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“In the Affairs of this World Men are saved, not by Faith,
but by the Lack of it.”
― Ben Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack

“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought.”
― Matsuo Bashō

“Life is relationships; the rest is just details.”
― Gary Smalley

“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.”
― Stephen Covey

“Listen to your inner voice... for it is a deep and powerful source of wisdom, beauty and truth, ever flowing through you... Learn to trust it, trust your intuition, and in good time, answers to all you seek to know will come, and the path will open before you.”
― Caroline Joy Adams

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. ”
― Dale Carnegie

“In a recent issue of Parade Magazine when asked for "Advice for a Younger You," Glenn Close responded: "I'd tell myself to listen to my heart. Listen to that little voice that says, 'Mmm, I don't think so.' Because when you override that, you basically override who you are.”
― Glenn Close

“It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

“Knowledge isn’t power until it is applied.”
― Dale Carnegie

“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
― Albert Einstein

“Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind.”
― Jackie Joyner-Kersee

“Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country

“Genius is initiative on fire.”
― Holbrook Jackson

“On a practical level, there are two vital steps to ethical behavior:
knowing what is right and doing it.”
― Michael Josephson

“You can have everything in life that you want if you just give enough other people what they want.”
― Zig Ziglar

“The moon and sun are travelers through eternity. Even the years wander on. Whether drifting through life on a boat or climbing toward old age leading a horse, each day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.”
― Basho

“I'd rather be a failure at something I enjoy than a success at something I hate. ”
― George Burns

“Audaces fortuna iuvat (latin)- Fortune favors the bold.”
― Virgil

“The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life.”
― Frank Lloyd Wright

“Energy is eternal delight.”
― William Blake

“She would be half a planet away, floating in a turquoise sea, dancing by moonlight to flamenco guitar.”
― Janet Fitch, White Oleander