Difficulty

The merit of all things lies in their difficulty. -Alexandre Dumas

Choose

We don't get to choose what is true. We only get to choose what we do about it. -Kami Garcia

Power

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. -Abraham Lincoln

Delicious Autumn

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it. If I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. -George Eliot

A Bore

The secret of being a bore is to tell everything. -Voltaire

Two Or Three Feet

You just have to see two or three feet ahead of you. This is among the best advice on writing, or life, I have ever heard. -Anne Lamott

Rationality

The willingness to change one’s mind in the light of new evidence is a sign of rationality not weakness. -Stuart Sutherland

Trust And Equality

Relationships are all about trust and equality. If one person shares, then the other person should share, too. -Sophie Kinsella

The Sharpest Criticism

I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses. -Johannes Kepler

When It Works

You know, when it works, love is pretty amazing. It's not overrated. There's a reason for all those songs. -Sarah Dessen

How Much?

How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give 'em. -Shel Silverstein

Careful

There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt. -Maya Angelou

Outward Together

Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction. -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Want, Need

You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need. -Vernon Howard

Comfort Zone

Life always begins with one step outside of your comfort zone. -Shannon L. Alder

Parking Spaces

The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces. -Will Rogers

Cherish Learning

For every child we teach to cherish learning, a universe is born. -D. Simone

Purpose

Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live. -Criss Jami

Faithful

Don't worry about being effective. Just concentrate on being faithful to the truth. -Dorothy Day

Off And Away

Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're off and away! -Dr. Seuss

Like Diamonds

True friends are like diamonds – bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style. -Nicole Richie

Inessentials

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials. -Bruce Lee

Out There

There’s a whole world out there, right outside your window. You’d be a fool to miss it. -Charlotte Eriksson

Peace

If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace. -John Lennon

I Have Learned

This I think I have learned: where there is love, the form does not matter, and the gods are pleased. -Moondance k'Treva

Connectedness

I do believe in an everyday sort of magic - the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places and people. -Charles de Lint

Ancestors

Suddenly all my ancestors are behind me. Be still, they say. Watch and listen. You are the result of the love of thousands. -Linda Hogan

Embrace

We must widen our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. -Albert Einstein

Conscience

The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience. -Harper Lee