Words worth keeping

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.

For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.

there is a place in the heart thatwill never be filleda spaceand even during thebest momentsandthe greatest timestimeswe will know itwe will know itmore thaneverthere is a place in the heart thatwill never be filledandwe will waitandwaitin that space.

Do not set aside your happiness. Do not wait to be happy in the future. The best time to be happy is always now.

Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis.

There will be a few times in your life when all your instincts will tell you to do something, something that defies logic, upsets your plans, and may seem crazy to others. When that happens, you do it. Listen to your instincts and ignore everything else. Ignore logic, ignore the odds, ignore the complications, and just go for it.

What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.

All thinking men are atheists.

Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.

Stop comparing yourself to other people, just choose to be happy and live your own life.

I will love you always. When this red hair is white, I will still love you. When the smooth softness of youth is replaced by the delicate softness of age, I will still want to touch your skin. When your face is full of the lines of every smile you have ever smiled, of every surprise I have seen flash through your eyes, when every tear you have ever cried has left its mark upon your face,I will treasure you all the more, because I was there to see it all. I will share your life with you, Meredith, and I will love you until the last breath leaves your body or mine.

Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that's what makes you strong.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself.