Me

"I was born with music inside me." --Ray Charles

Revelation

"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." --Beethoven

Face the World

"The best music is essentially there to provide you with something to face the world with."
--Bruce Springsteen

No Pain

"One good thing about music: when it hits you, you feel no pain." --Bob Marley

Life's Winners

"The real winners in life are the people who look at every situation with an expectation that they can make it work or make it better." --Barbara Pletcher

Common Occasions

"Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Sieze common occasions and make them great."
--Orison Swett Marden

Joy Amplified

"When you are with someone you love, hardships are lessened and joys are amplified."
--Laura

Potential

"We can either watch life from the sidlines, or actively participate...either we let self-doubt and feelings of inadequacy prevent us from realizing our potential, or embrace the fact that when we turn our attention away from ourselves, our potential is limitless."
--Christopher Reeve

Service

"It is the service we are not obliged to give that people value most." --James C Penney

Change

"If you're not happy with what you've got, what radical changes are you willing to make to change what you're getting?" --Seth Godin

Beauty

"Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical."
--Sophia Loren

Compassion

"Compassion is the most necessary ingredient in all relationships. Everything depends on it." --Jane Stanton Hitchcock

Idle Time

"We only deliberately waste time with those we love--it is the purest sign that we love someone if we choose to spend time idly in their presence when we could be doing something more 'productive.'" --Sheila Cassidy