gratitudenoun \ˈgra-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\ 1. The word thrown in your face by people who covet what you want and believe that your lack of contentment is a sin. Often, these people believe success is what you have already and obtaining anything else is optional, but not required. - Shannon L. Alder
Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional. - Carroll Bryant
The only things you do in life is live and die, everything in between is optional. - Emily Sarduy
Mess is a best optional choice, when your small - N.H
Nature decrees that we do not exceed the speed of light. All other impossibilities are optional. - Robert Brault
Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional. - Roger Crawford
Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional. - Unknown
Reading is not optional. - Walter Dean Myers
Growing older is certain; growing wiser is harder and optional. - Debasish Mridha
Optimizing your strength is not optional, it's an obligation. - J.R. Rim
Events are transient, feelings are momentary, perception is optional and internalization is life long. - Debasish Mridha
When I joined the military it was illegal to be homosexual, then it became optional, and now it's legal. I'm getting out before the Democrats make it mandatory. - Sgt. Harry Berres, USMC
"At Christmas, tea is compulsory. Relatives are optional. - Robert Godden