"The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder." ― Ralph W. Sockman

"Friendships multiply joys and divide griefs." ― Thomas Fuller

"We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough?" ― Wendell Berry

"When you talk you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new." ― Dalai Lama

"It is not happy people who are thankful. It is thankful people who are happy." ― Unknown author"

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." Mother Teresa

"Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful." ― John Wooden

"Every strike brings me closer to the next home run." ― Babe Ruth

“Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” Lou Holtz (American College Football coach 1937 - 1980)

"Knowledge is not wisdom, unless used wisely." J.D. Andersen

"The best of all gifts around a Christmas tree is the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other." ― Burton Hillis

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are." John Wooden

"Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad."  ― Miles Kington

"Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be." Abraham Lincoln

"Let no man pull you low enough to hate him." ― Martin Luther King, Jr.

"For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'It might have been.'" Poet John Greenleaf Whittier

"Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value." ― Albert Einstein

"Follow the three R's: Respect for self, respect for others and responsibility for all your actions." Dali Lama

"Being defeated is often only a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent." ― Marilyn vos Savan  (an American who is known for previously having the highest recorded IQ according to the Guinness Book of Records, a competitive category the publication has since retired. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_vos_Savant)