If I could summarize nonviolence in one word, it would be: patience.

~Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

"Life is sweet in the belly of the beast."

~ Death Cab For Cutie

Cleese is, of course, exactly correct. If "Christian" alt/righties need a refresher on the Beatitudes, they can open a random Bible to Matthew 5:3-10. “Chinese hoax” is a reference to Trump’s campaign claim that global climate change is a hoax perpetrated by China in order to cripple U.S. business growth.





I'm beginning to think that in America, a Conservative Christian is one who thinks the Beatitudes are a Chinese hoax

— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) May 26, 2017

This was written by Mother Teresa during a turbulent period of her life and times.

"There is a light in this world, a healing spirit more powerful than any darkness we may encounter. We sometimes lose sight of this force when there is suffering and too much pain. Then suddenly the sprit will emerge through ordinary people that hear a call and answer in extraordinary ways."

Environment day: a day a year to remind us our everyday responsibility to #MakeOurPlanetGreatAgain pic.twitter.com/7KfBIbarVQ

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) June 5, 2017

"Summertime is always the best of what might be."

~Charles Bowden

“It is useless to discuss the peace of the world. What is necessary just now is to create peace in ourselves that we, ourselves, become examples of love, harmony and peace. That is the only way of saving the world and ourselves.” ~Hazrat Inayat Kahn

Flower Power suffers no fools.



Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ~Albert Camus

“To understand the workings of American politics, you have to understand this fundamental law: Conservatives think liberals are stupid. Liberals think conservatives are evil.” – Charles Krauthammer