Nadia Boulanger

“A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty.”

Joseph Addison

“A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.”

E. M. Forster

“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”

Martin Luther King, Jr.

“The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important.”

Nicolas Chamfort

“The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed.”

Garrison Keillor

“Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough.”

Alexis Carrel

“All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people.”

George Burns

“You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old.”

Flip Wilson

“You can’t expect to hit the jackpot if you don’t put a few nickels in the machine.”

Bertrand Russell

“There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.”