Favorite Quotes

I wanted to have a list of my favorite quotes and sayings posted somewhere.

peace. it does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. it means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart. - unknown

Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers, strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength. - Barbara Katz-Rothman

We have a secret in our culture, and it's not that birth is painful. It's that women are strong. - Laura Stavoe Harm

A strong woman knows she has strength enough for the journey, but a woman of strength knows it is in the journey where she will become strong. - unknown

Be the change you want to see in the world. - Mahatma Gandhi

The problem with the world is that we draw the circle of our family too small. - Mother Teresa

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within. - Maya Angelou

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. - Albert Einstein

The way a woman gives birth and the kind of care given to her point as sharply as an arrowhead to the key values in a culture. - Sheila Kitzinger

We won't have a society if we destroy the environment. - Margret Mead

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it's the only thing that ever has. - Margret Mead

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction. is the first and only object of good government. - Thomas Jefferson

I believe that to meet the challenges of our times, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. Each of us must learn to work not just for oneself, one's own family or nation, but for the benefit of all humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace. - Dalai Lama

Here's all you have to know about men and women: women are crazy, men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid - George Carlin

Well behaved women rarely make history. - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

As long as people believe in absurdities, they will continue to commit atrocities. - Voltaire

Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it. Believe only what you yourself test and judge to be true. - Buddha