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"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."
-Anne Frank
"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier."
-Mother Teresa.
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The human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live.”
-Ethel Percy Andrus
Think on this....
"Excellence can be attained if you,
Care more than others think is wise,
Risk more than others think is safe,
Dream more than others think is practical,
and Expect more than others think is possible."
-Author Unknown
As long as we are human, we are destined to make mistakes. We all fall prey to flawed beliefs and views. What separates a forward-looking person from an intransigent one, a virtuous person from a malevolent one, however, is whether one can candidly admit to ones mistakes and take bold steps to redress them.
-Unknown
"Follow your heart and your dreams and give them every chance to become a reality!" "Don't let go of hope, hope gives you the strength to keep going when you feel like giving up. Don't ever quit believing in yourself; as long as you believe you can, you will have reason for trying!"
People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the oceans, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering.
- St Augustin
There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they know it is right. But, they hesitate, waiting for the other fellow to make the first move--- and he, in turn, waits for you. The minute a person whose word means a great deal dares to take the open-hearted and courageous way, many others follow.
- Marian Anderson
There are fine things which you mean to do some day, under what you think will be more favorable circumstances. But the only time that is surely yours is the present, hence this is the time to speak the word of appreciation and sympathy, to do the generous deed, to forgive the fault of a thoughtless friend, to sacrifice self a little more for others. Today is the day in which to express your noblest qualities of mind and heart, to do at least one worthy thing which you have long postponed, and to use your God-given abilities for the enrichment of someone less fortunate. Today you can make your life - significant and worthwhile. The present is yours to do with as you will. Grenville Kleiser
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable. - Joseph Addison
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
-Robert Frost
"You will always miss 100% of the shots you didn't take"
-Unknown
"People in life who are the happiest don't have the best of everything... they make the best of everything they have"
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind"
-William James
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
-Ambrose Bierce
"It isn't what happens to you that defines your character
it's what you do with what happens to you"
-Unknown
"The value of life lies not in the lenght of days,
but in the use we make of them...whether you find satisfaction
in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will"
-Michel de Montaigne
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... is about learning to dance in the rain-
Life does not arbitrarily impose itself on you.
rather, through your feelins, you select which of life's
many offerings you wish to accept.
"You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created"
-Albert Einstein
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
-Pablo Picasso
"The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose
what one purposes to do"
-Pablo Picasso
"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced"
-Soren Kierkegaard
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.
to keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits
in the presence of fate is strengh undefeatable
-Helen Keller
"When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle
is wrought in our life, or in the life of another"
-Helen Keller
Happiness is an attitude - not a when and where, but a here and now! More times than not, things that lead to happiness involve some pain.
Happiness is not a pleasure; it's victory over odds that seem to be insurmountable.
Happiness makes a person smile, but sadness can break a person's spirit! Laughter makes us feel wonderful all over.
ACTIONS speak louder than words. Bypassing feelings will never bring resolution to the problems. If you want healing, you will have to get in touch with your emotional core. Those who don't want to face reality will try to shove it down, but that will only result in prologing the bitterness.
Forgiveness is what sets us free from our past. Life isn't always what you want, but it's what you've got, so, deal with it!!!! Choose to be happy! LIFE'S SHORT
Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by
the things you didn’t do then by the ones you did.
So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the winds in your sails.
Explore.
Dream.
Discover.
-Mark Twain
Laugh when you can, apologize when you should and let go
of what you can not change. Kiss slowly, play hard,
forgive quickly, take chances,give everything and
have no regrets. Life is too short to be anything but happy.
It's all about character
Watch your thoughs;
They become words.
Watch your words;
They become actions.
Watch your actions;
They become habits.
Watch your habits;
They become character.
Watch your character; It becomes your destiny.
May you always be blessed with walls for the wind.
A roof for the rain.
A warm cup of tea by the fire.
Laugther to cheer you.
Those you love near you.
And all that your heart might desire.
-(Irish blessing)
Never take someone for granted
Hold every person close to your heart
Because you might wake up one day
And realize that you've lost a diamond
While you were too busy looking for stones...
For attractive lips speak word of kindness
For lovely eyes seek out the good in people
For a slim figure share your food with the hungry
For poise walk with the knowledge that you will never walk alone
People even more than things have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed; never throw out anyone.
-Audrey Hepburn
"We come to love, not by finding the perfect person,
but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly
Only after we have lost everything, are we free to do
anything. Throw things out there and not be perfect and
not have answers to anything & see if people understand"
-Angelina Jolie
Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly.
-Francis Bacon
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters
compared to what lies within us"
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.
-Harvey Fierstein
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
-George S. Patton
"The only things in life you regret...are the risks you didn't take"
All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.
-Henry Ellis
Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.
-Josh Billings
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
-James A. Baldwin
In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.
-Bill Cosby
"Just when the caterpillar though the world was over it became a butterfly"
-Anonymous
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future,
concentrate the mind on the present moment.
-Buddha
"People to weak to follow their dreams, will always find a way to discourage yours"
-Unknown
If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.
-Les Brown
There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart through the course of a whole life.
-Frederika Bremer
"If you obey all the rules, you'll miss all the fun!"
-Katherine Hepburn
"Well behaved women rarely make history"
-Marilyn Monroe...quoted from Mae West
I'm pretty but I'm not Beautiful
I sin but I'm not the Devil
I'm good but I'm not an Angel
-Marilyn Monroe
"People will pay more to be entertained than educated"
-Johnny Carson.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity;
and I'm not sure about the universe.
-Albert Einstein
"Most folks would benefit themselves and others if they
would synchronize their tongues with their brains"
-Unknown
I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
-Lily Tomlin
Weather forecast for tonight: dark.
-George Carlin
"Reality is someone's idea of how life should be"
-Jon Shanahan
Obstacles are those annoying things we encounter
when we loose sight of our goals
-Unknown
A friend is like a good bra...
she makes you look better,
never lets you down &
is always close to your heart!
I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar,
but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.
-Robert Brault
"The only way to have a friend is to be one"
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Friendship ligthens every burden and makes the sun shine brighter"
-Anonymous
A friend is someone who will bail you out of jail.
A best friend is the one that will be sitting next to you
in the cell saying "that was awesome!!!"
Cultivate friendships and stay close to your family and friends
because one of these days you will either say
"I'm glad I did," or "Wish I had"
-Unknown
Somewhere there's someone who dreams of your smile and
finds in your presence that life is worth while. So when you're
lonely, remember it's true somebody somewhere is thinking of you
"When the roses lose their fragance, and the world seems at an end.
When the day has lost it's gladness. What a blessing is a friend
One who takes you as she finds you, caring not who is to blame.
One who knows all your shortcomings, but who loves you just the same
Heaven sends a gift each morning of a bright new day to spend
What a joy is to share it with God's greatest gift... a friend"
-Unknown
"A true friend never forgets the moments spent with you, but he may easily forget the moments in absence of you. That is the sweetness of friendship"
-Naveen Eega
"A friend will call you stupid, but a best friend will call you stupid, and act stupid with you"
-Mia K
"Never break your relationship with someone you've known for years for someone you've just met to "fit in"..."
-Hasan Shaik