#nspirational

Freedom cannot be won by the sword, or held by the ballot. It exists only in the minds of men. ↗

— Paul Guildea

#freedom

...freedom can be a full-time job if you let it. ↗

— Pearl Cleage

#freedom #inspirational #liberating #pearl #wisdom

If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquillity of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, — go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen ↗

— Samuel Adams

#inspirational #liberty #freedom

The boy felt jealous of the freedom of the wind, and saw that he could have the same freedom. There was nothing to hold him back except himself. ↗

— Paolo Coehlo

#freedom

...spiritually speaking, here's an important analogy: we're not accountable for how our accomplishments measure up to the gifted person sitting next to us. However, we are accountable for what we do with what we've been given. ↗

— Susie Larson

#experience

Destroy what you have become and become what you did destroy/ ↗

— Muhammed Bhikha

#faith #freedom #inspirational #religious #faith

For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail? ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#inspirational #ralph-waldo-emerson #freedom

Freedom is an absolute state, there is no such thing as being half-free. ↗

— Daniel Delgado F

#freedom #freedom-of-speech #freedom-of-thought #inspirational-quotes #philosophical

No matter our size or shape, everyone deserves a safe place in this world." ~ from BIG SMALL DOG, a children's story about overcoming bullying and adversity, and discovering unity and friendship. ↗

— Suzanne V. Marshall

#book #children-s-book #dog-story #empowerment #inspirational

Right there in that room, listening to the tape Laura gave me, I decided that I wanted something more than what I’d allowed myself to become. Listening to the voices and piano notes fade in and out, I decided that I wanted to be happy. If I had to fight for things in life, I wanted to fight for something bigger than the right to eat with a fork. I wanted to love and be loved and feel alive. I had no idea how to find my way, but listening to that music wash over me, I felt, for the first time, that the struggle I faced would be worth it. ↗

— Eric Nuzum

#mental-health #mental-hospital #music #friendship