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When you voice your disagreement, begin by talking about what you have in common
with the person you are arguing with. Too often we rush to judgment, race to argue
and overlook all the common ground we share
Matthew Kelly
The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give
Walt Whitman
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation,
because your character is what you really are,
while your reputation is merely what others think you are
John Wooden
A dog will teach you unconditional love.
If you can have that in your life, things won’t be too bad
Robert Wagner
What goes around comes around. You get what you give and
also if you do good things, good things will happen.
Author Unknown
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view
Harper Lee
The simplest things in life are also the most precious
Author Unknown
Happiness may be found only by helping others to find it
Napoleon Hill
If you want to change the world, go home and love your family
Mother Teresa
No amount of money or success can take the place of time spent with your family
Author Unknown
Love is when obstacles seem impossible to overcome and you think
you cannot give any more, you try, once more, every time
Deri Bakker
Failure is another stepping stone to greatness
Oprah Winfrey
When we give ourselves permission to fail,
we at the same time, give ourselves permission to excel.
Eloise Ristad
Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise.
They're absolutely free and worth a fortune
Sam Walton
You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind,
but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of
Jim Rohn
Self improvement is a daily event you should never neglect
Amy Temple
A mind that is stretched by a new experience
can never go back to its old dimensions
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters
in our lives won’t have a title until much later
Bob Goff
We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves
after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us
Marcel Proust
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world.
Today I am wise, so I am changing myself
Jalal ad-Din Rumi
Things are not always what they are seen to be;
the first appearance, glance, view, deceives or imposes on many
Phaedrus
Time is free, but its priceless.You can't own it, but you can use it.
You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it, you can never get it back.
Harvey MacKay
It's in the silence when we learn the best life lessons.
Happiness and peace are already inside of us.
There's no reason to keep searching for it on the outside.
Amy Temple
Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp,
but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are
Goldie Hawn
As for me, I like to take my Christmas a little at a time, all through the year
David Grayson
The greatest tragedy for any human being is going through their entire
lives believing the only perspective that matters is their own.
Doug Baldwin
When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out
and the tide of love rushes in
Kristin Armstrong
To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honours
Tia Walker
You are an original, an individual, a masterpiece.
Celebrate that; don't let your uniqueness make you shy.
Don't be someone other than the wonder you are.
Every star is important to the sky
Douglas Pagels
Taking that first step into living a completely different life can be so frightening,
use that fear as the strength needed to take that leap
Amy Temple
We should cultivate the ability to say no to activities for which we have no interest or real concern,
if we learn to say no to many things, then we will be able to say yes to the things that matter most
Roy Blauss
Getting out of your comfort zone is really scary,
but it's absolutely necessary in order to live the best life you can live
Amy Temple
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going
Beverly Sills
In order to live the life you were meant to live, let go of what happened,
focus on the present and look forward to what the future holds
Amy Temple
If you spend your life over analysing every encounter
you will always see the tree, but never the forest
Shannon L. Alder
It's not about thinking outside the box.
It's about realizing there is no box
Jari Askins
I began learning long ago that those who are happiest are those who do the most for others
Booker T. Washington
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do
Johann Wolfgang con Goethe
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy,
they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom
Marcel Proust
Follow your dreams, they know the way
Kobi Yamada
The greatness of a community is most accurately measured
by the compassionate actions of its members
Coretta Scott King
I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community
and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can
George Bernard Shaw
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has
Margaret Mead
Look at life through eyes of faith not doubt
Amy Temple
Faith is the strength needed to get through difficult times
Amy Temple
Make it a habit to tell people thank you.
To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return.
Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you.
Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it
Ralph Marston
Creating your dream life is based on your internal happiness, love, perseverance and patience.
It is an everyday process. Trust yourself and enjoy the journey
Purvi Raniga
Appreciate what you have, where you are and who you are with in this moment
Tony Clark
There is no greater gift you can give or receive than to honor your calling.
It's why you were born. And how you become most truly alive.
Oprah Winfrey
If you can't figure out your purpose, figure out your passion.
For your passion will lead you right into your purpose
T.D. Jakes
When you accomplish something that you once believed was impossible,
it makes you a new person. It changes the way you see yourself and the world
John C. Maxwell
The difference between school and life?
In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test.
In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson
Tom Bodett
American Author
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
Embrace your uniqueness. Be the best original self you can be
Amy Temple
I have learned that there is more power in a good strong hug
than in a thousand meaningful words
Ann Hood
Faith is the strength needed to get through difficult times
Amy Temple
Basic human contact . . . the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words
. . . is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you’re feeling abandoned by the world,
interact with anyone you can
Martha Beck
Being loving is the best beauty routine one can ever have
Amy Temple
The Real You Matters
No matter how much the world changes, there will always be people
who need your unique mix of natural abilities and perspective
Peter Nicholls
Life Mentor and Australia's People Gardener
Take each new day you are given to better yourself
Amy Temple
Honesty is often very hard. The truth is often painful.
