?To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.? ~ Oscar Wilde

"If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves."
~ Thomas A. Edison

"You are now at a crossroads. This is your opportunity to make the most important decision you will ever make. Forget your past. Who are you now? Who have you decided you really are now? Don't think about who you have been. Who are you now? Who have you decided to become? Make this decision consciously. Make it carefully. Make it powerfully."
~ Anthony Robbins

"Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice what we want now for what we want eventually." ~ Stephen R. Covey

"Each of us will one day be judged by our standard of life -- not by our standard of living; by our measure of giving -- not by our measure of wealth; by our simple goodness -- not by our seeming greatness."
~ William Ward

"Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best."
~ Theodore Rubin

"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words."
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"It is easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows by like a song. But the man worth while is the one who can smile, when everything goes dead wrong. For the test of the heart is troubled, And it always comes with the years. And the smiles that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears." ~ Ella Wilcox

"Change will never happen when people lack the ability and courage to see themselves for who they are." ~ Bryant McGill

"If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share." ~ W. Clement Stone

"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

"Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It's the best part of the day." ~ George Allen

"The pessimist borrows trouble - the optimist lends encouragement."
~ William Ward

"You come into the world with nothing, and the purpose of your life is to make something out of nothing."
~ Henry Louis Mencken

"I'd like to tell them thank you. Their courage and ambition to get a higher education ... is something I truly admire. It's something I can't picture, but it's something I know happened, and that's why I commend them for doing what they've done." ~ Bruce Davison

"You have all the reason in the world to achieve your grandest dreams. Imagination plus innovation equals realization."
~ Denis Waitley

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." ~ Dr. Seuss

"The successful always has a number of projects planned, to which he looks forward. Anyone of them could change the course of his life overnight." ~ Mark Caine

"Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them." ~ Publilius Syrus

"Go for it, while you can. I know you have it in you. And I can't promise you'll get everything you want, but I can promise nothing will change if you don't try."
~ J.M. Darhower