#nation

My Master had power and law on his side; I had a determined will. There is might in each. ↗

— Harriet Jacobs

#inspirational #power #inspirational

Liberty of imagination should be the most precious possession of a novelist. To try voluntarily to discover the fettering dogmas of its own inspiration, is a trick worthy of humna perverseness which, after inventing an absurdity, endeavours to find for it a pedigree of distinguished ancestors... ↗

— Joseph Conrad

#imagination #literary-theories #imagination

People of different faiths, like yours and mine, sometimes wonder where we can meet in common purpose, when there are so many differences in creed and theology. Surely the answer is that we can meet in service, in shared moral convictions about our nation stemming from a common worldview. ↗

— Mitt Romney

#answer #common #convictions #creed #differences

Million dollar ideas are a dime a dozen. The determination to see the idea through is what's priceless. ↗

— Robert Dieffenbach

#determination #ideas #inspirational #million-dollar-ideas #priceless

It is through imagination that we transcend understanding and travel into the world of possibilities. ↗

— Danielle Pierre

#imagination #inspirational-quotes #imagination

If you have the goods, life's too short to wait. Hidden gold is lost gold. The world should not be denied an opportunity to touch the collective imagination. To those who deny both the world and themselves, their larder deserves absolute obscurity. For those who share, obscurity is relative and a spark remains to keep the embers warm. ↗

— Edward C. Patterson

#inspirational-life #imagination

Nothing is born into this world without labor. ↗

— Rob Liano

#action #attempt #birth #coaching #inspiration

Don't ask for directions if you're not going to start the car. ↗

— Rob Liano

#advice #directions #guidance #inspiration #procrastination

For the most part wisdom comes in chips rather than blocks. You have to be willing to gather them constantly, and from sources you never imagined to be probable. No one chip gives you the answer for everything. No one chip stays in the same place throughout your entire life. The secret is to keep adding voices, adding ideas, and moving things around as you put together your life. If you’re lucky, putting together your life is a process that will last through every single day you’re alive. ↗

— Ann Patchett

#crossroads #hope #inspiration #lessons #life

Our personal stories of perseverance contain immense wisdom that can assist others in finding their way to peace and illumination during difficult times. ↗

— Molly Friedenfeld

#happiness #illumination #inspiration #inspirational-quotes #love