"Imagination is a quality given to man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is.”  --Oscar Wilde

"The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being you. They are unique manifestations of the human spirit."

-- Wade Davis

Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty. 

Albert Einstein

The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule. 

Albert Einstein

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. 

Albert Einstien

We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive. 

Albert Einstein

I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy

J. D. Salinger

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding. 

Albert Einstein

 "The more we search for ourselves, the less likely we are to find ourselves; and the more we search for God, and to serve our fellow-men, the more profoundly will we become acquainted with ourselves, and the more inwardly assured. This is one of the great spiritual laws of life."

-Shoghi Effendi

"Man must be a lover of the light, no matter from what dayspring it may appear. He must be a lover of the rose, no matter in what soil it may be growing. He must be a seeker of the truth, no matter from what source it comes. Attachment to the lantern is not loving the light." 

 -- Abdul-Baha

Life constricts or expands in relation to one's courage.

- Anais Nin

"Whether or not it is clear to you, the Universe is unfolding as it should"

-- Max Ehrmann

Enjoy life, there’s plenty of time to be dead.

Author unknown

“You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end each of us must work for improvement and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful." 

-- Marie Curie 

No matter how brilliant our attempts to inform, it is our ability to inspire that will turn the tides.

- Jan Phillips, Marry Your Muse

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions. 

Albert Einstein

Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude.

 - Martin Luther King, Jr

"In the midst of major world challenges, something profound is being born — recognition that ordinary people with concern, vision and commitment can make significant contributions to transforming the planet."

 -- Ryan Feinstein, Global Youth Leader

We cannot solve the complex problems of today from the same level of consciousness that created them. 

Albert Einstein

"So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth"

- Baha'u'llah