Timid & Bold
The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity; in a girl boldness.
-Victor Hugo, poet, novelist and dramatist (26 Feb 1802-1885)
What you do best
"It's simply a matter of doing what you do best and not worrying about what the other fellow is going to do."
~ John R. Amos
Just alter....
There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them.
– Phyllis Battome
What we do with..
"There are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; its what we do with them that's important." ~ Ruth Ross
Just ignore...
Pay no attention to what the critics say; no statue has ever been erected to a critic.
– Jean Sibelius
Meant to rouse
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
– William Ellery Channing
What you do best,,,
"It's simply a matter of doing what you do best and not worrying about what the other fellow is going to do."
~ John R. Amos
Fight (y)our own
It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.
-Ansel Adams, photographer (1902-1984)
Goals - Concentrate energies
Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives. One of the best ways we can get the most from the energy we have is to focus it. That is what goals can do for us; concentrate our energy.
-Denis Waitley
Successful because...
"Successful people are successful because they form the habits of doing those things that failures don't like to do."
~ Albert Gray
Writes best....
As against having beautiful workshops, studios, etc., one writes best in a cellar on a rainy day.
-Van Wyck Brooks, writer, critic (1886-1963)
Takes on meaning
"Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner."
-Les Brown
Commitment & answers
You need to make a commitment, and once you make it, then life will give you some answers.
-Les Brown
Projection of Mind
If your Mind is Not Projected into your Hands, Even 10,000 Techniques will be Useless.
Without a....
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life. - Buddha
Responsive to change
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.
-Charles Darwin, naturalist and author (12 Feb 1809-1882)
Still savages
Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.
-Thomas Edison, inventor (11 Feb 1847-1931)
Impossibilities vanish
Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
- Jean de La Fontaine
- Jean de La Fontaine
I wish enough
I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more..
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.
I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting…
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good- bye.
- From Paulo Coelho Blog
Level of ability
No matter what the level of your ability, you have more potential than you can ever develop in a lifetime.
-James T. Mccay
Together....
Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.
– Henry Ford
Raise your sights
Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities...always see them, for they're always there.
-Norman Vincent Peale
Relationships are...
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. - Buddha
Well of strengths
Few people during their lifetime come anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used.
-Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957)
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