#unity

Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at the sun.' We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground. ↗

— Zora Neale Hurston

#every #get #ground #her #jump

Whether we are poor among the poorest, or less poor among the wealthier, let us stand proud and noteworthy, united and strong, comforted by our belonging to the Community of the Free Nations of our Planet. ↗

— Mathieu Kerekou

#belonging #comforted #community #free #free nations

I learned that people everywhere are basically the same and have similar goals that we do. They want health and happiness and the opportunity to provide for their families. ↗

— Steve Kerr

#everywhere #families #goals #happiness #health

People do make mistakes and I think they should be punished. But they should be forgiven and given the opportunity for a second chance. We are human beings. ↗

— David Millar

#chance #forgiven #given #human #human beings

And if, happy in the lot of no created thing, he withdraws into the center of his own unity, his spirit, made one with God, in the solitary darkness of God, who is set above all things, shall surpass them all. ↗

— Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

#all things #center #created #darkness #god

If you have a busy natural foods store in your community, give their bulk cornmeal a try: high turnover means the product will most likely be fresh. And if the cornmeal is organic, all the better. ↗

— Jeremy Jackson

#bulk #busy #community #foods #fresh

Getting and keeping my immunity became very important to me. For I needed to take care of myself and my family. No one else was worried about me. ↗

— Monica Lewinsky

#became #care #else #family #getting

The gay community just recognizes what their closets are and we straight have to spend years trying to figure out which closet we are trapped in. ↗

— Judith Light

#closets #community #figure #gay #gay community

To me, celebrity doesn't mean a whole lot unless you're willing to use it. So I wanted to use it in a different way, with my AIDS work, the human rights stuff for the gay and lesbian community and the speaking I do. ↗

— Judith Light

#celebrity #community #different #different way #gay

A window of opportunity for me usually involves a rock. ↗

— Jay London

#me #opportunity #rock #usually #window