Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do than by the ones you did do. ~ Mark Twain

Roses don't remain closed in a bud; they open and bloom. Caterpillars become butterflies by breaking free of their cocoon. Birds learn to fly by leaping from the nest and spreading their wings, and ships are built to sail the seven seas, not to sit in the harbor. ~Billy Dean

Life is not a playground — it's a classroom where you're given the tests first and the lessons afterwards. ~Lydia Skibitske

The man who views life the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life. ~Cassius Clay

Give up your map of hopes and fears, and travel that clear road between desires and expectations by dealing with the world as it really is. ~Buddha

Play fair. Don't hit people. Clean up your own mess. Don't take things that aren't yours. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody. Paint, sing, dance, hold hands and watch for traffic. ~ Robert Fulghum

Life isn't about things — it's about the quality of our relationships and the meaningfulness of our work. ~Amy Goodman

Live fully, love well and let go. ~Jack Kornfield

"Saying Yes! to life is being present in the here and now to experience it. ~Ram Daas

Regret is living in the past, fear is living in the future, and peace is living in the present. ~Lao Tzu.

More than a few characters inhabit the theaters that are our minds. Discover your many selves. Be all those characters waiting to seize the stage and run wild. ~Sam Keene

Passion is rooted in who you are and arises from an inherent ability to play the music that is you. If you passionately want to do something, you can. ~Billy Dean

Be yourself. Everybody else is taken. ~Oscar Wilde

You only live once but if you do it right once is enough. ~Mae West

Happiness is like moonshine — make your own and you'll never run out! ~Stephen Hollen

If you hang out with people who don't share your passion and your values, your real peers won't find you. ~I Ching

Decisions are easier when you give up your need for approval and your fear of failure. ~Chuck Norris

A realist is a an idealist who has gone through the fire and been purified. A cynic is an idealist who has gone through the fire and been burned. ~Warren Wiersbe

The past is the the present rolled out for understanding. The present is the the past rolled up for action. ~Will Durant

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone. ~Alan Watts

It is not the strongest nor the smartest who survive but those who best manage change. ~Charles Darwin

Insanity is doing the same thing again and again but expecting different results. ~Sharon Dean

Show up, pay attention to what has heart and meaning, say what you know is true and accept the consequences. ~Angeles Arrien

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~Wayne Dyer

Fate and free will are attitudes. You are free to choose one course over another. The winds will be favorable or not according to the set of your sail. ~Billy Dean

Life's disappointments are harder to take if you don't know any swear words. ~Bill Waterson";

Aging is a steep price to pay for maturity. ~Sylvia Penton

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. ~Sylvia Penton

If you are too big for little things, you will be too little for big things. ~Bobby Nelson