"life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing those cards you hold well." ~ david roads

"the beginning is the most important part of the work." ~ plato

"one stops being a child when one realizes that telling one's trouble does not make it any better." ~ cesare pavese

"guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare." ~ pierre corneille

"one can only learn his powers of action by action, and his powers of thought by thinking." ~ john burroughs

"nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. you not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him." ~ martin luther king, jr.

"the possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react." ~ george bernard shaw