I’d rather be the oldest person in a gym than the youngest person in a nursing home.

No one is coming to save you. Your life is 100% your responsibility.

“Don’t strive to make your presence noticed, just make your absence felt.” — Unknown

The song "Hotel California" can be seen as a critique of the darker side of the American Dream — how the pursuit of wealth and success can ultimately leave people feeling hollow. The luxurious hotel is filled with people who have seemingly achieved their dreams, yet they are stuck in a cycle of superficiality.

The line: "They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast" suggests the futility of trying to escape the consequences of their choices, as they remain trapped in their pursuit of superficial happiness.

"Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice

And she said, ‘We are all just prisoners here of our own device’

And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast

They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast" — "Hotel California" by the Eagles

“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking.” — Steve Jobs

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” — Walt Disney

In other words: Enough talking — get up and make it happen. Now!

“When you give joy to other people, you get more joy in return. You should give a good thought to happiness that you can give out.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

“Work for a cause, not for applause. Live life to express, not to impress.” — Unknown

"It is only when we take chances, that our lives improve. The initial and the most difficult risk that we need to take is to become honest." — Walter Anderson

"Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path." — Paulo Coelho

Being taught to avoid talking about politics and religion has led to a lack of understanding of politics and religion. What we should have been taught was how to have a civil conversation about a difficult topic.

“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.” — General Douglas MacArthur