Inspirational quotations

"Never let the fear of failure be an excuse for not trying. Society tells us that to fail is the most terrible thing in the world, but I know it isn't. Failure is part of what makes us human." Amber Deckers

“By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.” - Socrates “Assumptions are the termites of relationships.” Henry Winkler (1945 - )

“If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.”Buddha (563 BC - 483 BC)

“You are built not to shrink down to less but to blossom into more.” Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine, February 2003

“And I loved the whole idea behind the story, which is that you're beautiful, so don't let other people tell you that you're not just because you don't look like the people in magazines. Or because you're not that weird ideal body image that's out there right now.” Mike Myers, Talking about Shrek


“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797) “A man is too apt to forget that in this world he cannot have everything. A choice is all that is left him.” H. Mathews

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 1997

“Miracles: You do not have to look for them. They are there, 24-7, beaming like radio waves all around you. Put up the antenna, turn up the volume - snap... crackle... this just in, every person you talk to is a chance to change the world...” Hugh Elliott, Standing Room Only weblog, May 6, 2003"