“The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keep out the joy.” —Jim Rohn
Bad Attitude
“The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” --Scott Hamilton
Pain and Pleasure
“Nothing brings more pain than too much pleasure; nothing more bondage than too much liberty.” --Benjamin Franklin
Addicts Are
“Addicts are those who use compulsive, obsessive, and destructive behavior to escape pain. This expresses itself in two ways: those overwhelmed because they have been exposed to excessive pain and cannot cope healthfully, and those overwhelmed because they have been sheltered from sufficient pain and cannot cope healthfully.” —Steven R. Hobbs
Live Like a Poor Man
“It is better to live like a poor man and worry like a rich man, than to live like a rich man and worry like a poor man.” —Steven R. Hobbs
Price of Greatness
“The price of greatness is responsibility.” —Winston Churchill
Thinking Alike
“If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.” —George S. Patton
Simplest Tastes
“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.” —Oscar Wilde
Lady Power
“Power is like being a lady…if you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” —Margaret Thatcher
Motion and Action
“Never mistake motion for action.” —Ernest Hemmingway
When I'm Chipper
“When I’m chipper, the week goes quicker!” —B., age 9
The Art of Writing
“The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.” —Gustave Flaubert
Art of Memory
“The true art of memory is the art of perception.” —Samuel Johnson
Nobility and Superiority
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self. —Ernest Hemingway
If I Am
“If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, what am I? If not now, when?” —Rabbi Hillel
Not a Problem
“It’s not a problem within myself to need to ask for help sometimes when I get stuck.” — H., 15 years old
Life Without Regrets
“No one can live life without regrets. Missed opportunities are inevitable. The happiest people have learned to distinguish between regrets they are willing to accept, and regrets they are willing to work to avoid.” —Steven R. Hobbs
No Patience
“I no longer have patience with myself for the excuses that I make. However, I’ve learned to forgive myself when I trip over a bump in the road.” —Anonymous in Recovery
Most Common Tendencies
“One of the most common tendencies of human nature is that of placing responsibility on some external agency for sins we have committed or mistakes we have made.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.
Face the Future
“One faces the future with one’s past.” —Pearl S. Buck