"When you surrender to what is and so become fully present, the past ceases to have any power. You do not need it anymore. Presence is the key. Now is the key." 

-Eckhart Tolle

"You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?"
-Robert Louis Stevenson

"Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is more people who have come alive." 
-Dr. Howard Thurman

"Why are you more concerned with where you're going than where you are? Why are you more concerned with what you're going to do than what you're doing? Why aren't you paying attention to how you live your life right this very moment? Why, indeed, are you wasting your life?"
-Colin Beavan

“Our happiness and the happiness of those around us depend on our degree of Right View. Touching reality deeply — knowing what is going on inside and outside of ourselves — is the way to liberate ourselves from the suffering that is caused by wrong perceptions. Right View develops through practicing the Eight-fold Path of enlightenment. Right View is not an ideology, a system, or even a path. It is the insight we have into the reality of life, a living insight that fills us with understanding, peace, and love.” 

-Thich Nhat Hanh

"The past is over. The future may never be. The present is all that exists. Live each moment to the fullest." 
-Zen Proverb

"Do you have the patience to wait
till your mud settles and the water is clear?

Can you remain unmoving
till the right action arises by itself?

The Master doesn't seek fulfillment,
but not seeking, not expecting,
is present, and can welcome all things."
-Lao Tzu