Bill Maher: On Thoughts and Prayers
I’m so sick of all of the reactions. I’m so sick of thoughts and prayers. First of all, thoughts are the opposite of prayers. A thought is, what should I do? A prayer is wishing on a star. Thoughts and prayers are the Republican way of saying tough shit. — Bill Maher, host of Real Time […]
Quotable Quotes: Michael Jordan on Success
Basketball player Michael Jordan describes why he is a success. I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. — Michael […]
Steve Jobs: On Doing Great Work
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. — Steve Jobs, cofounder of Apple Inc.
George Clooney: On Prayer
I pray for my country. I pray that we can find more that unites us than divides us. I pray that our nation’s leaders want to do the same. I pray that young children like Tamir Rice can feel safe in their own neighborhood. I pray for all of our children. I pray for our […]
May God Bless Us All
May God bless us all. May God bless the United States. — President Monroe Bennett, character in Salvation TV series
Glennon Doyle: On the Secret of Life
The secret of life is not about knowing what to say or do. It’s not about doing love or loss right. Life cannot be handled. The secret is simply to show up. It’s about witnessing it all, even the pain, and letting it touch you and make you not harder, but more tender. Showing up, […]
Glenn Beck: On Listening to People
My purpose is clearer today than it has been in years: Love, Courage, Truth. … The best way we can serve people is to listen. — Glenn Beck
Aaron Colin on Free Speech
I pray that we can be decent, empathetic enough citizens to fight for free speech even when we disagree with some of it, and also to treat each other well enough that we don’t have to try to legislate basic kindness and human interaction. — Aaron Colin
God Bless the Censors
God bless the Internet, organizational, individual, and government censors who are working hard to intimidate people and ideas that don’t match their idea of good, bad, love, hate, right, wrong, truth, and lies. Censorship, in any guise, is always wrong, always always wrong. There is no place for hate. There is no place for censorship. […]
Ellen DeGeneres: Lessons in Kindness
Here are 9 lessons from Ellen DeGeneres on how to be kind. It’s always good to be kind. 1. Just be nice. “If you can see that while we’re all different, our basic needs are the same—we all want love, safety, and understanding—then it’s easy to be kind.” — Ellen DeGeneres 2. Stay true to […]