56 Quotes by Amanda Gorman

The new dawn blooms as we free it, For there is always light, If only we're brave enough to see it, If only we're brave enough to be it.

The first bud of spring sings the other seeds into joining her uprising.

There is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it.

Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true:That even as we grieved, we grewThat even as we hurt, we hopedThat even as we tired, we tried

If we're to live up to our own time,then victory won't lie in the blade.But in all the bridges we've made,that is the promise to glade,the hill we climb.If only we dare.It's because being American is more than a pride we inherit,it's the past we step intoand how we repair it.

we know our inaction and inertiawill be the inheritance of the next generationOur blunders become their burdensBut one thing is certain:If we merge mercy with might,and might with right,then love becomes our legacyand change our children’s birthrightSo let us leave behind a countrybetter than the one we were left with

We've learned that quiet isn't always peace.

We lay down our armsso we can reach out our armsto one anotherWe seek harm to none and harmony for allLet the globe, if nothing else, say this is true:That even as we grieved, we grewThat even as we hurt, we hopedThat even as we tired, we tried

Somehow we've weathered and witnesseda nation that isn't brokenbut simply unfinished. . .And yes we are far from polishedfar from pristinebut that doesn't mean we arestriving to form a union that is perfectWe are striving to forge a union with purpose