“We must use time wisely and forever realise that the time is always ripe to do right.”  

 - Nelson Mendela

“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.”

 - Martin Luther King

“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.”

 - Elizabeth Kubler Ross 

“Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.”

 - Samuel Johnson

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”

 - Mark Twain

“One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time.”

- John Wanamaker

“Believe in yourself, and the rest will fall into place. Have faith in your own abilities, work hard, and there is nothing you cannot accomplish.”

- Brad Henry

“I take nothing for granted. I now have only good days or great days.”

- Lance Armstrong

“To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.”

- Marilyn Vos Savant