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"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." Mahatma Gandhi
It is funny about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the very best you will very often get it. - W. Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British Novelist, Playwright
Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there. - Will Rogers, 1879-1935, American Humorist, Actor
“We become what we think; therefore, what we have in life must correspond exactly to who we are.” - Author Uknown
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. -- E. E. Cummings, 1894-1962, American Poet
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana (1863-1952)
Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. Danish proverb
Don't go around saying the world owes you a living; the world owes you nothing; it was here first. Mark Twain [Samuel Langhornne Clemens] (1835-1910)
Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example. Mark Twain [Samuel Langhornne Clemens] (1835-1910)
If you can't describe what you are doing as a process, you don't know what you're doing. W. Edwards Deming
When all think alike, no one is thinking very much. Walter Lippmann (1889-1974)
When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. Eric Hoffer (1902-1983)
Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. Mark Twain [Samuel Langhornne Clemens] (1835-1910)
The fellow who thinks he knows it all is especially annoying to those of us who do. Harold Coffin
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. Chinese proverb
We know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but by his actions. Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904-1991)
As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)
Of those who say nothing, few are silent. Thomas Neill
I can't understand why people are frightened by new ideas. I'm frightened of old ones. John Cage (1912-1992)
If you want to make enemies, try to change something. Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924)
I haven't failed, I've found 10,000 ways that don't work. Thomas Edison (1847-1931)
A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing. Oscar Wilde
It's kind of fun to do the impossible. Walt Disney
Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein. H. Jackson Brown
No person can be a great leader unless he takes genuine joy in the successes of those under him. W. A. Nance
When in doubt, don't.
Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. John Lennon
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. - Chinese Proverb
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill
And so, my fellow americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man. John F. Kennedy, Inaugural address, January 20, 1961
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. Mark Twain
Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. Mark Twain
Anything that is of value in life only multiplies when it is given. Deepak Chopra
We stand for freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our only commitment to others. John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963)
Happiness depends upon ourselves. Aristotle
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Aristotle
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. Aristotle
Misfortune shows those who are not really friends. Aristotle, Eudemian Ethics
Hope is a waking dream. Aristotle, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies. Aristotle, In Stobaeus, Florilegium
Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes. Confucius
Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. Confucius
He who will not economize will have to agonize. Confucius
It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. Confucius
Respect yourself and others will respect you. Confucius
Study the past if you would define the future. Confucius
What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. Confucius
He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good. Confucius
To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue...[They are] gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness. Confucius
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others. Confucius
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them. Confucius
A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it, is committing another mistake. Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions. Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind. Albert Einstein
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. Albert Einstein
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. Albert Einstein
The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth. The trite subjects of human efforts, possessions, outward success, luxury have always seemed to me contemptible. Albert Einstein
The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one. Albert Einstein
Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value. Albert Einstein
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. Albert Einstein,
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein
Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish. - Albert Einstein
Choose a job you love, and you will never work a day in your life. – Confucius, BC 551-479
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." Mahatma Gandhi
It is funny about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the very best you will very often get it. -W. Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British Novelist, Playwright
Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers, 1879-1935, American Humorist, Actor
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1819-1892, American Poet
What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever. - Henry Van Dyke, 1852--1933, American Protestant Clergyman and Writer
In the final analysis there is no solution to man's progress but the day's honest work, the day's honest decisions, the day's generous utterances and the day's good deed. - Clare Booth Luce, 1903-1987, American Diplomat, Writer
There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning. – Christopher Morley, 1890-1957, American Novelist, Journalist, Poet
"Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for life."
What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say. - Ralph Waldo Emerson , 1803-1882, American Poet, Essayist
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. - Albert Einstein
I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed; and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I can fail and keep on trying. -Tom Hopkins,American Sales Trainer, Speaker, Author,
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them. - Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, American Essayist, Poet, Naturalist
Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul; the blue prints of your ultimate accomplishments. -Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American Speaker, Motivational Writer
Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible -- it cannot be seen or measured; yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could.
- Barbara De Angelis, American Expert on Relationship & Love, Author
When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal. -Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American Speaker, Motivational Writer
Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady. -Thomas H. Huxley, 1825-1895, British Biologist, Educator
In every person who comes near you look for what is good and strong, honor that; try to imitate it, and your faults will drop off like dead leaves when their time comes. - John Ruskin, 1819-1900, British Critic, Social Theorist
Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. -Sir James M. Barrie, 1860-1937, British Playwright
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight-it's the size of the fight in the dog. -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969, Thirty-fourth President of the USA
Some people say they haven't yet found themselves. But the self is not something one finds; it is something one creates. – Thomas Szasz 1920-, American Psychiatrist
If you're proactive, you don't have to wait for circumstances or other people to create perspective expanding experiences. You can consciously create your own. -Stephen R. Covey -American Speaker, Trainer, Author of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it. -William Hazlitt, 1778-1830, British Essayist
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that. -Norman Vincent Peale, 1898-1993, American Christian Reformed Pastor, Speaker, Author
"It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get back up." -Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, American Football Coach
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. -Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American Blind/Deaf Author, Lecturer, Amorist
“The possibility of stepping into a higher plane is quite real for everyone. It requires no force or effort or sacrifice. It involves little more than changing our ideas about what is normal. -Deepak Chopra - East-Indian- American M.D., New Age Author, Lecturer
"It's the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance and sweeps away all obstacles." -Claude M. Bristol {American Author & Trainer}
“I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time." -Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, British Novelist
“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, 1878-1969, American Minister
“The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything. - Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919
“If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you'll achieve the same results. -Anthony Robbins 1960-, American Author, Speaker
“Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody. -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1819-1892, American Poet
“Whatever the price, identify it now. What will you have to go through to get where you want to be? There is a price you can pay to be free of the situation once and for all. It may be a fantastic price or a tiny one -- but there is a price. – Harry Browne, 1933-, American Financial Advisor, Writer
“One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. - Elbert Hubbard, 1859-1915, American Author, Publisher
“Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger the wind the stronger the trees. -Williard Marriott, American Businessman, Founder of Marriott Hotels
“Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you. -Richard Bach -American Author
"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble." -Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American Blind/Deaf Author, Lecturer, Amorist
“Each of us is great insofar as we perceive and act on the infinite possibilities which lie undiscovered and unrecognized about us. - James Harvey Robinson, American Businessman, Chairman of American Express
“Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work, body and soul. -Charles Buxton, 1823-1871, British Author
The people and circumstances around me do not MAKE me what I am, they REVEAL who I am. - Dr. Laura Schlessinger, American Family Therapist
Formal education will make you a living; self education will make you a fortune. - Jim Rohn American Businessman, Author, Speaker, Philosopher
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen. - John Steinbeck, 1902-1968, American Author
At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable. --Christopher Reeve, 1952-, American Actor, Director
A 'No' uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble. -Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian Political, Spiritual Leader
It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts. -Robert H. Schuller, American Minister (Crystal Cathedral), Author, Social Leader
You see things; and you say "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?" - George Bernard Shaw,1856-1950, Irish-born British Dramatist
When you take charge of your life, there is no longer a need to ask permission of other people or society at large. When you ask permission, you give someone veto power over your life. -Geoffrey F. Abert
The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible." -Arthur C. Clarke, British Science Fiction Writer
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. --Sir Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Statesman, Prime Mini |