“IF ONE ADVANCES CONFIDENTLY IN THE DIRECTION OF [their] DREAMS, AND ENDEAVORS TO LIVE THE LIFE WHICH [they have] IMAGINED, [THEY] WILL MEET WITH A SUCCESS UNEXPECTED IN COMMON HOURS.”
—HENRY DAVID THOREAU
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”
—Maya Angelou
“The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.”
—Dorothy Parker
“IT IS OUR FAILURE TO BECOME OUR
PERCEIVED IDEAL THAT ULTIMATELY
DEFINES US AND MAKES US UNIQUE. IT’S NOT EASY, BUT IF YOU ACCEPT YOUR
MISFORTUNE AND HANDLE IT RIGHT YOUR
PERCEIVED FAILURE CAN BECOME A
CATALYST FOR PROFOUND REINVENTION.”
—CONAN O’BRIEN
“Miracles in fact are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.”
—C.S. Lewis
“Everyone needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike.”
—John Muir
“I DO NOT KNOW WHICH TO PREFER, THE BEAUTY OF INFLECTIONS OR THE BEAUTY OF INNUENDOES, THE BLACKBIRD WHISTLING OR JUST AFTER.”
—WALLACE STEVENS
