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To drive free, to love free, to court destruction with taunts, to feed the remainder of life with one hour of fullness and freedom – one brief hour of madness and joy.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Every hour of every day is an unspeakably perfect miracle.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Some people are so much sunshine to the square inch.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Whoever degrades another degrades me, And whatever is done or said returns at last to me.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman In the confusion we stay with each other, happy to be together, speaking without uttering a single word.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman I hate commas in the wrong places.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman I swear to you, there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman The real war will never get in the books.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman The ecstasy is so short but the forgetting is so long.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman I accept reality and dare not question it.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman I exist as I am, that is enough.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Only themselves understand themselves and the like of themselves, As souls only understand souls.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman To have great poets, there must be great audiences.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman I see great things in baseball. It’s our game – the American game.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman God is a mean-spirited, pugnacious bully bent on revenge against His children for failing to live up to his impossible standards.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman
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I managed to cut myself loose and while there was pain – there weren’t any blood.
Jenny WinbladhJenny Winbladh Free will exist only in a confused mind.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland If you are true to yourself, you are already a winner.
Alex DanielAlex Daniel You deserve words that remind you of your value.
Saif Ali ManganSaif Ali Mangan Do always wonder about your worth and remind yourself that even roses have their own thorns.
Megan LaoMegan Lao I’m like sugar in the coffee. Stir me and I’ll dissolve into you.
BelaBela Plans have changed. Life looks different. & now we’re all figuring it out as we go.
Tanya GillTanya Gill Be loyal to those loyal to you.
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I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.
Rosa ParksRosa Parks A man is a great thing upon the earth and through eternity; but every jot of the greatness of man is unfolded out of woman.
Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman Because we all share this planet earth, we have to learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature. This is not just a dream, but a necessity.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama What a psalm the storm was singing, and how fresh the smell of the washed earth and leaves, and how sweet the still small voices of the storm!
John MuirJohn Muir But I love your feet only because they walked upon the earth and upon the wind and upon the waters, until they found me.
Pablo NerudaPablo Neruda Sometimes the last person on earth you want to be with is the one person you can’t be without.
Jane AustenJane Austen Human use, population, and technology have reached that certain stage where mother Earth no longer accepts our presence with silence.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the Earth. Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
Thich Nhat HanhThich Nhat Hanh
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