Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.
In the end you don't so much find yourself as you find someone who knows who you are.
There are people who live their whole lives on the default settings, never realizing you can customize.
If you've never experienced the joy of accomplishing more than you can imagine, plant a garden.
If you feel you are down on your luck, check the level of your effort.
There is in all animals a sense of duty that man condescends to call instinct.
Why try to be someone you're not? Life is hard enough without adding impersonation to the skills required.
I grew up in a town where there were no adults over forty who weren't somebody's parents. It was, unfortunately, the kind of town that's a "great places to raise kids" - that's basically code for "there are no adults here who are not parents. " I had a few teachers who were kind of weirdo drama teachers and were hugely influential.
But women are coming into Wall Street in large numbers — and they still are not making partner and are not getting into the positions that lead to the executive suites. There's still an old-boy network. You just have to keep fighting.
There sinks the nebulous star we call the sun.
The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion.