"Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." — Will Rogers
"Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out." — James Conant
"The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help you are freed." — Buddha
"Silence. All human unhappiness comes from not knowing how to stay quietly in a room." — Blaise Pascal
"There's always room for improvement, it's the biggest room in the house." — Louise Heath Leber
"Life is like a mirror. Smile at it and it smiles back at you." — Peace Pilgrim
Life and all its complexities leave us scratching our heads at times. Thankfully, others have been down the same path we are now on, and have left us their wisdom and advice. With their carefully crafted words, they can lift us up, inspire us and help us see that what we are experiencing isn't just unique to us, that others have faced the same peaks and valleys and conquered them.