The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.
- Maureen Dowd
The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.
- James M. Barrie
The Lord will vindicate me; your love, Lord, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands.
- Psalm 138:8
Before you build a better mousetrap, it helps to know if there are any mice out there.
- Mortimer B Zuckerman
We
are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes
seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but
its own talents.
- Eric Hoffer
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
- Franklin Roosevelt
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!
- Psalm 33:12
The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious.
- Author Unknown
It’s about getting up one more time than we fall down.
- Arianna Huffington
A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.
- John Barrymore
In
that day you will say: Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make
known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is
exalted.
- Isaiah 12:4
Patience
serves as a protection against wrong as clothes do against cold. For if
you put on more clothes as the cold increases, it will have no power to
hurt you.
- Leonardo Da Vinci
Every business is built on friendship.
- J C Penney
Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.
- Samuel Johnson
And
he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and
first commandment.
- Matthew 22:37-38
Most new discoveries are suddenly-seen things that are always there.
- Susanne K. Langer
It is
easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what
worked for you two years ago, but will soon be out of date.
- Roger Von Oech
Happiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful purpose.
- John Stossel
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
- Matthew 24:35
The
proverb warns that “You should not bite the hand that feeds you.” But
maybe you should, if it prevents you from feeding yourself.
- Thomas Szasz
We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.
- Author Unknown
Hard
work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.
- Sam Ewig
For
as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the
same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and
individually members one of another.
- Romans 12:4-5
Have
patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do
not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set
about remedying them ~~ every day begin the task anew.
- Saint Francis de Sales
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
- Isaiah 26:3
Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.
- 1 Peter 3:8
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
- Ephesians 4:32
Watch
your thoughts; 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.
- Frank Outlaw
For
the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword,
piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow,
and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- Hebrews 4:12
Iron
rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses it purity and in cold weather
becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.
- Leonardo da Vinci
If you wish to find, you must search. Rarely does a good idea interrupt you.
- Jim Rohn
Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.
- Denis Waitley
Lord,
you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect
faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.
- Isaiah 25:4
When you know what you want, and you want it badly enough, you'll find a way to get it.
- Jim Rohn
The Soul always knows what to do to heal itself.
The challenge is to silence the mind.
- Caroline Myss
Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power, your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.
- Exodus 15:6
Every evening, write down the six most
important things that you must do the next day. Then while you sleep
your subconscious will work on the best ways for you to accomplish them.
You next day will go much more smoothly.
- Tom Hopkins
The commandments, “You shall not commit
adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not
covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this
one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no harm to a
neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
- Romans 13:9-10
If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.
- Peace Pilgrim
Obstacles cannot crush me, every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.
- Leonardo Da Vinci
The only way around is through.
- Robert Frost
Regardless of what you are or what you have been, you can still become what you may want to be.
- W. Clement Stone
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed,
for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold
you with my righteous right hand. Behold, all who are incensed against
you shall be put to shame and confounded; those who strive against you
shall be as nothing and shall perish.
- Isaiah 41:10, 11
Never turn down a job because you think it's too small, you don't know where it can lead.
- Julia Morgan
Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you.
- Denis Waitley
To succeed in business it is necessary to make others see things as you see them.
- John H Patterson
He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me
out of many waters. He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those
who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
- Psalms 18:16, 17
For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, "Fear not, I am the one who helps you."
- Isaiah 41:13
For it matters not how small the beginning may seem to be. What is once well done, is well done forever.
- Henry David Thoreau
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