Joan Hanson:  

Joan is from Austin, Texas. Joan's schools include Stephen F. Austin High School. Joan later attended The University of Texas at Austin (Architectural Engineering) . Joan works(ed) at Stanford University, Exxonmobil Corporation, The University Of Texas At Austin. Music Joan likes includes Creedence Clearwater Revival Official, Travis, Billy Ray Cyrus. Books Joan likes include Da Vinci Code, Pride and Prejudice, Catch-22. Movies Joan likes include Thelma & Louise, 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift. TV shows Joan likes include NBC News, The X-Files, Not Much These Days. One of Joan's favorite quotes is:""All major religious traditions carry basically the same message that is love, compassion and forgiveness ... the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives." Dalai Lama “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Buddha and Martin Luther King, Jr. "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." Einstein “By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.” Confucius ”Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.” Einstein “… that all men are created equal… with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Declaration of Independence, The United States of America “Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.” Buddha "I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent." Mohandas K. Gandhi “Suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope” Romans 5:3-4 "Be careful of your thoughts, for your thoughts inspire your words. Be careful of your words, for your words precede your actions. Be careful of your actions, for your actions become your habits. Be careful of your habits, for your habits build your character. Be careful of your character, for your character decides your destiny." Chinese proverb "As you have sown, so shall you reap. As you have sown, so shall you reap." Cicero "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting." Galatians 6:7-8 “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” Abraham Lincoln “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” Mother Teresa “Only you, already know, what you can be in this life.... no one can tell you....” DJ Whatever Who Know “From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.” Socrates "Et tu, Brute?" ("Thou too, Brutus?") Julius Caesar “Don’t (solely) say sorry (about) what you do, because you mean what you do....(Especially with inhuman horrible actions) ” DJ Whatever Who Know "I'm sorry.... sorry.... So sorry...."(empathic) Eric Hanson “Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again.” Saint Augustine “You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.” Malcolm X “Time is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. Truth is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. You don't need anything else.” Malcolm X “Turn from evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it.” Psalm 34v14 “And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.” Confucius “… It is important for us to realize that love, to be true has to hurt.” Mother Teresa “I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love” Mother Teresa "Love is doing small things with great love." Mother Teresa “Do not be too severe upon the errors of the people, but reclaim them by enlightening them.” Thomas Jefferson “Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret, it seems to me, can be summarized in four C s. They are curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy.” Walt Disney "I prefer the most unfair peace to the most righteous war." Cicero "There was never a good war or a bad peace." Benjamin Franklin "Give Me Liberty or Giv...Expand for more