Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation. The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living. What we lack is not a will to believe but a will to wonder.
—Abraham Heschel
Nothing is permanent in our troubled world. Not even our troubles.
—Charlie Chaplin
How long will grown men and women in this world keep drawing in their coloring books an image of God that makes them sad?
—Meister Eckhart
Before a child talks they sing. Before they write they draw. As soon as they stand they dance. Art is fundamental to human expression.
—Phylicia Rashad
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
—Martin Luther King Jr.
In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.
—Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.
—Roald Dahl
