What's done to children, they will do to society. 

~ Karl A. Menninger, psychiatrist (22 Jul 1893-1990) 

In every success story, you will find someone who has made a courageous decision.

~ Peter F. Drucker

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves. 

~ Edmund Hillary, mountaineer and explorer (20 Jul 1919-2008) 

Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time rich and cash poor. 

~ Cory Doctorow, author and journalist (b. 17 Jul 1971) 

Choose only one master - Nature. 

~ Rembrandt, painter and etcher (15 Jul 1606-1669) 

Literature encourages tolerance - bigots and fanatics seldom have any use for the arts, because they're so preoccupied with their beliefs and actions that they can't see them also as possibilities.

~ Northrop Frye, writer and critic (14 Jul 1912-1991)

If life had a second edition, how I would correct the proofs. 

~ John Clare, poet (13 Jul 1793-1864) 

People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.

~ Peter Drucker

Wise sayings often fall on barren ground; but a kind word is never thrown away. 

~ Arthur Helps, writer (10 Jul 1813-1875) 

The greatest discovery of my generation is that people can alter their lives by altering their attitudes. 

~ William James

Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait, the grip of your hand and the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas. 

~ Henry Ford

Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes but they don’t quit. 

~  Conrad Hilton

People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing -that’s why we recommend it daily.

~ Zig Ziglar

Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender, it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment. 

~ Stephen Covey

Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings. 

~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, psychiatrist and author (8 Jul 1926-2004) 

In every success story, you will find someone who has made a courageous decision. 

~ Peter F. Drucker

Sin lies only in hurting others unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense. 

~ Robert A. Heinlein, science-fiction author (7 Jul 1907-1988) 

A book must be an axe for the frozen sea inside of us. 

~ Franz Kafka, novelist (3 Jul 1883-1924) 

It is almost impossible to carry the torch of truth through a crowd without singeing somebody's beard. 

~ Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, scientist and philosopher (1 Jul 1742-1799) 

A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral. 

~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author and aviator (29 Jun 1900-1944) 

I believe the greatest gift I can conceive of having from anyone is to be seen, heard, understood, and touched by them. The greatest gift I can give is to see, hear, understand, and touch another person. 

~ Virginia Satir, psychotherapist and author (26 Jun 1916-1988)