My motto for kids is, “Your best will do just fine.”
AnnMarie Wright, Oklahoma Teacher of the Year

Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, “Make me feel important.” Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life.
Mary Kay Ash, entrepreneur and founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics

The truth needs so little rehearsal.
Barbara Kingsolver, best-selling author

I have dreamed in my life, dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they have gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind.
Emily Bronte, 19^th-century novelist

Life is my college. May I graduate well, and earn some honors.
Louisa May Alcott, writer, abolitionist, and educator

I work and work and never get ahead…. Some days I think my highway of life is just a traffic circle!
Frank & Ernest by Bob Thaves

Dogbert: Welcome to Dogbert’s seminar on work-life balance. First, review this list of your priorities:

• Family
• Job
• Exercise
• Vacation
• Must-dos
• Medical
• Eating
• Hygiene
• Sleep
• Romance
• Holidays

You have time for three things. Work and holidays are two. You get to pick the third.
Dilbert by Scott Adams

Dilbert: “I am entering the PowerPoint zone. I no longer feel the need to change the real world as long as I can change these bullet points.”
Later (at home):
Dogbert: “How much imaginary productivity did you have today?”
Dilbert: “Eight slides!”
Dilbert by Scott Adams

Calvin: “Sometimes at night I worry about things and then I can’t fall asleep. In the dark, it’s easier to imagine awful possibilities that you’d never be prepared for. And it’s hard to feel courageous in loose-fitting, drowsy bear jammies.”

Hobbes: “That’s why tigers sleep in the buff!”
Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Watterson