Let Us Be About

Let us be about setting high standards 

for life, love, creativity, and wisdom. 

If our expectations in these areas are low, 

we are not likely to experience wellness. 

Setting high standards makes every day 

and every decade worth looking forward to.

~ Greg Anderson

Aim for Success

Aim for success, not perfection. 

Never give up your right to be wrong, 

because then you will lose the ability to learn new things 

and move forward with your life.

~ David M. Burns

A Successful Man

A successful man is one 

who makes more money than his wife can spend. 

A successful woman is one 

who can find such a man.

~ Lana Turner

Everyone is A Genius

Everyone is a genius at least once a year; 

a real genius has his original ideas closer together.

~ George Lichtenberg

A Man of My Spiritual Intensity

A man of my spiritual intensity does not eat corpses.

~ George Bernard Shaw

A Man is Not Old

A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.

~ John Barrymore

Difficulties are Meant to Rouse

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. 

The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.

~ William Ellery Channing

Choose Your Love

Choose your love, 

Love your choice.

~ Thomas S. Monson

Adopt the Pace of Nature

Adopt the pace of nature; 

her secret is patience.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

If You Take Responsibility

If you take responsibility for yourself 

you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.

~ Les Brown

Anyone Can Become Angry

Anyone can become angry - 

that is easy. 

But to be angry with the right person, 

to the right degree, 

at the right time, 

for the right purpose, 

and in the right way - 

this is not easy.

~ Aristotle

Be More Concerned

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. 

Your character is what you really are

 while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

~ John Wooden

A Signature

A signature always reveals a man's character - 

and sometimes even his name.

~ Evan Esar

Before Your Dreams Can Come True

Before your dreams can come true, 

you have to have those dreams.

~ Dr. Joyce Brothers

Forbid a Man to Think for Himself

Forbid a man to think for himself or to act for himself 

and you may add the joy of piracy and the zest of smuggling to his life.

~ Elbert Hubbard

Man Must Evolve

Man must evolve for all human conflict a

method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. 

The foundation of such a method is love.

~ Martin Luther King

Accept the Things

Accept the things to which fate binds you, 

and love the people with whom fate brings you together, 

but do so with all your heart.

~ Marcus Aurelius

A Character

A character is a completely fashioned will.

~ Novalis

To Be Fond of Learning

To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; 

to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; 

and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude. 

He who knows these three things 

knows how to cultivate his own character.

~ Confucius

A Fool's Bolt

A fool's bolt is soon shot.

~ William Shakespeare

Everyone Admits

Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, 

yet no one agrees on just what it is.

~ Diane Ackerman