“Too often we underestimate the power of
a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear,
an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”

~ Leo Buscaglia

“When you encounter seemingly good advice
that contradicts other seemingly good advice,
ignore them both.”

~ Al Franken
“Oh, the Things I Know”, 2002

Having been poor is no shame,
but being ashamed of it, is.”

~ Benjamin Franklin

“Don’t strew me with roses after I’m dead.
When Death claims the light of my brow,
No flowers of life will cheer me: instead
You may give me my roses now!

~ Thomas F. Healey

“Who you are is a necessary step
to being who you will be.”

~ Emmanuel

“A strong positive mental attitude
will create more miracles
than any wonder drug.”

~ Patricia Neal

“Courage is grace under pressure.”

~ Ernest Hemingway

“All religions, arts and sciences
are branches of the same tree.”

~ Albert Einstein

“The privilege of a lifetime
is being who you are.”

~ Joseph Campbell

“Facts and truth really
don’t have much to do with each other.”

~ William Faulkner

“Death is more universal than life;
everyone dies but not everyone lives.”

~ A. Sachs

“An idealist is a person
who helps other people to be prosperous.”

~ Henry Ford

“The direct use of force
is such a poor solution to any problem,
it is generally employed
only by small children and large nations.”

~ David Friedman

“Be not simply good;
be good for something.”

~ Henry David Thoreau