Happiness

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness. -Zhuangzi

Embrace the World

"I took one more glance over my past life, then turned to the future. I was eager to embrace the world." Wild Swans, Jung Chang

Doubt

The moment where you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever being able to do it. -Peter Pan, J.M. Barie

Sense of Humor

If you could choose one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor. -Jennifer Jones

Destiny

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. -William Shakespeare

Somebody

I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific. -Lily Tomlin

I Can't Tell You Why

Nothing's wrong as far as I can see; We make it harder than it has to be; And I can't tell you why... -Eagles

Gardening

I think this is what hooks one to gardening: it is the closest one can come to being present at creation. -Phyllis Theroux

Anything / Everything

When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. -John Muir

Poetry

The poetry of a people comes from the deep recesses of the unconscious, the collective body of our ancestral memories. -Margaret Walker

Impossible

What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible. -Theodore Roethke

Forgiveness

Forgiveness is the economy of the heart. Forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits. -Hannah More

Extraordinary Results

A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive events and outcomes. It is a catalyst that sparks extraordinary results. -Wade Boggs

Faith and Doubt

Faith and doubt both are needed - not as antagonists, but working side by side to take us around the unknown curve. -Lillian Smith

Money

My favorite things in life don't cost any money. It's really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time. -Steve Jobs

Thankful

I am thankful that I have the people around me that I do. They remind me each day of who I am and what I stand for. -Alyson Stoner

Happy

Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy. -Guillaume Apollinaire

Work

My share of the work may be limited, but the fact that it is work makes it precious. -Helen Keller

Dreamer

I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds. -Mike Tyson

Imagination

There are many ways to be free. One of them is to transcend reality by imagination. -Anais Nin

Be the Change

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -Mahatma Gandhi

Cool

My parents are cool on every single level, and it's because they have a deep appreciation for every moment of their lives. -Rashida Jones

Architecture

Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins. -Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Healthy and Happy

I feel if I'm healthy and happy, I look good. With a good mixture of fitness and healthy food I always feel great! -Candice Swanepoel

Patience

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy. -Saadi

Art

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home. -Twyla Tharp

No Matter

I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against. -Malcolm X

A Feeling

It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. -Marilyn Monroe

A Look

Words are only painted fire; a look is the fire itself. -Mark Twain

Aging

Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength. -Betty Friedan