“The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say!”

– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them.”

– George Bernard Shaw

“My father used to say to me, “The only limit to your success is your own imagination.” I actually believed that—like, I’m still coming to terms with the fact that I might not be an Olympic figure skater. I’m sure there are barriers. I have just chosen not to acknowledge them.”

– Shonda Rhimes

“You know what’s weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everything’s different.”

– Bill Watterson

“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.”

– Michael Altschuler

“Pessimism is a losing strategy. Leadership demands both confidence and optimism in abundance.”

– Toyotomi Hideyoshi

“No such thing as spare time,
no such thing as free time,
no such thing as down time.
All you got is life time.
Go.”

– Henry Rollins

“It’s alright to do things the way you want. There is no map to life, no blueprints to survival, you can create your world day by day if you have a clear vision and an unwillingness to give up.”

– John O’Callaghan

“Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Once cupid hit me with his burning arrow
He lit the lava in my churning marrow
So when I’m tested I remember I’ve been blessed
With that tender ember resting left of center in my chest
And yes, if you fuck with us you’ll see my game face
Cause no matter who you pray to when you say grace
And no matter where you come from in this great space
Every single person is escaping from the same place
So if you got a flame that’s blazing hot within
Take a deep breath and feed it oxygen”

– George Watsky – Never Let It Die