The Clarity Blog

“Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.” ? Noam Chomsky

“We’re all born into a story that is already in progress.” – Debbie Kates

“The key to change is to let go of fear” – Rosanne Cash

“We don’t all agree on everything, but we agree on Aretha.” – Reverend Al Sharpton, speaking at Aretha Franklin’s funeral.

“Inspiration is hard to come by. You have to take it where you find it.” – Bob Dylan

“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” – Dorothy Parker

“When you have a conflict, that means that there are truths that have to be addressed… And when you have a conflict, then it’s an educational process to try to resolve the conflict…you have to get people on both sides of the conflict involved so that they can dialogue.” – Dolores Huerta

“No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.” – Alan Watts

“No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it.” – H. E. Luccock

“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” – Maya Angelou

“Governments stand because people sit; if people stand, governments will sit.” – Mehmet Murat ildan

“Our best hope for the future is not to get people to think of all humanity as family – that’s impossible. It lies, instead, in an appreciation of the fact that, even if we don’t empathize with distant strangers, their lives have the same value as the lives of those we love.” – Paul Bloom

“People hear you on the level you speak to them from. Speak from your heart, and they will hear with theirs.” – Marianne Williamson

“The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment.” – Thich Nhat Hanh