“TO BE HOPEFUL in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.
What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places—and there are so many—where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction.
And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.”
―-- Howard Zinn
  • Burnbrae //
  • Archive
  • / About
  • / Me
  • / Young San Franciscan, hiker, and student, living in San Luis Obispo, ask me anything.
  • / Theme
92112 ♥ / 19 June, 2012 / Source: brisasmith
  1. penguin133 likes this
  2. moded1 likes this
  3. gaynstaa reblogged this from californialivin
  4. californialivin reblogged this from homofiction and added:
    haha aw
  5. kelllykapowski likes this
  6. inc0mpetent reblogged this from chill--town
  7. chill--town reblogged this from 365daysasme
  8. dinopowa reblogged this from fuckyeahgrease
  9. stfucuzyoudontknwme reblogged this from fuckyeahgrease
  10. ohioriverblues likes this
  11. bigcitidreams reblogged this from caspassluts
  12. ariapetals reblogged this from fuckyeahgrease
  13. caspassluts reblogged this from twinfiresignsand4blueeyes
  14. its-suppose-to-get-better reblogged this from because-you-told-me-to
  15. c-o-l-o-u-r-l-o-s-s reblogged this from pshermanforty2wallabyway
  16. c-o-l-o-u-r-l-o-s-s likes this
  17. cuddles-in-the-rain likes this
  18. stayfuckingfabulous reblogged this from unvalids
  19. col0rs-and-pr0mises reblogged this from myheartisbeatinglikeahammer
  20. myheartisbeatinglikeahammer reblogged this from perks-of-being-hormonal
  21. perks-of-being-hormonal reblogged this from felixxzxcuz
  22. weareallprecious likes this
  23. seewanderlust reblogged this from adriennner
  24. adriennner reblogged this from heart-shapeddbox
  25. heart-shapeddbox reblogged this from fuckyeahgrease
  26. iammorethanpenitent reblogged this from ufcfightermaggiemayhem
  27. thanksfor-nothingoi reblogged this from you--make---me--smile
  28. rachelretro likes this
  29. darkeyesandnightskies reblogged this from tagmeinswagmeout
  30. ovoxo1997 reblogged this from zgallo
  31. ovoxo1997 likes this
  32. txlostsoul reblogged this from sgv-626
  33. pussyappreciation reblogged this from para-todos-los-caidos
  34. buzzbuzzbiotch reblogged this from zgallo
  35. sgv-626 reblogged this from zgallo
  36. oceanwavesandasummerbreeze likes this
  37. dopeevollok reblogged this from phuckem
  38. zgallo reblogged this from phuckem
  39. phuckem reblogged this from essy10
  40. para-todos-los-caidos reblogged this from thoughtsbyamelia
  41. therereallyisamaya reblogged this from naomi94 and added:
    “my lieutenant? you know like, my second?”
  42. naomi94 reblogged this from meme4u
  43. sexyhaz likes this
  44. putstheassinsassy reblogged this from fuckyeahgrease
  45. aprildeetx likes this
  46. sexdrugsrocknrollxo likes this
  47. tor-eee reblogged this from avoiceforthosewhocantspeak
  48. puravida18 reblogged this from b-u-n-n-y
  49. gingifrost likes this
  50. fofakh reblogged this from renads
  51. Show more notesLoading...