It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.
-Tom Stoppard
I am a human and I will only live a life which does credit to humans. I have been blessed with beautiful human form, a sharp intellect and a sensitive heart. How do I activate these gifts? Blessed with a priceless life, why should I not fit it with compassion for all beings?
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with the heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.
-Rumi
The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.
-Joan Didion
Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us.