Read, Pray, Love

Funny how just when you think life can't possibly get any worse it suddenly does. - Douglas Noel Adams

The behavior of any bureaucratic organization can best be understood by assuming that it is controlled by a secret cabal of its enemies. - Robert Conquest

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight ... it's the size of the fight in the dog. - Dwight D. Eisenhower

Excellence prospers in the absence of excuses. - Lorii Myers

Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic. - Ambrose Bierce

I wanted to achieve something essential in life, something that is not measured by money or position in society. The mountains are not stadiums where I satisfy my ambitions to achieve. They are my cathedrals, the houses of my religion. In the mountains I attempt to understand my life. They are the way I practice my religion. In the mountains I celebrate creation, on each journey I am reborn. - Anatoli Boukreev

I think it is often easier to make progress on mega-ambitious dreams. Since no one else is crazy enough to do it, you have little competition. In fact, there are so few people this crazy that I feel like I know them all by first name. - Larry Page

The real opportunity for success lies within the person and not in the job. - Zig Ziglar

Do not be afraid to give up the good for the great. - Kenny Rogers

Ideas don't get smaller when they're shared, they get bigger. - Seth Godin