Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.

Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.

It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives.

It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives.

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to read more

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars.

The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more that you try to read more

The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more that you try to avoid suffering, the more you suffer, because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt.

Life does not accommodate you, it shatters you. It is meant to, and it couldn't do it better. Every seed read more

Life does not accommodate you, it shatters you. It is meant to, and it couldn't do it better. Every seed destroys its container or else there would be no fruition.rn

The most important things in life aren't things.

The most important things in life aren't things.

The greatest gift in life is to be remembered.

The greatest gift in life is to be remembered.

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important read more

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.

I know that there are a lot of people out there with stories far worse than mine but you, too, read more

I know that there are a lot of people out there with stories far worse than mine but you, too, can make it. To those of you who have, welcome to life. I celebrate you.