Excellence

"Whoever I am, or whatever I am doing ... 

some kind of excellence is within my reach." - John Gardner

Limitations

"There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge; both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought." - Napoleon Hill

Perfect

"Everything is perfect in the universe - even your desire to improve it." - Dr Wayne Dyer

Wise

"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook." - William James

Obstacles

"Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them." - Orison Swett Marden

Grateful

"In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy."
- David Steindl-Rast

Beauty

“Today I see beauty everywhere I go, in every face I see, in every single soul...” - Kevyn Aucoin

Plan

"You listen to your heart from moment to moment. You’re not given a plan." - Baba Ram Dass

Goals

"If what you are doing is not moving you towards your goals, then it's moving you away from your goals." - Brian Tracy

Life

"My life is my message." - Mahatma Gandhi

Love

"Do ordinary things with extraordinary love."
- Mother Teresa

Opportunities

"A pessimist makes difficulties of opportunities an optimist makes opportunities of difficulties." - Harry Truman

Great People

"Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great" - Mark Twain

Joy

"Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself" - Mahatma Gandhi

Hope

"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope." - Helen Keller

Existence

"Existence is not a problem to be solved; it is a mystery to be lived." - Osho

Love

"The Law of Love is that you are Love and that as you give Love to others, you teach yourself what you are." - Gerald Jampolsky, M.D.

Resentment

"Resentment is one burden that is incompatible with your success. Always be the first to forgive; and forgive yourself first always." - Dan Zadra

Stones

"We can throw stones, stumble on them, climb over them or build with them" - William Arthur Ward

Difficulties

"When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure" - Peter Marshall

Anger

"The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present." - Barbara De Angelis

Dreams

"Dreams are illustrations… from the book your soul is writing

about you." - Marsha Norman

Gifts

"It is not a question of whether you 'have what it takes,' but of whether you take the gifts you have - they are plenteous - and share them with all the world." - Neale Donald Walsch

Greatness

"Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength" - Henry Ward Beecher

Relationships

"We're all sustained by relationships" - Meryl Streep

Live Life

"When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live life." - Greg Anderson

Nice

"If you want to be nice to yourself, start by being nice to the other" - Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Wonderful Things

"The world is so full of wonderful things we should all, if we were taught to appreciate it, be far richer than kings" - Ashley Montagu

Stones

"We can choose to throw stones, to stumble on them, to climb over them or to build with them." - William Arthur Ward

Today

"Today is a smooth white seashell, hold it close

and listen to the beauty of the hours." - Unknown

Connect

“When we connect to what’s alive in another person, the feeling is mutual. And we both get a lift." - Oprah Winfrey

Happiness

"Ever since happiness first heard your name, it has been

running through the streets trying to find you." - Hafiz

Change

"To exist is change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly" - Henri Bergson

Miracles

"If you resolve, beginning today, to put out more on your job than you're getting paid to do, miracles will begin happening in your life." - Og Mandino

Joy

“Taking joy in living is a woman's best cosmetic.” - Rosalind Russell

Beauty

“Real beauty isn't about symmetry or weight or makeup; it's about looking life right in the face and seeing all its magnificence reflected in your own.”— Valerie Monroe

Dreams

"Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements." - Napoleon Hill

Enthusiasm

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Worry

"Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry. Worry never fixes anything." - Mary Hemingway

Smile

"Smile, breathe and go slowly." - Thich Nhat Hanh