"Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough." ~Josh Billings
"Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save." ~Will Rogers
“If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world." -Francis Bacon
“Our lives improve only when we take chances and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.” -Walter Anderson
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are." -Marianne Williamson
“Concentrate all your thoughts on the task at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.” –Alexander Graham Bell
"In this world of change, nothing which comes stays, and nothing which goes is lost." -Anne Sophie Swetchine
"As long as you make an identity for yourself out of pain, you cannot be free of it." -Eckhart Tolle
“Of course there is no formula for success except, perhaps, an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings.” –Arthur Rubinstein
"Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck." -Dalai Lama
“You change your life by changing your heart." -John Porter
“Love does not care to define and is never in a hurry to do so.” -Charles Du Bos
“Don’t think you’re on the right road just because it’s a well-beaten path.” -Unknown
"Our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as being able to remake ourselves." -Gandhi
“When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.” -Walt Disney
“Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the first day of your honeymoon and the last day of your vacation.” ~Leo Tolstoy
"Instead of complaining that the rose bush is full of thorns, be happy the thorn bush has roses." -Proverb
"It is not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are." -Unknown
“If we are ever to enjoy life, now is the time, not tomorrow or next year.” -Thomas Dreier
"Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day." -Henri Nouwen
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