As much as I love to read, I realized many years ago that I would never have the time to read all the books I would like to. It was then that I discovered that there could be great wisdom, power and teaching in a good quote. About 25 years ago I began collecting quotes from every source imaginable, using them as a source of personal inspiration and guidance when necessary. And, there have been a lot of "when necessaries". It didn't take me long to realize that this collection could benefit others as well. When a friend or colleague was struggling I would scroll through the pages and pages of quotes hand selecting those that could apply to their given situation. With a letter or email their specially selected quotes would be delivered.
Over time I have collected thousands of great quotes. I believe that one can learn a lot about a person by what they read and listen to, thus my sharing a few of my favorite quotes with you. Hopefully they will give you a glimpse of words and teachings that have helped shape my life. Those that have had a major impact on me are in bold and underlined.
Enjoy,
Mike
YOU CAN'T GO BACK AND MAKE A BRAND NEW START BUT YOU CAN START NOW AND MAKE A BRAND NEW END.
FEAR WILL NEVER OVERCOME YOU IF YOUR DETERMINATION TO SUCCEED IS STRONG ENOUGH.
FOR EVERY DISCIPLINED EFFORT THAT YOU TAKE IN LIFE THERE IS A MULTIPLE REWARD.
LIFE WILL GRANT US ANY DESIRE THAT IS BUILT UPON A SUFFICIENT LOVE OF WHAT WE ARE DOING AND SUPPORTED BY A FIRM DETERMINATION TO DO IT WELL
THE FOOD THAT ENTERS THE MIND MUST BE WATCHED AS CLOSELY AS THE FOOD THAT ENTERS THE BODY.
MANY PEOPLE MISTAKE AND MISS
OPPORTUNITY
BECAUSE IT OFTEN GOES AROUND WEARING OVERALLS AND DISGUISED AS WORK.
THOSE WHO SAY "IT CAN'T BE DONE"....SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THOSE WHO ARE DOING IT.
IN TIMES LIKE THESE, IT HELPS TO RECALL THAT THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TIMES LIKE THESE.
WHEN A MAN'S WILLING AND EAGER, THEN GOD JOINS IN.
IT’S A FUNNY THING ABOUT LIFE. IF YOU REFUSE TO ACCEPT ANYTHING BUT THE BEST, YOU VERY OFTEN GET IT.
LOVE CURES PEOPLE - BOTH THE ONES WHO GIVE IT AND THE ONES THAT RECEIVE IT.
THE PRICE OF GREATNESS IS RESPONSIBILITY. YOU CAN HAVE FRUSTRATION AND DISAPPOINTMENT MAKING A LIVING. YOU MIGHT AS WELL HAVE FRUSTRATION AND DISAPPOINTMENT MAKING A FORTUNE.
"TRYING" IS AN EXCUSE FOR FAILURE IN ADVANCE.
SUCCESS IS NEVER ENDING AND FAILURE IS NEVER FINAL.
GIVE ME A STORE CLERK WITH A GOAL AND I WILL GIVE YOU A PERSON WHO MAKES HISTORY. GIVE ME A PERSON WHO SAYS HE WILL MAKE HISTORY, WITHOUT A GOAL, AND I WILL SHOW YOU A STORE CLERK.
THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT, BUT ONLY THINGS LEFT BY THOSE WHO HUSTLE.
WHAT LIES BEHIND YOU AND WHAT LIES BEFORE YOU PALES INSIGNIFICANT TO WHAT LIES WITHIN YOU.
IF YOU DO WHAT YOU DO FOR JUST A LITTLE WHILE, THEN YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
LOVE WASN'T PUT INTO YOUR HEART TO STAY. LOVE ISN'T LOVE UNTIL YOU GIVE IT AWAY.
IT IS BETTER TO ATTEMPT SOMETHING GREAT AND FAIL THAN TO ATTEMPT NOTHING AND SUCCEED.
THE CHAINS OF WORRY ARE HEAVIEST AT IDLE MOMENTS.
THOSE WHO SEW SPARINGLY REAP SPARINGLY.
NOTHING IS MORE COMMON THAN UNSUCCESSFUL MEN WITH TALENT.
