Don Thomason

“Be calm; yet assertive.
Be meek; yet courageous.
Be gentle; yet bold.
Be kind; yet strong.”
― Charles F Glassman

“Celebrating what we hope for together is better than fighting over what we believe separately.”
― Steven Charleston, Ladder to the Light: An Indigenous Elder's Meditations on Hope and Courage

“Being in the dominant group, where the culture matches our culture, tends to lead to not only advantage, but also conscious laziness.”
― Sara Taylor, Thinking at the Speed of Bias: How to Shift Our Unconscious Filters

“A person was like a city. You couldn't let a few less desirable parts put you off the whole. There may be bits you don't like, a few dodgy side streets and suburbs, but the good stuff makes it worthwhile.”
― Matt Haig, The Midnight Library