Verve Expedient

"It takes courage and strength to be empathetic, and I’m very proudly an empathetic and compassionate leader. I am trying to chart a different path, and that will attract criticism but I can only be true to myself and the form of leadership I believe in.”

"Keep working even when no one is watching."

"Hard days are the best because that's when champions are made."

"If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.”

"If you are afraid of failure, you don't deserve success."

"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen."

"The question isn't who's going to let me; it's who is going to stop me."

"I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.”

"I would like to instill in people just to work hard. As long as they keep at it, their dreams will happen."

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

"“I don’t go by the rule book. I lead from the heart, not the head.”

"You can't always control the circumstances - only how you react to those circumstances; you can always control your attitude and your effort."

"Enjoy life, study hard, play hard, be kind to other people, set high standards, and don't be afraid to say 'No.'"

“We never noticed the beauty because we were too busy trying to create it.” Anonymous

“Create a beautiful inside, and you will look beautiful on the outside.” Charles F. Glassman

“Beauty is all about being the best possible version of yourself, both inside and out.”

“Beauty is not flawless. It makes you shine even through your flaws.”

“Beauty can be bold or natural, but it always has to be in harmony with the individual.” Danny Sanz

“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” Thich Nhat Hanh

Beauty gets the attention, but personality captures the heart.” Marilyn Monroe

Everything in nature invites us constantly to be what we are.

—Gretel Ehrlich

Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.

—Frank Lloyd Wright

There’s a whole world out there, right outside your window. You’d be a fool to miss it.

—Charlotte Eriksson

For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.

—Jacques-Yves Cousteau

It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.

—Robert Louis Stevenson

I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.

—John Burroughs

Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.

—Henry David Thoreau