For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.
-Aristotle
I have accepted fear as part of life – specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.
-Erica Jong
The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who have not got it.
-George Bernard Shaw
Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish. The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
-Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.
Let us serve the world soulfully. The pay we will receive for our service will be in the currency of gratitude, God’s gratitude.
A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying... that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.
-Alexander Pope
You must never forget that greatness does not guarantee happiness but goodness always does.
-Sri Chinmoy
It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.
-Jerome K. Jerome