"our stories are singular but our destiny is shared"                                                  
      —Barack Obama                

"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one."                                                                                                                           —Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915)

 "Never chase a lie. Let it alone, and it will run itself to death."                                            —Lyman Beecher (1775 - 1863)

 "Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge."             

 —Audre Lorde