Commitment means that it is possible for a man to yield the nerve center of his consent to a purpose or cause, a movement or an ideal, which may be more important to him than whether he lives or dies. — Howard Thurman Copy Share Image
“...[A] strange necessity has been laid upon me to devote my life to the central concern that transcends the walls that divide and would… — Howard Thurman Copy Share
Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is more people… — Howard Thurman Copy Share
When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone, When the kings and princes are home, When… — Howard Thurman Copy Share
I will light candles this Christmas, Candles of joy, despite all sadness, Candles of hope where despair keeps watch. Candles of courage where fear… — Howard Thurman Copy Share
There are two questions that we have to ask ourselves. The first is 'Where am I going?' and the second is 'Who will go… — Howard Thurman Copy Share
Twilight - a time of pause when nature changes her guard. All living things would fade and die from too much light or too… — Howard Thurman Copy Share
There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only… — Howard Thurman Copy Share
“It’s a wondrous thing, that a decision to act releases energy in the personality. For days on end a person may drift along without… — Howard Thurman Copy Share
Dont ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world… — Howard Thurman Copy Share
The years, the months, the days, and the hours have flown by my open window. Here and there an incident, a towering moment, a… — Howard Thurman Copy Share
I say that creeds, dogmas, and theologies are inventions of the mind. It is the nature of the mind to make sense out of… — Howard Thurman Copy Share
There were long stretches where each of us was engaged in a private world of rapidly shifting vignettes. Always I was overwhelmed by the… — Howard Thurman Copy Share
The movement of the Spirit of God in the hearts of men and women often calls them to act against the spirit of their… — Howard Thurman Copy Share
It cannot be denied that too often the weight of the Christian movement has been on the side of the strong and the powerful… — Howard Thurman Copy Share
