“O love's a simple word to say
With nature aiding and abetting;”
Jan Struther (1901–1953) British writer
LONDON LOVERS, BETSINDA DANCES AND OTHER POEMS
Source: The Externalization of the Hierarchy (1957), p. 26
“O love's a simple word to say
With nature aiding and abetting;”
Jan Struther (1901–1953) British writer
LONDON LOVERS, BETSINDA DANCES AND OTHER POEMS
Bruce Springsteen (1949) American singer and songwriter
"Into the Fire"
Song lyrics, The Rising (2002)
Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism during British-ruled India
1940s, To Every Briton (1940)
Context: May God give power to every word of mine. In his name I began to write this, and in His name I close it. May your statesman have the wisdom and courage to respond to my appeal. I am telling His Excellency the Viceroy that my services are at the disposal of His Majesty’s Government, should they consider them of any practical use in advancing the object of my appeal.
Jatuporn Prompan (1965) Thai television activist
As quoted in "Bangkok in flames as army routs protesters" in TheSpec (20 May 2010) http://www.thespec.com/article/772242
Bhakti Tirtha Swami (1950–2005) American Hindu writer
“I braced myself for a rude awakening…”
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Books, The Beggar, Volume II: Crying Out for the Mercy (Hari-Nama Press, 1998)
“I like to use simple words, but in a complicated way.”
Carol Ann Duffy (1955) British writer and professor of contemporary poetry
“Go at it boldly, and you'll find unexpected forces closing round you and coming to your aid.”
Basil King (1859–1928) Canadian writer
Source: The Conquest of Fear (1921), Chapter I : Fear And The Life-Principle, § XI, p. 29; sometimes paraphrased: "Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Aurelius Augustinus (354–430) early Christian theologian and philosopher
Source: On the Mystical Body of Christ, p.436
Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman
Source: 1840s, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave (1845), Ch. 11