On Discovery

Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.

~ Albert von Szent

Always Live in the Now

You can never be who you want to be, if you constantly look over your shoulder at what could have been.

~ Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack) – Smallville

Consequences of Anger

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

~ Confucius

If at first you don’t succeed…

Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little.

~ Plutarch

Giving Up Perfectionism

The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.

- Anna Quindlen

Selflessness Brings Joy

We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.

- Buddha

On Being Timeless

Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish every moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we’ve lived.

- Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek: Generations)

Free Yourself – Judge No-one

As soon as you concern yourself with the ‘good’ and ‘bad’ of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weaken and defeat you.

- Morihei Ueshiba

Concerning Tranquility

When we are unable to find tranquillity within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.

- Francois de La Rochefoucauld