"In the end, the only thing that really matters is what you did to make this world a better place." - S Chavez

Reading is not a skill to be learned, but a gift you give to yourself. - S Chavez

"To read a book is to maroon yourself upon an island of imagination you never want to be rescued from." - S Chavez

"Raging at the clouds will not stop the rain." - S Chavez

“Your words and actions speak for you long after you've left the room.” - S Chavez

“Deepest night is merely the darkened theater before the curtain rises upon tomorrow.” - S Chavez

Great stories are never written about people who said "someday…" - S Chavez

"Before you can be found, you must accept being lost." - S Chavez

It is far better to say, “At least I tried” than to forever say, “Someday, I’m going to do that.” - S Chavez

“Today is your childhood's someday.” - S Chavez

"Even when you've been cut down as low as you can go in life, don't give up. Things can always get better." - S Chavez

"I cannot control the flow of the river. I can only control my place upon it." - S Chavez

"Just because you don't care doesn't mean I don't care." - S Chavez

"We think our childhood has been left far behind, but sometimes it taps us on the shoulder just to smile and remind us it’s still there."...

"Each day we awaken is another chance to learn even if it's just from yesterday’s mistakes." - S Chavez

"One of life’s greatest feelings is when you've helped someone...one of the worst is when you've failed them." - S Chavez

"Do not show me the things around you, but the people around you." - S Chavez

"Faith replaces fear" - S Chavez

"There are times when going where you’re called means going it alone." - S Chavez

"Only the tree strong enough to brave the harshest elements and bend in the wildest winds will grow tall enough to stand above the rest...