Marquita Burke-DeJesus Quotes

#1. The world is starving for great love.

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#2. I look up to the sky and scream to the wind, 'Give me adventure.' She whispers back, 'You are braver than you know.

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#3. I think bravery is a lot less formal than it sounds. Bravery is being able to have a conversation with a stranger. It's going back to school even after years of being away. It's being you even when it's easier to be someone else.

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#4. I learned it was better to tiptoe through life and arrive at death's door safely.

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#5. Bravery is an amazing and aggressive teacher. Its gives me the energy to dive into life, recover from disappointment, and mentally escape whatever locked door holds me in.

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#6. Suffering reminds us of our brokenness, our humanity. It disarms us of our self-absorption and magnifies our need for one another.

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#7. Illusions of freedom will never satisfy me.

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#8. Suffering has a noble purpose.

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#9. While many of us give to the hungry orphan, we have forgotten to love her.

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#10. When the statistics have a face, poverty becomes personal.

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#11. No matter what chains are broken, slavery is a condition of the heart.

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#12. The road less traveled continues to beckon me onward, towards a journey of transformation and engagement.

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#13. Those who suffer suffer because hurt people hurt people, and busy people let it happen. So am I going to be busy or am I going to be brave?

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#14. No matter how unfamiliar my world becomes, I can always find my way home when I dance.

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#15. I cannot fail these girls by diverting my eyes from the invisible residue of slavery that clings to them like a shadow.

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#16. Love is the beginning of significance.

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#17. My life is too valuable to remain shielded and protected behind the coziness and comfort of security.

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#18. It is about doing the most good with the only two hands I can control.

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