The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. ― John F. Kennedy

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Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it.

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Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

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Do not keep silent when your own ideas and values are being attacked. If a dictatorship ever comes to this country, it will be by the fault of those who keep silent. We are still free enough to speak. Do we have time? No one can tell.

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Our death is not an end if we can live on in our children and the younger generation. For they are us; our bodies are only wilted leaves on the tree of life.

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If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary. -- Malcolm X

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Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.

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God is mighty. God is caring. God is worthy of praise. God is loving. God is able. God is in control. Nothing takes God by surprise. Some sweet reminders to soak in before falling asleep tonight.

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Tucker: "But she gave me the perfect gift." Clara: "What?" Tucker: "You. ― Cynthia Hand

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And so, Thanksgiving. Its the most amazing holiday. Just think about it — it's a miracle that once a year so many millions of Americans sit down to exactly the same meal as one another, exactly the same meal they grew up eating, and exactly the same meal they ate a year earlier. The turkey. The sweet potatoes. The stuffing. The pumpkin pie. Is there anything else we all can agree so vehemently about? I don't think so.

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