"Home is a refuge not only from..." - Quote by Maya Angelou
Home is a refuge not only from the world, but a refuge from my worries, my troubles, my concerns. I like beautiful things around me. I like to be beautiful because it delights my eyes and my soul is lifted up.
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“Few, if any, survive their teens. Most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of adult conformity.”
“When we decide to be happy we accept the responsibility to bring happiness to someone else.”
“I wish that we could look into each other's faces, in each other's eyes, and see our own selves. I hope that the children have not been so scarred by their upbringing that they only think fear when they see someone else who looks separate from them.”
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“There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent.”
“It is impossible to win the great prizes of life without running risks, and the greatest of all prizes are those connected with the home.”
“Oh, it's home again and home again, America for me! I want a ship that's westward bound to plough the rolling sea To the blessed land of Room Enough beyond the ocean bars, Where the air is full of sunlight and the flag is full of stars.”
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“The less one, as a result of objective or subjective conditions, has to come into contact with people, the better off one is for it.”
“In olden times when there was a war, it was a human-to-human confrontation. The victor in battle would directly see the blood and suffering of the defeated enemy. Nowadays, it is much more terrifying because a person in an office can push a button and kill millions of people and never see the human tragedy that he or she has created. The mechanization of war, the mechanization of human conflict, poses an increasing threat to peace.”
“You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.”