Special Work of Art

"Each one of us is God's special work of art. Through us, He teaches and inspires, delights and encourages, informs and uplifts all those who view our lives."
~ Joni Eareckson Tada

Turns of the Earth

"Celebrate each season, for you, too, are transformed with the turns of the earth." ~ Arthur Dobrin

Heroes or Cowards

"Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men."
~ Bishop Westcott

Damned Fool

St. Louis, Missouri

"If you send a damned fool
to St. Louis,
and you don't tell them
he's a damned fool,
they'll never find out."~ Mark Twain

Do Things Well

"If you do things well,
do them better.
Be daring, be first,
be different, be just."
~ Anita Roddick

Everyday and Extraordinary Things

"Tell us the details...Pay tribute to all the everyday
and extraordinary things."
~ Natalie Goldberg

Full of Surprises

Sunset, Detroit

"Life is full of surprises, isn't it?"
~ Charlton Heston

With Fervent Lips

Long Wharf, Boston

"Give thanks to God with fervent lips,
Give thanks to God to-day..."
~ Hezekiah Butterworth

Good Day

"Every day is a good day."
~ Yun-Men

Quality of the Day

"To affect the quality of the day
is the highest of all arts."
~ Henry David Thoreau

Prepared Mind

"Chance favors the prepared mind."
~ Louis Pasteur

What You Should Do

"I've often thought
when something is hard for you,
whether it's going law school
or anything else that challenges you,
that's probably what you should do."
~ Hillary Rodham Clinton

Awe

"Awe is what moves us forward."
~ Joseph Campbell

Making Something

"Creativity is simply
the energy of making something
where there was nothing before.
We do this every day,
in so many unmarked ways."
~ Fran Sorin

Surprises

"Life is full of surprises, isn't it?"
~ Charlton Heston

Perfect Clearness

"The man who insists upon seeing
with perfect clearness
before he decides
never decides."
~ Henri-Frédéric Amiel

Capacity to Care

"I feel the capacity to care
is the thing which gives life
its deepest significance. "
~ Pablo Casals

All Love

"All love that has not friendship for its base,
Is like a mansion built upon the sand."
~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Straight From the Heart

"You don't need a reason
when it's straight from the heart"
~ Stevie Wonder

Everything You Need

"If you have a garden and a library
you have everything that you need."
~ Cicero