by Susan | Apr 19, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
April 20, 1937 George Takai “It seems to me important for a country, for a nation to certainly know about its glorious achievements but also to know where its ideals failed, in order to keep that from happening again.” April 21, 1939 Helen Prejean “The...
by Susan | Apr 12, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
April 16, 1844 Anatole France “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.” April 17, 1885 Isak Dinesen “The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears...
by Susan | Apr 5, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
April 5, 1856 Booker T. Washington “There are two ways of exerting one’s strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.” April 8, 1938 Kofi Annan “To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand...
by Susan | Mar 29, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
March 31, 1927 César Chávez “The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.” April 1, 1940 Wangari Muta Maathai “We owe it to ourselves and to the next generation to conserve the environment so that we can bequeath our...
by Susan | Mar 22, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
March 25, 1934 Gloria Steinem “If you say, I’m for equal pay, that’s a reform. But if you say. I’m a feminist, that’s a transformation of society.” March 26, 1904 Joseph Campbell “A hero is someone who has given his or her...
by Susan | Mar 15, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
March 17, 1912 Bayard Rustin “We need in every community a group of angelic troublemakers. Our power is in our ability to make things unworkable.” March 20, 1928 Mr Rogers “Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best...
