Tea

Tea is suggestive of a thousand wants, from which spring the decencies and luxuries of civilization. -Agnes Repplier

The Truth

The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed. -Eminem

Greatest Pains

Life is very interesting. In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths. - Drew Barrymore

Beyond Yourself

When you've seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there. -George Harrison

Doing the Work

Winning the [Nobel] prize wasn't half as exciting as doing the work itself. -Maria Goeppert Mayer

The Beautiful

That pleasure which is at once the most pure, elevating and intense, is derived from the contemplation of the beautiful. -Edgar Allan Poe

Crying

If you haven't cried, your eyes can't be beautiful. -Sophia Loren

Ask

You've got to ask! Asking is, in my opinion, the world's most powerful - and neglected - secret to success and happiness. -Percy Ross

Live, Do, Be

We're here to live. We're here to do. We're here to be. -Lil Wayne

A Song

A bird does not sing because he has an answer. He sings because he has a song. -Joan Walsh Anglund

Smart People

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you. -John Wooden

Joy

Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are. -Marianne Williamson

Cool and Composed

Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes. -Walt Whitman

True Worth

True worth is in being, not seeming; in doing, each day that goes by, some little good. -Alice Cary

Putting It Through

I always admire people who are going on, who have a sort of idea and, however crazy it is, are putting it through. -Ingmar Bergman

Into my Heart

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul. -Judy Garland

Enjoy the Ride

I think the thing to do is enjoy the ride while you're on it. -Johnny Depp

Dialogue

If I do not speak in a language that can be understood there is little chance for a dialogue. -bell hooks (sic)

An Expert

An expert is someone who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field. -Niels Bohr

Godly Will

There is a godly will in our higher part, which by its basic goodness never wills what is evil, but only what is good. -Julian of Norwich

Failures

Failures are infinitely more instructive than successes. -George Clooney

Feed Your Head

Remember what the Dormouse said. Feed your head. Feed your head. -Grace Slick

Music

Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows. -Napoleon Bonaparte

One

Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world. -Malala Yousafzai

The Wing of Friendship

Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine. -Charles Dickens

Be Kind

Be kind to one another. -Ellen

Who We Are

The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have. -Vince Lombardi

The Best We Can

When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another. -Helen Keller