You are going out. You will meet suffering. You will meet humiliation. You will meet sorrow. You will meet joy. You will meet success. You will be wanted. You will be unwanted. You will be loved. You will not be loved. All that is part of Jesus' fate.
speech graduation resilience
Mother Teresa
Niagara University Commencement 1982, 1982
Hunger is not only for a piece of bread. Hunger is for love. Nakedness is not only for a piece of cloth. Nakedness is for human dignity. Homelessness is not only for a home made of bricks. Homelessness is being rejected, unwanted, unloved.
speech graduation empathy
Mother Teresa
Niagara University Commencement 1982, 1982
I have lived like an animal in the street, but I am going to die like an angel, loved and cared for.
speech graduation love
Mother Teresa
Niagara University Commencement 1982, 1982
To be your own person, you need good friends. Friends are the treasure of your life. They may turn out to be your real family.
speech graduation relationships
Garrison Keillor
Commencement Address, 0