Imitation of Immortality

"Each life makes its own imitation of immortality."
 ~ Stephen King

Intrinsic Worth

"To have that sense of one's intrinsic worth…
is potentially to have everything."
~ Joan Didion

Hard Work

 "Hard work often leads to success.
No work seldom does."
~ Harvey Mackay

Marching Onward

 "Life is a series of experiences,
 each one of which makes us bigger...
for the world was built to develop character,
and we must learn that the setbacks
and griefs we endure
help us in our marching onward."
~ Henry Ford

Simply Yourself

"When you are content to be simply yourself
and don't compare or compete,
everybody will respect you."
~ Lao Tzu

Daily and Reverently

"I live my life daily and reverently."
~ John Denver

According to the Light

"I will work in my own way,
according to the light that is in me."
~ Lydia Maria Child

Take a Day

"Do not take a day for granted!"
~ Leah Remini

Plan the Day

"I arise in the morning
torn between a desire
to improve the world
and a desire toenjoy the world.
This makes it hard
to plan the day."
~ E.B. White

Chance to Succeed

"Work for something
because it is good,
not just because it stands
a chance to succeed."
~ Vaclav Havel

Backbone

"Never grow a wishbone, daughter,
where a backbone ought to be."~ Clementine Paddleford

Inaction

"I never worry about action,
only inaction."
~ Winston Churchill

Love & Skill

"When love and skill
work together,
expect a miracle."
~ John Ruskin

Telltale of the Divine

"Love was meant to be also a sign,
a symbol, a messenger,
a telltale of the Divine.
Love is a messenger from God
saying that every human affection
and every ecstasy of love
are sparks from the great flame
of love that is God."
~ Fulton J. Sheen