For there is nothing either good or bad, thinking makes it so. ~ William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Hamlet, II.ii

Destiny is not a matter of change, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. ~ William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925)

Imagination is more important than knowledge. ~ Albert Einstein

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference ~ Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do... Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust German dramatist, novelist, poet, & scientist (1749 - 1832)

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~ Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu Chinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC)

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. ~ John F. Kennedy, 35th president of US 1961-1963 (1917 - 1963)

Mistakes are the portals of discovery. ~ James Joyce, Irish author (1882 - 1941)

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. ~ Charles Darwin, English biologist (1809 - 1882)

It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well. ~ Rene Descartes, 'Le Discours de la Methode,' 1637 French mathematician & philosopher (1596 - 1650)

Man is what he believes. ~ Anton Chekhov, Russian dramatist & short story author (1860 - 1904)

Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience. ~ James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson, 1791, Scottish author & biographer (1740 - 1795)

Habit is a cable -- We weave a thread of it every day, and at last we cannot break it. ~ H. Mann