{"author":"Laurence Overmire","author_id":"Laurence+Overmire","total_quotes":26,"quotes":[{"text":"Over the course of the millennia, all these multitudes of ancestors, generation upon generation, have come down to this moment in time—to give birth to you. There has never been, nor will ever be, another like you. You have been given a tremendous responsibility. You carry the hopes and dreams of all those who have gone before. Hopes and dreams for a better world. What will you do with your time on this Earth? How will you contribute to the ongoing story of humankind?","author":"Laurence Overmire","tags":["ancestors","genealogy","generations","history","responsibility"],"id":40761,"author_id":"Laurence+Overmire"},{"text":"From generation to generation, lights are extinguished and darkness threatens until some one stoops to bear the torch.","author":"Laurence Overmire","tags":["conscience","generations","hope","responsibility"],"id":46104,"author_id":"Laurence+Overmire"},{"text":"Live with an open mind and an open heart. Always choose love over fear and kindness over cruelty.","author":"Laurence Overmire","tags":["compassion","cruelty","fear","love","open-mindedness"],"id":62399,"author_id":"Laurence+Overmire"},{"text":"We are the last generation with a real opportunity to save the world.","author":"Laurence Overmire","tags":["climate-change","environment","generation","global-warming"],"id":79841,"author_id":"Laurence+Overmire"},{"text":"Being good or being evil is not something that is inherent in our nature over which we have no control, rather we define ourselves by the choices we make, moment by moment, situation by situation. All it takes is an act of will to be the best that we can be.","author":"Laurence Overmire","tags":["best","choices-and-consequences","good-and-evil","inherent","psychology","will-power"],"id":109266,"author_id":"Laurence+Overmire"},{"text":"Real life is never quite as interesting as the story told afterward.","author":"Laurence Overmire","tags":["myth","reality","storytelling"],"id":122495,"author_id":"Laurence+Overmire"},{"text":"The future is won or lost in the war of ideas.","author":"Laurence Overmire","tags":["future","ideas","power","war"],"id":124497,"author_id":"Laurence+Overmire"},{"text":"Poetry is the art of using language to transcend language.","author":"Laurence Overmire","tags":["art","language","poetry"],"id":138390,"author_id":"Laurence+Overmire"},{"text":"Expect nothing and accept everything and you will never be disappointed.","author":"Laurence Overmire","tags":["disappointment","expectations"],"id":141883,"author_id":"Laurence+Overmire"},{"text":"The way to peace, harmony and balance for the planet is through the loving kindness of each individual heart.","author":"Laurence Overmire","tags":["balance","future","harmony","heart","kindness","love","peace","wisdom"],"id":147828,"author_id":"Laurence+Overmire"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":26,"pages":3,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}