I was just looking through my Phi Delta Theta Pledge manual from 1999 and I found a series of note cards that I used to use as speaking points at chapter meetings. We were in the process of re-founding the fraternity and the following are the quotes I used to light the fire of change with my peers.
“As you walk through life, you may be solo, but not alone.”
– Unknown
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.”
-Margaret Mead
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
-Martin Luther King Jr.
“Guard well your spare moments they are like uncut diamonds.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
“We are often so caught up in our destination that we forget to appreciate the journey.”
-Unknown
“I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas, I’m frightened by the old ones.”
-John Cage
“An Idea is salutation by imagination.”
-Frank Lloyd Wright
“Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee and just as hard to sleep after.”
– Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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