Tag: quote

I am the kind of journalist who thinks that if women had more positions of power and influence, there would be a material difference in the way things worked out. Christiane Amanpour one of ELLE’s 10 Powerful Women in DC

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths,but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. Ephesians 4:29 (via audreyschild777)

The greatness comes not when things always go good for you. But the greatness comes when you’re really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments when sadness comes. Because only if you’ve been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain Richard Nixon (via theinternationalscholar)

Never waste a minute thinking about people you don’t like. Dwight D. Eisenhower (via coffeestainedcashmere)

barackobama: It’s International Women’s Day. Happy ceiling-shattering.

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable. Seneca

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it. Maya Angelou (via misswallflower)

Nothing is more important than investing in a country’s children. A country that ignores or neglects its children destroys its own potential. A country that cares for and nurtures its children will definitely be strong. Ban Ki-moon (via kimzii)

Wise people speak because they have something to say, fools because they have to say something. Plato