"If money is your hope for independence you will never have
it. The only real security that a man will have in this world
is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability."

-- Henry Ford

"Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain."

-- Charlie Chaplin

"I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather
strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the
business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is
firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue
their principles unto death."

-- Leonardo da Vinci

"But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man
and the life he leads?"

-- Albert Camus

"When we walk to the edge of all the light we have and take
the step into the darkness of the unknown, we must believe
that one of two things will happen. There will be something
solid for us to stand on or we will be taught to fly."

-- Patrick Overton

"You learn something every day if you pay attention."

-- Ray LeBlond

"Before you can win, you have to believe you are worthy."

-- Mike Ditka

"I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned
to know what his grandson will be."

-- Abraham Lincoln

"Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity."

-- Colin Powell

"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes
your smile can be the source of your joy."

-- Thich Nhat Hanh

"You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to
win, prepare to win, and expect to win."

-- Zig Ziglar

"If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving
another one."

-- Dolly Parton

"From the depth of need and despair, people can work together,
can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill
their own needs with dignity and strength."

-- Cesar Chavez

"You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight
it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where
you stand?"

-- Robert Louis Stevenson

"The people who get on in this world are the people who get up
and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't
find them, make them."

-- George Bernard Shaw

"The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs
and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking
you with a sharp stick called 'truth.'"

-- Dan Rather

"Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds,
can change the outer aspects of their lives."

-- William James

"I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods
when I nod; my shadow does that much better."

-- Plutarch

"It's hard to detect good luck - it looks so much like
something you've earned."

-- Frank Howard Clark

"The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities
there are to laugh at it."

-- Bill Nye

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the
whole staircase."

-- Martin Luther King, Jr.