"Watching your daughter being collected by her date feels like handing over a million-dollar Stradivarius to a gorilla."
- Jim Bishop
Love
"Nobody understands anyone 18, including those who are 18."
- Jim Bishop
Awareness
"Books, I found, had the power to make time stand still, retreat or fly into the future."
- Jim Bishop
Insight
"At 19, everything is possible and tomorrow looks friendly."
- Jim Bishop
Optimism
"At eighteen, everything is possible and tomorrow looks friendly."
- Jim Bishop
Optimism
"When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love."
- Marcus Aurelius
Gratitude
"To get happier, try gratitude, giving back, savoring, encouraging your optimism, and celebrating progress."
- Jonathan Harnum
Gratitude
"Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; it’s all an experience."
- Roy T. Bennett
Gratitude
"Sometimes the little things in life mean the most."
- Ellen Hopkins
Gratitude
"The two words that will change your life are 'thank you'. Like a candle that can light a thousand more without shortening its own life, appreciation is a gift that, when given, can set the whole world aglow."
- Stacey Lee
Gratitude