Fear less, hope more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Hate less, love more; And all good things are yours - Swedish Proverb

I ‘ve read that Puccini’s first music teacher said he had no talent for music. Later he composed some of the world’s best-known operas- Hmmm

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote – Benjamin Franklin

The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance – Aesop

The manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured. – Dean Acheson

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow." – Chinese Proverb

We all have ability. The difference is how we use it - Stevie Wonder – If the way you are using it is not working, use it differently!

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity" – Seneca

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are – e. e. cummings

The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself – Benjamin Franklin

We are all, right now, living the life we choose.-Peter McWilliams, Author

When spider webs unite they can tie up a lion. – African Proverb

The minute you start talking about what you're going to do if you lose, you have lost. - George Schultz

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. -Mark Twain

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. Jim Ryun- Habits control our life.Take control of your negative habits.

S. Madwed- Our subconscious has no sense of humor, plays no jokes & can’t tell the difference between reality & an imagined thought/image.

Earvin Magic Johnson: You're the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.

The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it- Goethe – Give your talent and your value

Richard M. DeVos- The only thing that stands between man & what he wants is often the will to try it & faith to believe it’s possible.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes." – Mahatma Gandhi

Paul J. Meyer- Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon-must inevitably come to pass!

Picasso was pulled out of school at 10 because he was doing so poorly and a tutor hired by his father gave up on him– a lesson to learn?

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. – Gen. George Patton

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just. Abraham Lincoln

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I... I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. Robert Frost

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. E. E. Cummings

Change your thoughts and you change your world – Norman Vincent Peale

"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." - Plato

Destiny is no matter of chance-It is a matter of choice-it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved–William J. Bryan

Martin Luther King: Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision. Ayn Rand

Unknown: People know you for what you've done, not for what you plan to do.

William James: He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed.

I have read that Isaac Newton did poorly in grade school. Don't let the past determine the future.

You've got to do your own growing, not matter how tall your grandfather was– Irish Proverb –It is up to each of us.

Success demands singleness of purpose - Vincent Lombardi – Focus, Focus, Focus

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who can't read or write, but those who can't learn, unlearn and relearn - Alvin Toffler

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. Jim Ryun- Habits control our life.Take control of your negative habits.

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. - Mother Teresa

Put silk on a goat, and it’s still a goat – Irish Proverb – Let’s not put masks on our challenges – Instead, let’s solve them!

Except a creature be part coward it is not a compliment to say it is brave. -Mark Twain

I've read that Clarence Darrow became a legend in the courtroom as he lost case after case. Hmmmm how does that happen?

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever – Chinese Proverb

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Henry Ford barely made it through high school. – Hmmm, another lesson to learn?

Earl Nightingale- Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.

"As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live." — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - I do believe this! Do you?

The difference between involvement and commitment is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was involved-the pig was committed -unknown

The wearer best knows where the shoe pinches– Irish Proverb –Let's show each other some grace, we all have challenges and annoyances.

I ‘ve read that Puccini’s first music teacher said he had no talent for music. Later he composed some of the world’s best-known operas- Hmmm

The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated

"It's kind of fun to do the impossible." - Walt Disney

A hound's food is in its legs– Irish Proverb – Let's take massive action toward our goals.

"Always bear in mind, that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing." - Abraham Lincoln

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do - L. da Vinci

The manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured. – Dean Acheson

Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever done in this world by hesitation – Thomas Henry Huxley

There is no luck except where there is discipline– Irish Proverb – let's discipline ourselves to be the person we are meant to be.

We all have ability. The difference is how we use it - Stevie Wonder – If the way you are using it is not working, use it differently!

Interesting- when we are children we know exactly what we want- When we become adults we know what we "don't" want - not what we "do" want

"Do, or do not. There is no 'try'." - Yoda

The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself – Benjamin Franklin

We count our miseries carefully, and accept our blessings without much thought – Chinese Proverb

With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown – Chinese Proverb

When spider webs unite they can tie up a lion. – African Proverb

The minute you start talking about what you're going to do if you lose, you have lost. - George Schultz

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. -Mark Twain

S. Madwed- Our subconscious has no sense of humor, plays no jokes & can’t tell the difference between reality & an imagined thought/image.

Earvin Magic Johnson: You're the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.

The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it- Goethe – Give your talent and your value

Richard M. DeVos- The only thing that stands between man & what he wants is often the will to try it & faith to believe it’s possible.

William Barclay- We will often find compensation if we think more of what life has given us and less about what life has taken away.

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance – Aesop

Brian Tracy- The more you seek security, the less you have. The more you seek opportunity, the more you will achieve the security you seek.

yamai wa ki kara - "sickness is a thing of the spirit" - Japanese Proverb