Faith

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
--Martin Luther King, Jr.

time

"I would like to do whatever it is that presses the essence from the hour."
--Mary Oliver

Naturals

"There's no such thing as a natural. A natural dancer has to practice hard. A natural painter has to paint all the time."
--Joe Louis

Beauty

"There is no end to the beauty for the person who is aware. Even the cracks between the sidewalk contain geometric patterns of amazing beauty."
--Matthew Fox

Perfect in Imperfection

"...We spend far too much time and energy contemplating our inadequzcies. We forget that we are all perfect in our imperfection."
--Kate Dillon

Team

"It becomes quite clear that, for many, their experiences as part of truly great teams stand out as the singular periods of life lived to the fullest. Some spend the rest of their lives looking for ways to recapture that spirit."
--Peter Senge

Power

"True knowledge of ourselves is knowledge of our power."
--Mark Rutherford

Unashamedness

"Be real and unashamed. Even of your faults."
--Amy Bloom

Women

"I think that women making no apology for being women is very refreshing."
--Drew Barrymore

Greatness

"Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great, some acheive greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them."
--Shakespeare

Joy

"Surely joy is the condition of Life." --Henry David Thoreau

Training

'To train the mind, you must exercise the patience and determination it takes to shape that steel."
--Dalai Lama

Existence

"Most people, even though they don't know it, are asleep...They never understand the loveliness and the beauty of this thing that we call human existence."
--Father Anthony deMello

Menus

"As a child, my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it."
--Buddy Hackett

Self-Worth

"Above all, be the heroin of your life, not the victim."
--Nora Ephron

Influential People

"You don't have to be a 'person of influence' to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me."
--Scott Adams

People

"When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion."
--Dale Carnegie

Creativity

"Be brave enough to live creatively." --Alan Alda

Breaking Point

"You can stretch a rubber band for a long time. Then it breaks." --Seth Godin

Woman

"Whatever you give a woman, she's going to multiply.

• If you give her a house, she'll give you a home.
• If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal.
• If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart.

She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her. So, if you give her crap, you will receive more shit than any human being can handle."

--Unknown

The Road Less Travelled

"If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success." --John D. Rockefeller

True Friends

"Lots of people want to ride in the limo with you, but what you want is someone who will ride the bus with you when the limo breaks down." --Oprah Winfrey

Together

"Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone--we find it with another." --Thomas Merton

Nurture

"Echo every good deed you've encountered to nurture someone along their way."
--Janice Bryan Howroyd

Can Do

"Living with mediocrity or maintaining the status quo is a decision you make as a leader. Focus on what you can do instead of what you can't." --Lou Holtz

Hope

"One of the very first things I figured out about life. . .is that it's better to be a hopeful person than a cynical, grumpy one, because you have to live in the same world either way. If you're hopeful, you have more fun." --Barbara Kingsolver

Happiness

"Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means you've decided to look beyond the imperfections." --Unknown

Fulfillment

"...There is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task." --President Barack Obama, in his inaugural adress

Mother Teresa Prayer

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.