"You have to get beyond the barrier of self-protection before you can really fly." ~ Elizabeth Streb

"Leave safety behind. Put your body on the line. Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind - even if your voice shakes. When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say. Well-aimed slingshots can topple giants." ~ Maggie Kuhn

"When the palace is magnificent, the fields are filled with weeds, and the granaries are empty." ~ Laozi

"Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench. Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity." ~ Laozi

"Consistency is the enemy of enterprise, just as symmetry is the enemy of art." ~ George Bernard Shaw

"I’m also fascinated by the difference between terror and fear. Fear says, “Do not actually put your hand in the alligator,” while terror says, “Avoid Florida entirely because alligators exist." ~ Mira Grant

"Joy bursts in our lives when we go about doing the good at hand and not trying to manipulate things and times to achieve joy." ~ C. S. Lewis

"I think anybody with an insecurity, which is everyone, appreciates the fact that it's much easier to be a predator than it is to be prey." ~ James Van Der Beek

"In a forest of a hundred thousand trees, no two leaves are alike. And no two journeys along the same path are alike." ~ Paulo Coelho

"If you chase two rabbits, you catch none." ~ Confucius

"I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, 'Where's the self-help section?' She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose." ~ George Carlin

"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn." ~ John Muir

"Seeking those elusive individuals is like mining for rare gems. It will take hard work, patience, and a persistent attitude. To find that rich seam of colourful stones, you will have to chip through dirt and rock. You will have to learn how to hold rubble in your hands and see the fortune inside." ~ Chris Murray

"A beautiful bouquet or a long-lasting flowering plant is a traditional gift for women, but I have recommended that both men and women keep fresh flowers in the home for their beauty, fragrance, and the lift they give our spirits." ~ Andrew Weil

"Slumber not in the tents of your fathers. The world is advancing." ~ Giuseppe Mazzini

"Though my life is low, if my spirit looks upward habitually at an elevated angle, it is as if it were redeemed. When the desire to be better than we are is really sincere we are instantly elevated, and so far better already." ~ Henry David Thoreau

"Life itself is not the reality. We are the ones who put life into stones and pebbles." ~ Frederick Sommer

"The past is a fog on our minds. The future? A complete dream. We can't neither guess the future, neither change the past." ~ Shams Tabrizi

"I asked the Zebra, ‘Are you black with white stripes? Or white with black stripes?’ And the zebra asked me, ‘Are you good with bad habits? Or are you bad with good habits?’" ~ Shel Silverstein

"To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature" ~ Auguste Rodin