the best thing about being in college? Good teachers. They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you don't know it. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#inspirational

. . . a statement that is repugnant to one's beliefs can be as true as one that is pleasurable. ↗

— Taylor Caldwell

#classic-literature #inspirational-fiction #literary #inspirational

Compassion is the key to the ultimate survival of our species. ↗

— Doug Dillon

#humanity #inspiration #survival #inspirational

Successful people are inspired people; they are unwilling to accept the “status quo. ↗

— Asa Don Brown

#inspirational

The catchword I use with my classes is: The authority of the writer always overcomes the skepticism of the reader. ↗