Many of life's failures are people who didn't realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
- Thomas A. Edison
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
- Psalm 46:1
The
major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to
accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value
than what you get.
- Jim Rohn
Learning
is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health.
Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is
where the miracle process all begins.
- Jim Rohn
A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner, so if one’s life is cold and bare he can blame none but himself.
- Louis L’Amour
Ah,
Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your
great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
- Jeremiah 32:17
If you want to achieve greatness stop asking for permission.
- Author Unknown
For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward.
- Jim Rohn
What
is the difference between an obstacle and an opportunity? Our attitude
toward it. Every opportunity has a difficulty, and every difficulty has
an opportunity.
- J. Sidlow Baxter
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Sunday, October 12, 2014
10/7-12/14
Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.
- Isaiah 55:6
When hungry, eat your rice; when tired, close your eyes. Fools may laugh at me, but wise men will know what I mean.
- Lin-Chi
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
- Dale Carnegie
This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name: ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
- Jeremiah 33:2-3
Resentment always hurts you more than it does the person you resent.
- Rick Warren
You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.
- Dale Carnegie
Everybody is like a magnet. You attract to yourself reflections of that which you are. If you’re friendly, then everybody else seems to be friendly too.
- Dr. David Hawkins
The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
- Psalm 119:130
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
- Benjamin Franklin
Workaholics are addicted to activity; superachievers are committed to results.
- Charles Garfield
If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.
- John Irving
Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.
- Isaiah 26:4
Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you or makes you happy.
- Author Unknown
The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
- Psalm 19:8
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
- Jim Rohn
For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; it is he who will save us.
- Isaiah 33:22
I am grateful for all of my problems. After each one was overcome, I became stronger and more able to meet those that were still to come. I grew in all my difficulties.
- James Cash Penney
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Give what you have to somebody, it may be better than you think.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.
- Psalm 149:4
If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.
- Jim Rohn
Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Every failure is a step to success.
- William Whewell
An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
- 2 Timothy 2:5
Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time, to figure out whether you like it or not.
- Virgil Garnett Thomson
To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask?
- Jim Rohn
Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there’s love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.
- Ella Fitzgerald
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
- Luke 12:6-7
Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.
- Leon J. Suenens
The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.
- Marcus Aurelius
The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized - never knowing.
- Jim Rohn
As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.
- Psalm 42:1
I'd rather live with a good question than a bad answer.
- Aryeh Frimer
You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him.
- Deuteronomy 13:4
- Isaiah 55:6
When hungry, eat your rice; when tired, close your eyes. Fools may laugh at me, but wise men will know what I mean.
- Lin-Chi
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
- Dale Carnegie
This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name: ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
- Jeremiah 33:2-3
Resentment always hurts you more than it does the person you resent.
- Rick Warren
You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.
- Dale Carnegie
Everybody is like a magnet. You attract to yourself reflections of that which you are. If you’re friendly, then everybody else seems to be friendly too.
- Dr. David Hawkins
The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
- Psalm 119:130
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
- Benjamin Franklin
Workaholics are addicted to activity; superachievers are committed to results.
- Charles Garfield
If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.
- John Irving
Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.
- Isaiah 26:4
Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you or makes you happy.
- Author Unknown
The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
- Psalm 19:8
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
- Jim Rohn
For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; it is he who will save us.
- Isaiah 33:22
I am grateful for all of my problems. After each one was overcome, I became stronger and more able to meet those that were still to come. I grew in all my difficulties.
- James Cash Penney
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Give what you have to somebody, it may be better than you think.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.
- Psalm 149:4
If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.
- Jim Rohn
Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
Every failure is a step to success.
- William Whewell
An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
- 2 Timothy 2:5
Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time, to figure out whether you like it or not.
- Virgil Garnett Thomson
To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask?
- Jim Rohn
Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there’s love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.
- Ella Fitzgerald
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
- Luke 12:6-7
Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.
- Leon J. Suenens
The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.
- Marcus Aurelius
The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized - never knowing.
- Jim Rohn
As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.
- Psalm 42:1
I'd rather live with a good question than a bad answer.
- Aryeh Frimer
You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him.
- Deuteronomy 13:4
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Posts from 9/25-30/14
The
Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am
helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
- Psalm 28:7
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
You have to find happiness in yourself before you can find it with someone.
