#gh

Some of us are born to live and to fight, Echo. Others are born to fight for their right to live. When those two collide, there’s hell to pay. ↗

— Nadège Richards

#life #life

First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the socialists and the Trade Unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew so I did not speak out. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me. ↗

— Pastor Martin Neimoeller

#way-of-life #life

When I write, I am not giving a lecture, I am speculating on behavior. Sometimes this is dangerous, but it should be. As I say often, theatre is a dark place and we should keep the light out of it. ↗

— Howard Barker

#behavior #dangerous #dark #dark place #giving

Righteousness acts never in its own interest, but in the interest of fellow men. ↗

— Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica

#eastern-orthodoxy #righteousness #life

We are stronger than we think. We have emotional, spiritual and even physical resources at our disposal. We may get knocked down, but we don’t have to stay down. ↗

— Steve Goodier

#difficulties #emotional-health #emotional-strength #fortitude #inner-power

If you hear a voice within you saying, "You are not a painter," then by all means paint - and that voice will be silenced. ↗

— Vincent Van Gogh

#life

My secret still sits, burning, in the bottom of my belly – that I love him. That I will always love him. And everything I want from him is now impossible: A normal life. A normal relationship. Wrapping my arms around him whenever I want to. Not having to worry at any moment he will evaporate. ↗

— Kate Ellison

#life #love #life

Laughter is a very underrated tool for healing. ↗

— Bronnie Ware

#laughter #life

No one can sum up all God is able to accomplish through one solitary life, wholly yielded, adjusted, and obedient to Him. ↗

— D.L. Moody

#dwight #god #life #lyman #obedient

There are people who can make love standing on a hammock, but it is not the easiest way. ↗

— Allen Carr

#life