Clergymen and people who use phrases without wisdom sometimes talk of suffering as a mystery. It is really a revelation.
The U. S. routinely ranks lower than other countries in health outcomes such as infant mortality.
All my life, the naysayers have told me that I can't win because I'm a progressive. . . because I'm a woman. . . even because I'm a lesbian.
Remember, there are two things that keep us oppressed: them and us. We are half of the equation. There will not be a magic day when we wake up and it's now OK to express ourselves publicly. We must make that day ourselves, by speaking out publicly -- first in small numbers, then in greater numbers, until it's simply the way things are and no one thinks twice. Never doubt that we will create this world, because, my friends, we are fortunate to live in a democracy, and in a democracy, we decide what's possible.
I’ve decided to run for the U. S. Senate because I believe Wisconsin families need a senator who will work hard to deliver results for the middle class - a leader with the courage to do what’s right, no matter how tough the odds or how powerful the special interests we have to fight.
Politicians in Washington and Madison aren't hearing, aren't listening to their constituents and prioritizing getting people back to work and growing our economy.
Our constitutional liberties shall not be sacrificed in our search for greater security, for that is what our enemies and all enemies of freedom and democracy hope to achieve.
If you let society and your peers define who you are, you're the less for it.
I like to edit; I like to work with other people, and that's something stand-up doesn't really have.
Regarding this Dhamma, it is not something that we can simply talk about or take another's word for it. We need to develop meditation so that the understanding arises clearly within oneself. It is not the case that merely by listening to another's explanation our defilements will disappear. When we gain some understanding we need to chew on it again so that we see it for ourselves with certainty: paccattam.
I think the hard part is over. Now it's time for us to play.