Words of wisdom from my sister Rabbi Zusya said that on the Day of Judgment, God would ask him, not why he had not been Moses, but why he had not been Zusya. Walter Kaufmann Walter Arnold Kaufmann was a German-American philosopher, translator, and poet. Rabbi Meshulam Zusha of Hanipol was an Orthodox rabbi. Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. Robert Heinlein American science-fiction writer. Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own. H. Jackson Brown, Jr., American best selling writer, author of Life's Little Instruction Book. When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others. Peace Pilgrim, American Teacher and Spiritual leader and Peace Prophet, Peace Pilgrim was an American pacifist, vegetarian, and peace activist. Love isn't finding a perfect person. It's seeing an imperfect person perfectly. Sam Keen American Philosopher, Spiritual mentor, motivational speaker and Writer Good breeding consists of concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person. Mark Twain, American Humorist, Writer and Lecturer. They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for. Tom Bodett Thomas Edward "Tom" is an American author, voice actor and radio host. He is also the current spokesman for the hotel chain Motel 6, whose commercials end with the phrase, "I'm Tom Bodett for Motel 6, and we'll leave the light on for ya." My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Ginsburg was appointed by President Bill Clinton and took the oath of office on August 10, 1993. She is the second female justice and the first Jewish female justice. If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking. George S. Patton George Smith Patton, Jr. was a United States Army officer best known for his leadership while commanding corps and armies as a general during World War II. He was also well known for his eccentricity and controversial outspokenness. One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him. Lao Tzu Lao Tzu was a mystic philosopher of ancient China, Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company. George Washington First President of the United States Peace is its own reward. Mohandas Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement. Achievement brings its own anticlimax. Maya Angelou Maya Angelou is an American author and poet. This above all; to thine own self be true. William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them. Benjamin Franklin Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. We must be our own before we can be another's. Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet. Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility. Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey is an American media proprietor, businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to hell in his own way. Robert Frost Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions. Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer. Each day provides its own gifts. Marcus Aurelius Marcus was Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 CE. |