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AND I QOUTE… “INSPIRATION FOR THE POWER OF YOU” INSPIRATION FOR THE POWER TO FACE A CHALLENGE 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. - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr - Some people succeed because they are destined to. But most people succeed because they are determined to. Anonymous Life has two rules: Rule Number 1 – Never Quit!! Rule Number 2 – Always remember rule number one. - Duke Ellington INSPIRATION FOR THE POWER OF OPTIMISM You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. -Mohandas Gandhi How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -Annie Dillard When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. – Confucius THE POWER OF OPTIMISM CONTINUED… No matter how long the night the day is sure to come. - African Proverb To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. - Anatole France INSPIRATION FOR THE POWER OF YOU An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. - Martin Luther King, Jr. I do not want peace that passeth understanding. I want the understanding that bringeth peace. - Helen Keller Education is not preparation for life. Education is life itself. - John Dewey INSPIRATION FOR THE POWER OF YOU We discover ourselves through others. - Carl Jung We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same. – Anne Frank The things that we share in our world are far more valuable than those which divide us. –Donald Williams THE POWER OF YOU CONTINUED… The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision. –Helen Keller [W]hen people thought the Earth was flat, they were wrong. When people thought the Earth was spherical they were wrong. But if you think that thinking the Earth is spherical is just as wrong as thinking the Earth is flat, then your view is wronger than both of them put together. – Isaac Asimov THE POWER OF YOU CONTINUED… What we see depends mainly on what we look for. – John Lubbock Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win. –Jonathan Kozol Any of us can achieve virtue, if by virtue we merely mean the avoidance of the vices that do not attract us. –Robert S. Lynd THE POWER OF YOU CONTINUED… That only a few, under any circumstances, protest against the injustice of long-established laws and customs, does not disprove the fact of the oppressions, while the satisfaction of the many, if real only proves their apathy and deeper degradation. –Elizabeth Cady Stanton It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. –Franklin D. Rooselvelt THE POWER OF YOU The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. –Plato The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems. – Mohandas Gandhi YOU HAVE THE POWER!!!!! Never underestimate the power that you possess! Diversity isn’t just knowing there are differences, it’s understanding those differences, learning from those differences and finding similarities. We will face challenge, but we will overcome it! YOU HAVE THE POWER!!!!!! Doing small things add up. If we all do one little thing, we all do something! REFERENCES www.edchange.org/multicultural/language/quotes.html www.honoryourjourney.com/quotes-proverbs.html www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/multicultural.htm l http://www.wisdomquotes.com/cat_apathy.html INSTRUCTIONS : ) Keep the pages in the order with their “inspiration.” If you want make a HUGE heading for your board to attract eyes You can even add pictures if you want : ) I encourage you to read it and apply it. I have no doubt it will work if you just believe it will : ) Respectfully, Jessica Brianna Tindal