"Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today." -- Thich Nhat Hanh
"We are haunted by an ideal life, and it is because we have within us the beginning and the possibility of it."
-- Phillips Brooks
"Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark." -- George Iles
"Motivation is like food for the brain. You cannot get enough in one sitting. It needs continual and regular top ups." -- Peter Davies
"Lack of information cannot be used as an excuse for not furthering yourknowledge. Every city has a public library full of appropriate books, no matter what your area of interest." -- Catherine Pulsifer
"He who knows others is learned; he who knows himself is wise." -- Lao-Tsze
"Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening whatever. Never let the brain idle." -- George Carlin, from How To Stay Young
"Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open." -- Sir James Dewar
"Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know." -- Daniel J. Boorstin
"Look at education as a continuous life long journey." -- Catherine Pulsifer