Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have.

The essence of life is to care. The beauty of life is to give.

Lose yourself in generous service and every day can be a most unusual day, a triumphant day, an abundantly rewarding day!

Raised voices lower esteem. Hot tempers cool friendships. Loose tongues stretch truth. Swelled heads shrink influence. Sharp words dull respect.

If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.

For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends... Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

To laugh is to risk appearing a fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out to another is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self. To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure. But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.