If we do not rise to the challenge of our unique capacity to shape our lives, to seek the kinds of growth that we find individually fulfilling, then we can have no security: we will live in a world of sham, in which our selves are determined by the will of others, in which we will be constantly buffeted and increasingly isolated by the changes round us. -- Nena O'Neil
Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us. -- Thomas L. Holdcroft
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. -- Buddha
Expecting life to treat you well because you are a good person is like expecting an angry bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian.-- Shari R. Barr
Attack life, it's going to kill you anyway. -- Steven Coallier
On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him. -- Buddha
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyways. -- Anonymous
"It's easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles, and they can become your blessings."
"Some of us have emerged from the most painful circumstances with strong insights about who we are and what we want. Our mistakes? Necessary. Our frustrations, failures, and sometimes stumbling attempts at growth and progress? Necessary too. Each step of the way, we learned. We went through exactly the experiences we need to, to become who we are today. Each step of the way, we progressed. Is our past a mistake? No. The only mistake we can make is mistaking that for the truth."
Courage is rarely reckless or foolish . . . courage usually involves a highly realistic estimate of the odds that must be faced. --Margaret Truman
You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience where you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you cannot do. --Eleanor Roosevelt
She lacks confidence, she craves admiration insatiably. She lives on the reflections of herself in the eyes of others She does not care to be herself. --Anais Nin
Confidence, like art, never comes from having all the answers; it comes from being open to all the questions --Earl Gray Stevens
Unity without verity is no better than conspiracy --John Trapp
Unity to be real must stand the severest strain without breaking. --Mahatma Gandhi
I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings My wisdom flows from the Highest Source. I salute that Source in you. Let us work together for unity and love. --Mahatma Gandhi
“Excuses are monuments of nothingness. They build bridges to nowhere. Those who use these tools of incompetence, seldom become anything but nothing at all."
Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it Autograph your work with excellence. --Unknown
For one human being to love another: that is perhaps the most difficult of our tasks; the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation. --Rainer Maria Rilke
My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition. --Indira Gandhi
If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z, X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut. --Albert Einstein
To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy --Bette Davis
Accomplishment and success are often the result of commitment and perseverance rather than skill or talent --George Van Valkenburg
"Quotes of others, unless internalized, rationalized and applied have no influence...in the end they merely become words." -- Paul Motley
Real, constructive mental power lies in the creative thought that shapes your destiny, and your hour-by-hour mental conduct produces power for change in your life. Develop a train of thought on which to ride. The nobility of your life as well as your happiness depends upon the direction in which that train of thought is going.
Destiny...is not a 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 Jennings Bryan
