"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, its about learning how to dance in the rain." - Unknown Author

"Never think that God's delays are God's denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius." - Comte de Buffon

"You need to know what life you want (as well as what life you don't want), then you have to muster up the will and the drive to go after it." - Bob Greene

"If you have a goal, write it down. If you do not write it down, you do not have a goal -- you have a wish." - Steve Maraboli

"Teach us, O Lord, the disciplines of patience, for to wait is often harder than to work." - Peter Marshall

"The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready." - Henry David Thoreau

"Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate." - J. R. R. Tolkien

"Until the day when God shall deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is summed up in these two words, -- 'Wait and hope'." - Alexandre Dumas

"Do something today that your future self will thank you for." - Author Unknown

"Be fearless. Have the courage to take risks. Go where there are no guarantees. Get out of your comfort zone even if it means being uncomfortable. The road less traveled is sometimes fraught with barricades bumps and uncharted terrain. But it is on that road where your character is truly tested. And have the courage to accept that you're not perfect, nothing is and no one is -- and that's OK." - Katie Couric

"If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values -- that all reality hinges on moral foundations and that all reality has spiritual control." - Martin Luther King Jr.

"Be strong enough to stand alone, be yourself enough to stand apart, but be wise enough to stand together when the time comes." - Mark Amend

"Distance never separates two hearts that really care, for our memories span the miles and in seconds we are there. But whenever I start feeling sad, because I miss you, I remind myself how lucky I am to have someone so special to miss." - Author Unknown

"History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon." - Napoleon Bonaparte

"You are good enough, smart enough, beautiful enough, strong enough. Believe it and stop letting insecurity run your life." - Thema Davis

"Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life." - Dr. David M. Burns

"Everything is a life lesson. Everyone you meet, everything you encounter, etc. They're all part of the learning experience we call 'life.' Never forget to acknowledge the lesson, especially when things don't go your way. If you don't get a job that you wanted or a relationship doesn't work, it only means something better is out there waiting. And the lesson you just learned is the first step towards it." - Author Unknown

"Never forget where you've been. Never lose sight of where you're going. And never take for granted the people who travel the journey with you." - Susan Gale

"Do not wait for the last judgment. It takes place every day." - Albert Camus

"Only if we understand can we care. Only if we care will we help. Only if we help shall they be saved." - Jane Goodall

"I am seeking. I am striving. I am in it with all my heart." - Vincent van Gogh

"Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic." - Thomas Szasz

"People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway." - Mother Teresa

"He who wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper." - Edmund Burke

"When you're trying to motivate yourself, appreciate the fact that you're even thinking about making a change. And as you move forward, allow yourself to be good enough." - Alice Domar

"If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking." - Haruki Murakami

"The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget yourself, and think of others." - Norman Vincent Peale

"We must be willing to let go of the life we planned in order to have the life that is waiting for us." - Joseph Campbell

"Time decides who you meet in life, your heart decides who you want in your life, and your behavior decides who stays in your life." - Author Unknown

"The secret of a good memory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it. We rarely forget that which has made a deep impression on our minds." - Tryon Edwards

"We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives... not looking for flaws, but for potential." - Ellen Goodman