Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, January 14, 2009, Martin Luther King Jr 2009 Special Issue, Page 22, Image 22

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    M a r t in L u t h e r K in g J r .
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lanuary 14. 2009
2009 special edition
Leaders Inspire through History
continued
from H8
“Leadership is the art
o f getting someone
else to do something
you want done because
he wants to do it. ”
~ Dwight Eisenhower
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you
want to test a man's character, give him
\ power. ”
- Abraham Lincoln
“I leave you, hoping that
the lamp o f liberty will
burn in your bosoms until
there shall no longer be a
doubt that all men are created free and equal. ”
- Abraham Lincoln
“Keep your fears to
yourself, but share
your inspiration with
others. ”
- Robert Louis
Stevenson
“A leader is a
dealer in hope. ”
- Napoleon
Bonaparte
“The probability that we may fa ll in the
struggle ought not to deter us from the support
o f a cause we believe to be just; it shall not
deter me. ”
- Abraham Lincoln
“The best executive is the one
who has sense enough to pick
good men to do what he wants
done, and self-restraint to
keep from meddling with them
while they do it. ”
- Theodore Roosevelt
“A leader takes people where they want to go.
A great leader takes people where they don't
necessarily want to go, but ought to be. ”
- Rosalynn Carter
“The very essence o f
leadership is that you
have to have vision.
You can't blow an
uncertain trumpet. ”
- Theodore M. Hesburgh
“Delegating work
works, provided the
one delegating
works, too. ”
- Robert Half
“The only safe
ship in a storm is
leadership. ”
- Faye Wattieton
“The very essence
o f leadership is that
you have to have a
vision. ”
- Theodore
Hesburgh
“Change will not come if we wait fo r
some other person or some other time.
We are the ones we've been waiting for.
We are the change that we seek. ”
- Barack Obama
“I f you're walking down the right path
and you're willing to keep walking,
eventually you'll make progress. "
- Barack Obama
“It took a lot o f blood, sweat and
tears to get to where we are today,
but we have just begun. Today we
begin in earnest the work o f making
sure that the world we leave our
children is just a little bit better than
the one we inhabit today. ”
- Barack Obama
OWN YOUR HOME
at a price you can afford
My house payment is less than I paid in rent
- Laneisha,a new homeowner
The hope o f a secure and livable
world lies with disciplined
nonconformists who are dedicated
to justice, peace and brotherhood.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Say goodbye to rising rents and landlords in 2009!
“I've le a r n e d th a t p e o p le w ill f o r g e t w h a t y o n
s a id , p e o p le w ill f o r g e t w h a t y o n d id , b a t
p e o p le w ill n e v e r f o r g e t ho w y o u m a d e th e m
feel.”
Portland Community Land Trust, a nonprofit organization serving
Portland since 1999, has 2 & 3 BR homes at prices you can afford
coming to your neighborhood in 2009.
- M a y a A n g e lo u
Neil Kelly
And no subprime mortgages. No getting in over your head
Our average home sells for $150,000 with fixed-rate monthly
mortgage payments around $900-1150.
We’ve helped more than 100 families buy their first home in
Portland. We can help you, too! But don’t wait to get ready. PCLT
gives priority to those on our waiting list.
Register for a free orientation in your neighborhood by visiting
www.plct.org/classes or calling 503-493-0293x10.
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