It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear

-Mark Twain

If you need a helping hand, look at the end of your wrist.

I’ve known writers that have known each other for years, and never met in the daylight or when both were sober.

Funerals are for the living.

Living well is the best revenge.

Everything works together for the good of those that love the Lord.

“wisdom begins with wonder”- Socrates

“the difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits” Albert Einstein

“Know thyself” Plato

“Expecting life to treat you well because you are a good person is like expecting an angry bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian”- Shari R. Barr

“Life as if you were to die tomorrow, Learn as if you were to live forever.” Gandhi

“Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies” ann Landers

“Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved” William Jennings Bryan.

“Don’t compromise yourself, you are all you’ve got.”- Janis Joplin.

those are a few.

– Buddha

“We are what we repeatedly do, Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.”

– Aristotle

“Let your love flow outward through the universe, to its height, its depth, its broad extent, a limitless love, without hatred or enmity. Then as you stand or walk, sit or lie down, as long as you are awake, strive for this with a one-pointed mind; your life will bring heaven to earth.

– Buddha

“No ticky…no laundry!” ~Jack Nicholson, The Departed

“The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA. Thank you very much.” ~Michael Douglas, Wall Street (1987)

Love is a sweet poison—W.Shakespeare

I love gravity because it attracts me—A.Einstein

Education is not preparation for life;Education is life itself–John Dewey

“Never regret the things you done in your past – at one time it was exactly what you wanted”

And “Impossible is a matter of opinion – not a fact”

There are many I like but these two are my favorite.

or

“Your heart just breaks, that’s all. But you can’t judge or point fingers, you just have to be lucky enough to find someone who appreciates you.” – Audrey Hepburn

and

“In Vino Veritas.” -Ancient Roman quote

You can catch more flies with a spoonful of honey, than a gallon of vinegar.