Laurence Overmire Quotes

History remembers only the celebrated, genealogy remembers them all.

I reserve the right to evolve. What I think and feel today is subject to revision tomorrow.

Expect nothing and accept everything and you will never be disappointed.

Live with an open mind and an open heart. Always choose love over fear and kindness over cruelty.

War, hatred, and violence all spring from one infernal idea: that one person, race, creed, or culture is better than another.

To listen to the silence is to hear the heartbeat of the Universe.

The people who change the world never lose hope no matter how bleak the outcome might appear to be.

Apathy is the slow poison coursing through the body politic that paves the way to tyranny.

From generation to generation, lights are extinguished and darkness threatens until some one stoops to bear the torch.

Only love and courage will make this world a safer place. Hatred and fear will make it more dangerous.

The future is won or lost in the war of ideas.

We are the last generation with a real opportunity to save the world.

God made in the image of Man is an imperfect master.

Dead people are easy to love. It's the living ones who are hard.

Every child comes into this world as a gift to humanity.

There is no such thing as failure for an artist, unless failure is the refusal to attempt, the unwillingness to dream.

Life is a poem most people never read.

Orwell couldn't see that Big Brother would not be The State, but The Corporation.

There are some who dream their lives away, but end up doing nothing, and others who do their lives away, and end up never dreaming.

Recognizing your own ignorance is the first step toward wisdom.

Welcome to the figurative world of poetry where nothing is 'real,' but everything matters.

When you look at a person who's different and see Yourself, then you begin to understand who and what God really is.

Poetry is the art of using language to transcend language.

Real life is never quite as interesting as the story told afterward.

Anyone who doesn't love animals has a serious hole in the heart.

Life is inherently disturbing. That's why we've created the myths-to help us overcome, defend or deny, to transcend the grim reality of what here seems to be.

If God spent 180 million years making dinosaurs, what makes us think Man is so special, a tick of the clock before midnight?

Love is the great truth we all know in our hearts and must eventually recognize.

The age of selfishness and greed is over. The age of kindness and generosity is underway.

Art is always, even at its most repulsive, an impassioned cry of love.

Americans think anything you do not get paid for is not worth doing. As a consequence, the things that don't get done are often the most worthwhile.

Creativity is at the root of love and meaning in this life.

There is no such thing as an insignificant life, only the insignificance of mind that refuses to grasp the implications.

Those who refuse to look at or give expression to the dark side of life are in denial-fear preventing passage through the door of growth, truth and, ultimately, wisdom.

Prose pretends to be straightforward in its application to the truth, but truth itself is a dissembler. Poetry, much more honest, knows the deception can't be overcome.

Love is active, not passive. It is our love for one another, for Mother Earth, for our fellow creatures that compels us to act on their behalf.

Del UsionIf you knew the personHe thinks he isYou'd have to admitHe's one very special guy.

There is a falling from the skyThe sacred hoop is brokenBut different hands with different voiceHear the ancient songsAnd soonAll men will seeThat truth and justiceMustPrevail.

The more we understand the One Idea, how all of life is interconnected and interdependent, the more we can act in positive ways for the good of all.

No matter what path you're on in this life, if that path isn't about love, you're on the wrong path.

Public condemnation goes a long way in establishing what is and what is not acceptable in a society. The public good will prevail if the public demands it.

Good people turn to love, courage and kindness in times of crisis, not hate, fear and cruelty.

Wisdom is finding the path that is best for all - considering the options, the positives and the negatives - and having the courage to change what must be changed for the sake of the entire world.

Fantasy, myth, legend, truth - all are intertwined in the story that is Scotland.

The way to peace, harmony and balance for the planet is through the loving kindness of each individual heart.

There are basically two kinds of people: those who have empathy and care about others and those who don't. The ones who don't are creating most of the problems in the world.

Only in making peace - with ourselves, with others, and the world - will any of us find the life we are hoping for.

Those who oppose equality, compassion and social justice have been on the wrong side of history time and time again.

Freedom is an idea that no tyrant will ever crush.