Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves.

Eric Sevareid

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A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss... That's the trade-off. But I'll take it all.

One day our descendants will think it's incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin or the shape of our eyes or our gender instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings.

Franklin Thomas

Gratitude means to recognize the good in your life, be thankful for whatever you have, some people may not even have one of those things you consider precious to you (love, family, friends etc). Each day give thanks for the gift of life. You are blessed.

The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.

Charles Dickens

I learned a saying at the hospital. When you get cancer, people bring you cake. When you get a mental illness people run away. But that's not my experience at all. My friends and my family all supported me. It's not all bad.

What we become depends on what our fathers teach us.

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