IF YOU RISK LITTLE YOU WILL PROBABLY WIN LITTLE.
IF IT IS TO BE IT IS UP TO ME.
FOR THINGS TO CHANGE, YOU HAVE TO CHANGE. FOR THINGS TO GET BETTER, YOU HAVE TO GET BETTER.
THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF PEOPLE.
- THOSE WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT’S HAPPENING
- THOSE WHO WATCH WHAT’S HAPPENING
- THOSE WHO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN
CONSISTENCY BUILDS MOMENTUM AND MOMENTUM IS SUSTAINED THROUGH CONSISTENCY.
OUR DOUBTS ARE TRAITORS THAT MAKE US LOSE THE GOOD WE OFT MIGHT WIN, BY FEARING TO ATTEMPT.
LOW INCOMES AND EXCUSES USUALLY GO HAND IN HAND.
MOST PEOPLE FAIL IN LIFE BECAUSE THEY MAJOR IN MINOR THINGS.
IF YOU WANT SPECTACULAR RESULTS IN YOUR BUSINESS, MASTER THE BASICS OVER A CONSISTENT PERIOD OF TIME.
EVERY BIG SHOT WAS ONCE A LITTLE SHOT. HE JUST KEPT ON SHOOTING.
DO WHAT YOU LOVE, LOVE WHAT YOU DO AND ALWAYS DELIVER MORE THAN YOU PROMISE.
BE A MATTER GREAT OR SMALL, DO IT WELL OR NOT AT ALL.
MOST OF MY LIFE HAS BEEN FILLED WITH TERRIBLE MISFORTUNE, MOST OF WHICH HAS NEVER HAPPENED.
THE MOMENT OF
OPPORTUNITY
IS THE MOMENT YOU’RE IN.
SOME REGARD PRIVATE ENTERPRISE AS THOUGH IT WERE A PREDATORY TIGER TO BE SHOT. OTHERS LOOK UPON IT AS A COW THAT THEY CAN.
MILK. ONLY A HANDFUL SEES IT FOR WHAT IT REALLY IS - THE STRONG HORSE THAT PULLS THE WHOLE CART.
PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS ARE THE LOCKS ON THE DOOR TO WISDOM.
SUCCESS IS RARELY THE RESULT OF TENTATIVE EFFORT.
NOTHING CAN STOP AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME.
THERE ARE NO FAILURES, THERE ARE ONLY QUITTERS.
DON'T FORGET IN THE DARKNESS WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED IN THE LIGHT.
IF YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND YOU ARE FURTHER FROM THE LORD THAN YOU WERE THE DAY BEFORE, MAKE NO MISTAKE WHO HAS MOVED.
HE WHO ASKS A QUESTION IS A FOOL FOR FIVE MINUTES. HE WHO DOESN'T ASK QUESTIONS IS A FOOL FOREVER.
THE OPPOSITE OF A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IS AN ACCEPTANCE OF MEDIOCRITY.
THE NATURAL TENDENCY OF HUMAN BEINGS IS TO DO WHAT IS TENSION RELIEVING RATHER THAN WHAT IS GOAL ACHIEVING.
THE RESULTS WE ACHIEVE IN LIFE ARE COMMENSURATE WITH OUR WILLINGNESS TO EXPAND OUR COMFORT ZONE.
IF MARRIAGE IS A "PRIME" RELATIONSHIP IN LIFE, IT DESERVES "PRIME" TIME.
PLOW DEEP, WHILE SLUGGARDS SLEEP, AND YOU SHALL HAVE CORN TO SELL AND TO KEEP.
YOU CAN ALWAYS JUDGE THE SIZE OF YOUR WANT TO BY THE SIZE OF THE PROBLEM THAT GETS YOU DOWN.
YOU CAN ONLY DISCOVER HOW MUCH YOU CAN DO BY TRYING TO DO TOO MUCH.
THE ABILITY TO PERSIST IN THE FACE OF SETBACKS AND DISAPPOINTMENTS IS YOUR MEASURE OF BELIEF IN YOURSELF AND YOUR ABILITY TO SUCCEED.
