"What they call you is one thing. What you answer to is something else."
- Lucille Clifton
Self-awareness
"The moon is queen of everything. She rules the oceans, rivers, rain. When I am asked whose tears these are; I always blame the moon."
- Lucille Clifton
Inspiration
"these hips have never been enslaved, they go where they want to go they do what they want to do. these hips are mighty hips. these hips are magic hips"
- Lucille Clifton
Belief in Self
"The Moon is queen of everything. She rules the oceans, rivers, rain. When I am asked whose tears these are; I always blame the Moon."
- Lucille Clifton
Reflection
"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