What happens to a man is less significant than what happens within him.
--Louis L. Mann
Bad news: There is no key to the universe.  Good news: It was never locked.
-- Swami Beyondananda
That some have succeeded greatly is proof that others can as well. 
–Abraham Lincoln
He who reigns within himself and rules his passions, desires, 
and fears is more than a king.
-- John Milton (1608-1674) English Poet
Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live.
--Dorothy Thompson
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
--Martin Luther King, Jr. 
People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. 
Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.
--H. Jackson Brown 
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being.  
His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks 
away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no 
other inspiration.
--Pearl S. Buck
Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a 
scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party.
--Jimmy Buffett
The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy.  
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly. 
-- Richard Bach
More than 100 years ago, author Robert Louis Stevenson offered the following tips for maintaining a positive attitude. They still apply today.

1. Make up your mind to be happy. Learn to find pleasure in simple things.

2. Make the best of your circumstances. No one has everything, and everyone has something of sorrow intermingled with gladness of life. The trick is to make the laughter outweigh the tears.

3. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Don’t think that somehow you should be protected from misfortune that befalls other people.

4. You can’t please everybody. Don’t let criticism worry you.

5. Don’t let your neighbor set your standards. Be yourself.

6. Do the things you enjoy doing but stay out of debt.

7. Never borrow trouble. Imaginary things are harder to bear than real
ones.

8. Since hate poisons the soul, do not cherish jealousy, enmity,
grudges. Avoid people who make you unhappy.

9. Have many interests. If you can’t travel, read about new places.

10. Don’t hold postmortems. Don’t spend your time brooding over sorrows or mistakes. Don’t be one who never gets over things.

11. Do what you can for those less fortunate than yourself.

12. Keep busy at something. A busy person never has time to be unhappy.