“ Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage. ”

― Maya Angelou

"Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have."
Dale Carnegie

“ If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself. ”

― Confucius

“ A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read. ”

― Mark Twain

“ Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference. ” ― Nolan Bushnell

Funny.... “ For my birthday I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier... I put them in the same room and let them fight it out. ”

― Steven Wright

“ Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. ”

― Thomas A. Edison

“ All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small. ”

― Lao Tzu

“ Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully. ”

― Graham Greene

“ Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art. ”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson