"To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul."
- Simone Weil
Belief
"The joy of learning is as indispensable in study as breathing is in running."
- Simone Weil
Inspiration
"Liberty, taking the word in its concrete sense, consists in the ability to choose."
- Simone Weil
Choice
"The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know."
- Simone Weil
Education
"A mind enclosed in language is in prison."
- Simone Weil
Philosophy
"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