IF YOU CONFRONT THE THING YOU FEAR, THEN THE DEATH OF FEAR IS CERTAIN.
THERE ARE NO WEALTHY SKEPTICS. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A STATUE ERECTED TO A SKEPTIC?
PERSISTENCE: NOTHING IN THE WORLD CAN TAKE THE PLACE OF PERSISTENCE. TALENT WILL NOT; NOTHING IS MORE COMMON THAN UNSUCCESSFUL MEN WITH TALENT. GENIUS WILL NOT; UNREWARDED GENIUS IS ALMOST A PROVERB. EDUCATION WILL NOT; THE WORLD IS FULL OF EDUCATED DERELICTS. PERSISTENCE AND DETERMINATION ALONE ARE OMNIPOTENT.
- CALVIN COOLIDGE
YOU CAN'T HAVE THE FRUIT UNLESS YOU TAKE CARE OF THE ROOTS.
YOU ARE ONLY AS SMALL AS THE SMALL THINGS THAT BOTHER YOU.
A MAN CONVINCED AGAINST HIS WILL IS OF THE SAME OPINION STILL.
NO ONE CAN GO BACK AND MAKE A BRAND NEW START, BUT ANYONE CAN START FROM NOW AND MAKE A BRAND NEW END.
DON’T BE SO BUSY MAKING A LIVING THAT YOU FORGET TO MAKE A LIFE.
SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE ARE ORDINARY PEOPLE WITH EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNTS OF DETERMINATION.
YOU MISS 100% OF THE SHOTS YOU NEVER TAKE.
THE ONLY HURDLE BETWEEN YOU AND WHAT YOU WANT TO BE IS THE SUPPORT OF OTHER PEOPLE.
YOU ARE THE PERSON WHO HAS TO DECIDE
WHETHER YOU’LL DO IT OR TOSS IT ASIDE;
YOU ARE THE PERSON WHO MAKES UP YOUR MIND
WHETHER YOU’LL LEAD OR LINGER BEHIND;
WHETHER YOU’LL TRY FOR THE GOAL THAT’S AFAR
OR JUST BE CONTENTED TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE
PROCRASTINATION IS THE THIEF OF TIME AND GRAVEYARD OF
OPPORTUNITY .
WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW WILL HURT YOU.
IGNORANCE IS NOT BLISS.
AFFIRMATION WITHOUT DISCIPLINE IS THE BEGINNING OF DELUSION.
EVERY DAY SENDS TO THEIR
GRAVES
OBSCURE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE TIMIDITY PREVENTED THEM FROM MAKING A FIRST EFFORT, WHO IF THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO BEGIN, WOULD IN ALL PROBABILITY HAVE GONE GREAT LENGTHS IN THEIR CAREERS AND LIVES.
ONE CAN NEVER CONSENT TO CREEP WHEN ONE FEELS AN IMPULSE TO SOAR.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO GIVE YOU A FORMULA FOR...SUCCESS? IT'S QUITE SIMPLE REALLY. DOUBLE YOUR RATE OF FAILURE... YOU'RE THINKING OF
FAILURE
AS
THE ENEMY OF SUCCESS. BUT IT ISN'T AT ALL... YOU CAN BE DISCOURAGED BY FAILURE - OR YOU CAN LEARN FROM IT. SO GO AHEAD AND MAKE MISTAKES. MAKE ALL YOU CAN. BECAUSE, REMEMBER THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL FIND SUCCESS...ON THE FAR SIDE OF FAILURE.
YESTERDAY IS HISTORY. TOMORROW IS A MYSTERY. TODAY IS A GIFT - THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED THE PRESENT.
WORK LIKE YOU DON'T NEED THE MONEY, LOVE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER BEEN HURT, AND DANCE LIKE NO ONE'S WATCHING.
THERE IS NOTHING NOBLE ABOUT BEING BETTER THAN ANOTHER PERSON. TRUE NOBILITY IS ABOUT BEING BETTER THAN YOUR PREVIOUS SELF.
