"All motivation is self-motivation. Your family, your boss, or your co-workers can try to get your engine going, but until you decide what to accomplish, nothing will happen."
-Seth Godin
"Make yourself a blessing to someone. Your kind smile or pat on the back just might pull someone back from the edge."
-Carmelia Elliot
"If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink."
-Romans 12:20
"It doesn't take strength to hold a grudge; it takes strength to let go of one."
-Jesse (John Stamos), Full House
"Somewhere along the line you have to trust someone. You've just got to be clever enough to pick someone who's smart and wholesome and worthy--and then just listen to what they say."
-Dave Joyner
"We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails."
-Unknown
"Shoot for the stars. You may not get the stars--but you may get the moon."
-Carlton Young
"For all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these: 'It might have been.'"
-John Greenleaf Whittier
"Nobody gets to pick their time to die, but living every day to the max is something we all get to do."
-No Time to Cry by Lurlene McDaniel
"A successful life doesn't require that we've done the best, but that we've done our best."
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
"I expect to pass through life but once. If, therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, for I shall not pass this way again."
-William Penn
"If you love the life you live, you will live a life of love."
-Unknown
"You never get a second chance to make a good first impression."
-Unknown
"All children wear the sign: 'I want to be important NOW.' Many of our juvenile delinquency problems arise because nobody reads the sign."
-Dan Pursuit
"An open mind opens doors."
-Unknown
"Above all else, never think you're not good enough."
-Anthony Trollope
"Do what you will, always."
-Dave Matthews Band
"Think happy thoughts and you can fly."
-Peter Pan
"Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary: impossible."
-Unknown
"I will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path, and I will leave a trail."
-Muriel Strade
"At the close of life the question will be not how much have you got, but how much have you given; not how much have you won, but how much have you done; not how much have you saved, but how much have you sacrificed; how much have you loved and served, not how much were you honored."
-Nathan C. Schaeffer
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
-Robert F. Kennedy
"I would rather make my name than inherit it."
-W.M. Thackeray
"I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know who his grandson will be."
-Abraham Lincoln
"You have to dance like no one is watching, and love like it's never gonna hurt."
-Unknown
"Do not miss the purpose of this life, and do not wait for circumstance to mold or change you fate."
-Ella Wheeler Wilcox
"Your day will go the way the corners of your mouth turn."
-Unknown
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."
-Henry David Thoreau
"A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do!"
-Walter Bagehot
"You can sit around and wait for the good things to happen to you, or you can go out and make them happen."
-Unknown
"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."
-Taylor Benson
"Failure is not the worst thing in the world. The very worst thing is not to try."
-Unknown
"Failure is the path of least persistence."
-Unknown
"Patience is counting down without blasting off."
-Unknown
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."
-Will Rogers
"We must conquer war or war will conquer us."
-Ely Culbertson
"It's better to be known by six people for something you're proud of than to be known by sixty million for something you're not."
-Albert Brooks
"Recovering from failure is often easier than building from success."
-Michael Eisner
"The life you have led doesn't need to be the only life you have."
-Carol Clurman
"Live your life so that if someone says 'Be yourself' it's good advice."
-Robert Orben
"There are no speed limits on the road to excellence."
-David Johnson
"We are made to persist. That's how we find out who we are."
-Tobias Wolff
"Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling, enduring, and accomplishing."
-George Sheehan
"Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot."
-Clarence Thomas
"There is no shortage of good days. It is good lives that are hard to come by."
-Annie Dillard
"Sometimes you have to put your foot down to get a leg up."
-Dave Weinbaum
"The virtue of achievement is victory over oneself. Those who know this can never know defeat."
-A.J. Cronin
"Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows."
-Michael Landon
"We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life."
-William Osler
"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try."
-Unknown
"It may be that those who do most, dream most."
-Stephen Leacock
"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat him as he could be, and he will become what he should be."
-Jimmy Johnson
"The world is blessed most by men who do things, not by those who merely talk about them."
-James Oliver
"I find the great thing in this world is, not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving."
-Goethe
"The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up."
-J.M. Power
"It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it."
-W. Somerset Maugham
"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting."
-William Arthur Ward
"Go the extra mile. It's never crowded."
-Executive Speechwriter Newsletter
"When a man's willing and eager, the gods join in."
-Aeschylus
"Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced."
