In the broad earth of ours,
Amid the measureless grossness and the slag,
Enclosed and safe within its central heart,
Nestles the seed perfection. – Walt Whitman
The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves. – Walt Whitman
The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity. – Walt Whitman
We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship, dependent on its vulnerable reserves of air and soil; all committed for our safety to its security and peace; preserved from annihilation only by the care, the work, and, I will say, the love we give our fragile craft. – Adlai Stevenson