The value of life is not in its duration, but in its donation. You are not important because of how long you live, you are important because of how effective you live.

The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.

The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.

A large tree never falls alone

You weren't born just to live a life and to die; you were born to accomplish something specifically. Matter of fact, success is making it to the end of your purpose; that is success... Success is not just existing. Success is making it to the end of why you were born.

We live in a disposable, 'cast-off and throw-away' society that has largely lost any real sense of permanence. Ours is a world of expiration dates, limited shelf life, and planned obsolescence. Nothing is absolute.