The only thing that sustains one through life is the consciousness of the immense inferiority of everybody else, and this is a feeling I have always cultivated. Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900) Beware the fury of a patient man. John Dryden
English dramatist & poet (1631 - 1700) Determined people working together can do anything. Jim Casey, Founder of UPS Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday. Wilma Rudolph, "Wilma: The Story of Wilma Rudolph" It is a truth universally acknowledged that as soon as one part of your life starts looking up, another falls to pieces. Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones Diary I already gave my best. I have no regrets at all. William Hung, 2004 American Idol Auditions Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living well. Aristotle
Greek critic, philosopher, physicist, & zoologist (384 BC - 322 BC) Well-behaved women rarely make history. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint on it you can. Danny Kaye
US actor & singer (1913 - 1987) Plans are worthless, but planning is everything. Dwight D. Eisenhower, A speech to the National Defense Executive Reserve Conference in Washington, DC on Nov. 14, 1957
US general & Republican politician (1890 - 1969) | 
