Kimberly's Humanities Page

Quote archive:

"One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar." - Helen Keller

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." Anne Frank (1929 - 1945)

"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved!" William Jennings Bryan

"Optimism is the faith that leads to Achievement. Nothing can be done without Hope and Confidence!" Helen Keller

Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught." Winston Churchill

"Every Calling is Great When Greatly Pursued" Oliver Wendell Holmes

"Life isn't about finding yourself. It's about creating yourself." George Bernard Shaw

"Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?" Benjamin Franklin

"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another" Charles Dickens

"There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment!" -- Norman Vincent Peale

"This time, like all times, is a Very good one... if we but know what to do with it." Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The Future belongs to those who Believe in the Beauty of their Dreams!" Eleanor Roosevelt

"Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence. " Abigail Adams

"Man's mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions." Oliver Wendell Holmes

Will the Children know?

Pale blues skies scattered with light fluffy clouds.

A slow, soft, cool, breeze blows the vibrant green leaves,

covering the trees like a summer dress on a beautiful woman.

Will the children of the future be able to enjoy what nature we have now?

To hear the birds singing in the dawn of day…

To hear the song of the crickets, at night as they play…

To see crystal clear water flowing down a river…

To see squirrels scamper across the ground…

To smell the fragrance from a budding flower…

To smell the fresh, clean air after a rain…

To touch the soft fur of a new born bunny…

To touch the cool, smooth surface of a shiny rock…

Smooth, fresh cut grass covering the ground, like a soft velvety blanket.

Will the children of the future know the beauty Mother Nature has provided?

Or will the human race continue to destroy what was once so eloquently made?

© 1991 K.Seagrave-Phillips

Recent Reads

For fun..

4th Of July

Read this for my American Literature II class.

Austen's work I've Read:

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