• Courage is not the absence of fear. It is going forward with the face of fear.
• "Self-respect cannot be hunted. It cannot be purchased. It is never for sale. It cannot be fabricated out of public relations. It comes to us when we are alone, in quiet moments, in quiet places, when we suddenly realize that, knowing the good, we have done it; knowing the beautiful, we have served it; knowing the truth, we have spoken it."
• "Women are not inherently passive or peaceful. We’re not inherently anything but human."
• "The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity."
• "We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
• "There is no such thing as being non-political. Just by making a decision to stay out of politics you are making the decision to allow others to shape politics and exert power over you. And if you are alienated from the current political system, then just by staying out of it you do nothing to change it, you simply entrench it."
• "It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. The difference manifests itself in the care taken by the servant--first to make sure that other people's highest priority needs are being served."
• "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive."
• "Laughter is good for thinking because when people laugh, it is easier for them to admit new ideas to their minds."
• “It is what we make of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.”
• The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. Psychologists tell us that money is a satisfier, not a motivator... Recognition is. That’s why we do what we do... Recognition is critical to self-esteem. Without it, we feel undervalued, even insignificant. Money is nice, sure. But once you establish a basis of monetary rewards, without the accompanying verbal and social affirmation, the employee will quickly become disgruntled and ask for more. Eventually, more will never be enough.
• "It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen."
• "All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why."
• "But the artist persists because he has the will to create, and this is the magic power which can transform and transfigure and transpose and which will ultimately be transmitted to others."
• "I urge you to: Trudge not through life leaving ugly gashes, Tiptoe not through life leaving half-formed impressions, But tread gently, lovingly and purposefully Leaving graceful heart-prints."
• "Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
• "Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength."
• Friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."

ANYWAY - By Mother Teresa

"People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centred : Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives: Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies: Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you. Be honest and frank anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous: Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow: Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough: Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God: It was never between you and them anyway."

BE CAREFUL

Be careful of your thoughts,

For your thoughts become your words;

Be careful of your words,

For your words become your deeds;

Be careful of your deeds,

For your deeds become your habits;

Be careful of your habits,

For your habits become your character;

Be careful of your character,

For your character becomes your destiny.

BEAUTIFULLY STATED

As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will.

You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time.

You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken.

You'll fight with your best friend.

You'll blame a new love for things an old one did.

You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love.

So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.