“I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.” ― Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.     “The young man knows the rules but the old man knows the exceptions.” ― Oliver Wendell Holmes     “Even a dog distinguishes between being stumbled over and being kicked.” ― Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.       “The great thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are going.” ― Oliver Wendall Holmes Jr.     “The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract.” ― Oliver Wendell Holmes…

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” ― Oprah Winfrey       “You can have it all. Just not all at once.” ― Oprah Winfrey     “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough” ― Oprah Winfrey       “True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience.” ― Oprah Winfrey       “Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” ― Oprah Winfrey     “The biggest adventure…

“Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all.” ― Emily Dickinson     “If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.” ― Emily Dickinson     “Forever is composed of nows.” ― Emily Dickinson     “That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.” ― Emily Dickinson     “If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry.” ― Emily Dickinson     “Not knowing when the dawn will come…