But the freedom it can bring is worth the trying
Fred Rogers
Real strength entails being considerate and supportive of people's feelings
Mary Kay Ash
Never stop being teachable. If you think you know everything, you will never learn anything
Dani Johnson
When you make a demand of the universe,
you don't have to know how you're going to do it or how much time it'll take to do it,
you only need to know that it will happen. Keep the faith!
Peggy McColl
Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune
Jim Rohn
With great power there must also come great responsibility
Author Unknown
If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito
Anita Roddick
Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character
Les Brown
Every person that you meet knows something you don't; learn from them
H. Jackson Brown Jr
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas
in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Givers advance the world. Takers advance themselves and hold the world back
Simon Sinek
Wisdom tends to grow in proportion to one's awareness of one's ignorance
Anthony de Mello
No matter how small and unimportant what we are doing may seem,
if we do it well, it may soon become the step that will lead us to better things
Channing Pollock
To show your true ability is always, in a sense, to surpass the limits of your ability,
to go a little beyond them: to dare, to seek, to invent; it is at such
a moment that new talents are revealed, discovered, and realized
Simone de Beauvoir
Do what you love, love what you do, and deliver more than you promise
Harvey Mackay
The value of our lives is not determined by what we do for ourselves.
The value of our lives is determined by what we do for others
Simon Sinek
If we were meant to stay in one place, we’d have roots instead of feet
Rachel Wolchin
Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress,
working hard for something we love is called passion
Simon Sinek
To live a life fulfilled reflect on the things you have with gratitude
Jaren L. Davis
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with
some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style
Maya Angelou
Change is inevitable, personal growth is a choice
Bob Proctor
Friends are medicine for a wounded heart and vitamins for a hopeful soul
Steve Maraboli
The greatest gift that you were ever given was the gift of your imagination
Wayne Dyer
Speak with honesty, thank with sincerity and act with integrity
Author Unknown
Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones
Phillip Brooks
Respect is for those who deserve it, not for those who demand it
Author Unknown
See the light in others and treat them as if that is all you see
Wayne Dyer
Take every chance you get in life, because some things only happen once
Karen Gibbs
Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody
Author Unknown
People lose their way when they lose their why
Gail Hyatt
Never say yes to others if it means you are always saying no to yourself
Author Unknown
Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige.
It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character
William Arthur Ward
A smart person knows what to say.
A wise person knows whether or not to say it
Author Unknown
Change is inevitable. Growth is optional
John C Maxwell
Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself
Chinese Proverb
The best teachers are those who tell you where to look,
but don't tell you what to see
Author Unknown
People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do
Lewis Cass
Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in to trouble
Frank Tyger
Be someone who makes someone else look forward to tomorrow
Author Unknown
Everyone is gifted - but some people never open their package
Wolgang Riebe
The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said
Peter F Drucker
Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations
Author Unknown
Nothing can dim the light which shines from within
Maya Angelou
Breaking someone's trust is like crumpling up a perfect piece of paper.
You can smooth it over but it's never going to be the same again
Author Unknown
Talent is a gift, but character is a choice
John C Maxwell
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
Author Unknown
Inhale the future, exhale the past
Author Unknown
Learn how to separate the majors and the minors.
A lot of people don't do well simply because they major in minor things
Jim Rohn
Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are
Marianne Williamson
Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with
repetition and emotion will one day become a reality
Earl Nightingale
We are each gifted in a unique and important way.
It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light
Evelyn Dunbar
The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little,
soon forgotten charities of a kiss or a smile, a kind look or heartfelt compliment
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Your value doesn't decrease based on someone's inability to see your worth
Author Unknown
When you really pay attention, everything is your teacher
Ezra Bayda
There are many things in life that will catch your eye,
but only a few that will catch your heart. Pursue them
Author Unknown
Just as plants soak up water, your children need
your loving words, and with them they will thrive
Judy Ford
If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change
Wayne Dyer
It's not what we leave our kids; it's what we leave within them that counts
Valerie Sokolosky
Focus more on your desire than on your doubt,
and the dream will take care of itself.
You may be surprised at how easily this happens.
Your doubts are not as powerful as your desires, unless you make them so
Marcia Wieder
Look closely at the present you are constructing: it should look like the future you are dreaming
Alice Walker
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this:
Decide what you want
Ben Stein
Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful
Annette Funicello
Each day we make deposits in the memory banks of our children
Charles Swindoll
You'll never plough a field turning it over in your mind
Irish proverb
People are like stained-glass windows.
They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,
but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty
is revealed only if there is a light from within
Author Unknown
Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning how to dance in the rain
Author Unknown
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children:
one is roots, the other is wings
Hodding Carter
If you want to feel proud of yourself, you've got to do things you can be proud of.
Feelings follow actions
Oseola McCarty
You have not lived a perfect day . . . unless you have done
something for someone who will never be able to repay you
Ruth Smeltzer
The time is always right to do what is right
Martin Luther King, Jr.
