Decide, then Act!

“Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.”

Bill Cosby (born 1937); comedian, actor

Small Act of Courage

“What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.”

Dr. Daisaku Ikeda -Educator, Buddhist philosopher

Why are you Busy?

“It’s not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about?”

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862); naturalist, author, philosopher

Just Keep Going to Succeed

“People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.”

George Allen (1918-1990); American football coach

Live "with" the World

“The single greatest lesson the garden teaches is that our relationship to the planet need not be zero-sum, and that as long as the sun still shines and people still can plan and plant, think and do, we can, if we bother to try, find ways to provide for ourselves without diminishing the world. ”

Michael Pollan (born 1955); Author, activist

Go, Explore

“Be fearless. Have the courage to take risks. Go where there are no guarantees. Get out of your comfort zone even if it means being uncomfortable. The road less traveled is sometimes fraught with barricades bumps and uncharted terrain. But it is on that road where your character is truly tested. And have the courage to accept that you’re not perfect nothing is and no one is — and that’s OK.”

Katie Couric (born 1957); American journalist

Get Up!

“No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everyone on the couch.”

                             —Unknown