self-reliance

“Happiness depends upon ourselves.”

-Aristotle

carpe diem

“In the past, I always used to be looking for answers. Today, I know there are only questions. So I just live.”

-Sarah Brightman

shine

“We all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun.”

-John Lennon

you rule

“Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

connections

“Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder.”

-John F. Kennedy