“As a general rule, the most successful people in life are those who have the best information.” - Benjamin Disraeli

“Make a short list of all the things done to you that you abhorred. Don’t do them to others. Ever. Make another list of things done to you that you loved. Do them to others. Always.” – Dee Hock

"Dream and give yourself permission to envision a You that you choose to be." - Joy Page

"Memory is the space in which a thing happens for a second time." - Paul Auster

“If you treat a man as he is, he will remain as he is; if you treat him as he ought to be and could be, he will become as he ought to be and could be.” – Goethe (ignore his historical emphasis on male gender)

“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” - John Lennon

“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche

“The death rate for people who play it safe and for people who live boldly is the same: 100 percent.” - Patti Digh

"A fire broke out backstage in a theater. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that's just how the world will come to an end: to general applause from wits who believe it's a joke." - Soren Kierkegaard