You like it, that's all, whether it's a landscape or abstract. You like it. It hits you. You don't have to read it. The work of art-sculpture or painting-forces your eye.

Clement Greenberg, 1908-1994. Art critic.

I had always loved expressionist painting, like every European. In fact I admired it all the more because these were precisely the paintings despised by my father's generation.

Georg Baselitz, 1938- . German painter.

Painting is so poetic, while sculpture is more logical and scientific and makes you worry about gravity.

Damien Hirst- Controversial famous British contemporary artist, born 1965.

I had always loved expressionist painting, like every European. In fact I admired it all the more because these were precisely the paintings despised by my father's generation.

Georg Baselitz, 1938- . German painter.

Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive… the risk to be alive and express what we really are.

Don Miguel Ruiz, 1952- . Mexican new age author.

I think that the very earliest influence was a horror of having to work in a bank or an office, a desire for a free and creative life.

Frank Auerbach, 1931- . German born British painter.

A young painter who cannot liberate himself from the influence of past generations is digging his own grave. Henri Matisse, 1869-1954. French painter.

I don't say everything, but I paint everything. Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973. Spanish painter.

The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place; from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web.

Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973. Spanish painter.

Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not. Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973. Spanish painter.

No more ‘supposed too,’ OK, ? You're not supposed to work harder, look better, sleep less, sell more, run faster, talk slower, be happier, stay longer, leave earlier, cook, clean, negotiate, settle, start, stop, move, try, win, shake, rattle or roll. Other people made all that up. I love you the way you are. Oh, you can do any or all of the above, you so can, but you're not ‘supposed to.’ - The Universe

Color has taken possession of me; no longer do I have to chase after it. I know that it has hold of me forever... Color and I are one. I am a painter.

Paul Klee, 1879-1940. Swiss German painter.

No longer shall I paint interiors with men reading and women knitting. I will paint living people who breathe and feel and suffer and love.

Edvard Munch, 1863-1944. Norwegian painter. Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973. Spanish painter.

The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting. Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890. Dutch expressionist painter.

Great art picks up where nature ends.   Marc Chagall, 1887-1985. Russian artist.

I want to touch people with my art. I want them to say 'he feels deeply, he feels tenderly.   Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890. Dutch expressionist painter.

I am seeking. I am striving. I am in it with all my heart. Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890. Dutch painter.

Creativity takes courage. Henri Matisse, 1869-1954. French painter.

If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint. Edward Hopper, 1882-1967. American painter.

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. Andy Warhol, 1928-1987. American artist and filmmaker,

leading figure in the Pop-Art movement.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973. Spanish painter.

The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel. Piet Mondrian, 1872-1944. Dutch painter.

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.   Salvador Dali, 1904-1989. Spanish surrealist painter.

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery. Francis Bacon, 1861-1626. English philosopher, statesman and author.

To create one’s own world takes courage.   Georgia O’Keeffe, 1887-1986. American artist.

The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity. Alberto Giacometti, 1901-1966. Swiss painter, sculptor and printmaker.

The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live.   Auguste Rodin, 1840-1917. French sculptor.

It is important to express oneself...provided the feelings are real and are taken from you own experience.   Berthe Morisot, 1841-1895. French Impressionist painter.

To be an artist is to believe in life.   Henry Moore, 1898-1986. English abstract sculptor.

Every good painter paints what he is. Jackson Pollock, 1912-1956. American abstract painter.

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see. Edgar Degas, 1834-1917. French Impressionist painter and sculptor.

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.   Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882. American poet and leader of the Transcendentalist movement.

Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing.  Making your unknown known is the important thing. Georgia O’Keeffe, 1887-1986. American artist.

What moves men of genius, or rather what inspires their work, is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough.

Eugene Delacroix, 1798-1863. French painter.

Art must be an expression of love or it is nothing. Marc Chagall, 1887-1985. Russian artist.

Don't be an art critic, but paint, there lies salvation. Paul Cezanne, 1839-1906. French painter.

Life obliges me to do something, so I paint. Rene Magritte, 1898-4967. Bulgarian surrealist artist.

If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing. Marc Chagall, 1887-1985. Russian artist.

A Good artist has less time than ideas. Martin Kippenberger, 1953-1997. German artist.

I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way—things I had no words for. Georgia O’Keeffe, 1887-1986. American artist.

The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web.

Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973. Spanish painter.

Don’t think about making art, just get it done.  Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it.  While they are deciding, make even more art.   Andy Warhol, 1928-1987. American artist and filmmaker,

leading figure in the Pop-Art movement.

I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality. Frida Kahlo, 1907-1954. Mexican artist.

I paint for myself. I don't know how to do anything else, anyway. Also I have to earn my living, and occupy myself.  

Francis Bacon, 1861-1626. English philosopher, statesman and author.

A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art. Paul Cezanne, 1839-1906. French painter.

Have no fear of perfection, you'll never reach it.  Salvador Dali, 1904-1989. Spanish surrealist painter.

The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real. Lucian Freud, 1922-2011. German born British painter.

There is no must in art because art is free.   Wassily Kandinsky, 1866-1944. Russian abstract painter.

Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519. Italian Renaissance Painter, sculptor,

architect and musician.

If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all. Michelangelo, 1475-1564. Italian Renaissance painter,

sculptor, architect and engineer.

Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment. Claude Monet, 1840-1926. French painter.

Painting is a means of self-enlightenment.   John Olsen, 1928- . Australian artist.

Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye…it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.   Edvard Munch, 1863-1944. Norwegian painter.

I don't say everything, but I paint everything. Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973. Spanish painter.

The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting. Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890. Dutch painter.

The holy grail is to spend less time making the picture than it takes people to look at it. Banksy, ? English based graffiti artist,

political activist painter and film director.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home. Twyla Tharp, 1941- . American dancer & choreographer.

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one. Charles Horton Cooley, 1864-1929. American sociologist.

There's no retirement for an artist, it's your way of living so there's no end to it. Henry Moore, 1898-1986. English sculptor.

One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519. Italian Renaissance painter,

sculptor, architect and musician.

An artist never really finishes his work; he merely abandons it. Paul Valéry, 1871-1945. French writer.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. Aristotle, 384 BC-322 BC. Greek philosopher.

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist. Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900. Irish author.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary. Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973. Spanish painter.

Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one. Stella Adler, 1901-1992. American actress and acclaimed acting teacher.

To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist. Robert Schumann, 1810-1856. German composer and music critic.

I want to touch people with my art. I want them to say 'he feels deeply, he feels tenderly. Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890. Dutch painter.

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519. Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect and musician.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth. Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973. Spanish painter.

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. Michelangelo, 1475-1564. Italian Renaissance painter,

sculptor, architect and engineer.

For me, painting is a way to forget life.  It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh. Georges Rouault, 1871-1958. French impressionist painter.

Art is the stored honey of the human soul. Theodore Dreiser, 1871-1945. American novelist.

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision. James McNeill Whistler, 1834-1903. British artist.

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890. Dutch painter.

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. Scott Adams, 1957- . American cartoonist.

Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do. Edgar Degas, 1834-1917. French Impressionist painter and sculptor.

Inspiration does exist but it must find you working. Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973. Spanish painter.

The emotions are sometimes so strong that I work without knowing it. The strokes come like speech. Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890. Dutch painter.

The artist's world is limitless.  It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away.  It is always on his doorstep.

Paul Strand, 1890-1976. American photographer and filmmaker.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. American poet and philosopher.

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

Dr Suess, 1904-1991. American writer, poet and cartoonist.

There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, thanks to their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.

Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973. Spanish painter.

It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality, is more important than the feeling for pictures. Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890. Dutch painter.

If a man devotes himself to art, much evil is avoided that happens otherwise if one is idle.  

Albrecht Durer, 1471-1528. German painter & mathematician.

It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child. Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973. Spanish painter.

I wish they would only take me as I am. Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890. Dutch painter.

Painting is the grandchild of nature. It is related to God. Rembrandt, 1606-1669. Dutch artist.

To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it. Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007. American writer.

Art is never finished, only abandoned.Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519. Italian Renaissance Painter, sculptor, architect & musician.

To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it. Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007. American writer.

It is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints as long as it is well painted. This is the essence of academicism. There is no such thing as good painting about nothing.

Mark Rothko, 1903-1970. Russian born American artist.

Art, undeniably, is conducive to happiness. Unknown

Love always brings difficulties, that is true, but the good side of it is that it gives energy.Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890. Dutch painter.

A painting is never finished - it simply stops in interesting places. Paul Gardner Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973. Spanish painter.

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it. Andy Warhol, 1928-1987. American artist and filmmaker,

leading figure in the Pop-Art movement.

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream. Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890. Dutch painter.

The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize.

Robert Hughes, 1938-2012. Australian born British art critic.

If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am here to live out loud. Émile Zola, 1840-1902. French author.

The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1778. Swiss philosopher, author and composer.

A great artist is always before his time or behind it. George Moore- Irish novelist, poet and art critic.

As practice makes perfect, I cannot but make progress; each drawing one makes, each study one paints, is a step forward. Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890. Dutch painter.

Do not fear mistakes - there are none. Miles Davis, 1926-1991. American Jazz musician.

A man paints with his brains and not with his hands. Michelangelo, 1475-1564. Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect and engineer.

In our time there are many artists who do something because it is new; they see their value and their justification in this newness. They are deceiving themselves; novelty is seldom the essential. This has to do with one thing only; making a subject better from its intrinsic nature.

Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, 1864-1901. French painter

You come to nature with all her theories, and she knocks them all flat. Pierre Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919. French painter noted for

the development of the Impressionist style.

The emotions are sometimes so strong that I work without knowing it. The strokes come like speech. Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890. Dutch painter.

If I were called upon to define briefly the word Art, I should call it the reproduction of what the senses perceive in nature, seen through the veil of the soul.

Paul Cezanne, 1839-1906. French Post-Impressionist painter.

If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got. Unknown

Life is the art of drawing without an eraser. John W. Gardner, 1912-2002. American Writer and

Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.

The object isn’t to make art, it’s to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable. Robert Henri, 1865-1929. American painter and teacher.

Art is collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does, the better. Andre Gide, 1869-1951. French author and winner of

the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947.

I invent nothing, I rediscover. Auguste Rodin, 1840-1917. French Sculptor.

I would rather die of passion than of boredom. Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890. Famous Dutch painter.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. Henry Ward Beecher, 1833-1887 American clergyman,

social reformer, known for his support of the abolition of slavery.

A good artist has less time than ideas. Martin Kippenberger, 1953-1997. German artist.

To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless.

Mike Krzyzewski, 1947- . Duke University Basketball coach since 1980.

 I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears. Mike Krzyzewski, 1947- . Duke University Basketball coach since 1980.

The person who has inspired me my whole life is my Mom, because she taught me commitment. She sacrificed.

Mike Krzyzewski, 1947- . Duke University Basketball coach since 1980.

It's always an honor to be ranked high, but whatever is said about you, you take it and then take a realistic look at yourself and who you are.

Mike Krzyzewski, 1947- . Duke University Basketball coach since 1980.

I have a rule on my team: when we talk to one another, we look each other right in the eye, because I think it's tough to lie to somebody. You give respect to somebody.

Mike Krzyzewski, 1947- . Duke University Basketball coach since 1980.

I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts.

Mike Krzyzewski, 1947- . Duke University Basketball coach since 1980.

Imagination has a great deal to do with winning. Mike Krzyzewski, 1947- . Duke University Basketball coach since 1980.

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.

