I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house.
So I spend almost all the daylight hours in the open air. 
:: Nathaniel Hawthorne


 The habit of always putting off an experience until you can afford it, or until the time is right,
or until you know how to do it is one of the greatest burglars of joy.
Be deliberate, but once you've made up your mind — jump in. 
:: Tim Hansel


 The key is to trust your hearts to move where your talents can flourish.
This old world will really spin when work becomes a joyous expression of the soul.  
:: Al Sacharov


 I do not think that the measure of a civilization is how tall its buildings of concrete are,
but rather how well its people have learned to relate to their environment and fellow man. 
:: Sun Bear of the Chippewa Tribe



 On cosmetic surgery: You may want to present to the world a blank sheet of paper, proving that you've written nothing on it in the years you've lived. I would much rather they could see on my face
that I have lived, loved and had one hell of a good time. 
:: Adela Rogers St. Johns


 Start living now. Stop saving the good china for that special occasion ...
Every day you are alive is a special occasion. 
:: Mary Manin Morrissey


 The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion. 
:: Doris Lessing


 Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.  
:: Erma Bombeck


 You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically
can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform even the biggest nation. 
:: Marian Wright Edelman



 It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others. 
:: Unknown
[ed. note: this young woman is no relation to Sarah Palin. No, really.]


 A cat will look down to a man. A dog will look up to a man.
But a pig will look you straight in the eye and see his equal.  
:: Sir Winston Churchill