“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson



“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” ~Arthur Ashe



“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.”~Helen Keller



“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” ~Harriet Beecher Stowe



“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt



“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” ~Helen Keller



“Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” ~Wayne Dyer



“Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” ~Thomas Jefferson



“Be impeccable with your word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.” ~Miguel Angel Ruiz



“If it is bread that you seek, you will have bread. If it is the soul you seek, you will find the soul. If you understand this secret, you know you are that which you seek.” ~Rumi



“Always say ‘yes’ to the present moment. What could be more futile, more insane, than to create inner resistance to what already is? what could be more insane than to oppose life itself, which is now and always now? Surrender to what is. Say ‘yes’ to life — and see how life suddenly starts working for you rather than against you.” ~Eckhart Tolle







“Perhaps everything terrible is in its being something that needs our love.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke



“Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keep friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.” ~Greenville Kleisser



“Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.” ~Stephen Covey



“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” ~Maria Robinson





“If we did all the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.” ~Thomas Edison



“Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value. ~Albert Einstein