Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. – Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Insecurity of Freedom: Essays on Human Existence, 19
There is a Japanese proverb that literally goes Raise the sail with your stronger hand, meaning you must go after the opportunities that arise in life that you are best equipped to do. – Soichiro Honda
Politics is not predictions and politics is not observations. Politics is what we do. Politics is what we do, politics is what we create, by what we work for, by what we hope for and what we dare to imagine. – Paul Wellstone
