~Maya Angelou

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

~Socrates

Let him who would move the world, first move himself.

RJ

There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.

RJ

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow".

~Adlai E. Stevenson

Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.

RJS

~Rick Beneteau

What we behold before our eyes is what we've been holding in our minds. 

RJS

You've only got three choices in life:   Give up, give in, or give it all you've got.

~William Arthur Ward

We can throw stones, complain about them, stumble on them, clim over them, or build with them.

~Denis Waitley

View change as the one constant in your life. Welcome it. Expect it. Anticipate it.

~J.K. Rowling

Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. 

 

~Henry Ward Beecher

The art of being happy lies in the power of extractin ghappiness from common things.  

~Nido Qubein

Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.

~ Bernard Meltzer

There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping to lift someone up.

~ Bernie S. Siegel

When guilt rears its ugly head confront it, discuss it and let it go.  The past is over.  Forgive yourself and move on.

~ Mahatma Gandhi

You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.

RJS

You never will be the person you can be if pressure, tension and discipline are taken out of your life.

~Joseph Campbell

We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.

~Norman Vincent Peale

The cyclone derives its powers from a calm center.  So does a person.

RJS

Perfect maturity is when a person hurts you and you try to understand their situation instead of hurting them back.