"I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things." ~ Mother Teresa

"Most of the greatest evils that man has inflicted upon man have come through people feeling quite certain about something which, in fact, was false." ~ Bertrand Russell

“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” ~ Anna Quindlen

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." ~ Gandhi

"Don't waste your time chasing butterflies. Mend your garden, and the butterflies will come." ~ Mario Quintana

"We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives...not looking for flaws, but for potential." ~ Ellen Goodman

"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." ~ Edith Wharton

"The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.” ~ Mark Twain

"If you are curious, you'll find the puzzles around you. If you are determined, you will solve them." ~ Erno Rubik

"Patience is the companion of wisdom." ~ Saint Augustine

"Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be." ~ Abraham Lincoln

"We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say 'It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.' Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes." ~ Fred Rogers

“You don’t just work during the day, but you work during the night and need to be accessible.” ~ Craig Luedeman

"You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life." ~ Steve Jobs

"All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work." ~ Calvin Coolidge

“How do you eat an elephant?…One bite at a time.”

“For all the people.” ~ ILEA speaker

“When the dreams you're dreamin' come to you

When the work you put in is realized

Let yourself feel the pride but

Always stay humble and kind.”

~ Tim McGraw