"No matter what anyone says or does, my task is to be emerald, my color undiminished."
- Marcus Aurelius
"A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others."
- Ayn Rand
"There's so much grey to every story - nothing is so black and white. "
- Lisa Ling
"If I had rubies, riches, and crowns, I'd buy the whole world and change things around."
- Bob Dylan
"Our lives are unique stones in the mosaic of human existence - priceless and irreplaceable."
- Henri Nouwen
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."
- Thomas A. Edison
"The tones of gray, pale turquoise and pink will prevail."
