{"quotes":[{"text":"To become truly human,one has to try an release oneself from the shackles of race,religion and nationality.The quantum of humanism one acquires is inevitably filtered when one limits oneself.'-Ashoka Jahnavi Prasad(Kant Lecture,20090).","author":"Ashoka Jahnavi Prasad","tags":["humanity","nationality","race","religion"],"id":3641,"author_id":"Ashoka+Jahnavi+Prasad"},{"text":"Eliminate the concept of division by class, skills, race, income, and nationality. We are all equals with a common pulse to survive. Every human requires food and water. Every human has a dream and desire to be happy. Every human responds to love, suffering and pain. Every human bleeds the same color and occupies the same world. Let us recognize that we are all part of each other. We are all human. We are all one.","author":"Suzy Kassem","tags":["class","concept","division","dream","food","human","humanism","humanity","humans","income","love","loves","nationality","pulse","race","skills","suffer","suffering","survival","survive","unity","water"],"id":26973,"author_id":"Suzy+Kassem"},{"text":"THE CONSCIOUS HUMANYou are not just white,but a rainbow of colors.You are not just black,but golden.You are not just a nationality,but a citizen of the world.You are not just for the right or left,but for what is right over the wrong.You are not just rich or poor,but always wealthy in the mind and heart.You are not perfect, but flawed.You are flawed, but you are just.You may just be conscious human,but you are also a magnificentreflection of God.Suzy Kassem“The Conscious Human” Poetry by Suzy Kassem.","author":"Suzy Kassem","tags":["behavior","black","conscious","consciousness","equality","ethics","global-citizen","god","human","humanity","imperfect","just","moral-behavior","moral-conduct","morality","morals","nationality","poem","poetry","poor","race","reason","rich","right","right-and-wrong","righteousness","state-of-mind","suzy-kassem","suzy-kassemcitizen","wealthy","white","world-citizen","wrong"],"id":34430,"author_id":"Suzy+Kassem"},{"text":"Whatever we may be or not be to others, to ourselves we are always just ourselves.","author":"Marty Rubin","tags":["identity","labels","nationality","race","religion","stereotypes","the-self"],"id":37335,"author_id":"Marty+Rubin"},{"text":"Every nation must have prayerful men and women to intercede for the country’s well-being.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["advice","answers-to-prayers","believers","bible","christian-life","christian-living","christian","citizens","citizens-of-the-world","citizenship","country","country-life","faith","god","great-men-and-women","humanity-advice","humanity-and-society","humanity","inner-strength","inspirational","inspiring-thoughts","interceed","intercessory-prayer","nationality","nations","people","positive-thinking","prayer","prayerful-habits","religion-and-philosophy","religious-faith","spiritual","spirituality","warfare-prayers","warriors","warriors-path","well-being","wellness","wisdom","wise-words"],"id":40396,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Moments later, I was climbing nervously into the back of the car. The driver wore the archetypal expression of an antagonist. No words were exchanged beyond the brief lines uttered to this nameless stranger, whose inclinations remained unclear. The car sped along empty roads and traversed dingy alleyways. Music blared from its speakers. I did not remember exhaling throughout the entire journey.","author":"Agnes Chew","tags":["anchoring","attachment","beauty","belonging","booksactually","consciousness","country","desire","empowerment","expression","farewell","home","homelessness","inclinations","independence","individuality","inspirational","ireadbooksactually","love","melodies","memories","music","nameless","nationality","past-lives","present","prose","reality","roots","self-assurance","self-awareness","self-containment","self-determination","self-esteem","self-reliance","self-respect","self-sufficiency","self-trust","sglitftw","singapore-literature","singlit","space","stranger","travel","wanderlust","world"],"id":49841,"author_id":"Agnes+Chew"},{"text":"I am of old and young, of the foolish as much as the wise,Regardless of others, ever regardful of others,Maternal as well as paternal, a child as well as a man,Stuffed with the stuff that is course, and stuffed with the stuff that is fine, one of the nation, of many nations, the smallest the same and the the largest.","author":"Walt Whitman","tags":["maternal","nation","nationality","naturalism","nature","old","paternal","poetry","self","wisdom","youth","youthful"],"id":53556,"author_id":"Walt+Whitman"},{"text":"The failure of the nation lies in the failure of its citizens.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["advice","citizens","coexistence","daily","failure","humanity-advice","humanity-and-society","humanity","inspirational","inspiring-thoughts","nationality","nations","people","people-relations","society-humanity","success","successful-living","wisdom","wise-words"],"id":72706,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam. A country without a language is a country without a soul.","author":"Pádraic Pearse","tags":["countries","culture","ireland","irish","language","nationality"],"id":75918,"author_id":"P%C3%A1draic+Pearse"},{"text":"Motherhood doesn't have a nationality.","author":"Melinda Cross","tags":["book","child","country","harlequin","life","mom","motherhood","nationality","print"],"id":100925,"author_id":"Melinda+Cross"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":44,"pages":5,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}