A career path suited to [gifted adults’] needs must provide us with a sense of meaning and large-scale purpose. … For many of us, it often takes years of varied experience to clarify a life mission and to find our niche. Mary-Elaine Jacobsen

There are only two or three human stories and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before. Willa Cather

The first duty of every human being is to himself. Every person owes to himself the duty of finding how to live a full and happy life. – Napoleon Hill

A career path suited to [gifted adults] needs must provide us with a sense of meaning and large-scale purpose. … For many of us, it often takes years of varied experience to clarify a life mission and to find our niche. Mary-Elaine Jacobsen

The larger fabric of values in a culture only shifts incrementally, as individuals do the difficult work of changing themselves. …the change must take place within the hearts and minds of individuals. Pat Allen

I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy. Marie Curie