Nelson Mandela: "I learned that courage..."

"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."

—Nelson Mandela

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: "We mus see that...'

"We must see that peace represents a sweeter music, a cosmic melody, that is far superior to the discords of war."

—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Rumi: "You are not a..."

"You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop."

—Rumi

Osho: "The greatest fear in..."

The greatest fear in the world is of the opinions of others, and the moment you are unafraid of the crowd, you are no longer a sheep. You become a lion. A great roar arises in  your heart. The roar of freedom."

—Osho

Khalil Gibran: "Your pain is the..."

"Your pain is the breaking of the shell which encloses your understanding."

—Khalil Gibran, "The Prophet"

Ed Solomon: "A person is smart..."

"A person is smart. People are dumb. Everything they've ever "known" has been proven to be wrong. A thousand years ago everybody knew as a fact, that the earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, they knew it was flat. Fifteen minutes ago, you knew we humans were alone on it. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow."

—Ed Solomon, Kay in "Men in Black"

Unknown: "An arrow can only..."

"An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. So when life is dragging you back with difficulties. It means that its going to launch you into something great. So just focus and keep aiming."

—Unknown

Epicurus: "Do not spoil what..."

"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for."

—Epicurus

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: "We must accept finite..."

"We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope."

—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jason Jordan: "True love does not..."

"True love does not come by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly."

—Jason Jordan

Zig Ziglar: "You don't have to be great..."

"You don't have to be great to start, but you do have to start to be great."

–Zig Ziglar

Andy Goldsworthy: "The difference between..."

"The difference between a theatre with and without an audience is enormous. There is a palpable, critical energy created by the presence of the audience."

–Andy Goldsworthy