“Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell."
-Anon.
"We don't know who we are until we see what we can do."
-Martha Grimes
“As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can:
by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we've been given.”
-Mary Lou Retton
“Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble.
Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain.”
-Anon.
"Ability may get you to the top,
but it takes character to keep you there."
-John Wooden
“Whether it is the best of times or
the worst of times, it is only time we have.”
-Art Buchwald
“Give love and unconditional acceptance to
those you encounter, and notice what happens.”
-Wayne Dyer
"Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting
to get, it's what you are expected to give -- which is everything."
-Anon
"Welcome anything that comes to you,
but do not long for anything else."
-André Gide
"We must accept finite disappointment,
but never lose infinite hope."
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes,
I am out of control, and at times hard to handle, but if you can't handle
me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't 
deserve me at my best.”
-Marilyn Monroe
"A snowflake is one of God's most fragile creations,
but look what they can do when they stick together!"
-Anon.
“Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable,
and remove yourself from the unacceptable.”
-Denis Waitley
"Write the bad things that are done to you in sand,
but write the good things that happen to you on a piece of marble."
-Arabic Proverb
"Discretion is being able to raise your eyebrow instead of your voice."
-Anon.
“To laugh is to risk appearing a fool, To weep is to risk appearing sentimental
To reach out to another is to risk involvement, To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self, To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss
To love is to risk not being loved in return, To hope is to risk despair,
To try is to risk to failure. But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in
life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing
is nothing….He may avoid suffering and sorrow, But he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or live. Chained by his servitude he is a slave who has forfeited all freedom.
Only a person who risks is free.”
-Anon
"He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes;
he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever."
-Chinese Proverb
“Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional.”
-Hindu Spiritual
“Many aspire to change the world but few realize that everyone accomplishes that goal.
Each day you live you are changing something. Rather than simply changing the world,
one should aspire to make a positive change with each action they commit.”
-Anon.
“Life's rewards go to those who let their actions rise above their excuses.”
-Lee J. Colan,
"We count our miseries carefully,
and accept our blessings without much thought."
-Chinese Proverb
“To the world you might be one person,
but to one person you might be the world.”
-Anon.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed
people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
-Margaret Mead
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow."
-Anon
"Problems are only opportunities in work clothes."
-Henry Kaiser
“I believe in the sun even if it isn't shining. I believe in love
even when I am alone. I believe in God even when He is silent.”
-Anon
"Challenges are what make life interesting;
overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."
-Joshua J. Marine
“Shoot for the moon.
Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."
-Les Brown
"The real measure of your wealth is how much
you'd be worth if you lost all your money."
-Anon.
“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.
Teach a man to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life."
-Chinese Proverb
"Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footsteps on the moon."
-Anon
“You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do."
-Henry Ford
“The capacity to care is what gives life its most deepest significance.”
-Pau (Pablo) Casals
"Fall seven times, stand up eight."
-Japanese Proverb
"A real leader faces the music, even when he doesn't like the tune."
-Anon
“Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat.”
-Scottish Proverb
“Forgiveness is love in its most noble form.”
-Anon.
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt
“You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.”
-Indira Gandhi
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." 
-Mahatma Gandhi
"Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress."
-Mahatma Gandhi
"A real friend is one who walks in when
the rest of the world walks out."
-Anon
"Once the game is over, the king and the
pawn go back in the same box."
-Italian Proverb
“You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head,
but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.”
-Chinese Proverb
“Those who dance are thought mad
by those who do not hear the music.”
-Anon.
“The great question is not whether you have failed,
but whether you are content with failure.”
-Chinese Proverb
"May every sunrise hold more promise,
every moonrise hold more peace."
-Anon