On the day you were born, the sunlight danced in your hair, stars twinkled in your eyes, the moonbeams kissed your cheeks, and the angels sang your sweet name. Author…

I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst,…

The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite…

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been. ~ Mark Twain

In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.

When someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time. ~Maya Angelou

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know.…

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. ~Edith Wharton, January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937

“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not followDon’t walk behind me… I may not leadWalk beside me… just be my friend”A

Be the change you wish to see in the world.      ~Mahatma Gandhi

Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much. ~Helen Keller, June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968

What kind of people do they think we are? Is it possible they do not realize that we shall never cease to persevere against them until they have been taught…

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppresor.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. ~Helen Keller, June 27, 1880…

“All that is gold does not glitter,Not all those who wander are lost;The old that is strong does not wither,Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes…

No one has ever become poor by giving. ~Anne Frank, June 12, 1929 – February or March 1945

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart. ~Helen Keller, June 27, 1880 – June 1,…