“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.” ― Lucius Annaeus Seneca   “True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.” ― Lucius Annaeus Seneca   “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” ― Lucius Annaeus Seneca   “All cruelty springs from weakness.” ― Lucius…

“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” ― Lyndon B. Johnson   “Books and ideas are the most effective weapons against intolerance and ignorance.” ― Lyndon Baines Johnson     “Ask him about the cemeteries, Dean!” ― Lyndon Baines Johnson     “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.” ― Lyndon B. Johnson     “The land flourished because it was fed from so many sources–because it was nourished by so many cultures…

“Be brave enough to live creatively. The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You cannot get there by bus, only by hard work, risking and by not quite knowing what you are doing. What you will discover will be wonderful: Yourself.” ― Alan Alda     “[B]egin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while or the light won’t come in.” ― Alan Alda   “At times you have to leave the city of your comfort…