Connection to Earth Quotes

"We read to know we are not alone."

- C.S. Lewis

"It is really hard to be lonely very long in a world of words."

- Naomi Shihab Nye

"Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere."

- Jean Rhys

"That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings."

- F. Scott Fitzgerald

"I don't read a book; I hold a conversation with the author."

- Elbert Hubbard

"The best moments in reading are when you come across something–a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things–which you had thought special and particular to you."

- Alan Bennett

"‘Why did you do all this for me?’ he asked. ‘I don’t deserve it. I’ve never done anything for you.’ ‘You have been my friend,’ replied Charlotte. ‘That in itself is a tremendous thing.’"

- E.B. White

"The same substance composes us — the tree overhead, the stone beneath us, the bird, the beast, the star — we are all one, all moving to the same end."

- P.L. Travers

"You can’t pick out the pieces and leave the rest. Being part of the whole thing, that’s the blessing."

- Natalie Babbitt

"the parallels between making love and giving birth are clear, not only in terms of passion and love, but also because we need essentially the same conditions for both experiences: privacy and safety."

- Sarah Buckley

"300,000 women will be giving birth with you today."

- Ina May Gaskin

"There is such a special sweetness in being able to participate in creation."

- Pamela S. Nadav

"Understanding comes about through feeling, from moment to moment in the mirror of relationship."

- Bruce Lee

"What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured."

- Kurt Vonnegut

"I love spending time with young people. I love to hear about what they think. It keeps me young. And they need role models."

- Lynn Schusterman

"One of the signs of passing youth is the birth of a sense of fellowship with other human beings as we take our place among them."

- Virginia Woolf

"Friendships are born on the field of athletic strife and the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust."

- Jesse Owens

"Racing is an escape from society. From symbols of status, and self-perception. A chance to just be. For everyone to just be, with each other."

- Erin Beresini

"Football is a universal language. It brings people together, irrespective of their nationalities, cultures or beliefs."

- Jürgen Klopp

"Let us continue the work together and with others, toward the development of a better womanhood, a better manhood, and a better citizenship."

- Violet Richardson

"When you lift up women, you lift up families, you lift up communities, you lift up economies – and you lift up America."

- Kamala Harris

"Every woman’s success should be an inspiration to another. We’re strongest when we cheer each other on."

- Serena Williams

"I think that one thing that I do believe as a feminist is that in order for us to have gender equality we have to stop making it a girl fight and we have to stop being so interested in seeing girls trying to tear each other down, it has to be more about cheering each other on as women."

- Taylor Swift

"____, on your birthday, let’s toast to you! You’re the glitter in the glue of life."

"Happy Birthday! May your hair dye and mascara never run, just like our friendship."

"300,000 women will be giving birth with you today. Relax and breathe and do nothing else."

"In Ireland, you’re never far from a pub or a prayer."

"Cheers to the nights we’ll never remember, with the friends we’ll never forget."

"Here’s to a world where everyone is a little bit Irish, and the rest of the year where everyone wishes they were!"

"Before Monday surprises you with its arrival, you have a day waiting for you to enjoy it non-stop and the company of good friends cannot be missed."