“Mankind must make heaven before we can 'go to heaven' (as the phrase is), in this world as in any other.”
"Everything is sketchy. The world does nothing but sketch."
- Florence Nightingale
Awareness
"No man, not even a doctor, ever gives any other definition of what a nurse should be than this – ‘devoted and obedient.’ This definition would do just as well for a porter. It might even do for a horse. It would not do for a policeman."
- Florence Nightingale
Belief
"I did not think of going to give myself a position, but for the sake of common humanity."
- Florence Nightingale
Compassion
"“Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion.”"
- Florence Nightingale
Compassion
"The world is put back by the death of everyone who has to sacrifice the development of his or her peculiar gifts to conventionality."
- Florence Nightingale
Personal Growth
"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."
- Archer
Philosophy
"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."
- Paine
Philosophy
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."
- Eric Sevareid
Philosophy
"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
- Theodor Seuss Geisel
Philosophy
"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."
- G.K. Chesterton
Philosophy