Happiness is as a butterfly which when pursued is just beyond your grasp. But if you will stop and sit quietly it may alight upon you. [Nathaniel Hawthorne] Our minds are the strings which catch the rhythmic vibrations of the Universal Mind and respond in the music of time and space. [Sri Aurobindo]

Religion is sitting in church thinking about sailing. Spirituality is sitting in a sailboat, thinking about God. We're all just stories in the end... so make it a good one. A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had but not preserved except in memory. [Leonard Nimoy] Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. [Mark Twain] Time on the water is not deducted from your lifespan. Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky in morning, sailor's warning. We cannot direct the winds... but we can adjust the sails. Truth is ever-present in all things for all men to experience, each man in his own way. Simplicity afloat is the purest form of happiness A bad day sailing is better than a good day at work. Age is an issue of mind over matter... if you don't mind, it doesn't matter. [Mark Twain] Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live. Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. It's never too late to have a happy childhood! Don't worry about old age; it doesn't last. They say wine improves with age! In my golden years, I say age improves with wine! The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth. Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans The best way to make God laugh is to make plans for yourself. Life is the art of drawing without an eraser. Today is the first day of the rest of your life! If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. May God grant us the wisdom to discover the right, the will to choose it, and the strength to make it endure. Lord, Give me coffee to change the things I can change, and wine to accept the things I can't. The only way to celebrate the 4th is to buy a 5th on the 3rd. [wc fields] 'Ere's to us, who's like us, damn few! [Irish Toast] Music is like candy, you throw the (w)rappers away. No one ever lost any money underestimating the taste of the American public. Even Duct tape can't fix stupid ... But it can muffle the sound! You can observe a lot by just watching. [Yogi Berra] If you want the rainbow you gotta put up with the rain. [Dolly Parton] People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them. [George Bernard Shaw] Not all who wander are lost. We can't be lost because we don't care where we're going!