I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching read more

I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star.
I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far;
for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.

If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.

If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.

Instead of looking at life as a narrowing funnel, we can see it ever widening to choose the things we read more

Instead of looking at life as a narrowing funnel, we can see it ever widening to choose the things we want to do, to take the wisdom we've learned and create something.

Pessimism never won any battle.

Pessimism never won any battle.

We learn simply by the exposure of living. Much that passes for
education is not education at all but ritual. read more

We learn simply by the exposure of living. Much that passes for
education is not education at all but ritual. The fact is that we are
being educated when we know it least.

Jane Heard.

Jane Heard.

For writing, getting off our buts means getting on our butts-putting it
into a chair and not moving from the read more

For writing, getting off our buts means getting on our butts-putting it
into a chair and not moving from the chair for a set period of time.

Appreciative words are the most powerful force for good on earth!

Appreciative words are the most powerful force for good on earth!

You are more likely to act yourself into feelings, than feel yourself into action.

You are more likely to act yourself into feelings, than feel yourself into action.