If you aren't going all the way; why go at all? - Joe Namath, Hall of Fame Football Player
Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare. - Harriet Martineau, Author and Philosopher
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. - Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India
De truc in het leven is om niet stil te staan bij onvermijdelijke tegenslagen. Aanvaard ze zo snel mogelijk en dan press on! - Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, Schrijver en avonturier.
One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears - by listening to them. - Dean Rusk, U.S. Secretary of State
He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning. - Danish Proverb
Greatness comes with recognizing that your potential is limited only by how you choose, how you use your freedom, how resolute you are, how persistent you are - in short, by your attitude. - Peter Koestenbaum, Philosopher
You will never find time for anything. You must make it. - Charles Buxton, Author
Here's what is exciting about sharing ideas with others: if you share a new idea with ten people, they get to hear it once and you get to hear it ten times. - Jim Rohn, Speaker and Author
I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can borrow. - Woodrow Wilson, U.S. President
If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room. - Anita Roddick, Founder of the Body Shop worldwide retail chain
Live as you will have wished to have lived when you are dying. - Christian Furchtegott Gellert, German Poet and Writer
And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. - Abraham Lincoln
The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts. - Booker T. Washington, Educator
Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is. - Ernest Hemingway, Author
No one can make you change. No
one can stop you from changing. No one really knows how you must change. Not
even you. Not until you start. - Dr. David Viscott, Author and Psychologist
Millions saw the apple fall, but
Newton was the one who asked why. - Bernard M. Baruch, Stock Trader and Self-Made
Millionaire
Bad times have a value. These are occasions a good learner would not
miss. - Ralph Waldo Emerson, Author and Philosopher
Dont ask for it to be easy, ask
for it to be worth it. - Dan Kuschell, Speaker and Author
You are never given a wish
without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however. - Richard Bach, Author
To ease another's heartache is
to forget one's own. - Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President
We only do well the things we
like doing. - Sidonie-Cabrielle Colette, French Novelist
To think is easy. To act is
hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your
thinking. - Johann von Goethe, German Poet and Philosopher
I think, at a child's birth, if
a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift,
that gift would be curiosity. - Eleanor Roosevelt, US First Lady and Writer
(Today is her birthday, she was both October 22, 1884)
Don't spend your precious time
asking 'Why isn't the world a better place?' It will only be time wasted. The
question to ask is 'How can I make it better? To that there is an answer. - Leo
F. Buscaglia, Author in "The Way
Of The Bull
Money isn't the scarcest
resource -- imagination is. - Linda Yates, Partner, Painted Wolf Ltd.
Become the world's most
thoughtful friend. - H. Jackson Brown, Jr, Author
We need quiet time to examine
our lives openly and honestly. . . spending quiet time alone gives your mind an
opportunity to renew itself and create order. - Susan L. Taylor, U.S.
Journalist
There is a huge difference
between active relaxation and passive relaxation. Active relaxation refreshes and restores the mind. It keeps it flexible and toned for thinking.
Great thinkers have known this secret for a long time. Winston Churchill used
to paint to relax. Albert Einstein
played the violin. They could relax one part of the brain while stimulating
another. When they returned to workaday
pursuits they were fresher and sharper than ever. - Steve Chandler, Author
The thing always happens that
you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen. - Frank Lloyd
Wright, Architect
Make everything as simple as
possible, but not simpler. - Albert Einstein, Physicist
Find a purpose in life so big it
will challenge every capacity to be at your best. - David O. McKay, Educator
and Church Leader
Happiness...it lies in the joy
of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. - Franklin D. Roosevelt, U.S.
President
The best and most beautiful
things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. - Helen Keller, Author and
Inspiration
The best thing about the future
is that it only comes one day at a time. - Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President
If you're never scared or
embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances. - Julia Sorel, Author
The biggest mistake people make
in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy. - Malcolm
Forbes, Publisher
A good plan today is better than
a perfect plan tomorrow. - General George S. Patton
No matter what is going on, you
still have a choice - either what you do, or how you react. You may not like what happens, but there is
still a choice. There is
always a choice. - Rev. Mick
Wilcox
If a little dreaming is
dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all
the time. - Marcel Proust, Novelist
There is glory in a great
mistake - Nathalia Crane, Writer and Poet
The first person we have to tell
the truth to is ourselves. If we are
not going to be honest with ourselves, there is little possibility that we will
treat anyone else differently. - Toinette Lippe, Author, in Nothing Left
Over: A Plain and Simple Life
We win half the battle when we
make up our minds to take the world as we find it, including the thorns. -
Orison S. Marden, Original Editor of Success Magazine
An
optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; A pessimist sees a calamity in
every opportunity. - Sir Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister
All meaningful change starts with
the right aspiration. - Keith Yamashita, cofounder and principal,
StoneYamashita Partners
Reflect upon your present
blessings, of which every man has many--not on your past misfortunes, of which
all men have some. - Charles Dickens, Novelist
Write it on your heart that
every day is the best day of the year. - Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
If you don't know where you are
going, how can you expect to get there? - Basil Walsh, Author
Remember your past mistakes just
long enough to profit by them. - Dan McKinnon, Folk Singer
Smile first, smile big, smile
often. - Glenn Dromgoole, Author and Journalist
I always prefer to believe the
best of everybody it saves so much trouble. - Rudyard Kipling, Author
All meaningful change starts
with the right aspiration. - Keith Yamashita, cofounder and principal,
StoneYamashita Partners
Although the world is full of
suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. - Helen Keller
To decide to be at the level of
choice is to take responsibility for your life and to be in control of your
life. - Arbie M.
