"Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man." - Benjamin Franklin

"He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much." - Bessie A. Stanley

"The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails." - John Maxwell

"The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get old ones out. Every mind is a building filled with archaic furniture. Clean out a corner of your mind and creativity will instantly fill it." - Dee Hock

"In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it 'Christmas' and went to church; the Jews called it 'Hanukkah' and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say 'Merry Christmas!' or 'Happy Hanukkah!' or (to the atheists) 'Look out for the wall!'" - Dave Barry

"Christmas is forever, not for just one day. For loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away. Like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf. The good you do for others is good you do yourself." - Norman Wesley Brooks

"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" - Isaiah 9:6

"What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace." - Agnes M. Pahro

"Wouldn't life be worth the living, Wouldn't dreams be coming true, If we kept the Christmas spirit, All the whole year through?" - Anonymous

"When you haven't forgiven those who've hurt you, you turn back against your future. When you do forgive, you start walking forward." - Tyler Perry

“The future lies before you, like paths of pure white snow. Be careful how you tread it, for every step will show.” - Anonymous

"When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things -- not the great occasions -- that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness." - Bob Hope

"A snowflake is one of God's most fragile creations, but look what they can do when they stick together!" - Anonymous

"Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought." - Henri Bergson

"If grass can grow through cement, love can find you at every time in your life." - Cher

"Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better. Don't wish for fewer problems, wish for more skills. Don't wish for less challenges, wish for more wisdom." - Earl Shoaf

"A sailor without a destination cannot hope for a favorable wind." - Leon Tec, M.D.

"Do not believe that he who seeks to comfort you lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. His life has much difficulty. Were it otherwise he would never have been able to find those words." - Rainer Maria Rilke

"Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.” - Eileen Caddy

"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present." - Babatunde Olatunji