Failure is the foundation of truth. It teaches us what isn't true, and that is a great beginning. To fear failure is to fear the possibility of truth.
Joan D. ChittisterOppressors do not get to be oppressors in a single sweep. They manage it because little by little, we make them that. We overlook too much in the beginning and wonder why we lost control in the end.
Joan D. ChittisterCompassion is the ability to understand how difficult it is for people to be the best of what they want to be at all times.
Joan D. ChittisterBeware the religion that turns you against another one. It's unlikely that it's really religion at all.
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