- Anonymous
When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.
- Mary Kay Ash
Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice.
- Psalm 112:5
Look closely at the present you are constructing. It should look like the future you are dreaming.
- Alice Walker
The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
- Roald Dahl
There may be Peace without Joy, and Joy without Peace, but the two combined make happiness.
- Sir John Buchan
I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands.
- Psalm 119:60
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
- Franklin D Roosevelt
Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year’s time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings.
- Andre Maurois
One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.
- Bryant H. McGill
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
- Proverbs 20:1
Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.
- Dale Carnegie
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
- Ephesians 4:29
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."
- Revelation 1:8
Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.
- Proverbs 15:16
Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.
- William Makepeace Thackeray
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.
- Ambrose Redmoon
One who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
- Anonymous
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
- Hebrews 11:1
Children see magic because they look for it.
- Christopher Moore
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.
- James 3:16
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
- Lord Chesterfield
If you make the unconditional commitment to reach your most important goals, if the strength of your decision is sufficient, you will find the way and the power to achieve your goals.
- Robert Conklin
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 3:14
The feeling of being 'offended' is a warning indicator that is showing you where to look within yourself for unresolved issues.
- Bryant H. McGill
- Psalm 28:7
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
You have to find happiness in yourself before you can find it with someone.
- Anonymous
When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.
- Mary Kay Ash
Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice.
- Psalm 112:5
Look closely at the present you are constructing. It should look like the future you are dreaming.
- Alice Walker
The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
- Roald Dahl
There may be Peace without Joy, and Joy without Peace, but the two combined make happiness.
- Sir John Buchan
I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands.
- Psalm 119:60
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
- Franklin D Roosevelt
Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year’s time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings.
- Andre Maurois
One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.
- Bryant H. McGill
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
- Proverbs 20:1
Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.
- Dale Carnegie
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
- Ephesians 4:29
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."
- Revelation 1:8
Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.
- Proverbs 15:16
Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.
- William Makepeace Thackeray
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.
- Ambrose Redmoon
One who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
- Anonymous
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
- Hebrews 11:1
Children see magic because they look for it.
- Christopher Moore
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.
- James 3:16
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
- Lord Chesterfield
If you make the unconditional commitment to reach your most important goals, if the strength of your decision is sufficient, you will find the way and the power to achieve your goals.
- Robert Conklin
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 3:14
The feeling of being 'offended' is a warning indicator that is showing you where to look within yourself for unresolved issues.
- Bryant H. McGill
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Posts from 9/21-24/14
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.
- Philippians 4:4
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
- George Eliot
Set your sights high – the higher the better. Expect the most wonderful things to happen, not in the future but right now. Realize that nothing is too good. Allow absolutely nothing to hamper you or hold you up in any way.
- Eileen Caddy
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 4:6-7
All riches are multiplied by the simple process of sharing them where they may serve others.
- Anonymous
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
- John Wooden
“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
- Matthew 16:15-16
Perfection is over-rated. An idea doesn’t have to be perfect. It just has to be implemented.
- Unknown
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
- Psalm 27:1
Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.
- Princess Diana
Much happiness is overlooked because it doesn't cost anything.
- Chinese Proverb
Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek.
- English Proverb
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
- Matthew 19:14
Courage is…what it takes to stand up and speak.
Courage is also…what it takes to sit down and listen.
- Sir Winston Churchill
- Philippians 4:4
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
- George Eliot
Set your sights high – the higher the better. Expect the most wonderful things to happen, not in the future but right now. Realize that nothing is too good. Allow absolutely nothing to hamper you or hold you up in any way.
- Eileen Caddy
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 4:6-7
All riches are multiplied by the simple process of sharing them where they may serve others.
- Anonymous
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
- John Wooden
“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
- Matthew 16:15-16
Perfection is over-rated. An idea doesn’t have to be perfect. It just has to be implemented.
- Unknown
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
- Psalm 27:1
Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.
- Princess Diana
Much happiness is overlooked because it doesn't cost anything.
- Chinese Proverb
Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek.
- English Proverb
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
- Matthew 19:14
Courage is…what it takes to stand up and speak.
Courage is also…what it takes to sit down and listen.
- Sir Winston Churchill
Sunday, September 21, 2014
9/17-20/14
You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.
