Favorite Quotes
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." — Maya Angelou
"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
"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song." — Maya Angelou
"The thinking man must oppose all cruel customs no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we have a choice, we must avoid bringing torment and injury into the life of another, even the lowliest creature; to do so is to renounce our manhood and shoulder a guilt which nothing justifies." - Albert Schweitzer
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." - Mohandas Gandhi
"To be a vegetarian is to disagree---to disagree with the course of things today. Starvation, world hunger, cruelty, waste, wars--we must make a statement against these things. Vegetarianism is my statement. And I think it's a strong one." - Isaac Bashevis Singer
"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." - Roger Caras
"We all grow up with the weight of history on us. Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies." - Shirley Abbott
"I trace my family history so I will know who to blame." - unknown
"A family tree can wither if nobody tends its roots." - unknown
"Any family tree produces some lemons, some nuts and a few bad apples." - unknown
