" It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it. "

— Lou Holtz

" A daughter needs a dad to be the standard against which she will judge all men. "

— Gregory E. Lang

" A brother is a first friend and a second father. "

— Unknown

" Life is the flower for which love is the honey. "

— Victor Hugo

" Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light. "

— Theodore Roethke

" The purpose of our lives is to be happy. "

— Dalai Lama