Collection of Quotes – Fall ‘26

“Every child begins the world again.”

       Henry David Thoreau

“A crowded mind leaves no space for a peaceful heart.”

       Christine Evangelou

“To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.”

       Rosa Parks

“All of life is a series of daring explorations from a secure base.”

       David Brooks

“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.”

       Nelson Mandela

“I rehearse every variable until decisions are almost automatic. Adrenaline is what you reach for when you haven’t done the work; preparation is what lets you stay quiet when it counts.”

       Malcolm Wood 

“The first step of any meaningful pursuit is to severely underestimate its difficulty.”

       Sara Hooker

“Sustainable development is the peace policy of the future.”

       Dr. Klaus Topfer

“Many of us have been running all our lives. Practice stopping.”

       Thich Nhat Hanh

“Seeing ourselves clearly is the project of a lifetime.”

       Nathan Hill

“To give away money is an easy matter and in any man's power. But to decide to whom to give it and how large and when, and for what purpose and how, is neither in every man's power nor an easy matter.”

       Aristotle

“The privileged have regularly invited their own destruction with their greed.”

       John Kenneth Galbraith

“There is a power in public opinion in this country … which will not tolerate an incompetent or unworthy man to uphold in his weak or wicked hands the lives and fortunes of his fellow citizens.”

       Martin van Buren

“One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world.”

       Malala Yousafzai

CRM 10/14/26