Mayberg Foundation Quotes & Sayings

The past has a will of its own. It wants to be heard. — Lisa Gardner

Humility is the proper attitude towards all true greatness, including one's own greatness as a human being, but above all towards the greatness which is not oneself, which is beyond one's self — Karol Wojtyla

I shall ask for the abolition for the punishment of death until I have the infallibility of human judgment demonstrated to me. — Marquis De Lafayette

If you listen to the great Beatle records, the earliest ones where the lyrics are incredibly simple. Why are they still beautiful? Well, they're beautifully sung, beautifully played, and the mathematics in them is elegant. They retain their elegance. — Bruce Springsteen

As man seeks justice in equality, so society seeks order in anarchy. — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

The US government should not be in the business of discrimination. — Christine Gregoire

You don't want to be the smartest person in the room; you want to be the dumbest in the room. You want to be surrounded by other thinking people who are going to say something that makes you think, "Oh, my God, that's an amazing idea. Why didn't I think of that." — Madonna Ciccone

The hour [ ... ] can be anywhere between three and six o'clock in the afternoon. The general rule is that the earlier tea is served, the lighter the refreshments. At three, tea is usually a snack
dainty finger sandwiches, petits fours, fresh strawberrries; at six, it can be a meal
or "high" tea
with sausage rolls, salads, and trifle. — Angela Hynes

It is remarkable how I am never quite clear about the motives for any of my decisions. Is that a sign of confusion or inner dishonesty or is it a sign that we are guided without our knowing or is it both ... The reasons one gives for an action to others and to one's self are certainly inadequate. One can give a reason for everything. In the last resort one acts from a level which remains hidden from us. So one can only ask God to judge us and to forgive us ... At the end of the day I can only ask God to give a merciful judgement on today and all its decisions. It is now in his hand. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The lonely? Where's that from?

Sadness' best friend. Sadness brought
it along and I couldn't turn it away, so
I let it multiply in my pulse instead. — Darshana Suresh

Males conspicuously leaving their mark to let others know where they weren't welcome. — Jodi Picoult

There are too many people who imagine that there is something sophisticated about always believing the best of those who hate your country, and the worst of those who defend it. — Margaret Thatcher

The key to being with family is to engage with those we love in a way we would teach to those we love. — Bill Crawford

A cookbook must have recipes, but it shouldn't be a blueprint. It should be more inspirational; it should be a guide. — Thomas Keller