Time cools, time clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours. When you make a decision to "be" a particular way, you can count on change and external circumstances to come along which will challenge that decision. Remain vigilant after declaring a major decision and manage yourself in relationship to the goal. Set up structures that support you staying on target.

A friend is someone who stays in when the rest of the world has gone out.

Memories which someday will become all beautiful when the last annoyance that encumbers them shall have faded out of our minds.

You are about as happy as you make up your mind to be.

Most of the things I worried about in life never happened.

Seventy is old enough. After that there is too much risk.

Our inner strengths, experiences, and truths cannot be lost, destroyed, or taken away. Every person has an inborn worth and can contribute to the human community. We all can treat one another with dignity and respect, provide opportunities to grow toward our fullest lives and help one another discover and develop our unique gifts. We each deserve this and we all can extend it to others.