In the middle of difficulty lies
opportunity.
Albert Einstein , PhD (Genius, Physicist, 1879-1955)
I think education is power. I think that
being able to communicate with people
is power. One of my main goals on the
planet is to encourage people to
empower themselves.
- Oprah Winfrey (Business woman, 1954-)
Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll
never have the possibility of being great.
- Cher (Singer, actress, producer, 1946-)
Whether you think you can, or think you
can't, you're probably right.
- Henry Ford (Founder, Ford Motor Co. 1863-1947)
Nothing in this world can take the place
of persistence.
Talent will not; nothing is more common
than unsuccessful people 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.
The slogan "press on" has solved and
always will solve the problems of the
human race.
- Calvin Coolidge (30th US president, 1872-1933)
The only thing that I have done that is
not mitigated by luck, diminished by
good fortune, is that I persisted, and
other people gave up.
- Harrison Ford (actor 1942-)
Many of life's failures are people who
did not realize how close they were to
success when they gave up.
- Thomas Edison (Inventor, 1847-1931)
Keep away from people who try to
belittle your dreams. Small people
always do that, but the really great ones
make you feel that you, too, can become
great.
- Mark Twain (Writer, lecturer, 1935-1910)
When people hurt you over and over,
think of them like sandpaper. They may
scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the
end, you end up polished and they end
up useless.
- Chris Colfer (Actor, singer, 1990-)
Integrity is not a conditional word. It
doesn't blow in the wind or change with
the weather. It is your inner image of
yourself, and if you look in there and see
a man who won't cheat, then you know
he never will.
- John D. MacDonald (Novelist, 1916-1986)
I am afraid we must make the world
honest before we can honestly say to our
children that honesty is the best policy.
- George Bernard Shaw (Playright, 1856-1950)
There are seven things that will destroy
us:
Wealth without work;
Pleasure without conscience;
Knowledge without character;
Religion without sacrifice;
Politics without principle;
Science without humanity;
Business without ethics.
- Gandhi (1869-1948)
As a leader, you have to not only do the
right thing, but be perceived to be doing
the right thing.
A consequence of seeking a leadership
position is being put under intense
public scrutiny, being held to high
standards, and enhancing a reputation
that is constantly under threat.
— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Andrew Ward (Firing Back)
In looking for people to hire, you look
for three qualities: integrity, intelligence,
and energy. And if they don't have the
first, the other two will kill you.
- Warren Buffett (Businessman, 1930-)
Surround yourself with only people who
are going to lift you higher.
- Oprah Winfrey (Business woman, 1954)
Power perceived is power achieved
- Principal Claude Rolle ( "The Substitute" 1996)
When I was 5 years old,
my mother always told
me that happiness was
the key to life.
When I went to school,
they asked me what I
wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote
down "happy."
They told me I didn’t understand the
assignment, and I told them they didn’t
understand life.
- John Lennon (Singer, songwriter, 1940-1980)
Live so that when your children think of
fairness, caring, and integrity, they think
of you.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr (American author, 1940-)
Luck is a matter of preparation meeting
opportunity.
- Oprah Winfrey (Business woman, 1954)
The simple act of paying attention can
take you a long way.
- Keanu Reeves (Actor, 1964-)
Winners lose more than losers. They win
and lose more than losers, because they
stay in the game.
- Terry Paulson (Psychologist)
I've missed more than
9,000 shots in my career.
I've lost almost 300
games. Twenty six times
I've been trusted to take
the game winning shot
and missed.
I've failed over and over and over again
in my life. And that is why I succeed.
- Michael Jordan (Athlete, 1963-)
It is better to play than do nothing.
- Confucius (Philosopher, 551 BC-479 BC)
It ain't over till it's over.
- Yogi Berra (New York Yankees, 1925-)
It's a sad day when you find out that it's
not accident or fortune but just yourself
that kept things from you.
- Lillian Hellman (Playwright, writer, 1905-1984)
A man is not finished when he is
defeated. He is finished when he quits.
- Richard Nixon (37th US President 1913-1994)
You learn you can do your best even
when it's hard, even when you're tired
and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels
good to show some courage.
- Joe Namath (Athlete, 1943-)
A slip of the foot you may soon recover,
but a slip of the tongue you may never
get over.
- Benjamin Franklin (Founding father, America's first
millionaire, 1706-1790)
Never ruin an apology with an excuse.
- Benjamin Franklin (Founding father, America's first
millionaire, 1706-1790)
When your work speaks for itself, don’t
interrupt.
