Magdalena

“Not steel, but eloquence hath wrought this good:
You have redeemed us from much threatened blood.”
― Anthony Munday, Henry Chettle, Shakespeare

“Individuals need life structure. A life lacking in comprehensible structure is an aimless wreck. The absence of structure breeds breakdown.
Structure provides the relatively fixed points of reference we need. That is why, for many people, a job is crucial psychologically, over and above the paycheck. By making clear demands on their time and energy, it provides an element of structure around which the rest of their lives can be organized. The absolute demands imposed on a parent by an infant, the responsibility to care for an invalid, the tight discipline demanded by membership in a church or, in some countries, a political party — all these may also impose a simple structure on life.”
― Alvin Toffler, Third Wave

“Are we willing to tolerate ignorance and complacency in matters that affect the entire human family?”
― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

“Only someone who is well prepared has the opportunity to improvise.”
― Ingmar Bergman