Quotes of John Hope Franklin

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We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey.

- John Hope Franklin

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“ Glorious indeed is the world of God around us, but more glorious the world of God within us. ”

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“ Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. ”

- Victor Frankl

“ Remember when your heart is empty, don’t fill it with lies and deception. ”

- RJ Intindola

“ Don't waste your love on somebody, who doesn't value it. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ I guess that’s just part of loving people: You have to give things up. Sometimes you even have to give them up. ”

- Lauren Oliver

“ Morning is when the wick is lit. A flame ignited, the day delighted with heat and light, we start the fight for something more than before. ”

- Jeb Dickerson

“ If you fuel your journey on the opinions of others, you are going to run out of gas. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ When love comes like that, all you can do is surrender, to lay down your arms and submit to the will of those who would love you. For in denying it, you face only regret. ”

- Michael Kilman

“ Do the best, give the best and leave the rest to run after you! ”

- Garima Yonzon

“ True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears checked. ”

- Erich Segal

“ When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you. ”

- Plato

“ Tell me then, does love make one a fool or do only fools fall in love? ”

- Orhan Pamuk

“ I love women, but I feel like you can’t trust some of them. Some of them are liars, you know? Like I was in the park and I met this girl, she was cute and she had a dog. And I went up to her, we started talking. She told me her dog’s name. Then I said, ‘Does he bite?’ She said, ‘No.’ And I said, ‘Oh yeah? Then how does he eat?’ Liar. ”

- Demetri Martin

“ My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it. ”

- Mark Twain

“ Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know. ”

- Michel de Montaigne

“ Time is persistent, and we need to make the best of it. ”

- Charlena E. Jackson

“ Armed with positive thoughts, it becomes easier to focus on your goals, while the opposite also holds true. ”

- Stephen Richards

“ I am convinced that one should tell one's spiritual director if one has a great desire for Communion, for Our Lord does not come from Heaven every day to stay in a golden ciborium; He comes to find another heaven, the heaven of our soul in which He loves to dwell. ”

- St. Therese of Lisieux

“ If you suddenly stumble upon the right door, you will not be able to recognize that it is right. ”

- Osho

“ There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them. ”

- Phyllis Bottome

“ It is easier to believe a lie than to claim parts of you that have been scattered and buried. Your willingness to search for what's been lost merely points to how immensely powerful you are. ”

- Kirstyn Lazur

“ I love words.  I crave descriptions that overwhelm my imagination with vivid detail.  I dwell on phrases that make my heart thrum.  I cherish expressions that pierce my emotions and force the tears to spill over.   In essence, I long for a writer's soul sealed in ink on the page. ”

- Richelle E. Goodrich

“ God does not ask about our ability, but our availability. ”

- Unknown

“ Never run from the truth. It is always there; it never changes – save your energy. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ A bad attitude is like a flat tire, you can’t get very far until you change it. ”

- Unknown