“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, I used everything you gave me.”
"You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4th, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism."
- Erma Bombeck
Love
"When your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' It is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway."
- Erma Bombeck
Awareness
"Worry is like a rocking chair: It gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere."
- Erma Bombeck
Awareness
"There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt."
- Erma Bombeck
Awareness
"Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation’s compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain loving one another."
- Erma Bombeck
Compassion
"The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck."
- Tony Robbins
Success
"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."
- Beverly Sills
Success
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
- Aristotle
Success
"I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse."
- Florence Nightingale
Success
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence."
- Vince Lombardi
Success