“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ― Søren Kierkegaard     “The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” ― Soren Kierkegaard     “People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” ― Søren Kierkegaard     “Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.” ― Søren Kierkegaard     “People understand me so poorly that they don’t even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.” ― Søren Kierkegaard     “Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be…

“The friendship that can cease has never been real.” ― Saint Jerome     “The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.” ― Saint Jerome     “The Scriptures are shallow enough for a babe to come and drink without fear of drowning and deep enough for a theologians to swim in without ever touching the bottom” St. Jerome” ― St. Jerome   “Beauty when unadorned is adorned the most.” ― St. Jerome   “Early impressions are hard to eradicate from the mind. When once wool has been dyed purple, who can restore it to its previous whiteness?” ― Saint…

“Because I learned long ago that winning doesn’t always mean you get the prize. Sometimes you get progress, and that counts.” ― Stacey Abrams     “Logic is a seductive excuse for setting low expectations.” ― Stacey Abrams   “From the moment I enter a room, I am clear about how I intend to be treated and how I intend to engage. I do not tell self-deprecating jokes about my race or gender, though I will do so about my personal idiosyncrasies. I can be charmingly humble or playfully self-effacing without pandering to stereotypes in order to make others comfortable. For example, my attire, my hairstyle, even my presentation style,…