Category Archives: Sunday’s Wisdom
Sunday’s Wisdom #436: Peace is Not Given
“Peace is not something that is given to you.” – Relena Dorland/Peacecraft, Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz Relena is a young woman who has already lived a storied life. From this life, where she has stood at the very forefront of … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #435: The Importance of Everyone’s Story
“Everyone’s got a story.” – Feldt Grace, Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 1, Episode 24, “Endless Poem” Feldt and her comrades have spent a long time together, both in conflict and when they’ve been relaxing, but somehow they’ve never learned … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #434: Ending Vengeance
“Someone’s killed for killing another. Then that guy is killed for killing him. How is that kind of twisted thinking ever going to bring us peace?” – Cagalli Yula Athha, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Episode 31, “Grieving Skies” Cagalli says … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #433: The People on Both Sides
“Even though we’ve divided ourselves into enemies and allies, both sides have good people. Reasonable people.” – Aina Sahalin & Shiro Amata, Mobile Suit Gundam: The 8th MS Team Episode 8, “Duty and Ideals” Aina and Shiro are from opposite … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #432: Fear is Fear
“Each person bears a fear which is special to him. One man fears a close space and another man fears drowning; each laughs at the other and calls him stupid. Thus fear is only a preference, to be counted the … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #431: Belief is Contagious
“I have discovered that if all those around you believe some particular thing, you will soon be tempted to share in that belief.” – Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Eaters of the Dead By Michael Crichton Ahmad makes this observation as, according … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #430: Love is All In
“Who cares about the reason why? You should risk it all for that special woman. And that is the destiny of a man.” – Old Fisherman, Mobile Fighter G Gundam Episode 46, “Return of the Dark Gundam” As with most … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #429: Be Bold
“You don’t have time to be timid. You must be bold! Daring!” – Lumière, Beauty and the Beast This seems like an appropriate quote to share as Valentine’s Day looms over us, coming up next week, eh? Lumière says this … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #428: Have Patience
“One step at a timeThere’s no need to rushIt’s like learning to flyOr falling in love” – from “One Step at a Time,” by Jordin Sparks Perhaps it’s the lingering effects of the new year, but I seem to be … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #427: Seeing Belief
“You have to see it to believe it, that’s what they say. It’s the opposite. You have to believe in something to see it.” – Tobias Tidemann, Troll These are the words spoken by a father to his daughter as … Continue reading
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