Truth resides in every human   heart, and one has to search for   it there, and to be guided by   truth as one sees it.   But no one has a right to coerce  others to act according to  his own view of truth. — Edmund Burke

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the  joy of companionship; it’s the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he  discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him with his  friendship. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Obstacles cannot crush me; every obstacle yields to stern resolve.  –Leonardo da Vinci

Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends. — Shirley Maclaine

Good resolutions are like babies crying in church. They should be carried out immediately. –Charles M. Sheldon