“My life is too valuable to remain shielded and protected behind the coziness and comfort of security.”
Marquita Burke-DeJesus“I learned it was better to tiptoe through life and arrive at death's door safely.”
Marquita Burke-DeJesus“I think bravery is a lot less formal than it sounds. Bravery is being able to have a conversation with a stranger. It's going back to school even after years of being away. It's being you even when it's easier to be someone else.”
Marquita Burke-DeJesus“I look up to the sky and scream to the wind, 'Give me adventure.' She whispers back, 'You are braver than you know.”
Marquita Burke-DeJesus“No matter how unfamiliar my world becomes, I can always find my way home when I dance.”
Marquita Burke-DeJesus, Radically Ordinary“The road less traveled continues to beckon me onward, towards a journey of transformation and engagement.”
Marquita Burke-DeJesus, Radically Ordinary“It is about doing the most good with the only two hands I can control.”
Marquita Burke-DeJesus, Radically Ordinary“My life is too valuable to remain shielded and protected behind the coziness and comfort of security.”
Marquita Burke-DeJesus, Radically Ordinary“When the statistics have a face, poverty becomes personal.”
Marquita Burke-DeJesus, Radically Ordinary“While many of us give to the hungry orphan, we have forgotten to love her.”
Marquita Burke-DeJesus, Radically Ordinary“Those who suffer suffer because hurt people hurt people, and busy people let it happen. So am I going to be busy or am I going to be brave?”
Marquita Burke-DeJesus, Radically Ordinary