I don’t care what they say about me, I just wanna eat. Which I realize is a lot to ask for. At a dinner party.

I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I’m going to learn, I must do it by listening.

Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.

If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.

A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could.

Come let us be friends for once. Let us make life easy on us. Let us be loved ones and lovers. The earth shall be left to no one.

Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness.

Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

When you can think of yesterday without regret and tomorrow without fear, you are near contentment.

If you’re changing the world, you’re working on important things. You’re excited to get up in the morning.

I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.

Don’t just teach your children to read. Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything.

Without communication there is no relationship. Without respect there is no love. Without trust there is no reason to continue.

When I find something I value, I systematize it into my daily habits. Then I live by my values freely and effortlessly.

Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.

And then he gives me a smile that just seems so genuinely sweet with just the right touch of shyness that unexpected warmth rushes through me.

This desolate mountain in Antarctica is a sight for sore eyes. The cleanest of whites in the snow and the brightest of the blues in the sky can be found here. The mountain is also an object of great challenge as hundreds of climbers have attempted to best it since 1966.

Never forget what you are, the rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor and it can never be used to hurt you.

For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile.

She woke up every morning with the option of being anyone she wished. How beautiful it was that she always chose herself.

I prefer not to think before speaking. I like being as surprised as everyone else by what comes out of my mouth.

Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.

The silence in the morning holds lots of expectations and is more hopeful than the silence at night.

Take criticism seriously, but not personally. If there is truth or merit in the criticism, try to learn from it. Otherwise, let it roll right off you.

I wake up in the morning and my heart is light, man. It’s not heavy. I don’t have skeletons in the closet on their way out.

There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.

Also referred as the ‘Moon Lake,’ the water here is so clean that you will have a hard time resisting against taking a sip from it. Surrounded by green mountains, the lake presents a place of peace and serenity. If you are an aspiring writer, rent one of the cabins on the shore and dive into the contemplation.

When something I can’t control happens, I ask myself: Where is the hidden gift? Where is the positive in this?

Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.

My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.

Do not be fooled by its commonplace appearance. Like so many things, it is not what outside, but what is inside that counts.

Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.

A life spent making mistakes is not only most honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

Look above but never get jealous of birds. Think about how much they would want to walk on the ground.

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

Nothing enters my mind after you have occupied it. I could think about nothing but everything about you.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

Insomnia sharpens your math skills because you spend all night calculating how much sleep you’ll get if you’re able to ‘fall asleep right now.’

Friday. The golden child of the weekdays. The superhero of the workweek. The welcome wagon to the weekend.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.

I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives.

You’ll have bad times, but it’ll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren’t paying attention to.

You know you’re getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you’re down there.

Corsica is a famous island with breathtaking sandy beaches and crystal clear waters. The azure blue sea will make you feel like floating in a magical dream. But there are also beautiful hiking areas inland as you can enjoy Corsica’s lively forests and rocky mountains.

I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up.

Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with slow Internet to see who they really are.

Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.

If I were given a dollar for every time you were in my thoughts, I’d only have one because you never left them.

Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony.

You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals.

Little by little we human beings are confronted with situations that give us more and more clues that we are not perfect.

One of the most famous First World War poems, In Flanders Fields made the red poppy fields of the region very well known and red poppy turned into a symbol of martyrs. Even though they resemble war and sadness, their flaming crimson beauty is something to behold.

There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

I can go days without talking to you, months without seeing you, but not a second goes by that I’m not thinking about you.

If a problem can be solved, there is nothing to worry about. If it can’t be solved, worrying will do no good.

Life isn’t some cartoon musical where you sing a little song and all your insipid dreams magically come true. So let it go.

I get up every morning and it’s going to be a great day. You never know when it’s going to be over, so I refuse to have a bad day.

It is as impossible to withhold education from the receptive mind as it is impossible to force it upon the unreasoning.

If I fail to follow my morning routine I try to get a hard workout in. A hard workout is like a manual restart of the day.

No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.

The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.

It isn’t as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don’t worry. I say that to myself every morning.

You can cage the songbird, but you can’t make her sing. And you can trap the free bird, but you’ll have to clip her wings.

Home is people. Not a place. If you go back there after the people are gone, then all you can see is what is not there any more.

You know that feeling when you wake up in the morning and you’re excited for the day? That’s one of my main goals in life.

To be most effective in sales today, it’s imperative to drop your ‘sales’ mentality and start working with your prospects as if they’ve already hired you.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive, to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

Words are more powerful than some noises. Noises won’t last long. Lyrics are so important, and people don’t realize that.

These gorgeous mountains provide a habitat for brown bears, wolves, chamois, and lynxes. On top of that, there is an extremely rich variety of plant species. There are also refreshing mineral waters. These mountains cover such a large area that they span into eight different countries. When you travel there, be careful not to get lost.

If a problem has a remedy, don’t get depressed. If a problem doesn’t have a remedy, just forget about it.

On my own I will just create and if it works, it works. And if it doesn’t, I’ll just create something else. I don’t have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.

