James Mawdsley, England

All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together. Jack Kerouac, USA

Either you think, or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and... F. Scott Fitzgerald, USA

The days that make us happy make us wise. John Masefield, England

There is only one you for all time. Fearlessly be yourself. Anthony Rapp, USA

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. Socrates, Classical Greece

The only abnormality is the incapacity to love. Anaïs Nin, France

We love life, not because we are used to living, but because we are used to loving. Friedrich Nietzsche, Germany

We are each other’s business; we are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s magnitude and bond. Gwendolyn Brooks, USA

The highest form of human intelligence is to observe yourself without judgement. J. Krishnamurti, India

Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got. Janis Joplin, USA

You must never understand life, and then, it will be like a party. Rainer Maria Rilke, Austria

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be. Kurt Vonnegut, USA

A slave is one who waits for someone to come and free him. Ezra Pound, USA

We are not just visitors on this planet, it belongs to us as we belong to her, its past is ours, so is its future. Amin Maalouf, Lebanon

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware. Henry Miller, USA

James Mawdsley, England

Pro-democracy activist and author of 'The Iron Road: A Stand for Truth and Democracy in Burma' (North Point Press, 2002)

To Change the World

James Mawdsley, England

If we want to fight against wickedness in the world, if we want to reduce the amount of evil, then there is only one place where we are guaranteed success. That is in the fight against the wickedness in our own hearts. Each of us has greed, and pride, and anger, and hatred. We can all strive to overcome these faults and there is no one in the world but ourselves who can stop us from succeeding.
To change the world, change oneself. Learn to love.
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