I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.

Arthur C. Clarke

No man is an island.

English Proverb

Where you stand depends on where you sit.

Nelson Mandela

There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.

Michel de Montaigne

Accepting the inevitable is the beginning of strength and freedom. Embrace all chaos that is out of your control. This is how it is. Why should it be otherwise?

The Stoic Emperor

I made no resolutions for the new year. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and molding my life, is too much of a daily event for me.

Anaïs Nin