Shoot for the Moon

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

(Norman Vincent Peale)

Planting a Garden

To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.

(Audrey Hepburn)

As an avid gardener, I wholeheartedly agree.  

On Failure

“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”
(Theodore Roosevelt)

Pier

According to the writer, James Joyce, a pier is simply a disappointed bridge.

What is a Father?

According to actor, Alan Dale, a father is a guy who is working his son's way through college.

(I had to laugh at this one!)

The Fanatic

According to Winston Churchill, a fanatic is someone who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

Blushing

According to author, Mark Twain, man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to.

Dorothy Parker on Hangover

I love this Dorothy Parker quote:

"A hangover is the wrath of grapes."

Peace in the Home

He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)

Goals, Dreams

"A goal is a dream with a deadline."

(Anonymous)

Edward de Bono on Humour

"Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain."
(Edward de Bono)

Not sure that it is the most significant, but it is definitely very important to a healthy outlook on life and of self.

On Fear

"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.  I felt fear myself more times than I can remember, but I hid it behind a mask of boldness.  The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."
(Nelson Mandela)

Mindfulness

"Mindfulness is not a modern spiritual movement.  It's simply you at your most natural state of being."
(Brad Waters)

On Courage

"Deep down in the human spirit, there is a reservoir of courage.  It is always available, always waiting to be discovered."
(Pema Chodron)

Chopra on Same Old, Same Old

"Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future."
(Deepak Chopra)

Good advice.

Deepak Chopra on Stillness

"In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you."
(Deepak Chopra)

Yes.

Unpleasant Memories

"I no longer dodge the memory as if rotting vegetables were flying at my face."
(Sandra Upson)

Tolkien on Wandering

"Not all who wander are lost."
(J.R.R. Tolkien)

Be Faithful

"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."
(Mother Teresa)

True.

Joseph Campbell on Joy

"Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain."
(Joseph Campbell)