To feel the right emotions is fully as important as to hold the right ideas, and the great service of religion is the development of the right emotions. ~Author : Geoffrey Parsons Famous Quotes In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry [...]
By mid-November I always like to have an extra 15 pounds on me. ~Author : Andrew Schneider Famous Quotes Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man’s upper chamber, if he has common sense on the ground floor. ~Author : Oliver Wendell Holmes Inspirational Sayings The universe is a big place, perhaps the [...]
# As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness; our bad luck we give the gods credit for. Josh Billings – 1815-1885 American Humorist Lecturer # Don’t confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other. Erma Bombeck – 1927 American Author Humorist # My definition of success [...]
“The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.” – Max Lerner “Spirit … has fifty times the strength and staying power of brawn and muscle.” – Unknown “Continuous effort — not strength or intelligence — is the key to unlocking [...]
We cannot become what we need to be, remaining what we are. Max Depree The most useless are those who never change through the years. Sir James M. Barrie Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. Benjamin Disraeli Success is not to be pursued it is [...]
“Self-acceptance comes from meeting life’s challenges vigorously. Don’t numb yourself to your trials and difficulties, nor build mental walls to exclude pain from your life. You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory.” — J. Donald Walters [...]
# “In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.” Henry David Thoreau # “Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorius triumphs, even though checkered by failure… than to rank with those poor spirits who neither [...]
What you get by achieving your goal is not as important as what you become by achieving your goal. Go as far as you can see, and when you get there you will see farther. An archer cannot hit the bullseye if he doesn’t know where the target is. Shoot for the moon, even if [...]
Life is what happens to you while you’re working for your future. You only live once, but if you work it right, once is enough. I love my past. I love my present. I’m not ashamed of what I’ve had, and I’m not sad because I have it no longer. Love the moment. Flowers grow [...]
Perfection does not exist – you can always do better and you can always grow. Lee Iacocca The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen. Mark Victor Hansen Improve your business, your life, your relationships, your finances and your health. When you do the whole world improves. Submitted By [...]
If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag. ~Author Unknown To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up. ~Oscar Wilde All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own. ~Johann von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther, [...]
The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you. ~John E. Southard I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. ~G.K. Chesterton I would thank you from the bottom of my heart, but for you my [...]
“If you have real internal value, you don’t need a loud, expensive imitation.” — Denis Waitley “Total, unconditional acceptance of yourself is the first step in building a positive self-image.” — Nido Qubein “The most influential person who will talk to you all day is you, so you should be very careful about what you [...]
Leadership is action, not position. ~Donald H. McGannon You can’t lead anyone else further than you have gone yourself. ~Gene Mauch The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it. ~Elaine Agather You don’t have to hold a position in order to [...]
Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. ~Mark Twain Life is the game that must be played. ~Edwin Arlington Robinson You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking [...]