"Those we most often exclude from the normal……" — Jean Vanier
"Those we most often exclude from the normal life of society, people with disabilities, have profound lessons to teach us"
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80 Quotes by Jean Vanier
Jean Vanier has 80 quotes on this site.
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Communion is mutual trust, mutual belonging; it is the to-and-fro movement of love between two people where each one gives…
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So many in our world today are suffering from isolation, war and oppression. So much money is spent on the…
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So we need places, laboratories, the creation of places which could be each one of our homes, where we invite…
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Community means caring: caring for people. Dietrich Bonhoeffer says: "He who loves community destroys community; he who loves the brethren…
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Community begins in mystery and ends in administration. Leaders move away from people and into paper.
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He who is or has been deeply hurt has a RIGHT to be sure he is LOVED.
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The friend of time doesn't spend all day saying: 'I haven't got time.' He doesn't fight with time. He accepts…
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Stop looking for peace. Give yourselves where you are. Stop looking at yourselves, look instead at your brothers and sisters…
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I remember that throughout history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers…
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In any case, community is not about perfect people. It is about people who are bonded to each other, each…
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We all know well that we can do things for others and in the process crush them, making them feel…
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It is my belief that in our mad world where there is so much pain, rivalry, hatred, violence, inequality, and…
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More Disabilities Quotes
This quote is filed under Disabilities Quotes,
one of 104 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Entrepreneurs with disabilities are overwhelmingly successful.
— David Brenner
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There are so many artists that are dyslexic or learning disabled, it's just phenomenal. There's also an unbelievably high proportion…
— Chuck Close
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Neurologically, I'm a quadriplegic, so virtually everything about my work has been driven by my learning disabilities, which are quite…
— Chuck Close
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Sergey and I founded Google because we're super optimisitc about the potential for technology to make the world a better…
— Larry Page
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I've learned that every human being, with or without disabilities, needs to strive to do their best, and by striving…
— Naoki Higashida
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People with disabilities want to be recognised for what they can do, not what they can't do.
— Karni Liddell
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Attacking People With Disabilities is the Lowest Display of Power I Can Think Of
— Morgan Freeman
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The message I'll share...is that inclusion is extremely important for kids with and without disabilities.
— Clay Aiken
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I went to school for special education. I always assumed when I had the opportunity I would love to try…
— Clay Aiken
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There seems to be so much shame wrapped up in speech disabilities. It seems very sad and complicated all at…
— Danica McKellar
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I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word,
— Laura Linney
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The Presidents proposed privatization plan would jeopardize that security by cutting guaranteed benefits for future retirees and endangering the benefits…
— Chaka Fattah
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