Quotes

"I can eat an elephant if I take small bites" - anon

"Everything is something you decide to do, and there is nothing you have to do" - Denis Waitley

"Words are just words and without heart they have no meaning" - Chinese Proverb

"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is" - Vince Lombardi

"No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heave to the human spirit." - Helen Keller

"A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyone else." - Cardinal De Retz

"If you don't understand yourself, you don't understand anybody else." -Nikki Giovanni

"If we do not change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed" - Chinese Proverb

"I would rather be ashes than dust!...I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom in me magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of a man is to live, not to exist." - Jack London

"Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on the ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft starts that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there: I did not die" - Mary Elizabeth Frye

"Truth lives in the midst of deception" - Friedrich Von Schiller

"To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice." - Confucius

"At times our own light does out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us" - Albert Schweitzer

"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that!" - Rocky (2006)

"The majority of us lead quiet, unheralded lives as we pass through this world. There will most likely be no ticker-tape parades for us, no monuments created in our honor. But that does not lessen our possible impact, for there are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our encouragement, who will need our unique talents. Someone who will live a happier life merely because we took the time to share what we had to give. Too often we underestimate the power of a smile, a touch, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. It's overwhelming to consider the continuous opportunities there are to make our love felt."
Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?

-Thich Nhat Hanh