Right

Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?
~Jane Austen

Peace and Ease

He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows nor judge all he sees. ~Benjamin Franklin

Mistakes

Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from. ~Al Franken

Change

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
~Nelson Mandela

As I Am

When I began as a model, everybody tried to remold me: I was too fat, too little, they tried to re-shape my teeth - I am very proud that I have stayed as I was. ~Laetitia Casta

Hearts

Gird your hearts with silent fortitude, suffering yet hoping all things. ~Felicia Hemans

Art For Art's Sake

Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed.
~Frank Lloyd Wright

Bold Attempt

A bold attempt is half success. ~Danish Saying

Motherhood

Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials. ~Meryl Streep

Eventually

…so castles made of sand, fall into the sea, eventually.
~Jimi Hendrix

Smile

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. ~Phyllis Diller

Expectations

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine. ~Bruce Lee

In the Moment

Living in the moment brings you a sense of reverence for all of life's blessings. ~Oprah Winfrey

What Do You Want?

A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want. ~Madonna

Rooting for Others

I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling for him. ~Hank Aaron

Love

…But let there be spaces in your togetherness, and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. ~Kahlil Gibran

Everything is Possible

Because you are alive, everything is possible.
~Thich Nhat Hanh

Obsession

The more decadent a culture gets, the more they have a need for what they don't have at all, which is innocence, so you end up with kiddie porn and a perverse obsession with youth.
~Joni Mitchell

Strangers

Our very lives depend on the ethics of strangers, and most of us are always strangers to other people. ~Bill Moyers

Regrets

A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. ~Yiddish Proverb