True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.

I used to think the worst thing in life is to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone.

I’m trying to free your mind, Neo. But I can only show you the door. You’re the one that has to walk through it.

One’s sorrow at the other side of the world can make the entire world suffer; one’s happiness can make the entire world smile.

When thinking about life, remember this: no amount of guilt can change the past and no amount of anxiety can change the future.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.

If I need to remind myself to bring something with me in the morning, I’ll usually put my car keys on top of it.

Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried but you’ve actually been planted.

This Italian city is known for its history, artistic legacy and its influence on high culture. If you want to combine nature and history into one for your trip, there is not a better destination. On top of its breathtaking coasts, the city is regarded as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance.

Every person I work with knows something better than me. My job is to listen long enough to find it and use it.

You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.

It is not the fall that kills you, Sherlock. Of all people, you should know that, it’s not the fall, it’s never the fall. It’s the landing!

Hands up if you’re ready to do something you’ll regret this weekend. Go forth! You have my blessing.

Be grateful in your own hearts. That suffices. Thanksgiving has wings, and flies to its right destination.

Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.

When skies seem dark and times get tough, and you don’t know what to do… just know you have a lover right there to support you.

Hope is such a beautiful word, but it often seems very fragile. Life is still being needlessly hurt and destroyed.

He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.

If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it’s not.

My doctor told me that jogging could add years to my life. I think he was right. I feel ten years older already.

My heart has been stuck with your thought, but I’m always happy to know how much your feelings has taken over my mind.

I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing.

Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: It must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.

If you want to feel like living in a fantasy world, these cloud forests will satisfy you perfectly. Hazy mist, trailing foliage and the sounds coming out of birds invisible in the fog is like taking a walk in Tolkien’s Middle Earth. In this forest, the sky comes down and enables you to walk through the clouds.

The best reason to start an organization is to make meaning; to create a product or service to make the world a better place.

Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them.

Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure.

People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people have been left out on the pleasure.

Children begin by loving their parents. As they grow older, they judge them. Sometimes they forgive them.

Blindly following ancient customs and traditions doesn’t mean that the dead are alive, but the living are dead.

If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn’t need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.

There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you.

When truth has no burning, then it is philosophy, when it gets burning from the heart, it becomes poetry.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

The biggest task in the morning is to try to keep my headspace from being invaded by the outside world.

In the middle of this heavenly national park lies an awe inspiring volcanic caldera. Fed by rain and snow, it is the deepest lake in the United States of America. Sometimes the lake is shrouded in thick cloud. But when it is not, you will be hypnotized by the marvelous blue hue of the water.

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.

You don’t love a someone because they are beautiful, but they are beautiful because you love them.

When enough people make false promises words stop meaning anything. Then there are no more answers, only better and better lies.

I never wake up in the morning and wonder why I am here. I wake up and wonder why I am not making here better.

Don’t bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do, you cannot avoid.

One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas Day.

I love being married. It’s so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.

A good rule to remember for life is that when it comes to plastic surgery and sushi, never be attracted by a bargain.

It struck him that how you spent Christmas was a message to the world about where you were in life.

Never underestimate the power of destiny. Because when you least expect it, the littlest thing can cause a ripple effect that changes your life.

A walk to a nearby park may give you more energy and inspiration in life than spending two hours in front of a screen.

The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It’s what you’re made of. Not the circumstances.

Morning is an important time of day, because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have.

Once I was taken under custody. But they released me after deciding that I was no threat to anyone except myself.

We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.

Change is scary for all of us. Sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith. Trust that kindness will always be there when you need it.

Only the most daring adventurers try to traverse the snowy Himalaya Mountains. And among those, only the craziest ones climb to the top of Mount Everest. While this snowy landscape is a dangerous place to venture, the majestic sight from the mountain tops is quite worthy of all the risks taken.

I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning. Every day I find something creative to do with my life.

Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent. Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.

The sun is a daily reminder that we too can rise again from the darkness, that we too can shine our own light.

Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.

For my part, I am almost contented just now, and very thankful. Gratitude is a divine emotion: it fills the heart, but not to bursting; it warms it, but not to fever.

Whenever you are in my mind, I never feel bored, I never feel lonely, I never feel gloomy. Just having you in my thoughts is enough to keep me satisfied.

If you are working on something that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.

Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.

One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now.

Thanksgiving is a special virtue. But ingratitude is opposed to Thanksgiving. Therefore ingratitude is a special sin.

The repetition becomes the important thing; it’s a form of mesmerism. I mesmerize myself to reach a deeper state of mind.

Got no checkbooks, got no banks, still I’d like to express my thanks. I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night.

For every reason it’s not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.

I’ve found that the first thirty minutes of my day have the biggest impact on how I feel for the rest of my waking hours.

We’ve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to action. That’s who we really are.

Speicherstadt is the largest warehouse district in the world. Dozens of red brick buildings lean onto each other in this place of commerce and culture. Established during the early 19th century as a center for storage and distribution, the warehouses have been handling carpets, cocoa, tea, spices and electronics.