"You are you and that is the beginning and the end—no apologies, no regrets.”
- Henry Kissinger

"Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams."
- Ashley Smith

"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third
— Marge Piercy

You’ve got to go out on a limb sometimes because that’s where the fruit is.
— Will Rogers

Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure
— Henri Nouwen

come on and open your eyes
because baby, i'm standing right here
& i'm waiting for you to make your move.
let's face it; i'm all you've got and you know it.
-anonymous