" A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Lao-Tzu

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world." - Harriet Tubman

"Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating, and religion." - Scott Adams

"The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege." - Charles Kuralt

“Don't allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily” ― Paulo Coelho

“Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark of the truly alive and compassionate. It is not the empath who is broken, it is society that has become dysfunctional and emotionally disabled. There is no shame in expressing your authentic feelings. Those who are at times described as being a 'hot mess' or having 'too many issues' are the very fabric of what keeps the dream alive for a more caring, humane world. Never be ashamed to let your tears shine a light in this world.” ― Anthon St. Maarten

“Never apologize for showing your feelings. When you do, you are apologizing for the truth.” ― José N. Harris

People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.
Stephen Hawking

From my favorite scene in American Beauty
 

It was one of those days when it's a minute away from snowing and there's this electricity in the air, you can almost hear it. Right? And this bag was just dancing with me. Like a little kid begging me to play with it. For fifteen minutes. That's the day I realized that there was this entire life behind things, and this incredibly benevolent force that wanted me to know there was no reason to be afraid, ever. Video's a poor excuse, I know. But it helps me remember... I need to remember... Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world, I feel like I can't take it, and my heart is just going to cave in.

"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'". - Audrey Hepburn

"Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start." - Nido Qubein

Like a snow globe?
 

"In a gentle way, you can shake the world." - Gandhi

In most modern instances, interpretation amounts to the philistine refusal to leave the work of art alone. Real art has the capacity to make us nervous. By reducing the work of art to its content and then interpreting that, one tames the work of art. Interpretation makes art manageable, conformable.
Susan Sontag

"All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire." - Aristotle

"A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love." - Basil

"Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world." - Goethe