“America is woven of many strands; I would recognize them and let it so remain. … Our fate is to become one and yet many.”
"It takes a deep commitment to change and an even deeper commitment to grow."
- Ralph Ellison
Transformation
"When I discover who I am, I'll be free."
- Ralph Ellison
Self-awareness
"Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat."
- Ralph Ellison
Courage
"Power doesn't have to show off. Power is confident, self-assuring, self-starting and self-stopping, self-warming and self-justifying. When you have it, you know it."
- Ralph Ellison
Self-confidence
"As we discover God, sometimes unexpected answers to prayers take us from the street, bring us to community, chase darkness from our souls, and guide us to find spiritual refuge and belonging in the goodness of His covenants and abiding love."
Connection to Earth
"We are all like fireworks: we climb, we shine and always go our separate ways and become further apart. But even when that time comes, let’s not disappear like a firework and continue to shine forever."
- Hitsugaya Toshiro
Connection to Earth
"Alone, you feel nothing but insecurity; that’s why we form guilds, that’s why we have friends. We walk together in order to live a strong life."
- Makarov Dreyar
Connection to Earth
"Even if we forget the faces of our friends, We will never forget the bonds that were carved into our souls."
- Otonashi Yuzuru
Connection to Earth
"No single thing is perfect by itself. That’s why we’re born to attract other things to make up for what we lack. I think we start walking in the right direction only after we start getting our counterparts besides us."
- Itachi Uchiha
Connection to Earth