Sometimes, he said, I think life is just one long series of blown opportunities.

The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children.

Edward Windsor

Too often the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push back the bolt, unhook the locks and shut off the burglar alarm, it's too late.

Rita Coolidge

I wouldn't be where I am today without the amazing public arts education that I had.

Matthew Morrison

Divine life is in touch with the whole universe on the analogy of the soul's contact with the body.

Muhammed Iqbal

Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level.

Peter Drucker

The purpose of life is a life of purpose.

Robert Byrne

That one moment that starts it all. The moment that gives light to the rest of your life. You're not going to realize it but, that's the beauty of it. You won't know it until you've reached the state of grace, when everything is aligned and you realize that despite your rough year the world is still spinning and taking you with it. And, no matter what happens, everything will be okay. You will always have people who love you, since before, now, and after.

A.A. Byer

The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now.

Nhat Hanh

If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.

Satchel Paige

There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away.

Henry Ward Beecher

They weren't impatient for the boys to turn into cartoons again. They awarded sympathy, gave compassion. Because deep down they had found parts of themselves in the characters. You said it George.

Audrey Meadows

We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.

Abraham Lincoln