“The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.” – Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie –...

“Gratitude, not understanding, is the secret to joy and equanimity.” –Anne Lamott – Anne Lamott is a progressive political activist and writing teacher along with producing novels and autobiographical nonfiction. Known for a great sense of openness...

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” — Maya Angelou – Maya Angelou is one of the...

“There’s no such thing as a vote that doesn’t matter.” — President Barack Obama in his final speech as president at the Congressional Black Caucus gala – Closing in on the end of his final term, 44th President of the United States Barack...

“The fact that I’m me and no one else is one of my greatest assets.” – Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir – Masterful literary fiction writer Haruki Murakami is responsible for world-renowned books such as Norwegian...

“Everything in the world was in precarious balance, pure risk, and those who didn’t agree to take the risk wasted away in a corner, without getting to know life.” — Elena Ferrante, The Story of a New Name – A prolific Italian writer, the pseudonymous...