"Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in."
-Napoleon Bonaparte

"Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it."
-Ralph Emerson

"He that is giddy thinks the world turns round."
-William Shakespeare

"To want to be what one can be is purpose in life."
-Cynthia Ozick

"I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime."
-Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."
-John Kennedy

"He who knows himself is enlightened."
-Lao Tzu

"In the end we retain from our studies only that which we practically apply."
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
-Walt Emerson

"At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want."
-Lao Tzu