Quotations

Henry Adams: On Teachers

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. — Henry Adams

Robert Frost: On Life

In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on. — Robert Frost, poet

Mother Teresa: On Doing Small Things with Great Love

Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love. — Mother Teresa, religious leader

Nora Roberts: You Can Make Your Life a Party

Some things in life are out of your control. You can make it a party or a tragedy. — Nora Roberts, novelist If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place. — […]

Gary Zukav: On How to Change the World

Personal transformation is the first step in global transformation—in creating a world that works for everyone. … This is the work you can do. Hopefully this will shift one’s attention from changing the world to changing oneself. I don’t know another way to change the world. — Gary Zukav, author, Seat of the Soul

Robert Lee: On Our Gifts to God

Our lives are gifts from God. What we do with our lives are our gifts to God. At the end of our lives, we’ll present our rainbows to the Almighty. — Robert C. K. Lee, author, Build the Rainbow of Your Success: Work Smarter, Not Harder with Applied Wisdom from the East and West More […]