“We had a terrible start… doesn’t mean we can’t have a better ending.”
Source: The Heart of Betrayal
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young-adult fiction writer 1955Related quotes
“Just because we don’t see eye to eye on everything doesn’t mean we can’t be close.”
Sarah Dessen book Along for the Ride
Source: Along for the Ride
“We’re avant-garde. It doesn’t mean we have to be unhygienic.”
Frances McDormand (1957) American actress
The New York Times interview (2017)
Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America
2012, Sandy Hook Prayer Vigil (December 2012)
Context: Can we honestly say that we’re doing enough to keep our children, all of them, safe from harm?
Can we claim, as a nation, that we’re all together there, letting them know they are loved and teaching them to love in return?
Can we say that we’re truly doing enough to give all the children of this country the chance they deserve to live out their lives in happiness and with purpose?
I’ve been reflecting on this the last few days, and if we’re honest with ourselves, the answer’s no. We’re not doing enough. And we will have to change. Since I’ve been president, this is the fourth time we have come together to comfort a grieving community torn apart by mass shootings, fourth time we’ve hugged survivors, the fourth time we’ve consoled the families of victims.
And in between, there have been an endless series of deadly shootings across the country, almost daily reports of victims, many of them children, in small towns and in big cities all across America, victims whose — much of the time their only fault was being at the wrong place at the wrong time.
We can’t tolerate this anymore. These tragedies must end. And to end them, we must change. We will be told that the causes of such violence are complex, and that is true. No single law — no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world, or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society. But that can’t be an excuse for inaction. Surely, we can do better than this.
If there is even one step we can take to save another child, or another parent, or another town, from the grief that has visited Tucson, and Aurora, and Oak Creek, and Newtown, and communities from Columbine to Blacksburg before that — then surely we have an obligation to try.
“The end justifies the means. But what if there never is an end? All we have is means.”
Ursula K. Le Guin book The Lathe of Heaven
Source: The Lathe of Heaven (1971), Chapter 6
Warren Farrell book The Myth of Male Power
Source: The Myth of Male Power (1993), Part III: Government as substitute husband, p. 311.
“Just because I am cheerful and jovial and look good, doesn’t mean that I can’t act.”
Shahrukh Khan (1965) Indian actor, producer and television personality
From interview with Pratim D. Gupta
“I believe the proverbial "search" doesn’t end until we die.”
Dawud Wharnsby (1972) Canadian musician
Beating the drums of hope and faith (2004)
Context: What I read in the Qur’an, and what I learned from the words of Muhammad, Jesus and others really struck a chord with me, so I chose to implement the wisdom I found. I don’t feel as though I "changed" to any new "religion", rather, I just grew as an individual: I matured spiritually. … I believe the proverbial "search" doesn’t end until we die.
