"failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." ~ john wooden

"whether it’s ending conflict, or rebuilding a country, the world cannot ignore half the population." ~ hilary clinton

"real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students. what better books can there be than the book of humanity?" ~ cesar chavez

"change means movement. movement means friction. don't complain, please." ~ paulo coelho

"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