Hastie Quotes & Sayings

There is no simplistic approach to worthwhile achievement in human affairs. — William H. Hastie

Strategic planning for the future is the most hopeful indication of our increasing social intelligence. — William H. Hastie

When in love or inspired,
An eternal kiss from the divine
Awaits us all. — Scott Hastie

For every moment of suffering,
Others will arrive
That will instead pierce you with joy. — Scott Hastie

To have been where you have been
And to still have joy,
Dazzling in your heart,
Now there's a thing to make the whole world smile. — Scott Hastie

Once spun,
The silken thread of all our aspirations
Remains intact,
It can never be broken. — Scott Hastie

Soothing the exhaustion
In my soul,
So I can fall back skyward,
Safe in your arms,
And survive to dream again. — Scott Hastie

The searing light of morning
Asks unwelcome questions,
Fragile hopes soon blistered by daylight. — Scott Hastie

Be brave enough to never yearn For that you cannot hold close In your heart forever. Tread lightly, cherish compassion And live in the moment without fear. — Scott Hastie

Already I ache for all the lives
I will never be a part of. — Scott Hastie

Be as audacious
As you wish.
By all means look to the heavens. — Scott Hastie

Life, wherever it leads,
Will always be the same,
It begs for the best of you. — Scott Hastie

Together we all live every moment
On the very brink;
The razor's edge
Of ecstasy or disaster. — Scott Hastie

It is not a persuasive argument that an evil should continue because it has existed in the past. — William H. Hastie

You have to be there at the right time and you've got to be equipped. — William H. Hastie

Let us have no guilt
Left to waste
For dreaming still. — Scott Hastie

A stream of primal voices
Whispering in the breeze of your heart
To urge you on. — Scott Hastie

Ultimately not one amongst us
Will ever be denied that,
The glimmer of a chance to shine. — Scott Hastie

I knew such a woman once,
She gave me everything.
Her love like a soft riot singing,
She knew how to shine. — Scott Hastie

Democracy is a process, not a static condition. It is becoming, rather than being. It can be easily lost, but is never finally won. — William H. Hastie

The light needs only our trust
And, of course, the darkness
To work its eternal alchemy. — Scott Hastie

Ours was such a delicious risk. My being abruptly and altogether Ecstatic and be-stilled. — Scott Hastie

We too can repair our cracks with gold
And glow again.
Crazed by life,
More beautiful than ever before. — Scott Hastie

Sacred space in which
To distil, like amber,
The best of your love. — Scott Hastie

How stubborn life is,
It clings like silver in our souls. — Scott Hastie

Birth our night into day
And bathe it clean,
So that beloved things can glow
Together in a litter of light. — Scott Hastie

History informs us of past mistakes from which we can learn without repeating them. It also inspires us and gives confidence and hope bred of victories already won. — William H. Hastie

And so we smile on, Feeding the truths we share With a union of our souls, Cathedral slaves of our passion Which builds beauty amongst chaos. — Scott Hastie

Every new day
Our children's joy is as fresh as roses,
Even the birds chatter at dawn. — Scott Hastie

Paradise is no whim.
It takes time and trust,
You see. — Scott Hastie

Sublime moments refracted,
Even if only for seconds,
Caught forever in your soul. — Scott Hastie

Difficulty need not foreshadow despair or defeat. Rather achievement can be all the more satisfying because of obstacles surmounted. — William H. Hastie

Everyday can be extraordinary
And ripe,
Like a flower burst,
If the will is there. — Scott Hastie

Where once there was a void,
Now at least there are
Seeds of splendour,
Becalmed belief for another time. — Scott Hastie

I am sad, like the hot dust on the streets
And the music of fresh fallen leaves
Caught in a sliding summer breeze. — Scott Hastie

Here, illuminated at last,
Nestles the ruddy glint of spiritual certainty;
Sweet moments of passion and healing,
Of sensual release. — Scott Hastie

There can be no law of nature, no science,
No aberrant infliction of human will
That unchained the soul cannot conquer,
Simply sweep away, should it chose to. — Scott Hastie

Be content to love, to dazzle in the light,
If only for moments ...
And then be gone,
With gladness in your heart,
Before the creeping shadows
Claim too much your sadness at leaving. — Scott Hastie

Sense how
Even the smooth stones ache
With stories of their own
In the shuddering light of day. — Scott Hastie

The gilded spiral
Of longings within.
Our very own cathedral
That points persistently to heaven. — Scott Hastie

Nothing that truly matters
Can ever evaporate,
Be excised,
Burnt out of your soul. — Scott Hastie

I am just like you,
Destined to play my part.
And leave,
In the nature of my departure at least,
Some kind of sweet message behind
In the fathomless pattern I make. — Scott Hastie

Such is true joy's absolute certainty,
Its slow lit fuse that burns holes
In the shabby shroud of death forever. — Scott Hastie

On the canvas of life,
Every sweep of the brush matters,
Counts for something ... — Scott Hastie

In one of the army's most outrageous Jim Crow episodes, an order came down at a Pennsylvania camp warning that "any association between the colored soldiers and white women, whether voluntary or not, would be considered rape. And the penalty would be death." After howls of protest from William H. Hastie, the civilian aide to the war secretary, and the NAACP, the War Department revoked the order. — Linda Hervieux

A hallowed frequency within
That, even in your darkest hour,
You can always turn to. — Scott Hastie

We can always stick together when we are losing, but tend to find means of breaking up when we're winning. In Grace under Pressure, by Hastie, 1984. — Thurgood Marshall

Mislaid flame of tender emotions
Rekindled.
Together we live to the point of tears,
I wouldn't want it any other way. — Scott Hastie