Wisdom Quotes

"If you want to help others, first make sure you are not one of them."

"We must question traditions that harm us rather than blindly follow them."

"Personal growth requires us to confront uncomfortable truths about ourselves."

"Wisdom is knowing when to speak and when to listen carefully."

"Intellectual honesty requires acknowledging what we do not know."

"Questioning authority is not disrespect; it is the beginning of wisdom."

"Fighting for justice was my purpose."

"Our case was about so much more than us."

"I was an unlikely activist, but activism chose me."

"I lived with intention and purpose."

"Our greatest weakness is our unwillingness to listen to one another."

"Wisdom is knowing which battles to fight and which to release."

"Four principles and traditions demonstrate that the reasons marriage is fundamental under the Constitution apply with equal force to same-sex couples."

"They assert instead that rights to intimacy and autonomy protected by previous decisions protect them as well."

"This is the first of three reasons why the right to same-sex marriage is protected under the Constitution."

"The respondent States contend that they have legitimate interests that should prevail. None of these interests is sufficient to justify the exclusion."

"But when the Constitution speaks, we must listen."

"I have learned that forgiveness does not mean condoning wrongdoing."

"In every setback lies the seed of an opportunity."

"I have learned that compassion without critical thinking is dangerous. Both are necessary."

"Wisdom begins when we accept that we have been wrong and are willing to change."

"I raise up my voice—not to shout but to be heard by those who care."

"I believe in the power of words. I believe that pen is mightier than the sword."

"Some people only understand the language of bullets, but I speak the language of books."

"The future will be determined by our choices today."

"Our greatest weapon is not violence, it is our voices."

"A mind shackled by dogma cannot soar to new heights."

"To question is to live; to obey blindly is to exist."

"Wisdom whispers while foolishness shouts."

"We are all wounded. The question is what we do with our wounds."