Hope is outreaching desire with expectancy of good. It is a characteristic of all living beings.

EDWARD S. AME

Holding someone with open-hearted attention and giving them the time and space so they can have the freedom to be who they truly are

Yeshi Neumann

The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.

From a 1954 speech by the marine biologist, author and conservationist Rachel Carson, quoted in Lost Woods (1970), a posthumous collection of her writing.

Be like a tree. Stay grounded. Connect with your roots. Turn over a new leaf. Bend before you break. Enjoy your unique natural beauty. Keep growing.

JOANNE RAPTIS

All life is just a progression toward, and then a recession from, one phrase 'I love you.'

F. Scott Fitzgerald, from "The Offshore Pilot"

And don't think the garden loses its ectasy in winter. It's quiet down there, but the roots are riotous.

RUMI

May your walls know joy, may every room hold laughter, and every window open to great possibility.

MARY ANNE RADMACHER

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

Margaret Mead

I've always regarded nature as the clothing of God.

Alan Hovhaness

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.

James Baldwin