"All wholesome food is caught without a net or trap."
~William Blake, poet, engraver, and painter (1757-1827)

"Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the nonpharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality."
~ John W. Gardner

"Rebellion against your handicaps gets you nowhere. Self-pity gets you nowhere. One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world - making the most of one's best."
~ Harry Emerson Fosdick

"Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable."
~ Maya Angelou

Personally, I like the second quote the best of the three. I want to make the best of what I have. I want to do the best I can. Everyone has something to contribute :)

"The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives."
~Albert Einstein, physicist, Nobel laureate (1879-1955)

"The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely."
~Lorraine Hansberry, playwright and painter (1930-1965)

FYI: Producing 2.2 lbs of grain-fed beef takes 3,960 gallons of water, while the same amount of cereal takes 405 gallons.