Michael Jordan, 1963- Retired American professional basketball player widely regarded as the greatest basketball players of all time.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan, 1963- Retired American professional basketball player

widely regarded as the greatest basketball players of all time.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. Michael Jordan, 1963- Retired American professional basketball player

widely regarded as the greatest basketball players of all time.

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. Michael Jordan, 1963- Retired American professional basketball player

widely regarded as the greatest basketball players of all time.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. Michael Jordan, 1963- Retired American professional basketball player

widely regarded as the greatest basketball players of all time.

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Michael Jordan, 1963- Retired American professional basketball player widely regarded as the greatest basketball players of all time.

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. Michael Jordan, 1963- Retired American professional basketball player

widely regarded as the greatest basketball players of all time.

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

Michael Jordan, 1963- Retired American professional basketball player widely regarded as the greatest basketball players of all time.

I've never been afraid to fail. Michael Jordan, 1963- Retired American professional basketball player

widely regarded as the greatest basketball players of all time.

You can close your eyes to the things you don't want to see, but you can't close your heart to the things you don't want to feel.

Johnny Depp, 1963- . American actor.

The happiest people seem to be those that have no particular reason for being happy except that they are so. William Inge, 1913-1973 American playwright and novelist.

Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.

Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971 American theologian, ethicist, public intellectual,commentator on politics and public affairs, and professor at Union Theological Seminary for more than 30 years.

Your life situation doesn't dictate your level of happiness. What you’re going through first has to go through you. It goes through your mind, that is. When something happens, you decide if you will see it as a major irritant or a minor inconvenience. You can choose to see something as a catastrophic end or challenging beginning. Unknown

Wisdom is the power that enables us to use knowledge for the benefit of ourselves and others. Thomas J. Watson 1874-1956. Chairman and CEO of IBM

You will make all kinds of mistakes; but as long as you are generous and true, and also fierce, you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her.

Winston Churchill 1874-1965. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, (most of the Second World War), and again from 1951 to 1955.

Common sense is not so common. Voltaire 1694-1778 French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church.

To profit from good advice requires more wisdom to give it. Churton Collins 1848-1908. British journalist, essayist and lecturer.

We live in the present, we dream of the future, and we learn eternal truths from the past. Madame Chiang Kai-Shek 1898-2003. First Lady of the Republic of China.

Politician, painter and the chairman of Fu Jen Catholic University. Played a prominent role in the politics of the Republic of China.

Teach the young people how to think, not what to think. Sidney Sugarman 1904-1974 Federal judge on the US District Court of New York.

Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it. Syrus First Century BC. Syrian slave who was freed and educated himself.

Genius is eternal patience. Michelangelo, 1475-1564. Italian Renaissance painter, Sculptor, architect and engineer.

Action without study is fatal. Study without action is futile. Mary Beard 1876-1958. United States historian and campaigner for woman's suffrage.

Getting an idea should be like sitting down on a pin; it should make you jump up and do something. E.L. Simpson

Minds are like parachutes – they only function when open. Thomas Dewar 1864-1930 Scottish whisky distiller who, built their family label into an international success. Demonstrated particular skills

in marketing exploiting romantic images of Scotland and tartan in his advertising.

A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. 1841-1935. Associate Justice of

the Supreme Court of the United States.

Wisdom is the power that enables us to use knowledge for the benefit of ourselves and others. Thomas J. Watson 1874-1956. Chairman and CEO of IBM

You will make all kinds of mistakes; but as long as you are generous and true, and also fierce, you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her. Winston Churchill 1874-1965. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from

1940 to 1945, (most of the Second World War), and again from 1951 to 1955.

There is no dishonor in losing the race. …there is only dishonor in not racing because of fear of losing. Garth Stein, 1964- . Author of The Art of Racing in the Rain

Some Changes look negative on the surface, but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.

Eckhart Tolle 1948- . German-born Canadian writer and speaker.

