"Peace comes from being able to contribute the best that we have, and all that we are, toward creating a world that supports everyone. But it is also securing the space for others to contribute the best that they have and all that they are". Hafsat Abiola

"It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his
faults. So to love a man that you cannot bear to see a stain upon him,
and to speak painful truth through loving words, that is friendship".
Henry Ward Beecher

"Pleasure is always derived from something outside you, whereas joy arises from within". Eckhart Tolle

"A life lived in love will never be dull". Leo Buscaglia

"Insist on yourself; never imitate". Ralph Waldo Emerson

"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world". Buddha

"You must train your intuition -- you must trust the small voice
inside you which tells you exactly what to say, what to decide". Ingrid Bergman

"Always carry a flask of whiskey in case of snakebite and, furthermore, always carry a small snake". W. C. Fields

Quote of the day: "The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe
when he contemplates the mystery of eternity, of life, of the
marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one merely tries to
comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy
curiosity". Albert Einstein

"Were it not for hope, the heart would break". Proverb

"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up -- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had". Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

"Your task is not to seek love, but to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it". Rumi

"Calm in quietude is not real calm. When you can be calm in the midst of activity, this is the true state of nature. Happiness in comfort is not real happiness. When you can be happy in the midst of hardship, then you see the true potential of the mind".

Huanchu Daoren

"If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results". Jack Dixon

"Generosity means more than just giving. It also means to cooperate with others. The greatest act of generosity is to see beyond the weaknesses and mistakes of others, helping them to recognize their innate value". Innerspace

"The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and that in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt". Frederich Buechner

"Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries". James Albert Michener

"Failure is a path; not a destination". Robert Logan

"Once you label me you negate me". Soren Kierkegaard

"People who fight fire with fire, usually end up with ashes". Abigail Van Buren

"In the long run, the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip". Daniel L. Reardon

"Be yourself. Who else is better qualified?". Frank G. Giblin II

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go". T. S. Elliot

Push the envelope, push your limits and in doing so, you may push others - sometimes, they're happy about and sometimes they're not but that's really none of your concern - your life is about you and not them. Nurturing and loving your own life, will go a long way in teaching them to nurture and love their own.

"At the moment of commitment, the universe conspires to assist you". Goethe

Yep, the universe needs to know what we're up to and what we're willing to put forth. If we don't believe in it, why should the universe or anyone else for that matter?

"If you wish to travel far and fast,travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness and fears". Glenn Clark

Sounds simple, really, but that's so not the case; it takes a lot of hard work on one's self to get to this place but, hopefully, this book of quotes will help get you there, because it has for me.

"Happy people continually change; and because they change they become more and more happy; and then more and more change is possible". Osho

Fear, to me, is the main reason people choose not to change and like this quote says, change has to do with happiness; it amazes me why so many people are afraid to be happy. Life is an incredible experience to be nurtured, enjoyed and cherished. Using happiness as one's guide ensures it.

"Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition". Alexander Smith

"Trying to force a positive attitude is the surest way in the world not to get something done. A negative attitude, on the other hand, will get you to do it. I call this The Power of Negative Thinking". Barbara Sher

Can I just say, I LOVE Barbara Sher. Her book "Wishcraft" is a no nonsense, practical guide to getting what you really want in life.

To further quote Ms. Sher,"You were brought up to believe that complaining is not nice and you should never do it. Of course, you do it anyway, but you don't like yourself when you do. Every one of us would like to be able to say, "I'm not a complainer." We're supposed to be able to pull in our belts, put off our pleasures, bear our disappointments,and face our fears without a squeak of pain or protest. Hemingway called that kind of behavior "grace under pressure". I happen to consider it mildly psychotic".

Again, LOVE her!

"If you don't think every day is a great day, try going without one". Jim Evans

WORD!