“AGREED! The game that promotes world peace”

Quotes for the game “AGREED” come from the following sages, poets, prophets & authors:

Joseph Campbell (March 26, 1904- October 30, 1987) American professor,
Writer, and orator best known for his work in the fields of comparative
mythology and comparative religion.

Lao Tsu, born as early as 600 B.C. Also spelled Lao Tzu. According to legend, Lao Tzu was the ancient author of Tao Te Ching; the most widely translated Chinese work of all time and the classic book of the religion or philosophy known as Taoism.

Rumi THIRTEENTH-CENTURY Persian lawyer-divine and Sufi, widely considered literature’s greatest mystical poets.

John Wooden Born October 14, 1910. Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (Class of 1961) and a coach (Class of 1973). Widely regarded as the greatest college coach in history. His 10 NCAA National Championships while at UCLA are unmatched.

Mark Twain (November 30, 1835 to April 21, 1910), American humorist, satirist, writer, and lecturer. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and his numerous quotes and sayings.

Muhammad 570-632 C.E., Religious and political leader who established Islam and the Muslim community to whom he preached. He united the tribes of the Arabian Peninsula into a federation of allied tribes with its capital at Medina.

Confucius (551-479 BC) Famous Chinese thinker and social
Philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy influenced East Asian life and thought.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 -April 27, 1882) American author, poet, and philosopher. Major figure in the American transcendental movement, setting out most of its ideas and values in a little book, Nature, published in 1836

Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948), Indian nationalist leader famous for his struggle for Indian independence from the United Kingdom. Religious pacifist. He and his followers used nonviolent non-cooperation.  He was called Mahatma, which means”great-souled.”

Jesus Christianity’s central figure, both its Messiah and son of God.
He was crucified in Jerusalem during the rule of the Roman Empire.

Buddha Siddhartha Gautama (Pali Siddhattha Gautama), the historical founder of Buddhism, is often referred to as “Buddha”, or “the Buddha”. The word Buddha literally means “awakened” or “that which has become aware”.

Kabir (15th century) is hailed as one of India’s greatest exponents of devotional poetry.

William James (January 1, 1842 to August 26, 1910) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher. Hew wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism and the philosophy of pragmatism.

Wayne W. Dyer (born May 10, 1940) is a popular American self-help advocate. He frequently appears on U.S. public television (PBS) during their pledge drives.

Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 to May 6, 1862) American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, and philosopher who is most well-known for Walden and his essay Civil Disobedience.

Jane Austen (December 16, 1775 to July18, 1817) English novelist. Her insights into women’s lives and her mastery of form and irony have made her one of the most noted and influential novelists despite being moderately successful during her lifetime.

Thich Nhat Hanh (October 11, 1926) Expatriate Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk. A teacher, author, and peace activist. 

Sheldon Kopp (1929-1999) Psychotherapist and author wrote books about coping with the odd circumstances in life. His most famous book was If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him. The premise of most of his writing was: trust yourself in the face of uncertainty.

Margaret Mead (December 16, 1901 to November 15, 1978) Anthropologist known for her work on the relationship of culture and personality.  Mead’s early work stressed the cultural basis of gender roles. Additionally, she wrote of the biological influence on male and female behaviors. Also became a prominent lecturer and writer on family and child-rearing issues.

Anaïs Nin (February 21, 1903 to January 14, 1977) was a French-born author of Catalan, Cuban, and Danish descent who became famous for her published diaries, which span more than sixty years, beginning when she was eleven years old and ending shortly before her death. Well known for her erotic writing.

Dag Hammarskjöld (July 29, 1905 to September 18, 1961) was a Swedish diplomat and the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. He served from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 1961.

Maya Angelou (born April 4, 1928) American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. Angelou is known for the autobiographical writings I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969) and All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (1986). Her volume of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die (1971) was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.

Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884 to November 7, 1962).  Wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Worked to improve the sensitivity to the underprivileged of all creeds, races, and nations.  One of the most loved and most revered women of her generation.

Mother Theresa (August 27, 1910 to September 5, 1997). Born in Macedonia. At the age of twelve, she felt strongly the call of God. She knew she had to be a missionary to spread the love of Christ. In 1948 she received permission from her superiors to leave the convent school and devote herself to working among the poorest of the poor in the slums of Calcutta.

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