229/365 - Having Children (Michael Levine)

“Having children 

makes you no more a parent 

han having a piano

 makes you a pianist.”

  - Michael Levine

228/365 - Embrace who and what you are (Laurell K. Hamilton)

“There comes a point

 when you either embrace who 

and what you are,

 or condemn yourself to be miserable 

all your days.

 Other people will try to make you miserable; 

don't help them

by doing the job yourself.”
 

- Laurell K. Hamilton

227/365 - The Past has no power (Eckhart Tolle)

“The past has no power 

over the present moment.”

  - Eckhart Tolle

226/365 - He who stands for nothing (Alexander Hamilton)

“He who stands for nothing 

will fall for anything.”

  - Alexander Hamilton

225/365 - Learn from the Mistakes (Groucho Marx)

“Learn from the mistakes of others. 

You can never live long enough

 to make them all yourself.”

  - Groucho Marx

224/365 - That gives success its flavor (Truman Capote)

“Failure is the condiment 

that gives success its flavor.”

  - Truman Capote

223/365 - The Simple Things (Paulo Coelho)

“The simple things

 are also the most extraordinary things,

 and only the wise

 can see them.”

- Paulo Coelho

The Alchemist