- Marion Wright Edelman
The question is not how to survive, but how to thrive with passion, compassion, humor, and style.
- Maya Angelou
I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
- Psalm 121:1-2
It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.
- Erma Bombeck
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
- Effie Jones
Beauty is how you feel inside and it reflects in your eyes ~ it is not something physical.
- Sophia Loren
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.
- Romans 1:16
Grab a chance and you won't be sorry for a might-have-been.
- Arthur Ransome
If men would consider not so much wherein they differ, as wherein they agree, there would be far less of uncharitableness and angry feeling in the world.
- Joseph Addison
The only place you'll find success before work is in the dictionary.
- May B Smith
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
- Ephesians 6:13
It is not enough to aim; you must hit.
- Italian Proverb
All the happiness you ever find lies in you.
- Anonymous
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
- Moliere
The greatest step toward accomplishment is self-confidence.
- Jim Rohn
I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws.
- Psalm 119:7
It isn't what you say or wish or hope or intend that demonstrates what you really believe. It is only what you do.
- Brian Tracy
Happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it eludes you. But if you turn your attention to other things, it comes and sits softly on your shoulder.
- Henry David Thoreau
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- Isaiah 41:10
He who laughs, lasts.
- Mary Poole
You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind.
- Anonymous
The starting point of all achievement is desire… Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.
- Napoleon Hill
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws.
- Psalm 119:30
Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much."
- Blaise Pascal
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
- Psalm 23:4
- Marion Wright Edelman
The question is not how to survive, but how to thrive with passion, compassion, humor, and style.
- Maya Angelou
I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
- Psalm 121:1-2
It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.
- Erma Bombeck
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
- Effie Jones
Beauty is how you feel inside and it reflects in your eyes ~ it is not something physical.
- Sophia Loren
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.
- Romans 1:16
Grab a chance and you won't be sorry for a might-have-been.
- Arthur Ransome
If men would consider not so much wherein they differ, as wherein they agree, there would be far less of uncharitableness and angry feeling in the world.
- Joseph Addison
The only place you'll find success before work is in the dictionary.
- May B Smith
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
- Ephesians 6:13
It is not enough to aim; you must hit.
- Italian Proverb
All the happiness you ever find lies in you.
- Anonymous
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
- Moliere
The greatest step toward accomplishment is self-confidence.
- Jim Rohn
I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws.
- Psalm 119:7
It isn't what you say or wish or hope or intend that demonstrates what you really believe. It is only what you do.
- Brian Tracy
Happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it eludes you. But if you turn your attention to other things, it comes and sits softly on your shoulder.
- Henry David Thoreau
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- Isaiah 41:10
He who laughs, lasts.
- Mary Poole
You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind.
- Anonymous
The starting point of all achievement is desire… Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.
- Napoleon Hill
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws.
- Psalm 119:30
Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much."
- Blaise Pascal
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
- Psalm 23:4
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Posts from 9/10-13/14
I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
- Psalm 16:8
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
- Psalm 34:8
Age is not a matter of years. It is a state of mind.
- Robert Collier
Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.
- Ed Cunningham
Worry is a misuse of imagination.
- Dan Zadra
Happiness is not a matter of good fortune or worldly possessions. It's a mental attitude. It comes from appreciating what we have, instead of being miserable about what we don't have. It's so simple - yet so hard for the human mind to comprehend.
- Bits and Pieces
If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
- St. Clement of Alexandra
Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
- Voltaire
Don't let people pull you into their storm. Pull them into your peace.
- Kimberly Jones
God will look to every soul like its first love because He is its first love.
- C.S. Lewis
The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be.
- Horace Bushnell
The moment where you doubt whether you can fly, you seas for ever being able to do it.
- Peter Pan
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
- Psalm 139:1-4
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
- E E Cummings
Even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.
- Isaiah 46:4
- Psalm 16:8
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
- Psalm 34:8
Age is not a matter of years. It is a state of mind.
- Robert Collier
Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.
- Ed Cunningham
Worry is a misuse of imagination.
- Dan Zadra
Happiness is not a matter of good fortune or worldly possessions. It's a mental attitude. It comes from appreciating what we have, instead of being miserable about what we don't have. It's so simple - yet so hard for the human mind to comprehend.
- Bits and Pieces
If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
- St. Clement of Alexandra
Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
- Voltaire
Don't let people pull you into their storm. Pull them into your peace.
