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So many people in the world would rather stay in a situation that's painful but familiar because they're comfortable with it. Not a lot of people have the strength or heart to realize when something's not good for them and to turn around and be alone. ”
There's no substitute for direct personal interaction. ”
Before I was married to Martin and became a King, I was a proud Scott, shaped by my mother's discernment and my father's strength. ”
Be ever watchful for the opportunity to shelter little children with the umbrella of your charity; be generous to their schools, their hospitals, and their places of worship. For, as they must bear the burdens of our mistakes, so are they in their innocence the repositories of our hopes for the upward progress of humanity. ”
Guerrilla wars, and even more so terrorist assaults, are conducted only by forces with insufficient strength to carry out a real war. ”
To me, a political song is also a personal song. Most political activism has been driven by empathy for other people and the desire for a world that's less divisive. Even if songs aren't overtly political, they can make a listener more empathetic. ”
True strength lies in openness and working in concert with people and events. ”
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home. ”
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. ”
We are not race blind. Of course we still have racial tensions in this country. But the United States of America has made enormous progress in race relations, and it is still the best place on Earth to be a minority. ”