I love quotes! :o)

When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?" --Sydney J. Harris

"Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fiber of character but strengthen it. Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before."
-- James Buckham

"The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause." -- Mark Twain

"Life is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time."
--Margaret Mead

"Remember where you have been and know where you are going. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way."
--Nikita Koloff

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us." --Helen Keller

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up."
--Mark Twain

"Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves."
--Dale Carnegie

"Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities - always see them, for they're always there." -- Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

We are not put on this earth for ourselves, but are placed here for each other. If you are there always for others, then in time of need, someone will be there for you." -- Jeff Warner

"Good friends are like stars ... you don't always see them, but you know they're always there." -- Author Unknown

"The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them." -- Michel de Montaigne