Class XVIII Favorite Quotes

Stacey Barr - “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” - Albert Einstein 

Bernadette Bogertey - “God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way. Look for God in others.”- Unknown 

Tara Bratcher – “We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.” - Maya Angelou 

Amanda Colores - “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” - Walt-Disney 

Mark Crowe - “In everything you do, be careful to treat others in the same way you’d want them to treat you, for that is the essence of all the teachings of the Law and the Prophets.” - Matthew 7:12 TPT 

Kelsey Espinosa - “No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you've come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.”- Madonna  

Sarah Espinosa - “The world needs all types of minds.” - Temple Grandin 

Rose Ferguson - “Be the change you want to see in this world!”- Mahatma Gandhi 

Felita Gilliam - “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” & “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” - Mahatma Gandhi & Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Melissa Greenlee - “Pray as if God will take care of it all; act as if all is up to you.” - Ignatius of Loyola  

Lisa Hailey - “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” - Nelson Mandela 

Wendy Haire - “Our Lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Traverro Harden - “There's always a ram in the bush.” - Gwendolyn P. Harden  

George Hendricks - “The only thing that is worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” - Helen Keller 

Cedrick Hinton - “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” - Frederick Douglass 

Maria Jernigan - “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” - Harriet Tubman 

Bradley Johnson - “Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.” - Saint Augustine 

Gregory Kipyego - “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” - Nelson Mandela 

Gordon Lawrence - “When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.” - John Lewis 

Wanda Lewis - “You must be the change you expect to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi 

Nicole Lucas - “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”  - Maya Angelou 

Joy Melvin - “For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required.” - Luke 12:48 KJV 

Brittany Milligan - “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” - Henry David Thoreau 

Marvin Price Jr.  - “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Darrell Purcell - “You must be the change you expect to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi 

Michelle Saunders - “Do not desire to fit in. Desire to oblige yourselves to lead.” - Gwednolyn Brooks 

Jennifer Simmons - “Leave People Better Than You Found Them.” - Marvin J. Ashton 

Roberta Sinclair - “Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.” - Vernon Sanders Law

Sue Smyth - “You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude.” - Eleanor Roosevelt 

Tomica Sobers - “We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.” - Son of Baldwin (Robert Jones, Jr.) 

Gina Thornton - “Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.” - Aldous Huxley 

Corine Warren - “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” - Stephen Covey  

Shyheim Wilson - “Well done is better than well said.” - Benjamin Franklin 

Tracey Wright - “Do or do not. There is no try.” - Yoda 

Casey Yates - “Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.” - Simon Sinek