Kind

"What this world needs is a new kind of army - the army of the kind."  - Cleveland Amory -

Purpose

"The primary purpose of life is in being in the 'NOW'".  - Eckhart Tolle -

Teacher

"Ideal teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross, then having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create bridges of their own." - Nikos Kazantzakis -

Difference

"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."  - William James -

Friends

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."  - Martin Luther King Jr. -

Failure

"Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently."  - Henry Ford -

Alone

"…good things happen to the human spirit when it is left alone."  - John Taylor Gatto -

Freedom

"Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom."  - Albert Einstein -

Play

"Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold."  - Joseph Chilton Pearce -

Education

"Education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself." — John Dewey -

Lives

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."  - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -

Change

"Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent."  - Martin Luther King, Jr. -

Right

"On some positions, Cowardice asks the question, "Is it safe?" Expediency asks the question, "Is it politic?" And Vanity comes along and asks the question, "Is it popular?" But Conscience asks the question "Is it right?" And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must do it because Conscience tells him it is right."  -  Martin Luther King, Jr. -

Hope

"Spring seems far off, impossible, but it is coming. Already there is dusk instead of darkness at five in the afternoon; already hope is stirring at the edges of the day."  - Kathleen Norris -

Drops

"Little drops of water wear down big stones."  - Russian Proverb -

Grass

"When elephants fight, it's the grass that suffers."  - an African proverb -

Wisdom

"You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person.  The seed is already there.  A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up, to sprout, and to grow."  Thich Nhat Hanh -

Education

"Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school."  - Albert Einstein -

Quality

"It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity."  - Mahatma Gandhi -

Quality

"Quality means doing it right when no one else is looking."  - Henry Ford -

Distraction

"Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for our miseries."  - Blaise Pascal -

Doubt

"There is no harm in doubt and skepticism; for it is through these that new discoveries are made."  - Richard Feynman -

Time

"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."  - Albert Einstein -

Positive Difference

"Success cannot be measured in wealth, fame or power, but by whether you have made a positive difference for others."  - Richard Branson -