Dare to be yourself.
- Andre Gide (1869 - 1951)

Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind.
- Bulgarian Proverb

Reflect on your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have same.
- Charles Dickens (1812 -1870)

My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
- Oprah Winfrey

I think we caught always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I shouldn’t wish people dogmatically to believe any philosophy, not even mine.
- Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)