[vc_row us_bg_image=”2485″ us_bg_repeat=”no-repeat” us_bg_pos=”top center” us_bg_parallax=”still” us_bg_image_source=”media”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”QUOTES… to energize, motivate and inspire” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:50px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22padding-top%22%3A%2245px%22%2C%22padding-bottom%22%3A%2245px%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22%23ffffff%22%2C%22font-size%22%3A%2250px%22%7D%7D”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tour el_class=”tab_style”][vc_tta_section active=”1″ title=”Einstein” tab_id=”Einstein”][vc_row_inner css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22margin-bottom%22%3A%2230px%22%7D%7D”][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Albert Einstein” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23a33f24″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22margin-top%22%3A%220px%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22%23a33f24%22%7D%7D”][vc_column_text css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22margin-bottom%22%3A%2215px%22%7D%7D”]“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” Albert Einstein
“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.”Albert Einstein
“Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.” Albert Einstein
“Life is a preparation for the future; and the best preparation for the future is to live as if there were none.” Albert Einstein
“When the solution is simple, God is answering.” Albert Einstein
“A person starts to live when he can live outside himself.”. Albert Einstein
“The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with joy are goodness, beauty, and truth.” Albert Einstein
“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” Albert Einstein
“Everything must be made as simple as possible. But not simpler.” Albert Einstein
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” Albert Einstein
“I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.” Albert Einstein
“I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking” Albert Einstein
“Nothing happens until something moves.” Albert Einstein
“A ship is always safe at the shore – but that is NOT what it is built for.” Albert Einstein
“Only those who attempt the absurd can achieve the impossible.” Albert Einstein
“Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.” Albert Einstein
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” Albert Einstein
Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” Albert Einstein
“If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself.” Albert Einstein
“Never memorize something that you can look up.” Albert Einstein
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” Albert Einstein
“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.” Albert Einstein
“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” Albert Einstein
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” Albert Einstein
“If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut” Albert Einstein
“Black holes are where God divided by zero.” Albert Einstein
“The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.” Albert Einstein
“Out of clutter, find simplicity.” Albert Einstein
“Information is not knowledge.” Albert Einstein
“A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.” Albert Einstein
“I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.” Albert Einstein
“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.” Albert Einstein
“The only source of knowledge is experience.” Albert Einstein
“Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed.” Albert Einstein[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Beauty” tab_id=”1494249053453-d77c5394-867c”][vc_custom_heading text=”Beauty” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23a33f24″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22color%22%3A%22%23a33f24%22%7D%7D”][vc_column_text]“Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides.” Junichiro Tanizaki
“By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower.” Rabindranath Tagore
“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” Rumi
“Beauty is truth’s smile when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror.” Rabindranath Tagore
“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” Confucius
“Heat cannot be separated from fire, or beauty from The Eternal.” Dante Alighieri
“Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
“When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one, the whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty.” John Muir
“I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty”. Edgar Allan Poe
“Have you not noticed that love is silence? It may be while holding the hand of another, or looking lovingly at a child, or taking in the beauty of an evening. Love has no past or future, and so it is with this extraordinary state of silence.” Jiddu Krishnamurti
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.” John Keats
“Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden to know it.” Rumi
“People are like stained – glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
“There is a beauty and clarity that comes from simplicity that we sometimes do not appreciate in our thirst for intricate solutions.” Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.” Albert Einstein
“That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful.” Rumi
“When we recognise the virtues, the talent, the beauty of Mother Earth, something is born in us, some kind of connection, love is born.” Thich Nhat Hanh
“Beauty awakens the soul to act.” Dante Alighieri
“Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.” Franz Kafka
“At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough. You don’t need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough.” Toni Morrison
“Jesus Christ belonged to the true race of prophets. He saw with open eye the mystery of the soul. Drawn by its severe harmony, ravished with its beauty, he lived in it and had his being there. Alone in all history, he estimated the greatness of man.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men’s hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.” Robert Louis Stevenson
“The beauty of the world, which is so soon to perish, has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.” Virginia Woolf
“To love beauty is to see light.” Victor Hugo[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Mind” tab_id=”mind1494114273057″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Mind” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23a33f24″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22margin-top%22%3A%220px%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22%23a33f24%22%7D%7D”][vc_column_text]“What we think, we become.” Buddha
“Whether our action is wholesome or unwholesome depends on whether that action or deed arises from a disciplined or undisciplined state of mind. It is felt that a disciplined mind leads to happiness and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering, and in fact it is said that bringing about discipline within one’s mind is the essence of the Buddha’s teaching.” Dalai Lama XIV
“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.” Buddha
“Usually when we hear or read something new, we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same, we accept it and say that it is correct. If it is not, we say it is incorrect. In either case, we learn nothing.” Thich Nhat Hanh
“Greater in battle than the man who would conquer a thousand-thousand men, is he who would conquer just one, himself.” Buddha
“Guarding knowledge is not a good way to understand. Understanding means to throw away your knowledge.” Thich Nhat Hanh
