To Enlighten and Inspire

Words can do many things. They can encourage us. They can hurt our feelings. They can make us feel welcome, They can make us feel unwanted. At their best they can entertain us, challenge us, enlighten us, and inspire us to be better human beings. Here are the words of a few historical figures, current philosophers, artists, leaders, and others that do just that.

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” - Anne Frank

“If you want peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.” - Desmond Tutu

“What makes you different or weird, that is your strength.” - Meryl Streep

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” - Albert Einstein

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” - Alice Walker

“True terror is waking up one day and realizing your high school class is running the country.” - Kurt Vonnegut

“If you're going through hell, keep going. It’s the only way out.” - Winston Churchill

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you."

- Walt Whitman

“Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?” - George Carlin

“A person that only does what’s better or worse is the easiest type of person to control. They’re a mouse in a maze that just finds the cheese. But the one who knows about good and bad will realize that he’s in a maze.” - Dave Chappelle

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go." - Dr. Seuss

"I did it my way." - Paul Anka (via Frank Sinatra)