Dale, Author
When you've finally achieved a
goal don't forget to take time to congratulate yourself.
Anticipation is one of the keys
to enjoying life. Don't be in such a
hurry that you don't take time to anticipate your rewards.
Service is often a considered a
negative word when you think about service to others but isn't it nice to
receive service? Give an unexpected
service to someone else and see if they appreciate it.
Sometimes Love requires that you
let something go and leave yourself lonely. Remember that you will eventually
receive back all that you have given but perhaps not from where you expected
it.
When a situation arises in which
you show self-discipline, you are exhibiting one of your greatest strengths.
Listen to your body. It knows
what it needs.
True character is demonstrated
when under the closest scrutiny. Is
your character ready to be examined?
If you don't appreciate what you
have when you have it, don't complain when you no longer have it.
In an argument try and look at
the situation from the other side. Then
decide if it's still worth arguing about.
Patience is one of the most
important gifts you can give to someone you care about. Practice keeping your
patience instead of losing it.
The voice inside you is one of
your best sources for guidance.
We are all teachers and students
of life. Is it your job to teach or discover today?
When you discover you were
wrong, when you were sure that you were right, give yourself and others enough
respect to acknowledge your mistake.
You will like yourself better for it.
Sometimes our perception of a
person or situation is wrong. It is our
responsibility to open our minds enough to allow for the possibility that we
may not be right this time.
Spend some time figuring out
what helps you to relax, and spend more time doing just that. It will amaze you to learn what you are
capable of when you have a clear mind.
You're near perfection when you
no longer let your ego control your emotions.
Pureness in your heart will
provide you with fullness in your life.
Any kind of relationship is a
process of discovering someone more completely.
Antidote for stress: Take a deep breath and think of something
that pleases you.
Being thoughtful only takes a
moment of your time. Being thoughtless will require more in explanations and
apologies.
We all have a "bad"
day every once in a while. Your
strength is determined by whether or not you let that "bad" day ruin
your day.
A smile is a gift you give to someone
else.
Optimism is the sign of a
winner!
Make the most of every
situation, especially those you dread.
To live with the least amount of
frustration, you must remind yourself that everything always works out for the
best.
Following through with a plan
means you are self-disciplined enough to stick to something.
Having a plan means you are
smart enough to think ahead.
The gift of Forgiveness is a
gift you have given to yourself.
Even the most successful
circumstances have evolved from a mistake or two. Mistakes are part of the
"Package of Success."
Don't let yourself be troubled
when things don't look so good. Before you know it a breakthrough will come.
Keeping your thoughts pure and
clean is not a difficult task when you take a few minutes each day to cleanse
them.
It seems in life that most of us
end up doing things we don't enjoy. You can turn things that you don't enjoy
into something you do by changing how you do those things AND changing how you
view them.
Your body is your vehicle through
life. Do you take better care of your body or your car?
Deep breathing is an alternative
to just about any negative action you could take in your life.
Life should never be about
alternatives, but rather choices.
It's much easier to stay focused
when you make a list of the things you want to accomplish.
When you find you are upset over
a situation, stop and ask yourself one very important question. "Is this something I can
change?" Whether it is or not,
turn your negative energy in to productive energy. You can either change the
situation, or change your perspective of the situation.
"AAA Law" Accept that
your Life is the result of your choices. Acknowledge your ability to choose.
Act by deciding to make your life your choice.
Life is accepting that your life
is a result of your choices.
The way you see things and the
way others see things may not be the same.
Be tolerant of other people's views.
The answers to most of our
questions in life are within us. Remembering them is brought out by triggering
the mind with things relating to that situation.
Make it a habit to approach each
day with the attitude, "Things are going to go my way today!"
When you find yourself rundown
from life, pace yourself and take a refreshing break.
If you wake up one day and feel
like you are heading down the wrong path, don't go back the way you came, make
a new course instead.
You will get nothing out of life
unless you make the decision to go after it.
Persistance is the key to winning.
Honesty is the best way to gain
the trust of others. By being honest,
feelings may or may not be hurt. Whichever the case you will end up respecting
yourself more for it.
It's important to think
positively about others and to always wish them well, because ultimately you
are making this wish for yourself also.
You can choose to worry about
something or you can realize that there are actually very few circumstances in
life you can control, and just let things be.
This is not an "I don't care" attitude; this is simply
accepting what is.
Life will always try to get in
the way of what is most important to you. Only you can keep your priorities
straight.
Excitement can be your best
driving force. Figure out how to stay excited about your goals.
Trust and believe everything is
going to be ok even when it doesn't seem like it. With this kind of thinking,
you are sure to have a positive outcome.
It doesn't take a lot of effort
to know the needs of another person. By helping others you are helping
yourself.
You can't always be in control
of the circumstances in your life, but you can control the outcomes and their
effects on yourself.
A miracle is when you remember a
positive lesson and apply it to troubling times.
If you don't expect anything out
of people, you will never be disappointed.
When it seems there's no way
out, stay positive and a door will reveal itself.
When faced with a difficult
task, it is okay to seek the encouragement of others. This does not show
weakness but rather strength.
When you make a decision to do
something, it's something that was obviously important to you at one time, so
stick to it. You are only hurting those around you when you change your mind.
Today is the beginning of the
rest of your life. Consider the long-term when making important decisions.
When all else fails, it's always
nice to have a friend to turn to. Give to the world what you expect to receive
from it.
It is a test of your spirit's
strength when you are faced with a frustrating situation.
It is more important to know
where you are going rather than how you are going to get there or even where
you've been.
Be committed to accomplishing
what you set out to do, otherwise you are just wasting your time.
Success comes when you think
positively.
Sometimes lack of thought is a
very good sign. It means you are totally relaxed and have control of your mind.
A role model in your life is
very important. It's one of the most
effective ways to learn. Select yours
carefully.
Take the time to discover the
things that drain most of your energy. Then go through a process of
elimination.
By challenging yourself you
strengthen your mind.
When someone asks something of
you, see if you can do twice that much.
Your inner voice represents many
truths about yourself.
You should always be putting
100% into whatever it is you are doing. If you're not, you need to ask
yourself, "Why am I doing this?" Life is too short to be doing things
that require less than your whole heart.
Some are real, some are
not. It takes wisdom to know the
difference.
Your body is your automobile
through life. Shouldn't you treat it as if it were your favourite?
Live life to the fullest and
make the best of what today has to offer without worry and fear of what
tomorrow might bring.
Desire is your roadmap to success!
Changing your life only requires
one thing, you to change your mind. It's just that simple.
Surround yourself with people
who share your visions and understand the true meaning of life.
Without a vision man ceases to
be. Each of us must provide our own
vision.
Focus on what is real and true,
not the unchangeable.
Envy and jealousy can be found
in all of us. It should be one of your
life's goals to unlearn this thought pattern.
Pay attention to the little
things. Sometimes the greatest rewards
are behind something small.
It's important to want more for
yourself out of life. It's equally important to appreciate the things you
already have.
Populate your life with others
who are interested in growing with you. The more positive influences you have
the less negatives ones will surface.
Burdening yourself with trivial
things only affects one person - YOU.
Forgiveness is only one step in
the healing process, but a very important one to learn.
Don't suppress your anger; it
can affect every aspect of your life.
Take a moment each day to let
your mind sail through the sky and harmonize with the universe.
It is a normal aspect of life to
have conflict. How you deal with
conflict is what makes the difference.
Set your boundaries and let
others know them. This will help to
avoid many conflicts.
You are a prisoner in your own
mind when you practice deception.
There are many accomplishments
that will be made by you, but without believing in yourself failure is sure to
follow.
On a magnet there is a positive
and a negative. Neither 2 positives nor
2 negatives will attract to one another. There is always a positive and a
negative when they connect. This is
true in our lives also. There can be a negative event that happens in your
life, but there is always a positive one connected to it.
True friends are those who never
question your actions, but help you think your way through things.
There is no such thing as
"Making up for lost time." Time cannot be made up later down the
road, so make sure you make the most of every moment.
Believe what you see in people
until they give you a reason not to.
Others are capable of ruining
the joy in your heart but only if you allow them to do so.
