"There is no man who has not some interesting associations with particular scenes, or airs, or books, and who does not feel their beauty or sublimity enhanced to him by such connections."

“Sunsets, like childhood, are viewed with wonder not just because they are beautiful but because they are fleeting.”

Source : FaceBook post by Richard Paul Evans from Oct 22, 2011

“Don't worry... it's not loaded...”

Source : Terry Kath's last words before his death from a gun shot, January 23, 1978.

“Life's a roller coaster, and you never know when it's going to take a turn.”

“People come out to rough me up because they think I'm not going to play well. And maybe when I was in my teen years it worked well. But I'm used to it now.”

“Hope is not a dream but a way of making dreams become reality.”

“The credit belongs to those who are actually in the arena, who strive valiantly; who know the great enthusiasums, the great devotions, and spend themselves in a worthy cause; who at best know the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, if they fail, fail while daring greatly, so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”

“Quitters have the good sense to admit their mistakes, cut their losses, and move on.”

Source : Evan Harris (1996). “The Quit”, Fireside

“You can use meditation, and prayer, and ritual to foster compassion, love, and inclusiveness, or you can use them to foster hatred, and exclusiveness, and anger. And it's really just a matter of what concepts, ideas you decide to focus on.”

Source : Interview with Rahasya Poe, lotusguide.com. September 1, 2010.