“So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they’re busy doing things they think are important. This is because they’re chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.” -Mitch Albom

“Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.” -Leonardo da Vinci

“Love and work are the only two real things in our lives. They belong together, otherwise it is off. Work is in itself a form of love.” -Marilyn Monroe

“Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.” -Maya Angelou

“I don’t run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath you feet.” -Nadia Comaneci

“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.” -African Proverb

“Well done is better than well said.” -Benjamin Franklin

“Shun idleness. It is a rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant metals.” -Voltaire

“Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.” -Proverb

“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” -Og Mandino