They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason.

If something is wrong, fix it now. But train yourself not to worry, worry fixes nothing.

Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try.

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.

Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.

I drink to make other people more interesting.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

Find your self love. Find that precious thing inside you thatmakes you want to live. And when you’ve found it, hold on to it with onehand, and use the other to claw your way back home.-Ripple

I define success as being the best, authentic me that I can be.

Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.

This cannot be the United States being the air force for Shia militias, or a Shia on Sunni Arab fight.

Learn from the past and share your experiences with others.

San: You all right? Virt: I think i crapped myself a little Sam: Just a little? you've got nerves of steel.

When caught in conflict and blame - make a U-turn and shift your attention from blaming thoughts to what's going on emotionally in your body.

I even lived on campus to get the college experience. I had five roommates and I still keep in touch with them while I'm on the road.

I wake up sometimes with an idea and then I write it down. It's not necessarily easy, but when you focus on something it comes.

Love is the absence of Anxiety.