Quotes

  • Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

    — Ralph Waldo EmersonRead all

  • Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values.

    — Ayn Rand
 US (Russian-born) novelist (1905 - 1982) Read all

  • I do not want to die... until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed...

    — Kathe Kollwitz, O Magazine, September 2002Read all

  • Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

    — Henry David Thoreau 
US Transcendentalist author (1817 - 1862)Read all

  • The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.

    — James OppenheimRead all

  • Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

    — AristotleRead all

  • If your actions inspire others to dream more, 
learn more, do more and become more, 
you are a leader.

    — John Quincy AdamsRead all

  • The joy of a spirit is the measure of its power.

    — Ninon de Lenclos French courtesan (1620 - 1705)Read all

  • Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

    — Dwight D. EisenhowerRead all

  • Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.

    — Vincent Van GoghRead all

  • Human beings have an inalienable right to invent themselves.

    — Germaine Greer, O Magazine, September 2002Read all

  • Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

    — George PattonRead all

  • Do not follow where the path may lead. 
Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

    — Harold R. McAlindonRead all

  • The only journey is the journey within.

    — Rainer Maria RilkeRead all

  • I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and...

    — Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, September 2002
 US actress & television talk show host (1954 - )Read all

  • Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It...

    — Marianne WilliamsonRead all

  • Knowing who we are requires us to look inside rather than outside.

    — Unknown AuthorRead all

  • There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone's life.

    — Sister Mary Rose McGeady Read all

  • The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at...

    — Martin Luther King, Jr.Read all

  • To want to be what one can be is purpose in life.

    — Cynthia Ozick, O Magazine, September 2002Read all

  • Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it...

    — GoetheRead all

  • If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem....

    — E. B. WhiteRead all

  • True vocation is where your deep gladness meets the world’s deep need.

    — Frederick BuechnerRead all

  • Life is short. We have not much time to gladden the hearts of those who journey with us. Therefore, be...

    — Henri AmielRead all

  • There go the people. 
I must follow them, for I am their leader.

    — Alexandre Ledru-RollinRead all

  • All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.

    — Walt DisneyRead all