Change is an easy panacea. It takes character to stay in one place and be happy there.

Change is an easy panacea. It takes character to stay in one place and be happy there.

We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can read more

We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.

Other things may change us, but we start and end with family

Other things may change us, but we start and end with family

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the read more

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Such fire was not by water to be drown'd,
Nor he his nature changed by changing ground.
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Such fire was not by water to be drown'd,
Nor he his nature changed by changing ground.
[Lat., Ne spegner puo per star nell'acqua il foco;
Ne puo stato mutar per mutar loco.]

Ignorance is always afraid of change.

Ignorance is always afraid of change.

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing read more

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't, it is easier to ignore the facts than to read more

We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't, it is easier to ignore the facts than to change the preconceptions. -Jessamyn West.

Every really new idea looks crazy at first.

Every really new idea looks crazy at first.