And when the end comes, we shall see the end. We shall see and understand how we started better. We shall see those who started well and those who ended well. When the end comes, we shall surely see the end!

— Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

An ending is only happening because at some point it was a beginning. And if an ending is dependent upon a beginning, I would be well advised to focus on the miracle of beginnings verses the pain of endings.

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

An Oak tree is a daily reminder that great things often have small beginnings.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

A Plan B life can be just as good or better than a Plan A life. You just have to let go of that first dream and realize that God has already written the first chapter of the new life that awaits you. All you have to do is start reading!

— Shannon L. Alder

A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

As it peaks over the horizon, does not a sunrise whisper the opportunity to try again. And if the day passes and our efforts were stunted by the bane of our insecurities or blunted by the challenges of life, does not a sunset invite us to rest before it whispers the same message the next morning?

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

As long as we’re breathing, we have a chance to start over and build a stable future.

— Kim Ha Campbell

A true spiritual teacher will never guide you through the door, only to the door.

— Nikki Rowe

A youth with his first cigar makes himself sick a youth with his first girl makes everybody sick.

— Mary Wilson Little

Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.

— Horace