Action conquers fear

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. ~Dale Carnegie (1888 - 1955)

Citizen of the world

We are on the cusp of this time where I can say, "I speak as a citizen of the world" without others saying, "God, what a nut." -Lawrence Lessig, professor and activist, also the man behind Creative Commons, which allows you to browse the Net without breaking the law (b. 1961)

PS: On the 31st of May, probably as you're reading this, I have become a naturalized citizen of Australia.

Freedom & Criticism

Without the freedom to criticize, there is no true praise. -Pierre Beaumarchais, playwright (1732-1799)

Compassion

True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an edifice that produces beggars needs restructuring. -Martin Luther King, Jr., civil-rights leader (1929-1968)

Silence

May my silences become more accurate. -Theodore Roethke, poet (1908-1963)

Freedom

Without the freedom to criticize, there is no true praise. -Pierre Beaumarchais, playwright (1732-1799)

Forgetting stuff.

We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget. Joan Didion, author (1934 -)

Action

Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen.  ~Horace Mann (1796 - 1859)

Follow the leader

Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought. -Matsuo Basho, poet (1644-1694)

Language

You live a new life for every new language you speak. -Czech proverb

Relevance

"The question is not Will you succeed? but rather, Will you matter?" - Seth Godin

Forgiveness

Life is an adventure in forgiveness. -Norman Cousins, author and editor (1915-1990)

Change

People change and forget to tell each other. -Lillian Hellman, playwright (1905-1984)

Words

Words -- so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them. -Nathaniel Hawthorne, writer (1804-1864)

Caring

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. -Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998)

Hope & Possibilities

“When I was nine, I wanted to be an astronaut but at that time there weren't any Canadian astronauts. You had to be American or Soviet. So many things will be possible in your lifetimes.” - Chris Hadfield, Astronaut.

Welcome back @Cdr_Hadfield you've single handedly made space sexy again!

Illusion

What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness. -Leo Tolstoy, novelist and philosopher (1828-1910) 

Teacher

Teachers should prepare the student for the student's future, not for the teacher's past. ~ Richard Hamming

Adversity

"Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful." — Zig Ziglar

Thinking Expert

An expert is a man who has stopped thinking because ‘he knows.’" ~ Frank Lloyd Wright

Wants

Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can. -Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882)

Happiness

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace & gratitude. ~Denis Waitley

Creation

Life isn't about finding yourself. It's about creating yourself. - George Bernard Shaw

Persistence

Forget all the reasons it won’t work and believe the one reason that it will.  ~Unknown