We were told to never use I when writing, because eliminating this voice makes arguments legitimate. But we realize there is nothing that convinces like the self does - our life, our body & its beating, proving it's own jagged point. Tell me what is more powerful than the unerased. ― Amanda Gorman,

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There is always light. Only if we are brave enough to see it. There is always light. Only if we are brave enough to be it. ― Amanda Gorman

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The first bud of spring sings the other seeds into joining her uprising. ― Amanda Gorman

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There isn’t time—so brief is life—for bickerings, apologies, heartburnings, callings to account. There is only time for loving—and but an instant, so to speak, for that. — Mark Twain

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Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should protect citizens from crimes against themselves or their property. When government-- in pursuit of good intentions tries to rearrange the economy, legislate morality, or help special interests, the cost come in inefficiency, lack of motivation, and loss of freedom. Government should be a referee, not an active player.

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For there is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it. ― Amanda Gorman

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There is power in being robbed & still choosing to dance. ― Amanda Gorman

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But many of us seek community solely to escape the fear of being alone. Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape. ― Bell Hooks

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Your life is nothing more than a love story. Between you and God. Nothing more. Every person, every experience, every gift, every loss, every pain is sent to your path for one reason and one reason only: to bring you back to Him.

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our people diverse and beautiful will emerge, battered and beautiful When day comes we step out of the shade, aflame and unafraid. ― Amanda Gorman

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