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Miscellaneous Quotes
Doubt sees the obstacles; faith sees the way. Doubt sees the darkest night;
faith sees the day. Doubt dreads to take a step; faith soars on high. Doubt
questions 'who believes?'; faith answers, 'I.'' -- Source Unknown
The greatest inspiration is often born of desperation. -- Comer Cottrell
Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words; they become
your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your
habits; they become your character. Watch your character for it will become
your destiny. -- Source Unknown
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we
fail. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
The worst bankrupt in the world is the person who has lost his enthusiasm.
-- H. W. Arnold
One does not discover new continents without consenting to lose sight of the
shore for a very long time. -- Andre Gide
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and
he's not the same man.-- Heraclitus
Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity. -- Oprah Winfrey
If you’re going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you
might as well laugh about it now. -- Marie Osmond
The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that
endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that
occur. -- Vince Lombardi
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher
demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. -- William Arthur Ward
What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail? -- Dr. Robert
Schuller
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try. --
Beverly Sills
People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the
self is not something one finds, it is something one creates. -- Thomas
Szasz
Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin
where he was. -- Richard L. Evans
You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because
thorns have roses. -- ZIGGY
Your mind is like a parachute, it works best when it's opened. -- Source
Unknown
Many candles can be kindled from one candle without diminishing it. -- The
Midrash
Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood.... Make big
plans... aim high in hope and work.-- Daniel H. Burnham
If you can DREAM it, you can DO it. -- Walt Disney
The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems
are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology or the
president. You realize that you control your own destiny. -- Albert Ellis
Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of
water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost
unnoticed. -- Buddha
Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to
have them. -- John Updike
Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never
were and ask why not. -- George Bernard Shaw
When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best
-- that is inspiration. -- Robert Bresson
He who knows others is wise, He who knows himself is enlightened. Tao Te
Ching
Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to
God.-- Leo Buscaglia
Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today. -- James Dean
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun
is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if
there is a light from within. -- Elizabeth Kübler-Ross
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even
touched. They must be felt with the heart. -- Helen Keller
Daring ideas are like chess men moved forward. They may be beaten, but they
may start a winning game. -- Goethe
Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality. -- Abraham Lincoln
Living with integrity means: Not settling for less than what you know you
deserve in your relationships. Asking for what you want and need from
others. Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or
tension. Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values.
Making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe. --
Barbara De Angelis
Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty.
Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win
unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself. -- Richard M. Nixon
The greatness comes not when things go always good for you. But the
greatness comes when you're really tested, when you take some knocks, some
disappointments, when sadness comes. Because only if you've been in the
deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest
mountain. -- Richard M. Nixon
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. -- Les
Brown
Life can be found only in the present moment. The past is gone, the future
is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present
moment, we cannot be in touch with life. -- Thich Nhat Hanh
Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks
outside, dreams. Who looks inside awakens. -- Carl Gustav Jung
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, And that
has made all the difference. -- Robert Frost
I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what
they think. -- Rumi
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