Literature Review

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. ~ Abraham Lincoln, November 19, 1863, "The Gettysburg Address" 

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. ~Oscar Wilde

I told my colleagues, "I'm coming in Halloween as a ghost. I'll be here. You just won't see me." ~ Happy Halloween!  

I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. ~ L.M. Montgomery

At the end of life, what really matters is not what we bought but what we built; not what we got but what we shared; not our competence but our character; and not our success but our significance. Live a life that matters. Live a life of love. ~Unknown

Finish strong, for Friday is your grand finale, the culmination of a week's worth of dedication and determination. ~ Unknown

Death is no enemy of life; it restores our sense of the value of living. Illness restores the sense of proportion that is lost when we take life for granted. To learn about value and proportion we need to honor illness, and ultimately to honor death. ~ Arthur W. Frank 

Adventures are things that happen that aren't supposed to happen. ~Percy Keese Fitzhugh, Roy Blakeley: Lost, Strayed or Stolen, 1921.

One of the most important things you can do on this Earth is to let people know they are not alone. ~ Shannon L. Adler

The best way out is always through. ~ Robert Frost

If you love the work you are doing, then you will love Tuesday! ~ Catherine Pulsifer

Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most love is lost. ~Gibran Khalil

Whether it is a tsunami, or whether it is a hurricane, whether it's an earthquake - when we see these great fatal and natural acts, men and women of every ethnic persuasion come together and they just want to help. ~ Martin Luther King III