People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and they pass themselves by without wondering.
~ St. Augustine ~ (354-430, Numidian-born Bishop of Hippo, Theologian)

Wonder is the basis of worship.
~ Thomas Carlyle ~

One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.
~ Mahatma Gandhi ~ 1869-1948, Indian Political, Spiritual Leader)

With the power of conviction, there is no sacrifice.
~ Pat Benatar ~

Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you reach your destiny.
~ Carl Schurz ~ (1829-1906, German-born American Senator)

The attainment of an ideal is often the beginning of a disillusion.
~ Stanley Baldwin ~

All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be the blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.
~ J.R.R. Tolkien ~ (Author of Lord of the Rings)

Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.
~ Brian Tracy ~ (American Trainer, Speaker, Author, Businessman)

God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart.
~Izaak Walton ~

You will have many opportunities in life to keep your mouth shut: You should take advantage of every one of them.
~ Thomas Edison ~ (1847-1931, American Inventor, Entrepreneur, Founder of GE)

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
~ Dale Carnegie ~ (1888-1955, American Author, Trainer)

There are two types of people. Those we who come into a room and say, "Well, here I am!" and those who come in and say, "Ah, there you are."
~ Frederick L. Collins ~

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.
~ Charles Dickens ~ (1812-1870, British Novelist)

It is better to wear out than to rust out.
~ Richard Cumberland ~ (1631-1718, British Philosopher, Theologian)

I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.
~ Thomas A. Edison ~

Work is victory.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~

Labor disgraces no man, but occasionally men disgrace labor.
~ Ulysses S. Grant ~

When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
~ Eleanor Roosevelt ~

When our eyes see our hands doing the work of our hearts, the circle of Creation is completed inside us, the doors of our souls fly open and love steps forth to heal everything in sight.
~ Michael Bridge ~

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
~ Thomas Jefferson ~ (1743-1826, Third President of the USA)

You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.
~ Wayne Dyer ~

No one can make you jealous, angry, vengeful, or greedy -- unless you let him.
~ Napoleon Hill ~

The one thing over which you have absolute control is your own thoughts. It is this that puts you in a position to control your own destiny.
~ Paul G. Thomas ~

Never allow anyone to rain on your parade and thus cast a pall of gloom and defeat on the entire day. Remember that no talent, no self-denial, no brains, no character, are required to set up in the fault-finding business. Nothing external can have any power over you unless you permit it. Your time is too precious to be sacrificed in wasted days combating the menial forces of hate, jealously, and envy. Guard your fragile life carefully. Only God can shape a flower, but any foolish child can pull it to pieces.
~ Og Mandino ~

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
~ Calvin Coolidge ~ (1872-1933, Thirtieth President of the USA)

What's going on in the inside shows on the outside.
~ Earl Nightingale ~ (1921-1989, American Radio Announcer, Author, Motivator, Speaker)

Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.
~ Source Unknown ~

Man is more powerful than matter.
~ Benjamin Disraeli ~

Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. Prepare yourself in every way you can by increasing your knowledge and adding to your experience, so that you can make the most of opportunity when it occurs.
~ Mario Andretti ~

To understand the world one must not be worrying about one's self.
~ Albert Einstein ~

No matter what a man's past may have been, his future is spotless.
~ John R. Rice ~

Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.
~ Corrie Ten Boom ~

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
~ Abraham Lincoln ~

The future lies before you, like paths of pure white snow. Be careful how you tread it, for every step will show.
~ Source Unknown ~

You find what you look for in life. If you look for the good, you will find it. If you look for bad, you'll find that too. Choose to see the good!
~ James B.Richards ~ (Author, Pastor and Motivational Speaker)

Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it.
~ Irving Berlin ~

To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life, and there's going to be a life after tennis that's a lot longer than your tennis life.
~ Chris Evert ~

It's how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve
success. ~ David Feherty ~

Remind thyself, in the darkest moments, that every failure is only a step toward success, every detection of what is false directs you toward what is true, every trial exhausts some tempting form of error, and every adversity will only hide, for a time, your path to peace and fulfillment.
~ Og Mandino ~ (1923-1996, American Motivational Author, Speaker)

I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.
~ Thomas Edison ~ (1847-1931, American Inventor, Entrepreneur, Founder of GE)

Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.
~ Confucius ~ (BC 551-479, Chinese Ethical Teacher, Philosopher)

If you want to be a winner, hang around with winners
~ Christopher D. Furman ~

Every man becomes, to a certain degree, what the people he generally converses with are.
~ Philip Dormer Stanhope ~

Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation, for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company.
~ George Washington ~ (1732-1799, First President of the USA)

He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.
~ Horace ~ (BC 65-8, Italian Poet)

Begin to weave and God will give the thread.
~ German Proverb ~

Manana is often the busiest day of the week.
~ Spanish Proverb ~

Don't wait for extraordinary circumstance to do good; try to use ordinary situations.
~ Charles Richter ~

Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted, the indifference of those who should have known better, the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most, that has made it possible for evil to triumph.
~ Haile Selassie ~