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“We have come to the stage where the real work of humanity begins...and critical to the turning are women.” - Jean Houston, Scholar, Philosopher and Visionary

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"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi

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“If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” - Lilla Watson

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“...This is what my soul is telling me: Be Peaceful and Love Everyone.” - Malala Yousafzai

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“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too… Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it, begin it now.” - Goethe

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“Most of the harm that comes from drugs is because they are illegal.” - Milton Friedman

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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead

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“Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity to avoid doing anything about it.” - Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese Nobel Laureate

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“If a business strategy were failing and instead of curbing a problem made it worse, would you keep it going or would you stop and consider an alternative course? Strangely, the trillion dollar war on drugs has persisted for 40 years even though it is the most dismal global policy failure of our time.” - Sir Richard Branson, Founder, Virgin Group

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"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." - Rumi

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“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” - His Holiness, the Dalai Lama

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“Every truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” - Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher, 1788-1860

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"Fear not the strangeness you feel. The future must enter you long before it happens. Just wait for the Birth, for the hour of new clarity." - Rainer Maria Rilke

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At the end of the talk someone from the audience asked the Dalai Lama, "Why didn't you fight back against the Chinese?" The Dalai Lama looked down, swung his feet just a bit, then looked back up at us and said with a gentle smile, "Well, war is obsolete, you know." Then, after a few moments, his face grave, he said, "Of course the mind can rationalise fighting back... but the heart, the heart would never understand. Then you would be divided in yourself, the heart and the mind, and the war would be inside you."

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  • I BELIEVE that we are the authors of our destiny and we can consciously build a world that is sustainable.
  • I BELIEVE that we are intrinsically loving, kind and compassionate
    and all it takes to manifest this is the intention to live our lives free from fear.
  • I BELIEVE that life is for living, loving and learning – enjoy each moment!

  • I BELIEVE that our deepest crisis is our greatest opportunity which often only becomes clear later.
  • I BELIEVE that in the service of changing the world,
    things happen when we work together in spirit, heart and mind.
  • I CHOOSE to act.

  • I CHOOSE to be in the world with an open heart.

  • I CHOOSE to be vulnerable to those who would mock.

  • I CHOOSE to believe that we can change things.

  • I CHOOSE to take risks and look foolish.

  • I CHOOSE to be brave.

  • I CHOOSE to be aware.

Gillian Maxwell

I am an experienced public speaker, facilitator and connector committed to raising consciousness individually and collectively to transform our world.

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