Dale's Thoughts

Words are seeds that do more than blow around. They land in our hearts and not the ground. Be careful what you plant and careful what you say. You might have to eat what you planted one day. -Unknown

"Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense." -Gertrude Stein

"The people — the people — are the rightful masters of both Congresses, and courts — not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert it " -Abraham Lincoln

"I remained seated." -Claudette Colvin

"We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham and all over the nation, because the goal of America is freedom. Abused and scorned though we may be, our destiny is tied up with the destiny of America." -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Letter from Birmingham Jail)

"Where'd the days go, when all we did was play? And the stress that we were under wasn't stress at all just a run and a jump into a harmless fall” ― Paolo Nutini

"We are not makers of history. We are made by history." -Martin Luther King, Jr.

“The Master said, “A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing or modest meals is not even worth conversing with.” (Analects 4.9)” ― Confucius

“All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.” -Denis Diderot

“When nearly 3,000 people died on 9/11, it was enough to create massive change in our society. Over ten times as many people die from guns each year. Where is the social change?” -Dashanne Stokes

"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." - Mahatma Gandhi

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of worse men. -Plato

“Nobody owns life, but anyone who can pick up a frying pan owns death.” - William S. Burroughs

Professors and scholars have long stressed the importance of history education in a society. History provides a sense of pride, an answer to where we come from, and a warning to not make

Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? Sure I love my country with all her faults. I am not ashamed of that, never have been, never will be. -John Wayne

When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself. -Mark Twain

I used to think that divorce meant failure, but now I see it more as a step along the path of self-realization and growth. -Alana Stewart