Selected Quotes By Mark Twain; Real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835-1910; American author and humorist. Books include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Life on the Mississippi, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. You can't depend on your judgement when your imagination is out of focus. Nothing that grieves us can be called little: by the eternal laws of proportion, a child’s loss of a doll and a king’s loss of a crown are events of the same size. The best way to chear yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you too, can become great. The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few, is to be found in their industry,application, and perseverance under the promptings of a brave, determined spirit. You can't depend on your judgement when your imagination is out of focus. (end) Khorsheed.com - Dec 2001