A few favorite quotes

"Keep close to natures heart...and break clear away once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." -John Muir

"Its not the size of the dog in the fight its the size of the fight in the dog." -Paul Bryant

"In life, God doesn't give you the people you want. Instead, he gives you the people you need. To teach you, to HURT you, and to make you exactly the way you're meant to be."

"When we are no longer afraid we begin to live"

"Never give up on the things that mean the most to you"

"I want to...Jump out of a plain, Ride in a hot air balloon, climb on the mountain, travel the world, speak different languages, make lots of new friends, and have an adventure of a lifetime"

"Love your enemies, do good for those who hate you,bless those who curse you, pray for those who mis-treat you--
Luke 6:27-28

"It's amazing what your own imagination will bring to you on a piece of paper or written in a book."

"Summer romances begin for all kinds of reasons, but when all is said and done, they have one thing in common. They’re shooting stars, a spectacular moment of light in the heavens, fleeting glimpse of eternity, and in a flash they’re gone."

"follow your heart because even though it’s
on the left, it’s always right. - the notebook."

"My life was like a moonless night. Very dark, but there were stars, points of light and reason. ….And then you shot across my sky like a meteor. Suddenly everything was on fire; there was brilliancy, there was beauty. When you were gone, when the meteor had fallen over the horizon, everything went black. Nothing had changed, but my eyes were blinded by the light. I couldn’t see the stars anymore. And there was no more reason for anything." - Stephanie Meyer

"I used to think of you that way, you know. Like the sun. My personal sun. You balanced out the clouds nicely for me." - Stephanie Meyer

"With equal passion I have sought knowledge.
I have wished to understand the hearts of [people].
I have wished to know why the stars shine."--Unknown

"Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we have lived."-- Star Trek

"Life resembles a novel more often than novels resemble life."--George Sand

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."--Mark Twain

"There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy and a tragedy."--Mark Twain

Unknown: "Nothing lasts...but nothing is lost."

"You need a defeat to give value to your victories. I have to accept my defeat as I accepted my victories: with calm. This is not a tragedy, losing here in Paris. It had to happen one day, and this is an excellent season for me."--Rafael Nadal

"With great power comes great responsibility:
With great victory comes great sacrifice." -Unknown

it's better to break a man's leg then to break a mans heart- Red Paullard