- Henry J. Kaiser (Industrialist, 1882-1967)
A man cannot be too careful in the
choice of his enemies.
- Oscar Wilde (Writer, 1854-1900)
A false friend and a shadow attend only
while the sun shines.
- Benjamin Franklin (Founding father, America's first
millionaire, 1706-1790)
People are always blaming their
circumstances for what they are. I don't
believe in circumstances.
The people who get on in this world are
the people who get up and look for
circumstances they want, and, if they
can't find them, make them.
- George Bernard Shaw (Playwright, critic, 1856-1950)
Change can come in either of two
important ways:
Start behaving positively or stop
behaving negatively.
- Dr. Phil (TV host, 1950-)
Most folks are about as happy as they
make up their minds to be.
- Abraham Lincoln (16th US president, 1809-1865)
You are responsible for your life. You
can't keep blaming somebody else for
your dysfunction. Life is really about
moving on.
- Oprah Winfrey (Business woman, 1954)
The secret of health for both mind and
body is not to mourn for the past, not to
worry about the future, or not to
anticipate troubles, but to live in the
present moment wisely and earnestly.
- Buddha (Founder of Buddhism, circa 563 BCE-483
BCE)
A prophet is without honor in his own
community.
- The Bible
Matt 13:57. “Then Jesus told them, ‘A prophet is
honored everywhere except in his own hometown and
among his own family.’ "
The other night I ate at a real nice family
restaurant. Every table had an argument
going.
- George Carlin (Comedian 1937-2008)
The first half of our lives is ruined by
our parents and the second half by our
children.
- Clarence Darrow (Attorney, 1857-1938)
The reason grandparents and
grandchildren get along so well is that
they have a common enemy.
- Sam Levenson (Writer, teacher 1911-1980)
The old believe everything, the middle-
aged suspect everything, the young know
everything.
- Oscar Wilde (Writer, 1854-1900)
We all grow up with the weight of
history on us. Our ancestors dwell in the
attics of our brains as they do in the
spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in
every cell of our bodies.
- Shirley Abbott (Writer, 1934-)
A window of opportunity won't open
itself.
- Dave Weinbaum (Online philosopher)
Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff.
Most fails. Some works. You do more of
what works. If it works big, others
quickly copy it. Then you do something
else. The trick is the doing something
else.
- Leonardo da Vinci (Artist, 1452-1519)
The man who leaves money to charity in
his will is only giving away what no
longer belongs to him.
Voltaire (Writer, philosopher, 1694-1778)
You can't accomplish anything
worthwhile if you inhibit yourself. If life
teaches you nothing else, know this for
sure:
When you get the chance, go for it.
- Oprah Winfrey (Business woman, 1954)
Imagination rules the world.
- Napoleon Bonaparte (Emperor, 1769-1821)
The man who has no imagination has no
wings.
- Muhammad Ali (Boxer 1942-)
If you owe the bank $100 that's your
problem. If you owe the bank $100
million, that's the bank's problem.
- J. Paul Getty (Industrialist, 1892-1976
Don't be afraid your life will end. Be
afraid that it will never begin.
- Grace Hansen
Thirteen roadways lead
through life
To thirteen doors of death,
Homeward from foolish fears and strife
We float on failing breath.
- Tao (Chinese Philosophy, 6th century, B.C.)
A wedding is just like a funeral except
that you get to smell your own flowers.
- Grace Hansen
The most beautiful people I've known are
those who have known trials, have
known struggles, have known loss, and
have found their way out of the depths.
- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (Psychiatrist, 1926-2004)
Grief does not change you... It reveals
you.
- John Green (Author)
As a well spent day brings happy sleep,
so life well used brings happy death.
- Leonardo da Vinci (Artist, 1452-1519)
I would like to be remembered as a man
who had a wonderful time living life, a
man who had good friends, fine family
— and I don't think I could ask for
anything more than that, actually.
- Frank Sinatra (Singer, 1915-1998)
The children have been a wonderful gift
to me, and I'm thankful to have once
again seen our world through their eyes.
They restore my faith in the family's
future.
- Jacqueline Kennedy (First Lady, 1929-1994)
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.
- Thoreau (Philosopher, 1817-1862)
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What
separates the talented individual from
the successful one is a lot of hard work.
- Stephen King (Novelist, screenwriter, film director,
1947-)
If you need something done ask as busy
man, no one else will have time to do it.
- Unknown
The biggest thing separating people from
their artistic ambitions is not a lack of
talent. It's the lack of a DEADLINE.
