Choose not to be harmed — and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed — and you haven’t been. — MARCUS AURELIUS

What such a man needs is not courage but nerve control, cool headedness. This he can get only by practice. — THEODORE ROOSEVELT

“Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.” PUBLIUS SYRUS

Don’t let the force of an impression when it first hit you knock you off your feet; just say to it: Hold on a moment; let me see who you are and what you represent. Let me put you to the test.

EPICTETUS

“The best preparation tomorrow is doing your best today.” H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Foolishly he goes around thinking that his greatest tool is between his legs and does not realize that it is indeed between his ears.

  • T.D Jakes

“Writing is a sweet, wonderful reward.” Franz Kafka

“Whether you’re keeping a journal or writing as a meditation, it’s the same thing. What’s important is you’re having a relationship with your mind.” Natalie Goldberg

“These empty pages are your future, soon to become your past. They will read the most personal tale you shall ever find in a book.” Anonymous

“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Abe Lincoln

It is never too late to be what you might have been.” George Eliott

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” Carl Sagan

“You can make anything by writing.” C.S. Lewis

One of the most dangerous forms of human error is forgetting what one is trying to achieve.” Paul Nitze

“I don’t know if I have good habits, but I’m very devoted to writing.” Robert Lopez

“Remember, happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.” Dale Carnegie

“The power of imagination makes us infinite.” — John Muir

“Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.” Mary Kay Ash

“Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.” Aristotle

“Don’t worry about what you’re writing or whether it’s good or even whether it makes sense.” Lauren Oliver