Freedom

Who ever walked behind anyone to freedom? If we can't go hand in hand, I don't want to go. ~Hazel Scott

Writing

When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence. ~Gao Xingjian

Have We Made It?

When Harvard men say they have graduated from Radcliffe, then we've made it. ~Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Find Your Place

Find your place on the planet. Dig in, and take responsibility from there. ~Gary Snyder

Wise One

Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, "I'll be nice, and maybe she will feed me twice? ~Bette Midler

Thanksgiving

An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day. ~Irv Kupcinet

A Gift

When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is your lifelong commitment to preserve it and build on it. ~Yo-Yo Ma

Friendship

I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing.
~Katherine Mansfield

If it happens....

If it happens, it happens... We can't stop living ~Walter Reed

Roots and Wings

There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One is roots; the other, wings. ~Hodding Carter

Waste

You can tell how high a society is by how much of its garbage is recycled. ~Dhyani Ywahoo

Sincerity

You can play a shoestring if you're sincere. ~John Coltrane

Overcome

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. ~Helen Keller

Brood

Don't brood. Get on with living and loving. You don't have forever. ~Leo Buscaglia

Real Facts

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crises. The great point is to bring them the real facts. ~Abraham Lincoln

Agreeing

One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds. ~Frank Zappa

Vote

Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process. ~Hillary Clinton

Forgiveness

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. ~Mahatma Gandhi

Cleaning House

Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.
~Phyllis Diller