but to live in a way that respects and enhances the
freedom of others.”
Nelson Mandela
A turtle makes progress when it sticks its head out.
"Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul." ~ Democritus
Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use. Earl Nightingale
You know that if I were reincarnated, I'd want to come back a buzzard. Nothing hates or envies him, or wants him or needs him. He is never bothered and he can eat anything.
William Faulkner
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at things that no one else has bothered to look at. This simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity.
Edward de Bono
Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy - your work becomes a dance with light and the weather. It takes you to a place within yourself.
Annie Leibovitz
I’ve learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.
~Martha Washington
My mind wants to interpret...All my dreams.
My heart wants to love...All my dreams.
My soul wants to fulfil.....All my dreams(Sri Chinmoy)
Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.
Robert J. Sawyer (1960 - ), "Calculating God", 2000
Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.
Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” -Albert Einstein
“Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower”
Albert Camus