Cathy Burnham Martin's Blog, page 14

“As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.”

— Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
American statesman; 16th US President: 1861-65
assassinated following Civil War

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“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”

— 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso (1935 – )
Spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism

My Grandmother, Marjorie Gulumian, often noted that there was far too much hate in the world. She was right. People who claim to be for civil rights, fairness, and peace are now too often ranting about violence being the solution. As I read hate-filled words on social media and observe divisive media commentaries, I know that we can and must treat each other better, especially at times in which we feel on the downward slide of society. The pendulum swings. Right now, people who have felt terror, hopelessness, and oppression are feeling positive, hopeful, and free. However, many people who had liked the path on which our nation was walking, are now the ones feeling genuine fear, loss, and dread. Compassion needs to be the order of this day and every day.

“All the world’s a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.”

— Sean O’Casey (1880 – 1964)
Irish dramatist & writer

Enjoy April Fool’s Day!

“Do as adversaries do in law. Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.”

— William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
English playwright

“A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.”

— Leo Buscaglia (1924 – 1998)
American author, speaker, and professor

My love and deepest gratitude to you.

A man is not old until his regrets take the place of dreams.

— Yiddish proverb.

“Often the test of courage is not to die but to live.”

— Vittorio Alfieri (1749 – 1803)
Italian dramatist

“The world is full of willing people, some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.”

— Robert Frost (1874 – 1963)
American poet

“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.”

— Douglas Adams (1952 – 2001)
English writer

“The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.”

— Arthur C. Clarke (1917 – 2008)
English science fiction writer