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Dec 30, 2021 · On Light. “There is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” — Amanda Gorman, inauguration poem, The Hill We Climb. “When day comes, we ask ourselves: Where can we find light. In this never-ending shade? The loss we carry, a sea we must wade. We braved the belly of the beast,
- “There is always light. Only if we are brave enough to see it. There is always light. Only if we are brave enough to be it.” ― Amanda Gorman.
- “We've learned that quiet isn't always peace.” ― Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry: Poems.
- “We lay down our arms. so we can reach out our arms. to one another. We seek harm to none and harmony for all. Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true
- “When day comes, we step out of the shade of flame and unafraid. The new dawn balloons as we free it. For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it.
Jan 22, 2021 · Amanda’s poem begins with a question: “When day comes we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade?” then proceeds to trace the pitfalls and promises of our country, a country that “isn’t broken but simply unfinished,” a country “where a skinny Black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother ...
Feb 1, 2024 · ― Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry "All of us bring light to exciting solutions never tried beforeFor it is our hope that implores us, at our uncompromising core,To keep rising up for an...
- “When day comes, we step out of the shade of flame and unafraid. The new dawn balloons as we free it. For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it.
- “Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true: That even as we grieved, we grew. That even as we hurt, we hoped. That even as we tired, we tried” ― Amanda Gorman,
- “Somehow we've weathered and witnessed. a nation that isn't broken. but simply unfinished. . . And yes we are far from polished. far from pristine. but that doesn't mean we are.
- “That is the promised glade, The hill we climb, if only we dare it: Because being American is more than a pride we inherit— It’s the past we step into, and how we repair it.”
Apr 6, 2024 · Here are the best Amanda Gorman quotes about light, hope, change, love activism, and more that will inspire you to pursue your dreams and make a difference around you. Top 10 Amanda Gorman Quotes. “The only approval you need is your own.” — Amanda Gorman. Amanda Gorman Quotes. “There is no better compass than compassion .” — Amanda Gorman.
Jan 27, 2021 · MANHATTAN — “For there is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it” — these final words from Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman encapsulate hope. More than that, these words encapsulate faith in humanity. There are many ways in which we can be the “light” to others.
