For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you. ― Neil deGrasse Tyson

---

I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand.

---

Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular.― Roy T. Bennett

---

Long-term consistency trumps short-term intensity.

---

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference. ― Elie Wiesel

---

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy. — Anne Frank

---

The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit. — Ken Doherty

---

The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

---

Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble.

---

Unhappiness is not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to get it. _ Don Herold

---