I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it.
-Garrison Keillor
Question reality, especially if it contradicts the evidence of your hopes and dreams.
-Robert Brault
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
-Swami Vivekananda
No man ever sank under the burden of the day. It is when tomorrow's burden is added to the burden of today that the weight is more than a man can bear.
-George MacDonald