“And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in all the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.”
"If it is right, it happens. The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away."
- John Steinbeck
Love
"What good is the warm of summer without the cold of winter to give it sweetness."
- John Steinbeck
Balance
"What good is the warmth of summer without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?"
- John Steinbeck
Balance
"If you’re in trouble, or hurt or need – go to the poor people. They’re the only ones that’ll help – the only ones."
- John Steinbeck
Compassion
"Beans are a warm cloak against economic cold."
- John Steinbeck
Compassion
"The greatest strength lies in vulnerability."
- Beauty and the Beast
Courage
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."
- Mark Twain
Courage
"I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me."
- Tracee Ellis Ross
Courage
"If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough."
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Courage
"Courage, dear heart."
- C.S. Lewis
Courage