"Speak the affirmative; emphasize your choice by..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“In talking with scholars, I observe that they lost on ruder companions those years of boyhood which alone could give imaginative literature a religious and infinite quality in their esteem.”

“Hence, the less government we have, the better,--the fewer laws, and the less confided power. The antidote to this abuse of formalGovernment, is, the influence of private character, the growth of the Individual; the appearance of the principal to supersede the proxy; the appearance of the wise man, of whom the existing government, is, it must be owned, but a shabby imitation.”

“It is said, no man can write but one book; and if a man have a defect, it is apt to leave its impression on all his performances.”

“Promote what you love instead of bashing what you hate.”

“Much more surprising things can happen to anyone who, when a disagreeable or discouraged thought comes into his mind, just has the sense to remember in time and push it out by putting in an agreeable, determinedly courageous one. Two things cannot be in one place.”

“I am an over-achiever, and I want to be known for the good things in my life.”

“Your journey begins with a choice to get up, step out, and live fully”

“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth.”

“Feelings are determined by how one chooses to respond to various situations and events.”