:: hand me my nose ring ::

To laugh is to risk appearing the fool
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental
To reach out to others is to risk involvement
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self
To place your ideas, your dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss
To love is to risk not being loved in return
To live is to risk dying
To hope is to risk despair
To try is to risk failure
But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to do nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love, live. Chained by his attitudes, he is a slave, he forfeited his freedom. Only the person who risks can be free.

:: unknown ::

"A truely fufilling life must contain 3 essential requirements: something to live on, something to live for and something to die for. The lack of one of these attributes results in drama. The lack of two results in tragedy."