The world is full of poetry. The air is living with its spirit; and the waves dance to the music of its melodies, and sparkle in its brightness.
I have Aboriginal roots on my father's side, and have always indentified with that spirit. I feel a lot of my music comes from that place.
Never yet was a nation born that did not begin in the spirit, pass to the heart and the mind, and then take an outer form in the world of men.
I take pride in knowing the NFL is pink in October, sparking conversations everywhere about breast cancer and prevention, all in the spirit of my mom.
Past boldness is no assurance of future boldness. Boldness demands continual reliance on God's spirit.
Diamonds and pearls are earth's treasures, love is the greatest treasure of life in the physical and life in Spirit.
April hath put a spirit of youth in everything. (Sonnet XCVIII)
The kitchen is tough. It's one of the last bastions in civilized culture that sets out to crush the spirit.
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