“It is the denial of death that is particularly responsible for people living empty purposeless lives; for when you live as if you will live forever, it becomes too easy to postpone things you know that you must do. You live your life in preparation for tomorrow or in remembrance of yesterday, and meanwhile

“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.” -Theodore Roosevelt

“If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.” -Abraham Maslow

“We cannot escape fear. We can only transform it into a companion that accompanies us on our exciting adventures… Take a risk a day—one small or bold stroke that will make you feel great once you have done it.” —Susan Jeffers

“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.” -Andre Gagne