-James Baldwin
"Every problem is just an opportunity waiting to be made use of."
-Unknown
-Seth Godin
"Make yourself a blessing to someone. Your kind smile or pat on the back just might pull someone back from the edge."
-Carmelia Elliot
"If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink."
-Romans 12:20
"It doesn't take strength to hold a grudge; it takes strength to let go of one."
-Jesse (John Stamos), Full House
"Somewhere along the line you have to trust someone. You've just got to be clever enough to pick someone who's smart and wholesome and worthy--and then just listen to what they say."
-Dave Joyner
"We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails."
-Unknown
"Shoot for the stars. You may not get the stars--but you may get the moon."
-Carlton Young
"For all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these: 'It might have been.'"
-John Greenleaf Whittier
"Nobody gets to pick their time to die, but living every day to the max is something we all get to do."
-No Time to Cry by Lurlene McDaniel
"A successful life doesn't require that we've done the best, but that we've done our best."
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
"I expect to pass through life but once. If, therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, for I shall not pass this way again."
-William Penn
"If you love the life you live, you will live a life of love."
-Unknown
"You never get a second chance to make a good first impression."
-Unknown
"All children wear the sign: 'I want to be important NOW.' Many of our juvenile delinquency problems arise because nobody reads the sign."
-Dan Pursuit
"An open mind opens doors."
-Unknown
"Above all else, never think you're not good enough."
-Anthony Trollope
"Do what you will, always."
-Dave Matthews Band
"Think happy thoughts and you can fly."
-Peter Pan
"Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary: impossible."
-Unknown
"I will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path, and I will leave a trail."
-Muriel Strade
"At the close of life the question will be not how much have you got, but how much have you given; not how much have you won, but how much have you done; not how much have you saved, but how much have you sacrificed; how much have you loved and served, not how much were you honored."
-Nathan C. Schaeffer
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
-Robert F. Kennedy
"I would rather make my name than inherit it."
-W.M. Thackeray
"I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know who his grandson will be."
-Abraham Lincoln
"You have to dance like no one is watching, and love like it's never gonna hurt."
-Unknown
"Do not miss the purpose of this life, and do not wait for circumstance to mold or change you fate."
-Ella Wheeler Wilcox
"Your day will go the way the corners of your mouth turn."
-Unknown
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."
-Henry David Thoreau
"A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do!"
-Walter Bagehot
"You can sit around and wait for the good things to happen to you, or you can go out and make them happen."
-Unknown
"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."
-Taylor Benson
"Failure is not the worst thing in the world. The very worst thing is not to try."
-Unknown
"Failure is the path of least persistence."
-Unknown
"Patience is counting down without blasting off."
-Unknown
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."
-Will Rogers
"We must conquer war or war will conquer us."
-Ely Culbertson
"It's better to be known by six people for something you're proud of than to be known by sixty million for something you're not."
-Albert Brooks
"Recovering from failure is often easier than building from success."
-Michael Eisner
"The life you have led doesn't need to be the only life you have."
-Carol Clurman
"Live your life so that if someone says 'Be yourself' it's good advice."
-Robert Orben
"There are no speed limits on the road to excellence."
-David Johnson
"We are made to persist. That's how we find out who we are."
-Tobias Wolff
"Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling, enduring, and accomplishing."
-George Sheehan
"Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot."
-Clarence Thomas
"There is no shortage of good days. It is good lives that are hard to come by."
-Annie Dillard
"Sometimes you have to put your foot down to get a leg up."
-Dave Weinbaum
"The virtue of achievement is victory over oneself. Those who know this can never know defeat."
-A.J. Cronin
"Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows."
-Michael Landon
"We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life."
-William Osler
"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try."
-Unknown
"It may be that those who do most, dream most."
-Stephen Leacock
"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat him as he could be, and he will become what he should be."
-Jimmy Johnson
"The world is blessed most by men who do things, not by those who merely talk about them."
-James Oliver
"I find the great thing in this world is, not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving."
-Goethe
"The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up."
-J.M. Power
"It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it."
-W. Somerset Maugham
"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting."
-William Arthur Ward
"Go the extra mile. It's never crowded."
-Executive Speechwriter Newsletter
"When a man's willing and eager, the gods join in."
-Aeschylus
"Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced."
-James Baldwin
"Every problem is just an opportunity waiting to be made use of."
-Unknown
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