Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate. 

Robert Louis Stevenson

Summer is the annual permission slip to be lazy. To do nothing and have it count for something. To lie in the grass and count the stars. To sit on a branch and study the clouds. 

Regina Brett

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. 

Margaret Mead

The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze. Livy

I truly believe that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a purpose. There are no accidents; we're all teachers - if we're willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door. 

Marla Gibbs

The breaking of a wave cannot explain the whole sea. 

Vladimir Nabokov

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. 

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.