A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. ~ George Bernard Shaw

Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude. ~ William James

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ~ Nelson Mandela

"It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret." Jackie Joyner Kersee, Trak star and olympic gold medalist

If you can somehow think and dream of success in small steps, every time you make a step, every time you accomplish a small goal, it gives you confidence to go on from there. John H. Johnson, Publisher

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. ~ Robert Collier

The purpose of life is a life of purpose. ~ Robert Byrne

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. ~ Helen Keller

Never fear shadows.... that always means there is a light shining somewhere. ~ Jonathan Santos

Never fear shadows.... that always means there is a light shining somewhere. ~ Jonathan Santos

"Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in." by Napoleon Bonaparte

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired ~ Mortimer Caplan

The way to succeed is never quit. That's it. But really be humble about it. Alex Haley

I knew that whatever I set my mind to do. I could do.- Wilma Rudolph, Track star and Olympic gold medalist

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Little deeds of kindness, little words of love, help to make earth happy, like heaven above. ~ Julia Fletcher Carney

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life. ~ William Morris

"It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret." Jackie Joyner Kersee, Trak star and olympic gold medalist

If you can somehow think and dream of success in small steps, every time you make a step, every time you accomplish a small goal, it gives you confidence to go on from there. John H. Johnson

Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas but the courage that one has to bet on his ideas, to take a calculated risk--and act. ~Maxwell Maltz

"Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure." By George Woodberry

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. ~ Aldous Huxley

"In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich." By Henry Ward Beecher

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"According to the laws of aerodynamics, the bumblebee can't fly either, but the bumblebee doesn't know anything about the laws of aerodynamics, so it goes ahead and flies anyway." By Igor Sikorsky

Money is like manure. If you spread it around, it does a lot of good, but if you pile it up in one place, it stinks like hell," Clint W. Murchison

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less. ~ Rick Warren

I do not exist to impress the world. I exist to live my life in a way that will make me happy. ~Richard Bach

Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. ~ Robert Heinlein

Sometimes removing some people out of your life makes room for better people

The Grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. ~ Allan K. Chalmer

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you've had everything to do, and you've done it. ~ Margaret Thatcher

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never have enough." Oprah Winfrey

Many people love in themselves what they hate in others. ~ E. F. Schumacher

No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence, but by your own consent. ~ William Ellery Channing

This is my life. It is my one time to be me. I want to experience every good thing." Maya Angelou

Procrastination is, hands down, our favorite form of self-sabotage. ~ Alyce P. Cornyn-Selby

The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. ~ Samuel Johnson

"Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it’ll spend its whole life believing that it is stupid.” – Albert Einstein

Believing In Yourself Is The First Secret To Success

One important key to succsss is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. Arthur Ashe

Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~ Swedish Proverb

The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated. ~ William James

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability. Harry F. Banks

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ~ Confucius

"I will! I am! I can! I will actualize my dream. I will press ahead. I will settle down and see it through. I will solve the problems. I will pay the price. I will never walk away from my dream until I see my dream walk away: Alert! Alive! Achieved!" By Robert H Schuller

"It is a dangerous thing to ask why someone else has been given more. It is humbling and indeed healthy to ask why you have been given so much." Condoleezz Rice

People don't always need advice. Sometimes all they need is a hand to hold, ear to listen & a heart to understand.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ~ Confucius

Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong. ~ Ella Fitzgerald

Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong. ~ Ella Fitzgerald

The tragedy in life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tradedy lies in having no goal to reach. Benjamin Mays,

The principal mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers. ~ Arthur Koestler

Take advantage of every opportunity; where there is none, make it for yourself. Marcus Garvey

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never have enough. Oprah Winfrey

Never be afraid to sit a while and think. Lorraine Hansberry

The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success. ~ Bruce Feirstein

As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it. ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Your life will be no better than the plans you make and the action you take. You are the architect and builder of your own life, fortune, destiny. ~ Alfred A. Montapert

When you know that you don't know, you've got to read." Solomon Carter Fuller

One important key to succsss is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. Arthur Ashe

Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. ~ Paul Boese

Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion. -Muhammad Ali

Don't blame the hand you were given blame the way you played it.

Decide to be your best. In the long run the world is going to want and have the best and that might as well be you."Booker T. Washington, Educator

"Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it, and you'll start believing in it."Jesse Owens

If you get up one more time than you fall you will make it through ~ Chinese Proverb

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. By Oscar Wilde

"It is a dangerous thing to ask why someone else has been given more. It is humbling and indeed healthy to ask why you have been given so much." Condoleezz Rice, Secratarty of State

You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. By Christopher Columbus

May this Valentine's Day be filled with love, understanding, and contentment as you journey through life with those you hold dear ~ Darly Henerson

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. Nelson Mandela

May you have the hindsight to know where you've been The foresight to know where you are going And the insight to know when you have gone too far. ~ Irish Blessing

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving. ~ Dale Carnegie

When you want something in life, you have to focus." Roslyn McMillan,

"The world itself is a great teacher, a constant guide and inspiration. That is the reason why man is surrounded and sustained by the world." By Sathya Baba

"The world itself is a great teacher, a constant guide and inspiration. That is the reason why man is surrounded and sustained by the world." By Sathya Baba

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain -- and most fools do. By Dale Carnegie

"Everything around us is made up of energy. To attract positive things in your life, start by giving off positive energy." By Author unknown

"... it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential."Barack Obama

Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant. ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid. ~ Francis Bacon

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. By Martin Luther King Jr.

Adjustment with right people is always better than Argument with the wrong people. A meaningful silence is always better than meaningless words..

You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possibly be - in baseball and in life. by Pete Rose

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."Muhammad Ali

Keep high aspirations, moderate expectations, and small needs ~ William Howard Stein

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. ~ Helen Keller

One important key to succsss is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. Arthur Ashe

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. Micheal Jordan

Love yourself, appreciate yourself, see the good in you... and respect yourself.-Betty Shabazz

Hard work gives life meaning. Everyone needs to work hard at something to feel good about themselves. Every job can be done well and every day has its satisfactions. Osceola McCarty

Don't Limit Your Challenges, Challenge Your Limits

It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret. Jackie Joyner Kersee

If you can somehow think and dream of success in small steps, every time you make a step, every time you accomplish a small goal, it gives you confidence to go on from there. John H. Johnson

Real leaders are ordinary people with extraordinary determination. ~ Unknown

Don't Allow People To Bring You Down. If people are trying to bring you down. It only means that you are above them.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you. ~ William Arthur

...the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others." Martin Luther King Jr

The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn; the bird waits in the egg; and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities. ~ James Allen

Never hate those people who are jealous of you but respect their jealousy because they are the ones who think that you are better than them.

"You've got to love yourself enough not only so that others will be able to love you, but that you'll be able to love others." Cornell West, Philosopher and educator

"This is my life. It is my one time to be me. I want to experience every good thing." Maya Angelou, Writer and entertainer

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough. ~ Frank Crane