Lacordaire, Jean Baptiste Henri (1802-1861)
"Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that."

Landers, Ann (1918-2002)
"Class is an aura of confidence that is being sure without being cocky. Class has nothing to do with money. Class never runs scared. It is self-discipline and self-knowledge. It's the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life."

LeGuin, Ursula K.
"It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end."

Lewis, Clive Staples (1898-1963)
"If we are all going to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, let that bomb when it comes find us doing sensible and human things -- praying, working, teaching, reading, listening to music, bathing the children, playing tennis, chatting to our friends over a pint and a game of darts -- not huddled together like frightened sheep and thinking about bombs. They may break our bodies (any microbe can do that) but they need not dominate our minds."

Levant, Oscar (1906-1972)
"Happiness isn't something we experience, it's something we remember."

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807-1882)
"The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you do well, and doing well whatever you do, without a thought of fame."

Lorde, Audre (1934-1992)
"When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid."

Mandino, Og (1923-1996)
"Remind thyself, in the darkest moments, that every failure is only a step toward success, every detection of what is false directs you toward what is true, every trial exhausts some tempting form of error, and every adversity will only hide, for a time, your path to peace and fulfillment."

Marden, Orison Swett (1850-1924)
"All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible."

Marley, Bob (1945-1981)
"Emancipate yourself from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds."

McEuen, Rod
"The gifts that one receives for giving are so immeasurable that it is almost an injustice to accept them."

McIntosh, Joan
"Accept the pain, cherish the joys, resolve the regrets; then can come the best of benedictions - 'If I had my life to live over, I'd do it all the same.'"

Moorer, Admiral Thomas
"I think the greatest satisfaction one gets is derived from the opinion that people have about you -- people who have been around you your whole life -- as to your character and your compassion and your fairness, and the way you deal with people, and the way you do your job and whether you have tried to sacrifice other people for your personal benefit. In the Navy, we call it service reputation, and I think that's the most important thing."

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm (1844-1900)
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."

"Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!"

"One must have chaos in oneself in order to give birth to a dancing star."

"Whatever does not destroy me makes me stronger."

Nightingale, Earl (1921-1989)
"A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change."

"We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light."

Nouwen, Henri (1932-1996)
"I always try to turn my personal struggles into something helpful for others."

Ortega Y Gasset, Jose (1883-1955)
"Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do."

Paige, Leroy 'Satchel' (1906?-1982)
"Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like no one's watching."

Parker, Dorothy (Rothschild) (1893-1967)
"The two most beautiful words in the english language are: check enclosed."

Parton, Dolly (1946- )
"The way I see it; if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain."

Partridge, Sybyl F.
"Just for today I will be happy. Just for today I will try to live through this day only, not to tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do things for twelve hours that would appall me if I had to keep them up for a lifetime. Just for today ..."

Pedersen, Kathleen
"Unless your heart, your soul, and your whole being are behind every decision you make, the words from your mouth will be empty, and each action will be meaningless. Truth and confidence are the roots of happiness."

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1963)
"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone."

Pratchett, Terry
"People don't live on planets. It may be the place where their body eats its tea, but people live in worlds of their own which orbit very handily around the center of their heads." [The Last Continent]

Rainer, Maria Rilke (1875-1926)
"For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation."

Reeve, Christopher (1952- )
"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."

Robinson, Edward G. (1893-1973)
"Live beyond your means: then you're forced to work hard and you have to succeed."

Robinson, Jackie (1919-1972)
"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."

Rooney, Mickey (1920- )
"You always pass failure on the way to success."

Roosevelt, Eleanor (1884-1962)
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (1882-1945)
"Happiness . . . it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort."

Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919)
"I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do. That is character!"

"It is better to dare mighty things than to take rank with those poor,timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."

Ruskin, John (1819-1900)
"We were not sent into this world to do anything into which we cannot put our heart."

Russell, Bertrand (1872-1970)
"To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom."

"To fear love is to fear life."

Ruth, Babe (George Herman) (1895-1948)
"Every strike brings me closer to the next home run."