159 Quotes by Laurence Overmire

All of us are part of a beautiful pageantry of human experience. Let us make the most of this life in all we do.

We need to embrace the truth of the One Idea. We are all brothers and sisters. That is always worthy of respect at the deepest core of our humanity. Holding onto that truth is where integrity lives.

Expect nothing and accept everything and you will never be disappointed.

Every child comes into this world as a gift to humanity. It is up to us, as adults, to see that they are properly taken care of and given all the love and attention they deserve. If we did so, I have no doubt our world would be drastically different and much more humane.

The truth is the truth. Denying it doesn't make it go away.

There is no nobler profession, nor no greater calling, than to be among those unheralded many who gave and give their lives to the preservation of human knowledge, passed with commitment and care from one generation to the next.

Love is active, not passive. It is our love for one another, for Mother Earth, for our fellow creatures that compels us to act on their behalf.

Day by day, action by action (or inaction by inaction), we chart the destiny of the human race.

We are the last generation with a real opportunity to save the world.