“When you hate, you generate a reciprocal hate. Do not fall back upon the thought that those whom you hate deserve to be hated. I

“The greatest obstacle to enlightenment is getting past your delusion that you are not already enlightened.” ~ Ramana Maharshi

“The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.” ~ W.M. Lewis

“My destination is no longer a place, rather a new way of seeing.” ~ Marcel Proust

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” ~ Anaïs

“We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery.”

“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” ~ George Orwell

“Every particular in nature, a leaf, a crystal, a moment of time is related to the whole, and partakes of the perfection of the whole.”

“Remember why you started, remember where you’re headed, think of how great it will be to get there, and keep going.” ~ Ralph Marston

“If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud.” ~ Emile Zola