Elbert Hubbard wrote. . .
The supreme prayer of my heart is not to be learned, rich, famous, powerful, or "good", but simply to be radiant. I desire to radiate health, cheerfulness, calm courage, and good will. I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural, clean in mind and clean in body, unaffected - as ready to say "I do not know", if it be so, and to meet all men on an absolute equality - to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid. I wish others to live their lives, too - up to their highest, fullest, and best. To that end I pray that I may never meddle, interfere, dictate, give advice that is not wanted, or assist when my services are not needed. If I can help people, I'll do it by giving them a chance to help themselves; and if I can uplift or inspire, let it be by example, inference, and suggestion, rather than by injunction and dictation. That is to say, I desire to be radiant - to radiate life. 
-Elbert Hubbard, Love, Life, and Work Roycroft Press, 1906
I chose to put this quote here because it encompasses so much of what it means to me to be a nurse. A good nurse is positive, honest, courageous, and compassionate toward others. He or she takes the values of responsibility, accountability, and justice to heart, and always acts upon what is right. I couldn't have found better words to describe the type of person and nurse I wish to be.
