Clara Martin

“hawk being chased by a crow that was being tailed by a mockingbird, and, to her astonishment, a determined hummingbird brought up the rear like a border collie herding the whole bunch out of his territory. Hummingbirds’ inclination to take on creatures one hundred times their size is the key to their survival. Without their oversize aggression, these mini-flyweights would not stand a chance”
― Terry Masear, Fastest Things on Wings: Rescuing Hummingbirds in Hollywood

“great deal of our activism in the Spirit is accomplished in simple ways. We are not asked to be heroic. Most often, it is enough that we remain consistent in living out our faith in small ways.”
― Steven Charleston, Ladder to the Light: An Indigenous Elder's Meditations on Hope and Courage

“In these statements the interpretation of the speaker is given the same validity as the Bible, making the interpreter's words inerrant. I believe in the Bible, but not necessarily in how the Bible is interpreted by humans.”
― Miguel A. de la Torre, Reading the Bible from the Margins

“As far as we can tell, it is alone in its ability not only to respond to the stimuli that come in from the world around it but also to literally remake that world in imagination.”
― Rob DeSalle, The Brain: Big Bangs, Behaviors, and Beliefs