“The next time you’re faced with something that’s unexpected, unwanted and uncertain, consider that it just may be a gift.”
— Stacey Kramer
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”
— Dr. Seuss (via Elena)
“What you must dare is to be yourself.”
— Dag Hammarskjold
“The true measure of success in life is how many other lives you made better.”
— Jeff Hoffman
“To laugh often and much;to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children,to leave the world a better place,to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived,this is to have succeeded.”
— Bessie A. Stanley (commonly attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson)
“Almost nothing you worry about today will matter in a hundred years.Think carefully about what you can focus on today. Choose tasks that will actually make a positive difference to your great-grandchildren.”
— Jonathan Lockwood Huie
“Life is no brief candle to me.It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment,and I want to make it burn as brightly as possiblebefore handing it on to future generations.”
— George Bernard Shaw
“It is not what we get.But who we become, what we contribute…that gives meaning to our lives.”
— Tony Robbins
“Re-examine all that you have been told…dismiss that which insults your soul.”
— Walt Whitman
“You are a product of your environment.So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective.Analyze your life in terms of its environment.Are the things around you helping you toward success -or are they holding you back?”
— W. Clement Stone
“Know thyself, and thou shalt know the Universe and God.”
— Pythagoras
“To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.”
— Richard Whately
“We need quiet time to examine our lives openly and honestly -spending quiet time alone gives your mind an opportunity to renew itself and create order.”
— Susan Taylor
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
— Socrates
“Think of peace. Imagine a perfectly still pond residing in the depths of your soul. Allow the stillness of this pond to expand in your mind and permeate your body. All of the energy and creativity you need for your day comes from this place of peace and stillness.”
— William DeFoore