"The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is
not diminished by the indifference of others."

-- Dag Hammarskjold

"Events will take their course, it is no good of being angry
at them; he is happiest who wisely turns them to the best
account."

-- Euripides

"If you have time to whine and complain about something then
you have the time to do something about it."

-- Anthony J. D'Angelo

"It matters little where a man may be at this moment; the
point is whether he is growing."

-- George MacDonald

"Smooth seas do not make a skillful sailor."

-- African proverb

"The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has
sight but has no vision."

-- Helen Keller

"Who is richer? The man who is seen, but cannot see? Or the
man who is not being seen, but can see?"

-- Babe Ruth

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being
can alter his life by altering his attitudes."

-- William James

"You can buy a person's hands but you can't buy his heart. His
heart is where his enthusiasm, his loyalty is."

-- Stephen Covey

"The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless
gift unless you share it."

-- Esther Williams

"We must let go of the life we planned, so as to accept the
one that is waiting for us."

-- Joseph Campbell

"The past does not define you, the present does."

-- Jillian Michaels

"Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock
long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake
up somebody."

-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world
belongs to you."

-- Lao Tzu

"Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it
crops up, all our irritations and resentments slip away and a
sunny spirit takes their place."

-- Mark Twain

"Help others and give something back. I guarantee you will
discover that while public service improves the lives and the
world around you, its greatest reward is the enrichment and
new meaning it will bring your own life."

-- Arnold Schwarzenegger

What it comes down to, for me, is that people want to do what
will make them happy, but in order to understand that they
really have to understand their world and what is going on
around them."

-- Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook

"To do a common thing, uncommonly well, brings success."

-- Henry John Heinz

"The past is a great place and I don't want to erase it or to
regret it, but I don't want to be its prisoner either."

-- Mick Jagger

"Decide whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved.
If it is, stop worrying."

-- Amelia Earhart

"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation
determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do
it."

-- Raymond Chandler