I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.

MOTHER TERESA

Peace is not something you wish for, it is something you make, something you are, something you do and something you give away.

ROBERT FULGHUM

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Aristotle

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.

James Baldwin

I've always regarded nature as the clothing of God.

Alan Hovhaness

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

Margaret Mead

May your walls know joy, may every room hold laughter, and every window open to great possibility.

MARY ANNE RADMACHER

And don't think the garden loses its ectasy in winter. It's quiet down there, but the roots are riotous.

RUMI

All life is just a progression toward, and then a recession from, one phrase 'I love you.'

F. Scott Fitzgerald, from "The Offshore Pilot"

Be like a tree. Stay grounded. Connect with your roots. Turn over a new leaf. Bend before you break. Enjoy your unique natural beauty. Keep growing.

JOANNE RAPTIS