You will see your life for what it really is: a small blip on the canvas of eternity. And you will come to see clearly who you are and the ultimate purpose of your life. “Which is?” “To serve, of course.”
—Robin Sharma (Canadian Writer, Motivational Speaker)
I love the challenge of starting at zero every day and seeing how much I can accomplish.
—Martha Stewart (American Businesswoman)
Several studies have shown that people prefer a pundit who is confident to one who is accurate. Pundits are happy to oblige.
—Morgan Housel (American Financial Journalist, Investor)
A dream is a daring adventure, a journey to carry you far—for when you can hold a dream in your heart, you surely can reach any star! A dream is a beautiful vision that looks beyond what you can see, then lifts you and guides you and grows strong inside you to help you be all you can be. A dream is your door to tomorrow, a secret reflection of you, a threshold that leads to a wonderful future where nothing’s too good to be true.
—Amanda Bradley (American Poet)
A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future.
—Leonard Bernstein (American Composer, Conductor)
The wife when danger or dishonor lurks, safest and seemliest by her husband stays, who guards her, or with her the worst endures.
—John Milton (English Poet)
The two elements the traveler first captures in the big city are extra human architecture and furious rhythm. Geometry and anguish. At first glance, the rhythm may be confused with gaiety, but when you look more closely at the mechanism of social life and the painful slavery of both men and machines, you see that it is nothing but a kind of typical, empty anguish that makes even crime and gangs forgivable means of escape.
—Federico Garcia Lorca (Spanish Poet)
Conflict can and should be handled constructively; when it is, relationships benefit. Conflict avoidance is *not* the hallmark of a good relationship. On the contrary, it is a symptom of serious problems and of poor communication.
—Harriet B. Braiker (American Psychologist)
An idealist believes the short run doesn’t count. A cynic believes the long run doesn’t matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.
—Sydney J. Harris (American Essayist, Drama Critic)
For once a thing is known, it can never be unknown. It can only be forgotten.
—Anita Brookner (English Novelist, Art Historian)