The trouble with so many of us is that we underestimate the power
of simplicity. We have a tendency it read more

The trouble with so many of us is that we underestimate the power
of simplicity. We have a tendency it seems to over complicate our lives
and forget what's important and what's not. We tend to mistake movement
for achievement. We tend to focus on activities instead of results. And as
the pace of life continues to race along in the outside world, we forget
that we have the power to control our lives regardless of what's going on
outside.

Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.

Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.

I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching read more

I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star.
I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far;
for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.

Many people profess Christianity. Very few live it-almost none. And
when you live it people may think you're crazy. It read more

Many people profess Christianity. Very few live it-almost none. And
when you live it people may think you're crazy. It has been truthfully
said that the world is equally shocked by one who repudiates Christianity
as by one who practices it.

You've got to sing like you don't need the money. You've got to love like you'll never get hurt. You've read more

You've got to sing like you don't need the money. You've got to love like you'll never get hurt. You've got to dance like there's nobody watching. You've got to come from the heart, if you want it to work.

Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep read more

Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep at first; but when the heights are reached, then there is ease, though grievously hard in the winning. - Works and Days.

The impossible is often the untried.

The impossible is often the untried.

Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thing
well, you're needed by someone.

Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thing
well, you're needed by someone.

The figure of the enthusiast who has just discovered jogging or a new way to fix tofu can be said read more

The figure of the enthusiast who has just discovered jogging or a new way to fix tofu can be said to stand or, more accurately, to tremble on the threshold of conversion, as the representative American.