Quote of the week: Week of Sept 7, 2020
Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.—Christopher Robin, from A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it’s at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others.—Audrey Hepburn
Together, we have been protecting our friends, our families and our loved ones and we have made sure that our healthcare system is available for those who need it. … However, as I have stated before, COVID-19 is still here. We need to stay focused to prevent new cases or a spike in activity as much as we can.—Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s medical officer of health
Everybody has a role to avoid high-risk exposures and take precautions to prevent spread… the best way to reduce your risk of exposure to the virus is to avoid or strictly limit your time in the 3-C high-risk settings and situations: avoid Closed spaces with poor ventilation, Crowded places where many people are gathered and Close contacts where you can’t keep your 2 metre physical distance from others.—Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer
When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.—John Lewis
Be as a page that aches for a word
Which speaks on a theme that is timeless…
—Neil Diamond, lyrics from “Be”, from the Jonathan Livingston Seagull soundtrack
It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.—James Baldwin