“Opportunity is missed by people because it is dressed in overalls and looks work.” – Thomas Edison

“If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness and the willingness to remain vulnerable. All these and other factors combined, if the circumstances are right, can teach and can lead to rebirth.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh

“Reading usually precedes writing and the impulse to write is almost always fired by reading. Reading, the love of reading, is what makes you dream of becoming a writer.”  - Susan Sontag

Kids: But we don’t know how to build a bird nest. Cat: Neither do I, but I will when I’m done! – The Cat in the Hat

“We are all here for some special reason. Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.” – Robin Sharma

“I’ve stolen from the best. I’m a shameless thief.” – Woody Allen

“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” – Jim Rohn

“As for the future, your task is not to foresee it but to enable it.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

“Stay committed in your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.” – Tom Robbins

“Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain.”  – Robert Gary Lee