Thursday, September 27, 2012

Quotes

"Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity."  President Lyndon Baines Johnson

"Until justice is blind to color,until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is unconcerned with the color of men's skins, emancipation will be a proclamation, but not a fact." President Lyndon Baines Johnson

"Special Olympics athletes are spokepersons for freedom itself- they ask for the freedom to live, the freedom to belong, the freedom to contribute, the freedom to have a chance. And, of all the values that unite and inspire us to seek a better world, no value holds a higher place than the value of freedom." Mrs. Eunice Kennedy Shriver

"You are the stars and  the world is watching you. By your presence you send a message to every village, every city, every nation. A message of hope. A message of victory. The right to play on any playing field? You have earned it. The right to study in any school? You have earned it. The right to hold a job? You have earned it. The right to be anyone's neighbor? You have earned it." Mrs. Eunice Kennedy Shriver

4 comments:

  1. Great quotes! If it's not too much trouble, can you let me know where the second Eunice Kennedy Shriver quote is from ["You are the stars..."]? It seems like something I would enjoy reading in its entirety. --Thanks!

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    1. Thanks, Katelyn! This is from Mrs. Shriver's speech at the Opening Ceremony of the first Special Olympics.

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  2. Amazing quotes from amazing people! Thank you for sharing. :)

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