This Week…

“I feel like I slept in a washing machine.” (To say after a bad night’s sleep.)
—Croatian Traditional Saying

“You look like a cow mushed your clothes.” (to say to someone when they are dressed sloppily)
—Croatian Traditional Saying

“We deny magnificence because the self-concept of being a failure or selfish etc makes it easier for us to stay in a small version of what it means to be human.”
–Unknown

“Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.”
–Cesar Chavez

“You are never strong enough that you don’t need help.”
–Cesar Chavez

“The fight is never about grapes or lettuce, it’s always about people.”
–Cesar Chavez

“I grew up not knowing I could have a dream and if I did, that I could actually achieve it. You grew up thinking the sky is the limit.”
–A Togolese colleague, having a heart to heart at work

“The worst thing you can do is impress an invisible jury.”
–A friend

“Breathe”