"He who finds diamonds must grapple in mud and mire because diamonds
are not found in polished stones.  They are made."

-- Henry B. Wilson

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."

-- Lao Tzu

"There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self."

-- Aldous Huxley (1864-1963)

"Maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values."

-- Joshua L. Liebman

"Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens."

~Carl Jung

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."

-- Lao Tzu

"What is the reason for this attitude of the developed Nations? In the Twentieth Century self-interest, sovereignty and taking care of number one, became the primary criteria for any serious provision of support or resources to the world's trouble spots. If the country in question is of any possible strategic value to the world powers, then it seems that everything from covert operations to the outright use of overwhelming force is fair game. If not, indifference is the order of the day. To imagine that these same world powers have magically leapt ahead in this new age of humanity (as Kofi Anan named it in his seminal speech at the millennium UN General Assembly in September, 2000) could not be further from the truth. It will take the world's dedicated will and means to move from the 20th century - the century of 'Genocide' to the century of Humanity."

~ Lt.General Romeo Dallaire, the Head of Mission of the U N Chapter 6 Peace Keeping Force in Rwanda

"It is difficult to steer a parked car, so get moving."

(Henrietta Mears)

"Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared."

- Buddha

"I don't like work... but I like what is in work -- the chance to find yourself. Your own reality -- for yourself, not for others -- which no other man can ever know."

-- Joseph Conrad

"The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials."

-- Chinese proverb

"Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity."

-- Paul Goodman

"The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become."

-- Charles Du Bos

"Everything in life has meaning. The bigger the fall, the greater the lesson."
~ Oprah Winfrey

"There are no short cuts to any place worth going."

-- Beverly Sills

"Don’t be cool.Cool is conservative fear dressed in black. Free yourself from limits of this sort."

~ from Bruce Mau Design's "Incomplete Manifesto"