I may be justifying my pockets of chaos, but I will always choose people over perfection and the heart over task and tidy. – Betsy Cañas Garmon, www.wildthymecreative.com (2009 tweet, @wildthyme)
Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all life really means. – Robert Louis Stevenson
Create each day anew by clothing yourself with heaven and earth, bathing yourself with wisdom and love, and placing yourself in the heart of Mother Nature. – Morihei Ueshiba
We just want to win. Thats the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we dont really reflect on what weve done in the past. We focus on the present. – Derek Jeter
The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast programme of physical education and sports competitions for all young people. – Avery Brundage
Would you touch a nettle without being stung by it? take hold of it stoutly. Do the same to other annoyances, and hardly will any thing annoy you. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers