Posts from 8/3-4/15

A misty morning does not signify a cloudy day.
- Ancient Proverb

 Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
- Will Rogers

 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21

 The golden rule for every business man is this: "Put yourself in your customer's place".
- Orison Swett Marden

 My success is due more to my ability to work continuously on one thing without stopping than to any other single quality.
- Thomas Edison

 I can accept failure but I can't accept not trying.
- Michael Jordan

 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

 The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas of enthusiasm.
- Thomas J Watson

 Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang the best.
- Henry Van Dyke

 The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.
- Blaine Lee

 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.
- Ephesians 1:7

 Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished.
- Og Mandino

 Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
- Confucius

 Success doesn’t come to the sleeper.
- German Proverb

 By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
- 1 John 3:16

Sometimes the best thing you can do is not think, not wonder, not imagine, not obsess. Just breathe and have faith that everything will work out for the best.
- Author Unknown

Posts from 7/7-14/15

Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.
- Dr. Laura Schlessinger

 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
- 1 John 1:9

 A best friend is like a four leaf clover - hard to find, and lucky to have.
- Irish Proverb

 Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown.
- Ross Perot

Being at the right place at the right time can only happen when you keep moving toward the next opportunity.
- Arthur Pine

 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
- 1 John 4:15

 When you are not practicing, remember, someone somewhere is practicing, and when you meet him he will win.
- Ed Macauley

 As long as I'm faced in the right direction, It does not matter the size of my steps.
- Author Unknown

 People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.
- George E. Allen

 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him.
- Philippians 1:29

 Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character.
- Norman Schwarzkopf

 Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
- Margaret Mead

 Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition - in having put forth the best within you.
- Henry J Kaiser

 The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness.
- Victor Hugo

 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
- Romans 1:16

 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 3:13-14

 I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the Lord, and there is no other.
- Isaiah 45:5-6

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
- Proverbs 20:3

 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
- Matthew 5:44-45

 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Romans 6:23

Posts from 7/1-6/15

The only bad thing about keeping on burning your bridges behind you, is that the world is round.
- Author Unknown

 Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become reality.
- Earl Nightingale

 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
- James 1:12

 The only bad thing about keeping on burning your bridges behind you, is that the world is round.
- Author Unknown

 Those who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others idled, have persevered while others gave up in despair, have practiced the valuable habits of self-denial, industry, and singleness of purpose.
- Grenville Kleiser

 We all start with all there is. It's how we use it that makes things possible.
- Henry Ford

 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
- Ephesians 6:10-11

 Initial response illustrates a great deal about someone’s personal philosophy.
- Jim Rohn

 If you can't find the key to success, pick the lock.
- Author Unknown

 Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.
- Basil King

 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Romans 6:23

 You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honour.
- James Allen

 It’s harder to conceal ignorance than to acquire knowledge.
- Arnold H. Glasow

 The difference between you and everyone else, is everyone else. And that's a lot, so you should feel special.
- Jarod Kintz

 Correct me, O Lord, but in justice; not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing.
- Jeremiah 10:24

To be a champion, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.
- Sugar Ray Robinson

 The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.
- Psalm 145:8-9

 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
- Galatians 5:1

 So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world.
- 1 John 4:16-17

 Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord.
- Song of Solomon 8:6

Posts from 6/22-30/15

Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
- Proverbs 10:2

 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
- Galatians 5:22-23

 Recipe for success: Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
- William A. Ward

 Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.
- Denis Waitley

 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
- 1 Peter 2:2-3

 Attitude is a reflection of character and character is a reflection of habit.
- Tom Ziglar

 Some people succeed because they are destined to, but most people succeed because they are determined to.
- Henry Van Dyke

 Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
- Winston Churchill

 Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
- Psalm 105:4

 You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
- Mahatma Gandhi

 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
- Hebrews 11:3

 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
- Matthew 16:26

 And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
- John 17:3

 Ask not how far must I walk, instead say I will walk as far is as needed.
- Author Unknown

 Success is not so much what we have, as it is what we are.
- Jim Rohn

 But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.
- Jeremiah 17:7-8

 Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.
- C.S. Lewis

 Every success is built on the ability to do better than good enough.
- Zig Ziglar

 You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins.
- Jim Stovall

 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
- Proverbs 19:1

 You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.
- Warren Buffett

 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. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
- Matthew 22:37-39

Posts from 6/12-21/15

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
- John 3:36

 So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
- Matthew 10:32-33

 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
- Joshua 1:9

 O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.
- Isaiah 25:1

 He who has never failed somewhere, that man cannot be great.
- Herman Melville

 Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.
- Arthur Christopher Benso

 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
- Psalm 139:23-24

 Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.
- Spanish Proverb

 Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; Where there is sadness, joy.
- St Francis Of Assisi

 Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies within us while we live.
- Norman Cousins

 By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.
- Proverbs 13:10

It is by chance that we met, by choice that we became friends.
- Millie Huang

 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
- Proverbs 9:10

 I know, O Lord, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
- Jeremiah 10:23

 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
- Romans 8:28

 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
- Psalm 51:10

Posts from 6/3-8/15

The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.
- Lee Iacocca

 There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.
- Unknown

 We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3

 Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.
- Spanish Proverb

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

 The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.
- Henry Ward Beecher

 The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
- Proverbs 16:9

 Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point.
- C.S. Lewis

 If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results.
- Jack Dixon

 I hear: I forget. I see: I remember. I do: I understand.
- Chinese Proverb

 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

 No man is ever whipped until he quits - in his own mind.
- Napoleon Hill

 The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage
- Peter Senge

 The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.
- Vincent T Lombardi

 Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- 1 Peter 1:13

 The very best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself.
- Wallace Wattles

 Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.
- Norman Vincent Peale

 Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.
- Winston Churchill

 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
- 1 Corinthians 13: 6-7

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
- Dale Carnegie

Discipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most.
- Author Unknown

For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.
- Ecclesiastes 7:12

Success is focusing the full power of all you are on what you have a burning desire to achieve.
- Wilfred A Peterson

Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat. Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses...on your powers, instead of your problems.
- Paul J. Meyer

Believe that you will succeed and you will.
- Dale Carnegie

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
- John 3:16

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Success is not measured by what you accomplish but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.
- Orison Swett Marden

The only way around is through.
- Robert Frost

Change happens in an instant. It happens the moment you DECIDE to change.
- Allyson Lewis

you can know ten things by learning one.
- Japanese proverb

‘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

To succeed in business it is necessary to make others see things as you see them.
- John H Patterson

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
- 2 Timothy 1:7

Posts from 5/29-6/2/15

But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
- Acts 20:24

 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
- 1 Corinthians 1:18

 You can never get enough of what you don't really need.
- Eric Hoffer

 If you aren't making any mistakes, it's a sure sign you're playing it too safe.
- John Maxwell

 You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
- Matthew 5:43-45

 Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.
- Malcolm Cowley

 Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted.
- David Bly

 Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
- Albert Einstein

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.
- Bruce Lee

 Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.
- John 6:27