Yesterday, Clever, Change the World, Today, Wise, Changing Myself, Rumi

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ― Rumi

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/875661.Rumi.

Getting Older, Get Old, George Burns

“You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.” - George Burns

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 49.

Stupidity, Retrospect, Missed Chances, Stephen King

“...stupidity is one of the two things we see most clearly in retrospect. The other is missed chances.” - Stephen King

Found on https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/506731-stupidity-is-one-of-the-two-things-we-see-most.

Sorrow's Kitchen, Mountain Wrapped in Rainbows, Zora Neale Hurston

"I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows, with a harp and sword in my hands." - Zora Neale Hurston

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/zora_neale_hurston_399481.

Rest of My Life, Improve, Ashleigh Brilliant

“I have the rest of my life to improve, but it may take longer than that.” - Ashleigh Brilliant

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 28.

Fight a Battle, Win It, Margaret Thatcher

“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” - Margaret Thatcher

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 75.

Angry, Keep Your Mouth Shut, Nothing Will Ever Change, Michelle Obama

"Don't ever, ever let anyone tell you that you're too angry, or that you 'should keep your mourth shut.' There will always be those who want to keep you silent, to have you be seen but not heard, or maybe they don't even want to see you at all. But those people don't know your story, and if you listen to them, then nothing will ever change." - Former First Lady Michelle Obama, speaking to the graduating class of 2020

Found in Ms. Magazine, Fall 2020, page 6.