The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence." -- Albert Einstein

"I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate; my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and whether a person is humanized or de-humanized." -- Goethe

"People are only as happy as they make up their minds to be. So, to you unhappy, bitter-ass people (you know who you are, the ones who claim "I'm like this because he/she made me this way" or "I'm this way because of this/that"), do those of us with sense a favor & shut the hell up, take responsibility and start living your life as an exclamation, not an explanation." -- Donovan Barabin