I HAVE MISSED MORE THAN 9000 SHOTS IN MY CAREER. I HAVE LOST ALMOST 300 GAMES. ON 26 OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN ENTRUSTED TO TAKE THE GAME WINNING SHOT...AND MISSED. AND I HAVE FAILED OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN MY LIFE. AND THAT IS WHY... I SUCCEED
- MICHAEL
JORDAN
A LEADERS ROLE IS TO RAISE PEOPLE’S ASPIRATIONS FOR WHAT THEY CAN BECOME AND TO RELEASE THEIR ENERGIES SO THEY WILL TRY AND GET THERE.
FAIL OFTEN IN ORDER TO SUCCEED SOONER.
WHO TOLD YOU IT COULDN'T BE DONE, AND WHAT GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS HAS HE PERFORMED THAT QUALIFIED HIM TO SET UP LIMITATIONS FOR YOU?
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RIGHT WORD, AND THE ALMOST RIGHT WORD, IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LIGHTENING, AND THE LIGHTENING BUG
- MARK TWAIN
IN THE PRESENCE OF TROUBLE, SOME PEOPLE GROW WINGS…OTHERS BUY CRUTCHES.
FOR ALL SAD WORDS OF TONGUE OR PEN, THE SADDEST WORDS ARE THESE, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
- JOHN GREENLEAF
WHITTIER
A DREAM IS AN UNLIMITED VISION OF SOMETHING GRAND ENOUGH TO STIR THE SOUL TO PASSION.
IN THE FIERY FURNACE OF ADVERSITY IS FORGED THE GREATEST OF MEN AND WOMEN.
ENTHUSIASM IS THE MOTHER OF EFFORT, AND WITHOUT IT NOTHING GREAT WAS EVER ACCOMPLISHED.
FEAR KNOCKED AT THE DOOR
FAITH ANSWERED
AND NO ONE WAS THERE
EXPECT THE BEST.
BE PREPARED FOR THE WORST.
CELEBRATE IT ALL.
FORTUNE FAVORS THE AUDACIOUS.
TO BELITTLE IS TO BE LITTLE. TO BE GRATEFUL IS TO BE GREAT.
THANKS' IS AN ENCOURAGING WORD WHEN YOU SAY IT.
IT'S AN INSPIRING WORD WHEN YOU HEAR IT.
IT'S A MAGIC WORD WHEN YOU MEAN IT.
CONTINUOUS EFFORT, NOT STRENGTH OR INTELLIGENCE, IS THE KEY TO UNLOCKING OUR POTENTIAL
- WINSTON CHURCHILL
HABITUAL BEHAVIOR CREATES THE RESULTS WE GET.
THE CHANGE THAT TAKES PLACE IN OUR RESULTS CAN BE ASTRONOMICAL IN RELATION TO THE CHANGE IN OUR BEHAVIOR.
THE ESSENCE OF THE INDIVIDUAL IS EXPANSION AND FULLER EXPRESSION.
SEEK TO BLESS & NOT IMPRESS.
A CONFUSED MIND ALWAYS SAYS NO.
IT IS NOT THE CRITIC WHO COUNTS, NOT THE MAN WHO POINTS OUT HOW THE STRONG MAN STUMBLED OR WHERE THE DOER OF DEEDS COULD HAVE DONE BETTER. THE CREDIT BELONGS TO THE MAN WHO IS ACTUALLY IN THE ARENA; WHOSE FACE IS MARRED BY DUST AND SWEAT AND BLOOD, WHO STRIVES VALIANTLY; WHO ERRS AND COMES SHORT AGAIN AND AGAIN; WHO KNOWS THE GREAT ENTHUSIASMS, THE GREAT DEVOTIONS, AND SPENDS HIMSELF IN A WORTHY CAUSE, WHO, AT THE BEST, KNOWS IN THE END THE TRIUMPH OF HIGH ACHIEVEMENT, AND WHO, AT THE WORST, IF HE FAILS, AT LEAST FAILS WHILE DARING GREATLY, SO THAT HIS PLACE SHALL NEVER BE WITH THOSE COLD AND TIMID SOULS WHO KNOW NEITHER VICTORY OR DEFEAT
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT
IF GOD BRINGS YOU TO IT, HE WILL BRING YOU THROUGH IT.
