Knowing

I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something. -Richard P. Feynman

One Star

It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up. -Richelle E. Goodrich

Deviation

Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. -Frank Zappa

Leaders

In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders. -Sheryl Sandberg

Thinking

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. -William Shakespeare

Reading

Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another's skin, voice and soul. -Joyce Carol Oates

If At First

If at first you don't succeed then skydiving definitely isn't for you. -Steven Wright

Keys

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory. -Rita Mae Brown

Courage

If you’re lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it. -John Irving

My Life

My life didn't please me, so I created my life. -Coco Chanel

You Are A Wave

You are a function of the whole universe in the same way that a wave is a function of the whole ocean. -Alan Wilson Watts

Reach For The Stars

When you reach for the stars, you reach for the farthest thing out there. Reaching deep into yourself is the same thing. -Vera Nazarian

Practice Art

Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing, dance, tell stories -Kurt Vonnegut

Your Life

Your life is an occasion. Rise to it. -Suzanne Weyn

Deadlines

I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by. -Douglas Adams

Fully Seen

To be fully seen by somebody, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous. -Elizabeth Gilbert

Losing Yourself

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting you are special too. -Ernest Hemingway

War

I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, "Mother, what was war?” -Eve Merriam

Wrestling A Gorilla

Success is a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired. -Robert Strauss

Rough Roads

The roughest roads often lead to the top. -Christina Aguilera

Three Things

To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone. -Reba McEntire

Getting Better

I've got to admit it's getting better, a little better all the time -John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Rainbow

Dare to love yourself, as if you were a rainbow, with gold at both ends. -Aberjhani

Begin

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. -Mother Teresa

Freedom

No one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it. -Paulo Coelho

Encourage

Encourage, lift and strengthen one another. The positive energy spread to one will be felt by all. For we are all connected. -Deborah Day

Struggle

One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful. -Sigmund Freud

A Good Fall

Sometimes it takes a good fall to really know where you stand. -Hayley Williams

Courage

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. -Winston Churchill

Prince Charming

Prince Charming? What was his secret life? We dont know anything about him, other than he looks good and comes to the rescue. -Deb Caletti

Flies

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. -Anthony G. Oettinger