You Can't Always Get What You Want.....

Invictus

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

- William Ernest Henley

When I was a little girl my Grandfather used to recite this poem to me before bed. I had no idea what it meant, at the time, I just loved how the melody of the words sounded. Throughout the years the poem has stayed with me, imbedded in my brain. It has taken on new meaning every time I revisit it - always relevant though.

I came across this necklace on Uncommon goods and had to share. This is the best gift I've seen in a while for graduates, or people facing great changes in their lives - truly inspiring!

Johnny Depp's Words of Wisdom

"I pretty much try to stay in a constant state of confusion,
just because of the expression it leaves on my face."

Rod Stewart's Words of Wisdom

"Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find some
woman I really don't like and just give her a house"

Bruce Springsteen's Words of Wisdom

"When I was growing up, there were two things
that were unpopular in my house. One was
me, and the other was my guitar."

Salma Hayek

"Life is about creating new opportunities,

not waiting for them to come to you."

Matt Dillon's Words of Wisdom

"I think there are parallels between being good
on the dance floor and good in bed."

Jiminy Cricket's Words of Wisdom

"You buttered your bread, now sleep in it."

John Lennon's Words of Wisdom

"As usual there is a great woman behind every idiot."

Madonna's Words of Wisdom

"Poor is the man whose pleasures depend
on the permission of another."

Bob Dylan's Words of Wisdom

"In ceremonies of the horseman, even
the pawn must hold a grudge."

Elvis Presley's Words of Wisdom

"Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine."

Mae West's Words of Wisdom

"Between two evils, I always choose the one I never tried before."

Lucille Ball's Words or Wisdom

"I would rather regret the things that I have
done than the things I have not."

Bill Cosby's Words of Wisdom

"I don't know the key to success, but the key to
failure is trying to please everybody."

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Marilyn Monroe's Words of Wisdom

"When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want
if they care enough to bother with what I do,
then I'm already better than them."