Happiness is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Your destiny of happiness is as close as your claiming that you have already arrived. A Complaint Free World

The secret of achievement is to hold a picture of a successful outcome in the mind. Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862. American author, poet, and

philosopher best known for his works Walden and Civil Disobedience.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others, and if you can’t help them don’t hurt them. The Dalai Lama 1935- . The 14th Dalai Lama,

the most influential figure in Tibetan Buddhism.

Rather than happiness being the result of your activities, happiness should be the cause of them. A Complaint Free World

Using the power of your words to acknowledge the presence of the divine, claim a positive outcome and give thanks. This eradicates fear and worry, thereby allowing you to maintain a higher level of happiness. A Complaint Free World

Nothing is worth your unhappiness, not because the awful and ugly doesn't happen, but because there's always more of the really good stuff. The Universe

Let every season run its course and every tide ebb and flow, but think not, that you have no choice of where your wandering mind can go. The Universe

What you seek sleeps like a seed nestled in the soil of your consciousness. You can and will cause it to sprout with faith and action. A Complaint Free World

Shiver me timbers!!! For just a moment there I thought that time was real, that space was deep, and that manipulating circumstances and messing with the ‘hows’ was the way to manifest life changes! Talk about insanity! Chaos! Doom! Whatever you do, on this

spookiest day of the year and beyond, don't let it happen to you. Think, think, and let go - The Universe

All that is ever needed is your realization, application and demonstration of love. A Complaint Free World

Generally, people with the same information make similar decisions, leading to unity, camaraderie, and coordinated successes. Which has profound implications for life on earth, in the 'hood, and at home. Think about it. Open up. Share. Talk. Look into their eyes. Win-win. The Universe All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.

J.R.R. Tolkien,1892-1973. The Fellowship of the Ring

The truth of who you are is eternal and beyond comprehension. When you define yourself by what you have, you lose the very essence of the depth that is you.

A Complaint Free World

Release your need to be. Give what you have and revel in how perfectly everything is provided. A Complaint Free World

We cannot become what we want to be by remaining what we are. -Max DuPree

Never let your past experiences harm your future. Your past can’t be altered and your future doesn’t deserve the punishment. -Unknown

Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced, all the battles you have won, and all the fears you have overcome. You can do it. -Unknown

Live and leave a legacy of greatness. Of You do not need to wait for your destiny. You only need to find it.

-Joseph DeTemple 1997- BHS Student, destined for greatness

Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about those who don’t. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it. Harvey MacKay 1932-

Businessman and columnist, best known as the author of business bestsellers, including Swim With the Sharks (Without Being Eaten Alive), Beware the

Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt and Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty.

Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back.

A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.

Find something you love to do, and you'll never work a day in your life.

Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.

If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.

Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.

Don't water your weeds.

Don't equate activity with efficiency. You are paying your key people to see the big picture. Don't let them get bogged down in a lot of meaningless meetings and paper shuffling. Announce a Friday afternoon off once in a while. Cancel a Monday morning meeting or two. Tell the cast of characters you'd like them to spend the amount of time normally spent preparing for attending the meeting at their desks, simply thinking about an original idea.

Our lives change in two ways: through the people we meet and the books we read.

People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be.

Friends are made my many acts and lost by only one. You can make yourself live forever through writing. Do not pass through life without leaving something behind for others to learn from your experience-even if no one but your children read it. You may discover a you you’ve never known.

Antwone Fisher 1959- American director, screenwriter, author, and film producer. His book Finding Fish was a

New York Times Best Seller and the 2002 film Antwone Fisher was directed by, and stared Denzel Washington.

Are you pausing to notice that which makes you happy? Are you thinking about what fills you with gratitude? A Complaint Free World Make a plan every morning to do something nice for someone. Remember: Good Deed x

Anticipation = Happiness² A Complaint Free World

Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. Nelson Mandela 1919-2013. South African anti-apartheid

revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist who was imprisoned for 27 years because in 1961 he was charged and convicted of

leading a sabotage campaign against the apartheid government.

Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end.

It always seems impossible until it's done.

If I had my time over I would do the same again. So would any man who dares call himself a man.

I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.

Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people.A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the better place we so passionately dreamt of.

Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to, and passionate about, what they do.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.

I hate race discrimination most intensely and in all its manifestations. I have fought it all during my life; I fight it now, and will do so until the end of my days.

I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than it’s opposite.A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.

Nelson Mandela 1919-2013. South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist who was imprisoned

for 27 years because in 1961 he was charged and convicted of leading a sabotage campaign against the apartheid government.

Usually, miracles happen a good bit before you see their effects. Like starlight reaching the earth, except faster. Which means some really huge ones may have already happened. Act surprised. You're sitting pretty. -The Universe

When you discover how loved and lovable everyone is, you will know the peace that only compassion brings. A Complaint Free World

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. Denis Waitley

We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over, let the beautiful stuff flow from us, and the rest fall away like the dust.

Ray Bradbury 1920-2012. American fantasy, science fiction, horror and mystery fiction writer.

This day, realize that the future you aspired to experience is here now and that the only joy you will ever know is also present and within your grasp. A Complaint Free World The longer you ignore an issue, the larger it grows. A Complaint Free World

Do you want to know what's really beautiful? Confidence. Do you want to know what's really powerful? Persistence. Do you want to know what's really attractive? Not needing to be needed. And if still "they" don't notice your good looks, your strength, and your sashay... could you feel more sorry for them? Tallyho, The Universe

Things will go wrong at times. You can’t always control your attitude, approach, and response. Your options are to complain or look ahead and figure out how to make the situation better. Tony Dungy (1955- ) NFL Coach of the Tampa Bay

Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts.

I don’t set out to be different. I set out to be me. Lil Wayne (1982- ) Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. known by his stage name Lil Wayne,

is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana.

Winners never quit, and quitters never win. Vince Lombardi (1913-1970) American football player, coach, and executive, best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, where he led the team to three straight and five total league championships in seven years, including winning the first two Super Bowls following the 1966 and 1967 NFL seasons. Lombardi is considered by many to be one of the best and most successful coaches in NFL history.

The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it. Rafiki- The Lion King

The most important thing is to enjoy your life-to be happy-it’s all that matters. Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) Born Audrey Kathleen Ruston,

was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognized as a film and fashion

icon, active during Hollywood's Golden Age. She is also regarded by many to be the most naturally beautiful woman of all time.

I don’t want my thoughts to die with me. I want to have done something. Temple Grandin (1947- ) American doctor of animal science and

professor at Colorado State University, bestselling author, autistic activist, and consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior.

She also created the hug box, a device to calm autistic children.

I don’t want to make money. I just want to be wonderful. Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) Iconic American actress,

model, and major sex symbol of the 1950s and 1960s. She is known for the films Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Some Like It Hot.

You can always be a little bit better Drew Brees ( )

I needed to be pushed as an artist and as a person. Kenny Chesney ( )

Don’t ever let a soul in the world tell you that that you can’t be exactly who you are. Lady Gaga (1986- ) Born Stefani Joanne Angelina

Germanotta, is an American pop-singer, songwriter, activist, record producer, businesswoman, fashion designer, philanthropist, and actress.

Take inventory of your friends, family and coworkers. Begin now, little by little to see each of them as angels. Then, expand your vision-begin to see the divine in everyone.

A Complaint Free World

Janie, it's working.

No, you probably can't see it yet, but I can. Wheels are now turning that have never turned before. Winds are now howling that have never howled before. And players from every walk of life are being drawn into place as if in some hypnotic dance. All because of you, your dreams, and your divinely stubborn persistence.

If I wasn't the Universe, I don't think I'd believe it. Janie, it's working.Do what you love, love what you do, and the world will come to you.Phew-w-w-w-w-w-w...     The Universe

Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.John Barrymore (1882-1942) American actor of stage and silent

and sound films. Great grandfather of actress Drew Barrymore.

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions. Dalai Lama 1935- . The 14th Dalai Lama,

the most influential figure in Tibetan Buddhism.