Out of the quarrel with others we make rhetoric; out of the quarrel with ourselves we make poetry. 

~ William Butler Yeats, writer, Nobel laureate (13 Jun 1865-1939) 

Ethics, decency, and morality are the real soldiers. 

~ Kiran Bedi, police officer and social activist (b. 9 Jun 1949) 

The true birthplace is that wherein for the first time one looks intelligently upon oneself; my first homelands have been books, and to a lesser degree schools. 

~ Marguerite Yourcenar, novelist (8 Jun 1903-1987) 

There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don't expect you to save the world, I do think it's not asking too much for you to love those with whom you sleep, share the happiness of those whom you call friend, engage those among you who are visionary, and remove from your life those who offer you depression, despair, and disrespect. 

~ Nikki Giovanni, poet and professor (b. 7 Jun 1943) 

If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the Inquisition might have let him alone. 

~ Thomas Hardy, novelist and poet (2 Jun 1840-1928) 

The Pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.

~ John Maxwell

There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.

~ Denis Waitley

Let your mind be like a tightly woven net to catch emotions and feelings that come, and investigate them before you react.

~ Ajahn Chah

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

~ Jim Rohn

A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like it.

~ Alistair Cook

When writing the story of your life, don't let anyone else hold the pen.

~ Harley Davidson

Those who say it can not be done, should not interrupt those doing it.

~ Chinese Proverb

Out of the quarrel with others we make rhetoric; out of the quarrel with ourselves we make poetry. 

~ William Butler Yeats, writer, Nobel laureate (13 Jun 1865-1939) 

Your life is determined not so much by what life brings you, as by the attitude you bring to life. Not so much by what happens to you, as by the way your mind looks at what happens.

~ Khalil Gibran

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

~ Thomas Edison

Someone once told me that 'time' is a predator that stalks us all our lives. But I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish every moment because it will never come again.

~ Jean-Luc Picard

Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresea, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.

~ H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.

~ Steve Jobs

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any direction you choose.

~ Dr. Seuss

Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.

~ Carlos Castaneda

A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night. 

~ Marilyn Monroe, actress (1 Jun 1926-1962) 

I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars. 

~ Walt Whitman, poet (31 May 1819-1892)