WHEN YOU GENERALLY DO YOUR BEST, YOUR BEST GETS BETTER AND BETTER.
THE HARDER I WORK, THE LUCKIER I GET.
MAKE YOUR LIFE A
MISSION
--NOT AN INTERMISSION.
VISION WITHOUT IMPLEMENTATION IS HALLUCINATION.
THE GREATEST GOOD YOU CAN DO FOR ANOTHER IS NOT JUST SHARE YOUR RICHES, BUT REVEAL TO THEM THEIR OWN.
- BENJAMIN DISRAELI
CYNICS DO NOT CONTRIBUTE, SKEPTICS DO NOT CREATE, DOUBTERS DO NOT ACHIEVE.
KINDNESS IS THE LANGUAGE WHICH THE DEAF CAN HEAR AND THE BLIND CAN SEE.
- MARK TWAIN
THIS IS COURAGE… TO BEAR UNFLINCHINGLY WHAT HEAVEN SENDS.
WE MUST NOT ONLY GIVE WHAT WE HAVE; WE MUST ALSO GIVE WHAT WE ARE.
IN ESSENCE, IF WE WANT TO DIRECT OUR LIVES, WE MUST TAKE CONTROL OF OUR CONSISTENT ACTIONS. IT'S NOT WHAT WE DO ONCE IN A WHILE THAT SHAPES OUR LIVES, BUT WHAT WE DO CONSISTENTLY.
- ANTHONY ROBBINS
EVERY MEMORABLE ACT IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD IS A TRIUMPH OF ENTHUSIASM. NOTHING GREAT WAS EVER ACHIEVED WITHOUT IT BECAUSE IT GIVES ANY CHALLENGE OR ANY OCCUPATION, NO MATTER HOW FRIGHTENING OR DIFFICULT, A NEW MEANING. WITHOUT ENTHUSIASM YOU ARE DOOMED TO A LIFE OF MEDIOCRITY BUT WITH IT YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH MIRACLES.
- OG MANDINO 1923-1996, AUTHOR & SPEAKER
THOSE WHO LOVE DEEPLY NEVER GROW OLD; THEY MAY DIE OF OLD AGE, BUT THEY DIE YOUNG.
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
FOR ANYTHING WORTH HAVING ONE MUST PAY THE PRICE; AND THE PRICE IS ALWAYS WORK, PATIENCE, LOVE, SELF-SACRIFICE. NO PAPER CURRENCY, NO PROMISES TO PAY, BUT THE GOLD OF REAL SERVICE.
NEVER DOES A MAN PORTRAY HIS CHARACTER MORE VIVIDLY THAN HIS PROCLAIMING THE CHARACTER OF ANOTHER.
-WINSTON CHURCHILL
JUST AS A SMALL FIRE IS EXTINGUISHED BY THE STORM, WHEREAS A LARGE FIRE IS ENHANCED BY IT - LIKEWISE A WEAK FAITH IS WEAKENED BY PREDICAMENT AND CATASTROPHES, WHEREAS A STRONG FAITH IS STRENGTHENED BY THEM.
- VIKTOR E. FRANKL
GETTING AHEAD IN A DIFFICULT PROFESSION REQUIRES AVID FAITH IN YOURSELF. YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN YOURSELF AGAINST STAGGERING BLOWS. THERE IS NO CODE OF CONDUCT TO HELP BEGINNERS. THAT IS WHY SOME PEOPLE WITH MEDIOCRE TALENT, BUT WITH
GREAT INNER DRIVE
, GO MUCH FURTHER THAN PEOPLE WITH VASTLY
SUPERIOR
TALENT.
BUILD FOR YOUR TEAM A FEELING OF ONENESS, OF DEPENDENCE ON ONE ANOTHER, AND OF STRENGTH TO BE DERIVED BY UNITY.
- VINCE LOMBARDI
THERE ARE TWO PRIMARY CHOICES IN LIFE: TO ACCEPT CONDITIONS AS THEY EXIST, OR ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHANGING THEM.
