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You can do no great things -- only small things with great love. Mother Teresa
What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Civility costs nothing and buys everything. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Vision without Action is a daydream. Action without Vision is a nightmare. Japanese Proverb
Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. John Wooden
There are no hopeless situations; There are only men who have grown hopeless about them. Clare Boothe Luce,
Change is not merely necessary to life, it is life. Alvin Toffler
In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes true. John Lilly
You can not create experience. You must undergo it. Albert Camus
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Seven days without a smile makes one weak. Unknown
Someday is not a day of the week. Anonymous
There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something. Henry Ford
Life can only be understood backward but it must be lived forward. Kirkgaard
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how. F. Nietzsche
Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. Albert Einstein
Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life. Burton Hills
The past is but the beginning of a beginning, and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn. H.G. Wells
Real obstacles don't take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze. Barbara Sher
I do not want to die... until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown. Kathe Kollwitz
The greatest storm in the ocean doesn't prevent the regular incoming and outgoing tides. Raymond Charles Barker
I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. Isaac Newton
The human heart is like a ship on a stormy sea driven about by winds blowing from all four corners of heaven. Martin Luther
A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. Chinese proverb
Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life." Joseph Campbell
False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine but leaving us when we cross into the shade. Unknown
Behold the turtle: He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out. James Bryant Conant
I couldn't wait for success, so I went on ahead without it. Jonathan Winters
One that would have the fruit must climb the tree. Thomas Fuller
When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, a hundred. Thomas Jefferson
It is difficult for sorrow to intrude on a busy life. Unknown
To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself. Soren Kierkegaard
Your childen need your presence more than your presents. Jesse Jackson
I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself. Aldous Huxley
I could rush and be on time, but I would rather be a few minutes late and enjoy the ride Unknown
He that is down needs fear no fall. John Bunyan
One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. Andre Gide
Indecision is often worse than wrong action. Gerald R. Ford
To learn how to think with your heart, think with your mind and then compromise the best answer for your soul. Jason Lawrence Shaw
All truth passes through 3 stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. Arthur Schopenhauer
If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living. Gail Sheehy
The Willow knows what the Storm does not: that the power to endure harm outlives the power to inflict it. Unknown
That which does not kill me makes me stronger. Friedrich Nietzsche
We are drowning in information and starved for knowledge. Unknown
To handle yourself, use your head. To hadle others, use your heart. Unknown
The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend. Henri Bergson
When you start using senses you've neglected, your reward is to see the world with completely fresh eyes. Barbara Sher
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. Scott Adams
The only time you don't fail is the last time you try anything and it works. William Strong
We are punished by our sins, not for them. Elbert Hubbard
Never tell people "how" to do things. Tell them "what" to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. General George S. Patton
When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don't see the one that has opened for us. Alexander Graham Bell
My eyes are an ocean in which my dreams are reflected. Anna M. Uhlich
Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an idea is an obstacle. Ken Hakuta
Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest. Mark Twain
We think in generalities, but we live in details. Alfred North Whitehead
Many candles can be kindled from one candle without diminishing it. The Midrash
It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up. Vince Lombardi
Ideas without action are worthless. Harvey Mackay
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. Thich Nhat Hanh
Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us. Sir Thomas Brown
The important thing is never to stop questioning. Albert Einstein
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana
Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe. Sometimes I think we're not. In both cases the thought is equally shocking. Arthur C. Clarke
When I was a child, my mother said to me, "If you become a soldier you'll be a general. If you become a monk you'll end up as the pope." Instead I became a painter and wound up as Picasso. Pablo Picasso
Data is not information, Information is not knowledge, Knowledge is not understanding, Understanding is not wisdom. Cliff Stoll & Gary Schubert
If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one. Mother Teresa
After I'm dead, I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one. Cato the Elder
An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it. Orlando A. Battista
Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel. Horace Walpole


 
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