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Writer and social activist Grace Paley once said in a workshop that the first step for writers who want to make a difference in the world “is to get over yourselves. The duty of a writer is to listen to the stories of the powerless and tell those stories to the powerful." — David Oliver Relin

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. — Simone Weil

We are all meant to be mothers of God. — Meister Eckhart

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. — Eleanor Roosevelt

One filled with joy preaches without preaching. — Mother Teresa

A people is never defeated until the hearts of the women are on the ground. — Cheyenne proverb

Revivals are hindered when ministers and churches take wrong ground in regard to any question to any question involving human rights. — Charles Finney, nineteenth century evangelist

...in a 2010 survey by the Washington-based Public Religion Research Institute, which found that 44% of us believe bigotry against whites is a significant problem. Among tea party followers, the number rises to 61%. The Census Bureau says that by mid-century there will no longer be such a thing as a racial majority. — Leonard Pitts

Why not go out on a limb? That's where the fruit is. — Will Rogers

Cuba seems to have the same effect on U.S. administrations as the full moon once had on werewolves. — Wayne Smith, former director of the US Interest Section in Cuba