- Kimberly Jones
God will look to every soul like its first love because He is its first love.
- C.S. Lewis
The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be.
- Horace Bushnell
The moment where you doubt whether you can fly, you seas for ever being able to do it.
- Peter Pan
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
- Psalm 139:1-4
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
- E E Cummings
Even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.
- Isaiah 46:4
Friday, September 5, 2014
Posts from 9/1-4/14
Thoughts
lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits;
habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny.
- Tyron Edwards
As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.
- Psalm 18:30
Haste in every business brings failure.
- Herodotus
There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.
- Sophia Loren
There is no limitation other than what we think.
- Kenneth G. Mills
Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
- John 6:29
Knowledge helps you make a living; wisdom helps you make a life.
- Chinese Proverb
He that can have patience can have what he will.
- Benjamin Franklin
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
- Helen Keller
I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame.
- Psalm 138:2
What you can do is often simply a matter of what you will do.
- Norton Juster
Man can only vanquish fear by walking up to the thing he is afraid of.
- Florence Scovel Shinn
Paint a masterpiece daily. Always autograph your work with excellence.
- Greg Hickman
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart.
- Proverbs 21:2
No matter how painful our early experiences were, our Essence cannot be harmed. Our Essence is waiting for the opportunity to reveal itself. In a very true sense, we are waiting for the opportunity to become ourselves. Our spirit is yearning to break free, to express itself.
- John Robson
Something which we think is impossible now will not be impossible in another decade.
- Constance Baker Motley
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.
- Tim Notke
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
- Ephesians 3:20-21
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.
- Isaiah 41:10
No man is your enemy, no man is your friend, every man is your teacher.
- Anonymous
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.
- George Bernard Shaw
Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.
- Jack Lemmon
People create their own success by learning what they need to learn and then by practicing it until they become proficient at it.
- Brian Tracy
Start by doing what is necessary; then do what is possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
- St. Francis of Assisi
People who enjoy what they are doing invariably do it well.
- Joe Gibbs
Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 1:6
Remember, happiness doesn’t depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.
- Dale Carnegie
Think big and don't listen to people who tell you it can't be done. life's too short to think small.
- Tim Ferriss
The world leaders in innovation and creativity will also be world leaders in everything else.
- Harold R McAlindon
But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
- Matthew 4:4
I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
- Maya Angelou
- Tyron Edwards
As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.
- Psalm 18:30
Haste in every business brings failure.
- Herodotus
There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.
- Sophia Loren
There is no limitation other than what we think.
- Kenneth G. Mills
Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
- John 6:29
Knowledge helps you make a living; wisdom helps you make a life.
- Chinese Proverb
He that can have patience can have what he will.
- Benjamin Franklin
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
- Helen Keller
I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame.
- Psalm 138:2
What you can do is often simply a matter of what you will do.
- Norton Juster
Man can only vanquish fear by walking up to the thing he is afraid of.
- Florence Scovel Shinn
Paint a masterpiece daily. Always autograph your work with excellence.
- Greg Hickman
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart.
- Proverbs 21:2
No matter how painful our early experiences were, our Essence cannot be harmed. Our Essence is waiting for the opportunity to reveal itself. In a very true sense, we are waiting for the opportunity to become ourselves. Our spirit is yearning to break free, to express itself.
- John Robson
Something which we think is impossible now will not be impossible in another decade.
- Constance Baker Motley
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.
- Tim Notke
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
- Ephesians 3:20-21
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.
- Isaiah 41:10
No man is your enemy, no man is your friend, every man is your teacher.
- Anonymous
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.
- George Bernard Shaw
Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.
- Jack Lemmon
People create their own success by learning what they need to learn and then by practicing it until they become proficient at it.
- Brian Tracy
Start by doing what is necessary; then do what is possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
- St. Francis of Assisi
People who enjoy what they are doing invariably do it well.
- Joe Gibbs
Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 1:6
Remember, happiness doesn’t depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.
- Dale Carnegie
Think big and don't listen to people who tell you it can't be done. life's too short to think small.
- Tim Ferriss
The world leaders in innovation and creativity will also be world leaders in everything else.
- Harold R McAlindon
But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
- Matthew 4:4
I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
- Maya Angelou
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