Carver Mead

"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart."

"Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas."

"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."

"Gratitude is the healthiest of human emotions."

"Creativity is intelligence having fun."

"Justice will only exist where those who are not injured are as much outraged as those who are."

"Patience is the companion of wisdom."

"Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths."

"The only true power is the power to help others."

"Money is a tool; use it wisely."

"A healthy body is a guest-chamber for the soul."

"Adventure is worthwhile in itself."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

"The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent."

"History is the version of past events that people have agreed to remember."

"Philosophy is the art of being confused at a higher level."

"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."

"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies."

"War does not determine who is right, only who is left."

"Motivation is what gets you started; habit is what keeps you going."

"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."

"The greatest relationships are between two people who bring out the best in each other."

"In solitude, the mind gains strength and learns independence."

"Happiness is not by chance, but by choice."

"Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold civilization together."

"Family is where life begins and love never ends."

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."

"Courage is grace under pressure."

"Change is the law of life."