The ability of, say, a male praying mantis to continue coitus even as his mate chews off his head makes the point.
Even if it's not appreciated, do your best. Integrity will take you further than acknowledgement.
Stay upbeat and keep your head held high. There is no end to the power of positive thinking. I AM looking forward to all the wealth, success, and abundance speeding my way!
Formal education and current position can define your worthiness. What makes you extraordinary is defined by your attitude towards others.
How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are, we must know our mothers names.
Grow your courage by remembering each day is a gift.
Death would not surprise us as often as it does, if we let go of the misbelief that newborns are less mortal than the elderly.
I don't like Los Angeles. The people are awful and terribly shallow, and everybody wants to be famous but nobody wants to play the game. I'm from New York. I will kill to get what I need.
The most attractive thing about you should have less to do with your face or body and more to do with your attitude and how you treat people.
The father who has selflessly poured himself into the life of his children may leave no other monument than that of his children. But as for a life well lived, no other monument is necessary.
The moon will guide you through the night with her brightness, but she will always dwell in the darkness, in order to be seen.