- Chris Baty (Writer)
His talent was as
natural as the pattern
that was made by the
dust on a butterfly's
wings. At one time he
understood it no more than the butterfly
did and he did not know when it was
brushed or marred.
Later he became conscious of his
damaged wings and of their construction
and he learned to think and could not fly
any more because the love of flight was
gone and he could only remember when
it had been effortless.
- Ernest Hemingway (Writer, 1899-1961)
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
- Leonardo da Vinci (Artist, 1452-1519)
That old law about "an eye for an eye"
leaves everybody blind. The time is
always right to do the right thing.
- Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (Activist, 1929-1968)
Don’t ever wrestle with a pig. You’ll both
get dirty, but the pig will enjoy it.
- Cale Yarborough (NASCAR driver, 1939)
Be who you are and say what you feel,
because those who mind don’t matter
and those who matter don’t mind.
- Dr. Seuss (P
Your intellect may be confused, but your
emotions will never lie to you.
- Roger Ebert (Film critic, historian, journalist)
If you think in terms of a year, plant a
seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees;
if in terms of 100 years, teach the
people.
- Confucius (Philosopher, 551 BC-479 BC)
The way I see it, if you want the
rainbow, you've got to put up with the
rain.
- Dolly Parton (Singer, actor, 1946-)
I dwell in possibility.
- Emily Dickenson (Poet, 1830-1886)
Big shots are only little shots who keep
shooting.
- Christopher Morley (Journalist, 1890-1957)
A stranger stabs you in the front; a
friend stabs you in the back; a boyfriend
stabs you in the heart, but best friends
only poke each other with straws.
- Unknown
If you come to a fork in the road, take it.
- Yogi Berra (New York Yankees, 1925-)
I hear and I forget. I see and I
remember. I do and I understand.
- Confucius (Philosopher, 551 BC-479 BC)
The safest way to double your money is
to fold it over once and put it in your
pocket.
- Kin Hubbard (Humorist, 1868-1930)
If you would not be forgotten as soon as
you are dead and rotten, either write
something worth reading or do things
worth the writing.
- Benjamin Franklin (Founding father, America's first
millionaire, 1706-1790)
Girl & The Rattlesnake
A young girl walking along a mountain path to her
grandmother's house heard a rustle at her feet. Looking
down, she saw a snake, but before she could react, the
snake spoke to her.
"I am about to die," he said. "It's too cold for me up
here, and I am freezing. There is no food in these
mountains, and I am starving. Please put me under your
coat and take me with you."
"No," the girl replied. "I know your kind. You are a
rattlesnake. And if I pick you up, you will bite me and
your bite is poisonous."
"No, no," the snake said. "If you help me, you will be my
best friend. I will treat YOU differently."
The young girl sat down on a rock for a moment to rest
and think things over. She looked at the beautiful
markings on the snake and she had to admit he was the
most beautiful snake she had ever seen.
Suddenly, she said, "I believe you. I will save you. All
living things deserve to be treated with kindness."
She then reached over, put the snake gently under her
coat and continued toward her grandmother's house.
Within a moment, she felt a sharp pain in her side. The
snake had bitten her!
"How could you do this to me?" she cried. "You
promised that you would not bite me, and I trusted you!"
"You knew what I was when you picked me up," he
hissed as he slithered away
- Ann Landers' column (with minor edits)
- Rattle Snake photo: G BALLARD
I can't change the direction of the wind,
but I can adjust my sails to always reach
my destination.
- Jimmy Dean (Singer, 1928-2010)
Meeting you was fate, becoming your
friend was a choice, but falling in love
with you was beyond my control.
- Unknown
Nobody is worth your tears, and the one
who is won't make you cry.
- Unknown
Change does not roll in on the wheels of
inevitability, but comes through
continuous struggle.
And so we must straighten our backs... A
man can't ride you unless your back is
bent.
- Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (Activist, 1929-1968)
“Fear knocked at the door, Faith
answered and nobody was there.”
- Unknown
There's a Genius in all of us.
Albert Einstein (Genius 1879-1955)
TRADITIONAL Native American Indian Quotations
The song that I will
sing is an old song, so
old that none knows
who made it. It has
been handed down
through generations
and was taught to me
when I was but a little
lad. It is now my own song. It belongs to
me. This is a holy song (medicine song),
and great is its power. The song tells
how, as I sing, I go through the air to a
holy place where Yusun (The Supreme
Being) will give me power to do
wonderful things. I am surrounded by
little clouds, and as I go through the air I
change, becoming spirit only.
- Geronimo, Apache warrior/leader (1829-1909)
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