Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness it is generally the by product of other activities.

The Giver of life gave it for happiness and not for wretchedness.

Thomas Jefferson

Every other artist begins with a blank canvas, a piece of paper the photographer begins with the finished product.

Edward Steichen

Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character

Stephen Covey

He Freud often said three things were impossible to fulfill completely; healing, education, governing. He limited his goals in analytic treatment to brining the patient to the point where he could work for a living and learn to love.

Theodor Reik

There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.

Bryant H. McGill

Never hesitate to steal a good idea.

Al Neuharth

In making the great experiment of governing people by consent rather than by coercion, it is not sufficient that the party in power should have a majority. It is just as necessary that the party in power should never outrage the minority.

Walter Lippmann

Ironically, for a few million people in the Far East, I did become an English teacher through my music.

Pat Boone

In all our efforts to provide advantages we have actually produced the busiest, most competitive, highly pressured, and over-organized generation of youngsters in our history.

Eda J. Le Shan

Most of the high spots in our lives come about through encouragement. I don't care how great, how famous, how successful a man may be, he hungers for applause.

Source Unknown

Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people -- your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way.

Barbara Bush

And, one thing I definitely enjoyed personally, from a selfish point of view, was exploration and going to places that I had never been to before and learning, you know, meeting the people and getting to know, new sights and sounds, etc.

Duane G. Carey