Love should never be a
conditional emotion. It should be a gift where you expect nothing in return.
Small details may become large
burdens if you don't take care of them as they arise.
Ask yourself constantly, What
is the right thing to do? - Confucius, Philosopher
Be true to the best you
know. This is your high ideal. If you
do your best, you cannot do more. - Jean Paul Richter, German Novelist
Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in
order to conceive. - Napoleon Hill, Author
A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong,
which is but saying...that he is wiser today than yesterday. - Jonathan Swift,
Author
Most people never run far enough on their first wind, to find out if
they've got a second. Give your dreams
all you've got, and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you. -
William James, Psychologist
There is no passion to be found playing small in settling for a life
that is less than the one you are capable of living. - Nelson Mandela, Former
Prime Minister of South Africa
A poor fit between your passions and your work may be more detrimental
than a poor fit between the demands of your job and your current abilities. -
Robert K. Cooper, Author in The Other 90%
If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more,
learn more, do more, and become more, then you are an excellent leader. - Dolly
Parton, Singer and Songwriter
Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle
or typing. If you're willing to work at it you can rapidly improve the quality
of this very part of your life. - Brian Tracy, Author and Speaker
Correction does much, but encouragement does more. Encouragement after
censure is as the sun after a shower. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet
and Philosopher
The world belongs to those with the most energy. - Alexis de Toqueville,
Author
Dreams are renewable. No matter
what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and
new beauty waiting to be born. - Dr. Dale Turner, a founder of the Fellowship
of Christian Athletes
When you have a great and difficult task, something perhaps almost
impossible, if you only work a little at a time, every day a little, suddenly
the work will finish itself. - Isak Dinesen (pseudonym for Karen Blixen),
Danish Writer
Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your
dream will not. Responsibilities need not erase it. Duties need not obscure it.
Because the dream is within you, no one can take it away. - Tom Clancy, Author
The time to relax is when you don't have time for it. - Sydney J.
Harris, Journalist and Author
Zoet is de oorlog voor
wie hem niet kennen. - Desiderius Eramus, Humanist
Always aim for achievement, and forget about success. - Helen Hayes,
Actress
An education isn't how much you've committed to memory, or even how much
you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what
you don't know. - William Feather, Author and Publisher
We're always getting ready to live but we never truly live. - Ralph
Waldo Emerson, Writer and Philosopher
Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in
advance of the event. - Brian Tracy, Speaker & Author
I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something
I hate. - George Burns, Entertainer
The abundant life does not come to those who have had a lot of obstacles
removed from their path by others. It develops from within and is rooted in
strong mental and moral fiber. - William Mather Lewis, Speaker and University
President
You must have long range goals to keep you from being frustrated by
short range failure. - Charles Noble
When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses
of action you should take -- choose the bolder. - William Joseph Slim, British
Field Marshall
Redefine the word 'fail.' There
is no failure in life other than not trying.
If you want something badly enough, make an attempt. If you want to paint, get a brush and do
it. If you want to sing, sing. A lot of people get scared. They're afraid to fail. Take that word out of your vocabulary. You don't 'fail.' You've 'tried your best.' - Jane Seymour, Actress
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you
plant. - Robert Louis Stevenson, Author
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your
strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is
strength. - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Actor
Wie te veel
denkt aan de toekomst, heft geen toekomst. - Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema,
Schrijver en avonturier.
Carpe diem!
- Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, Schrijver en aavonturier.
Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they
have deep inside them; a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the
skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill. - Muhammad
Ali, Boxing Champion
Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good
manners, no matter what fork you use. - Emily Post, Manners Expert
Life must be measured by thought and action, not by time. - John
Lubbock, Conductor
Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they
die young. - Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, Playwright
Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery that it is. In the boredom and pain of it no less than
in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and
hidden heart of it because in the last analysis all moments are key moments,
and life itself is grace. - Frederick Buechner, Author, in "Now and Then"
Think about the impact of today's decisions, for tomorrow is much longer
than today. - Don Raiff, Economist
We don't love qualities, we love a person: sometimes by reasons of their defects as well as their qualities.
- Jacques Maritain, Philosopher
If you don't risk anything, you risk even more. - Erica Jong, Author
Before everything else, getting ready is the secret to success. - Henry
Ford, Industrialist
Long-term planning is not about making long-term decisions, it is about
understanding the future consequences of today's decisions. - Gary Ryan Blair,
Goals Coach
Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one. - Dr. Seuss
(Theodore Seuss Geisel), Author
A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to
blame somebody else. - John Burroughs, Naturalist
De dieren die het minst op de mens
lijken zijn het gelukkigst. - Desiderius Eramus, Humanist
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