"By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before." by Edwin Elliot

"What is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself." by Anna Quindlen

"Follow your wishing heart." by Lisa Loeb

"If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete." by Jack Kornfield

"Carry laughter with you wherever you go." by Hugh Sidey

"Life gives us choices...you either grab on with both hands and just go for it, or you sit on the sidelines." by Christine Feehan

"The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us." by Ashley Montagu

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." by Aesop

"You have within you right now, everything that you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you." by Brian Tracy

"There is a time in life of every problem when it is big enough to see, yet small enough to solve." by Mike Leavitt

"As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way." by Mary Anne Radmacher

"Acknowledging a mistake just means that you are wiser today than you were yesterday." by Kelly Ann Rothaus

"Occasionally indulging in a do nothing day is more that worth the price." by Malcolm Forbes

"There are two ways to face the future. One way is with apprehension; the other is with anticipation." by Jim Rohn

"Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves." by J M Barrie

"All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on." by Havelock Ellis

"Life isn't about finding yourself, life is about creating yourself." by George Bernard Shaw

"Every accomplishment begins with a decision to try." by Edward T Kelly

"First say to yourself what you would be, and then do what you have to do." by Epictetus

"Life brings simple pleasures to us everyday. It is up to us to make them wonderful memories." by Cathy Allen