1097 – “Go where you’re celebrated, not where you’re tolerated.”

-anonymous

925 – “The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your action will be.”

-anonymous [See Source Notes]

743 – “I rely confidently on the patriotism of the people, on the dignity and self-respect of the States, on the wisdom of Congress, and, above all, on the continued gracious favor of Almighty God to maintain against all enemies, whether at home or abroad, the sanctity of the Constitution and the integrity of the Union.”

–Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States of America

650 – “I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it’s these things I’d believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn’t all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything.”

–F Scott Fitzgerald referring to his soon to be wife, Zelda Sayre

342 – “I don’t believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be.”

–Ken Venturi

90 – “When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.”

– African Proverb

70 – “I’m proud of the scars in my soul. They remind me that I have an intense life.”

– Paulo Coelho

68 – “I am what I am, an’ I’m not ashamed. ‘Never be ashamed,’ my ol’ dad used ter say, ‘there’s some who’ll hold it against you, but they’re not worth botherin’ with.”

– Rubeus Hagrid in J K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

36 – “Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.”

– Marcus Aurelius