It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare. It is because we do not dare that they are difficult. -- Seneca
"Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit." -- E. E. Cummings
The world of achievement has always belonged to the optimist. -- J. Harold Wilkins
"It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be." -- Anatole France
Whenever you see darkness, there is extraordinary opportunity for the light to burn brighter.
-- Bono
"It is wisdom to believe the heart." -- George Santayana
Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice. -- Heber J. Grant
The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid. -- Lady Bird Johnson
The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become. -- Charles Du Bos
"To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time." -- Katharine Hepburn