Arthur C. Clarke: "Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying."

Nothing in this life is easy. Don't expect things to be given to you; you have to go out and get it.

You can't bring back the past, and you're not promised the future, so enjoy life now.

There’s something amazing about this life. The very same worldly attribute that causes us pain is also what gives us relief: Nothing here lasts. What does that mean? It means that the breathtakingly beautiful rose in my vase will wither tomorrow. It means that my youth will neglect me. But it also means that the sadness I feel today will change tomorrow. My pain will die. My laughter won’t last forever but neither will my tears. We say this life isn’t perfect. And it isn’t. It isn’t perfectly good. But, it also isn’t perfectly bad, either.