The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.

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Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

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The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now. ― Rick Warren

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I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.

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Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. - Søren Kierkegaard

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All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

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

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The love of books is among the choicest gifts of the gods.

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

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life without love, is no life at all

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