“Boredom, anger, sadness, or fear are not ‘yours,’ not personal. They are conditions of the human mind. They come and go. Nothing that comes and goes is you.” Eckhart Tolle
“We have two alternatives: either we question our beliefs – or we don’t. Either we accept our fixed versions of reality- or we begin to challenge them. In Buddha’s opinion, to train in staying open and curious – to train in dissolving our assumptions and beliefs – is the best use of our human lives.” Pema Chodron
“It all depends on how we look at things, and not how they are in themselves.” Carl Jung
“That which dominates our imaginations and our thoughts will determine our lives, and our character”. Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Life consists in what a person is thinking of all day”. Ralph Waldo Emerson[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Presence” tab_id=”1497814354750-a29667a2-fe29″][vc_custom_heading text=”Presence” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23a33f24″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22margin-top%22%3A%220px%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22%23a33f24%22%7D%7D”][vc_column_text]“In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.” Robert Green Ingersoll
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” Buddha
“Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.”Shunryu Suzuki
“There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man’s whole life is a succession of moment after moment. There will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment.” Tsunetomo Yamamoto
“To dwell in the here and now does not mean you never think about the past or responsibly plan for the future. The idea is simply not to allow yourself to get lost in regrets about the past or worries about the future. If you are firmly grounded in the present moment, the past can be an object of inquiry, the object of your mindfulness and concentration. You can attain many insights by looking into the past. But you are still grounded in the present moment.” Thich Nhat Hanh
“Sense perceptions can be and often are false and deceptive, however real they may appear to us. Where there is realization outside the senses, it is infallible. It is proved not by extraneous evidence but in the transformed conduct and character of those who have felt the real presence of God within.” Mahatma Gandhi
“The answer is, who you are cannot be defined through thinking or mental labels or definitions, because it’s beyond that. It is the very sense of being, or presence, that is there when you become conscious of the present moment. In essence, you and what we call the present moment are, at the deepest level, one.” Eckhart Tolle
“Sometimes it’s a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence.” David Byrne
“When you take your attention into the present moment, a certain alertness arises. You become more conscious of what’s around you, but also, strangely, a sense of presence that is both within and without.” Eckhart Tolle[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Self-Knowledge” tab_id=”1502479843567-882d7614-f81a”][vc_custom_heading text=”Self-Knowledge” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23a33f24″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22color%22%3A%22%23a33f24%22%7D%7D”][vc_column_text]”It is paradoxical, yet true, to say, that the more we know, the more ignorant we become in the absolute sense, for it is only through enlightenment that we become conscious of our limitations. Precisely one of the most gratifying results of intellectual evolution is the continuous opening up of new and greater prospects.” Nikola Tesla
“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside,dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” Carl Jung
“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.” Lao Tzu
“He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.” Lao Tzu
“Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.” Carl Jung
“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.” Carl Jung
“There is no birth of consciousness without pain.” Carl Jung[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”The Journey” tab_id=”1502480357927-0c2f505d-ece3″][vc_custom_heading text=”The Journey” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23a33f24″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22color%22%3A%22%23a33f24%22%7D%7D”][vc_column_text]”A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.” Lao Tzu
“Intentions compressed into words enfold magical power.” Deepak Chopra
“What one does is what counts. Not what one had the intention of doing.” Pablo Picasso
“It doesn’t matter how slowly you go as long as you don’t stop.” Confuscius[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Acceptance” tab_id=”1502480721969-434a3e44-5ae8″][vc_custom_heading text=”Acceptance” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23a33f24″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22color%22%3A%22%23a33f24%22%7D%7D”][vc_column_text]”Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.” William James
“We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.” Carl Jung
“Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.” Carl Jung
“Acceptance looks like a passive state, but in reality it brings something entirely new into this world. That peace, a subtle energy vibration, is consciousness.” Eckhart Tolle
“The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.” Nathaniel Branden[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Not Knowing” tab_id=”1502481174690-4fb99c13-89cf”][vc_custom_heading text=”Not Knowing” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23a33f24″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22color%22%3A%22%23a33f24%22%7D%7D”][vc_column_text]”Being at ease with not knowing is crucial for answers to come to you.” Eckhart Tolle[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Gratitude” tab_id=”1502481357800-c2f60670-b535″][vc_custom_heading text=”Gratitude” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23a33f24″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22color%22%3A%22%23a33f24%22%7D%7D”][vc_column_text]”Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” John Milton
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” Melody Beattie
“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” William Arthur Ward
“I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness – it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude.” Brene Brown
“No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.” Alfred North Whitehead
“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” Albert Schweitzer
“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.” Friedrich Nietzsche
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” John F. Kennedy[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Commitment” tab_id=”1504440117523-99ad02a2-83ad”][vc_custom_heading text=”Committment” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23a33f24″ css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22color%22%3A%22%23a33f24%22%7D%7D”][vc_column_text]“It takes a deep commitment to change and an even deeper commitment to grow.” Ralph Ellison
“When you set an intention, when you commit, the entire universe conspires to make it happen.” Sandy Forster[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Intention” tab_id=”1504440767810-747f2111-1c43″][vc_custom_heading text=”Intention” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23a33f24″ css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22color%22%3A%22%23a33f24%22%7D%7D”][vc_column_text]”Power is the capacity to translate intention into reality and then sustain it.” Warren Bennis[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tour][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]