“Gratitude makes optimism sustainable.” - Michael J. Fox
January 10, 2026 at 11:48 AM
“Gratitude makes optimism sustainable.” - Michael J. Fox
“So many people are on autopilot and watch time fly by instead of truly living. They let life lead them instead of leading their life.” - Author Vinh Pham
January 9, 2026 at 12:11 PM
“So many people are on autopilot and watch time fly by instead of truly living. They let life lead them instead of leading their life.” - Author Vinh Pham
“We were bored, available, and ambitious—a dangerous combination.” - Author and Professor Cal Newport
January 8, 2026 at 10:54 AM
“We were bored, available, and ambitious—a dangerous combination.” - Author and Professor Cal Newport
“These plays belong to everybody. So it’s a gift to engage with them and see interpretations.” - Tessa Thompson on starring in a new cinematic adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s play “Hedda”
January 7, 2026 at 10:25 AM
“These plays belong to everybody. So it’s a gift to engage with them and see interpretations.” - Tessa Thompson on starring in a new cinematic adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s play “Hedda”
“It’s courageous to admit ignorance over faking wisdom.” - Author/therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab
January 5, 2026 at 10:54 AM
“It’s courageous to admit ignorance over faking wisdom.” - Author/therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab
“I think in terms of the day’s resolutions, not the year’s.” - Henry Moore
January 4, 2026 at 11:15 AM
“I think in terms of the day’s resolutions, not the year’s.” - Henry Moore
“Cheers to a new year and another chance for us all to get it right.” - Oprah Winfrey
January 2, 2026 at 12:45 PM
“Cheers to a new year and another chance for us all to get it right.” - Oprah Winfrey
“Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.” - Cavett Robert
December 31, 2025 at 10:08 AM
“Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.” - Cavett Robert
“Regardless of how perfect we think we are, there’ll always be someone who sees our warts.” - Author Sharon Salzberg
December 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
“Regardless of how perfect we think we are, there’ll always be someone who sees our warts.” - Author Sharon Salzberg
“Individual human life seems incredibly small and insignificant in the face of nature. But… the life of an ordinary person is immensely significant.” - Filmmaker Guan Hu
December 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
“Individual human life seems incredibly small and insignificant in the face of nature. But… the life of an ordinary person is immensely significant.” - Filmmaker Guan Hu
“It’s not about how high you jump, it’s what you do with the air time.” - Shaun T
December 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“It’s not about how high you jump, it’s what you do with the air time.” - Shaun T
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough and more.” - Author Melanie Beattie
December 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough and more.” - Author Melanie Beattie
“Through music, we express thoughts, feelings, moods, emotions and creativity.” - Music educator Jackie Silberg
December 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
“Through music, we express thoughts, feelings, moods, emotions and creativity.” - Music educator Jackie Silberg
In this season of reflection, I found these Whitney Houston magazine covers in a stack of memorabilia. Made me reflect on how fortunate Gen X kids like me were to have so many symbols of Black excellence. They were abundant: TV, the radio,the covers of Black-owned publications.
December 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
In this season of reflection, I found these Whitney Houston magazine covers in a stack of memorabilia. Made me reflect on how fortunate Gen X kids like me were to have so many symbols of Black excellence. They were abundant: TV, the radio,the covers of Black-owned publications.
“Without dreams and goals, there is no living, merely existing, and that is not why we are here.” - Mark Twain
December 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
“Without dreams and goals, there is no living, merely existing, and that is not why we are here.” - Mark Twain
“Do not judge me on my successes. Judge me on how many times I failed and got back up again.” - Nelson Mandela
December 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
“Do not judge me on my successes. Judge me on how many times I failed and got back up again.” - Nelson Mandela
“Vacuum up everything you can with your eyes.” - Album cover designer Glenn Parsons, who designed iconic the logo for Prince’s “Sign o the Times,” on how to develop your creativity.
December 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
“Vacuum up everything you can with your eyes.” - Album cover designer Glenn Parsons, who designed iconic the logo for Prince’s “Sign o the Times,” on how to develop your creativity.
“Being an introvert … I created my own worlds to live in.” - Filmmaker James Sweeney
December 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
“Being an introvert … I created my own worlds to live in.” - Filmmaker James Sweeney
“These films are like my children and I don’t make them to just give them away.” - Ava Duvernay
December 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
“These films are like my children and I don’t make them to just give them away.” - Ava Duvernay
“It ain’t so much the things we don’t know that get us into trouble. It’s the things we know that just ain’t so.” - Josh Billings
December 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
“It ain’t so much the things we don’t know that get us into trouble. It’s the things we know that just ain’t so.” - Josh Billings
"I've seen amazing movies play to almost empty theaters because of zero promotion and I've seen awful, but heavily promoted movies play to full theaters. ... You have to work hard. …Having a good movie is not enough." - Film festival programmer Nubia Flores
December 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"I've seen amazing movies play to almost empty theaters because of zero promotion and I've seen awful, but heavily promoted movies play to full theaters. ... You have to work hard. …Having a good movie is not enough." - Film festival programmer Nubia Flores
“If you’re willing to do whatever it takes to make your art, that makes you more of an artist.” - Filmmaker Noam Kroll
December 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
“If you’re willing to do whatever it takes to make your art, that makes you more of an artist.” - Filmmaker Noam Kroll
“‘I just don’t want that for myself anymore’ is a valid enough reason to stop anything.” - Mel Robbins
December 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
“‘I just don’t want that for myself anymore’ is a valid enough reason to stop anything.” - Mel Robbins