Amelia Earhart

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace, the soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things.

No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.

Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don't have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.

Worry retards reaction and makes clear-cut decisions impossible.

Being alone is scary, but not as scary as feeling alone in a relationship.

Experiment! Meet new people. That's better than any college education... By adventuring about, you become accustomed to the unexpected. The unexpected then becomes what it really is... the inevitable.

Please know that I am aware of the hazards. I want to do it because I want to do it.