QUOTES

From “One-Hundred Thoughts on Being”:

The strength to overcome our fears shall always be equal to or greater than the strength that created them.


The joy of sounding different is confirmed upon closing our mouths and listening to the voice of another.


Is it absurd to think the stars might look down upon us and remark: ”Look at how many and each is so beautiful!”


Deal with adversity and challenge those who challenge. Press on with peace and absolute belief in your life’s journey. For in the end, we must never credit ourselves as being the one responsible for holding us back.


Recognizing our mortality opens the door to opportunity. It lends a constant appreciation of time while teaching the importance of remaining selective.


Expectation is healthy and readies each for all the possibilities life may offer. Without its presence our measure of happiness would be compromised.


Anyone’s attempt to make another happy should never be measured by the outcome but rather the intention.


Playing on the good of mankind is the fear of failing. Failure, that special something that leaves the best of us even more determined.


The excitement in opening a gift is a little clue that the child inside us has never left.


Each will be tested time and time again; life is a test. Our final grade shall not be a number, but rather a measure of how we dealt with our successes and failures.


Slow to attain should never be reflective of one’s desire. Some of us are taller and simply arrive before others.


There shall always be one faster; there shall always be one wiser; there will always be one ahead. Credit those who take the lead for in their wake we are taught to persevere. 


There is really no such thing as losing. We always go home knowing that without our participation there could never have been a winner.


Wish everyone well, for in each person’s happiness a tiny part of the world shares their moment.


Kind words linger like the smell of Christmas trees and a mother’s kiss goodnight.


The desire and attainment of new heights should always be achieved while implementing fairness to others.


Compassion stirs the mind; the mind says act. Find compassion.


Taking responsibility for our actions results in a better night’s sleep for everyone involved.


Like works of art, the words of children are presented without care of opinion.


A rational healthy mind will always accept its guilt.


Good memories are the fruits of an eternal harvest; remaining ripe, sweet and ready for picking.


Shout with good cause or reason. The attention of others requires as much respect as the point you’ll be trying to make.


The purity of a child may be captured in a raindrop. Falling pure, soon diminished and never again as clean.


Until a reason to act otherwise, we must offer the benefit of our doubt when making the acquaintance of strangers.


Solitude may warm the heart or haunt a guilty conscience.


Mankind should take a break from building and concentrate on a blueprint for peace.


Learning from our mistakes only prevents the same ones from happening twice.


As silent reminders of how different we are nature has provided snowflakes and trees.


The strength it takes to be a good loser is often far greater than what it took another person to win.


Let us hope for the day when common sense dictates. History has proven that the general consensus has often left people scratching their heads.