When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another. — Helen Keller

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Find out who you are and be that person. That’s what your soul was put on this earth to be. Find the truth, live that truth, and everything else will come. — Ellen DeGeneres

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No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.

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There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind. — C. S. Lewis

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If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

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We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

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Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these.

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When I go to a country, I go to flea markets, antique stores. I am always looking for something.

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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. _ Colin Powell

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Think positively and masterfully, with confidence and faith, and life become more secure, more fraught with action, richer in experience and achievement. — Eddie Rickenbacker

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