"The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out, the conservative adopts them."
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), 'Notebook,' 1935

"I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business."
Michael J. Fox (1961 - ), quoted by Lorne A. Adrain in 'The Most Important Thing I Know'

"The knowledge that makes us cherish innocence makes innocence unattainable."
Irving Howe (American literary and social Critic and Educator. 1920-1993)

"You can either hold yourself up to the unrealistic standards of others, or ignore them and concentrate on being happy with yourself as you are."
J. Jacques, Questionable Content webcomic, #352, 05-04-05

"Passion makes the world go round. Love just makes it a safer place."
Ice T, The Ice Opinion

"It's not your painting anymore. It stopped being your painting the moment that you finished it."
Jeff Melvoin, Northern Exposure, Fish Story, 1994

"There is nothing greater than touching the shore after crossing some great body of water knowing that I've done it with my own two arms and legs."
Diana Nyad

"Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary."
Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948), 'Satyagraha Leaflet No. 13,' May 3, 1919

"Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry. Worry never fixes anything."
Mary Hemingway

"Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. No idea is too crazy."
Jim Hightower, The New York Times, March 9, 1986