TOO OFTEN WE UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF A TOUCH, A SMILE, A KIND WORD, A LISTENING EAR, AN HONEST COMPLIMENT, OR THE SMALLEST ACT OF CARING, ALL OF WHICH HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO TURN A LIFE AROUND.
- LEO BUSCAGLIA
IT'S NOT THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE WILLPOWER AND SOME DON'T. IT'S THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE READY TO CHANGE AND OTHERS ARE NOT.
IN THE BUSINESS WORLD, EVERYONE IS PAID IN TWO COINS: CASH AND EXPERIENCE. TAKE THE EXPERIENCE FIRST; THE CASH WILL COME LATER.
A GREAT ATTITUDE DOES MUCH MORE THAN TURN ON THE LIGHTS IN OUR WORLDS; IT SEEMS TO MAGICALLY CONNECT US TO ALL SORTS OF SERENDIPITOUS OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE SOMEHOW ABSENT BEFORE THE CHANGE.
- EARL NIGHTINGALE, 1921-1989
A SUCCESSFUL TEAM BEATS WITH ONE HEART.
ACCEPT THAT SOME DAYS YOU'RE THE PIGEON, AND SOME DAYS YOU'RE THE STATUE.
FEAR IS THE CANCER OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT.
OUR DOUBTS ARE TRAITORS, AND MAKE US LOSE THE GOOD WE OFTEN MIGHT WIN, BY FEARING TO ATTEMPT.
- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
THE WISE MAN IN THE STORM PRAYS TO GOD, NOT FOR SAFETY FROM DANGER, BUT FOR THE DELIVERANCE FROM FEAR. IT IS THE STORM WITHIN THAT ENDANGERS HIM, NOT THE STORM WITHOUT.
- RALPH WALDO EMERSON
COMPETENCE LEADS TO CONFIDENCE.
A CHAMPION IS SOMEONE WHO GETS UP WHEN HE CAN'T.
-JACK DEMPSEY
YOU DON’T HAVE ANY FAILURES. YOU JUST HAVE VARIATIONS OF TESTS.
MONEY ISN’T EVERYTHING, BUT IT RANKS RIGHT UP THERE WITH OXYGEN.
- ZIG ZIGLAR
THE MEDIOCRE TEACHER TELLS. THE GOOD TEACHER EXPLAINS. THE
SUPERIOR
TEACHER DEMONSTRATES. THE GREAT TEACHER INSPIRES.
RESENTMENT IS LIKE DRINKING POISON AND WAITING FOR THE OTHER PERSON TO DIE.
DEAL WITH THE FAULTS OF OTHERS AS GENTLY AS WITH YOUR OWN.
ARGUE FOR YOUR LIMITATIONS AND SURE ENOUGH THEY'RE YOURS.
DO WHAT YOU CAN, WITH WHAT YOU HAVE, WHERE YOU ARE.
- THEODORE
ROOSEVELT
THE GREAT TRAGEDY OF LIFE IS WHEN A MAN DIES WITH HIS MUSIC STILL IN HIM.
THE PRICE OF GREATNESS IS RESPONSIBILITY.
- WINSTON CHURCHILL
IT'S NOT WHAT YOU ARE THAT HOLDS YOU BACK, IT'S WHAT YOU THINK YOU'RE NOT.
ALL FRUSTRATIONS RESULT FROM UNMET EXPECTATIONS.
LIFE IS NOT A DRESS REHEARSAL.
FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION.
WHAT IS WORSE THAN HAVING NO SIGHT, IS BEING ABLE TO SEE, BUT HAVE NO VISION.
- HELEN KELLER
WHEN NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP, I GO AND LOOK AT A STONECUTTER, HAMMERING AWAY AT HIS ROCK, PERHAPS A HUNDRED TIMES WITHOUT SO MUCH AS A CRACK SHOWING IN IT. YET AT THE HUNDRED AND FIRST BLOW IT WILL
SPLIT
IN TWO, AND I KNOW IT WAS NOT THAT BLOW THAT DID IT-- BUT ALL THAT HAD GONE BEFORE.
THERE ARE NO TRAFFIC JAMS ON THE EXTRA MILE.
- ROGER STAUBACH
WEALTH IS HIDDEN FROM THOSE WHO MUST DO IT ALL THEMSELVES. WEALTH EXPOSES ITSELF TO THOSE WHO ARE PATIENT ENOUGH TO TEACH OTHERS.
- CHARLES W. KING
ONE OF THE
BEST WAYS
TO PERSUADE OTHERS IS WITH YOUR EARS--BY LISTENING TO THEM.
- DEAN RUSK
LOOKING BACK, MY LIFE SEEMS LIKE ONE LONG OBSTACLE RACE, WITH ME AS ITS CHIEF OBSTACLE.
- JACK PAAR
WHERESOEVER YOU GO, GO WITH ALL YOUR HEART.
- CONFUCIUS
THINK HIGHLY OF YOURSELF BECAUSE THE WORLD TAKES YOU AT YOUR OWN ESTIMATE.
MAN IS SO MADE THAT WHENEVER ANYTHING FIRES HIS SOUL, IMPOSSIBILITIES VANISH.
BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO CAN GIVE WITHOUT REMEMBERING AND TAKE WITHOUT FORGETTING.
WORRY COMES FROM THE BELIEF YOU ARE POWERLESS.
YOU CAN TELL WHETHER A MAN IS CLEVER BY HIS ANSWERS. YOU CAN TELL WHETHER A MAN IS WISE BY HIS QUESTIONS.
DOWN IN THEIR HEARTS, WISE MEN KNOW THIS TRUTH: THE ONLY WAY TO HELP YOURSELF IS TO HELP OTHERS.
TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE, ONE MUST STUDY; BUT TO ACQUIRE WISDOM, ONE MUST OBSERVE.
- MARILYN VOS SAVANT
I ONCE WAS DISTRAUGHT BECAUSE I HAD NO SHOES, UNTIL I MET A MAN WHO HAD NO FEET.
SOME PEOPLE GRIN AND BEAR IT; OTHERS SMILE AND DO IT.
IT IS A FINE THING TO HAVE ABILITY, BUT THE ABILITY TO DISCOVER ABILITY IN OTHERS IS THE TRUE TEST.
- ELBERT HUBBARD
DILIGENCE IS THE MOTHER OF GOOD LUCK.
WHEN I LET GO OF WHAT I AM, I BECOME WHAT I MIGHT BE.
- LAO TZU
THE FUTURE DEPENDS ON WHAT WE DO IN THE PRESENT.
- MAHATMA GANDHI
ONE OF THE MOST TRAGIC THINGS I KNOW ABOUT HUMAN NATURE IS THAT ALL OF US TEND TO PUT OFF LIVING. WE ARE ALL DREAMING OF SOME MAGICAL ROSE GARDEN OVER THE HORIZON-- INSTEAD OF ENJOYING THE ROSES THAT ARE BLOOMING OUTSIDE OUR WINDOWS TODAY.
- DALE CARNEGIE
THE GREATEST USE OF LIFE IS TO SPEND IT FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL OUTLAST IT.
- WILLIAM JAMES
THE GREATEST SERVANT OF ALL, IS THE SERVANT OF ALL
WHAT LIES BEHIND US AND WHAT LIES BEFORE US ARE TINY MATTERS COMPARED TO WHAT LIES WITHIN US.
- OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
WORK AS THOUGH IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU & PRAY AS THOUGH IT ALL DEPENDS ON GOD.
WHATEVER IS GOING ON IN YOUR MIND IS WHAT YOU ARE ATTRACTING.
THE PAST IS A GUIDE POST, NOT A HITCHING POST.
CONSTANT SELF IMPROVEMENT IS THE YEAST THAT MAKES A PERSON RISE.
SEEK TO BLESS, NOT IMPRESS.
EVERY BREAK THROUGH IS USUALLY PRECEEDED BY A BREAK DOWN.
THAT WHICH YOU RESIST PERSISTS.
IF PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES OR MUSICIANS PRACTICED ONLY TWENTY MINUTES A DAY, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THEIR CAREERS WOULD LAST?
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO START. IT’S ALWAYS TO LATE TO WAIT.
NOBODY STUBS HIS TOE STANDING STILL.
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