There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succession of moment after moment. There will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment.

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Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.

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You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?

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And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.

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No one understands and appreciates the American Dream of hard work leading to material rewards better than a non-American. ― Anthony Bourdain

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I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not done it when they could.

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Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

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There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succession of moment after moment. There will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment.

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Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but how we react to what happens, not by what life brings us but the attitude we bring to life. _ Wade Boggs

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For the first time in my life I saw the truth as it is set into song by so many poets, proclaimed as the final wisdom by so many thinkers. The truth - that Love is the ultimate and highest goal to which man can aspire. Then I grasped the meaning of the greatest secret that human poetry and human thought and belief have to impart: The salvation of man is through love and in love.

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