It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.

Neil Armstrong

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

Marcus Aurelius

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Peter F Drucker

Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat.

Anais Nin