As you awaken, may your dreams greet you by name and may you answer- yes
Mary Anne Radmacher
The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch
Jim Rohn
Please understand my friend, that where you find yourself tomorrow is
a function of the positive decisions and actions you take today
Akin A. Awolaja
Sometimes in our attempt to give children what we did not have,
we forget to give our children what we did have
Connie Podesta
Be creative. Use unconventional thinking. And have the guts to carry it out
Lee Iacocca
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself
George Bernard Shaw
Gratitude connects us to others and feeling gratitude allows us to be our best selves.
When we are truly grateful, we can count on living the life we want
M.J. Ryan
Unselfish and noble actions are the most radiant pages in the biography of souls
David Thomas
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has
Epictetus
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others
Cicero
Laughter is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles.
It won't take the potholes out of the road, but it sure makes the ride smoother
Barbara Johnson
To admit you were wrong is to declare you are wiser now than before
Author Unknown
We are not put on this earth for ourselves, but are placed here for each other.
If you are always there for others, then in time of need, someone will be there for you
Jeff Warner
Living on purpose requires us to find what we love fiercely, give it all we've got
and then pass it on, as if it were a torch, to those who follow
Dawna Markova
When you give someone a book, you don't give him just paper, ink, and glue.
You give him the possibility of a whole new life
Christopher Morley (1890-1957)
When you face your fear, most of the time you will discover that it was not really
such a big threat after all. We all need some form of deeply rooted, powerful
motivation - it empowers us to overcome obstacles so we can live our dreams
Les Brown
He that does good to another does good also to himself, not only in the consequence
but in the very act. For the consciousness of well-doing is in itself ample reward
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push - a smile.
A word of optimism and hope, a 'you can do it!' when things are tough
Richard De Vos
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)
Whatever we are waiting for - peace of mind, contentment, grace,
the inner awareness of simple abundance - it will surely come to us,
but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart
Sarah Ban Breathnach
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to be one's own self
Montaigne
The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes,
but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker
Helen Keller
Don't read a book and be a follower; read a book and be a student
Jim Rohn
Keep some souvenirs of your past, or how will you ever prove it wasn't all a dream?
Ashleigh Brilliant
There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure
Paulo Coelho
It is not by the gray of the hair that one knows the age of the heart
Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton
Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent
if no birds sang except those that sang best
Henry Van Dyke
Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual;
you have an obligation to be one
Eleanor Roosevelt
You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.
This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life
Steve Jobs
What you think of yourself is much more important than what others think of you
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant
Robert Louis Stevenson
The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings
Okakura Kakuzo
I am - the two most powerful words in the world,
for whatever we put after them becomes our reality
Susan Howson
There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist,
or accept the responsibility for changing them
Denis Waitley
Hard work keeps the wrinkles out of the mind and spirit
Helena Rubinstein
There is real magic in enthusiasm.
It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment
Norman Vincent Peale
Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment,
and learn again to exercise his will and his personal responsibility
Albert Schweitzer
If you don't take charge of shaping your own destiny,
others will apply their agenda to you
Eric Allenbaugh
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn
Benjamin Franklin
You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late
Ralph Waldo Emerson
A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline
Harvey Mackay
None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm
Henry David Thoreau
What you leave in your children, is more important than what you leave to them
Denis Waitley
The older you get, the more you realize that kindness is synonymous with happiness
Lionel Barrymore
Yes, there are times when something is legitimately not our fault.
Blaming others, however, keeps us in a stuck state
and is ultimately rough on our own self-esteem
Eric Allenbaugh
Love and magic have a great deal in common.
They enrich the soul, delight the heart.
And they both take practice
Nora Roberts
If you know peace, then you thrive; if you know contentment, then you are rich
Su Shi
Anger is one letter short of danger!
Denis Waitley
The past is a guidepost, not a hitching post
L. Thomas Holdcroft
Scatter seeds of kindness everywhere you go;
Scatter bits of courtesy - watch them grow and grow.
Gather buds of friendship, keep them till full-blown;
You will have more happiness than you have ever known.
Amy R. Raabe
Be humble, be big in mind and soul, be kindly; you will like yourself
that way and so will other people
Norman Vincent Peale
Faith is the hostess that will not entertain doubt
Jenna Wright
Often we set out to make a difference in the lives of others,
only to discover we have made a difference in our own
Ellie Braun-Haley
Life's blows cannot break a person whose spirit
is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm.
Norman Vincent Peale
We don't know who we are until we see what we can do
Martha Grimes
Deeds not stones, are the true monuments of the great
Motley
Lack and limitation can only exist when we make room for them in our mind
Bob Proctor
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Are you a thermometer or a thermostat?
A thermometer only reflects the temperature of its
environment, adjusting to the situation. But a thermostat initiates
action to change the temperature in its environment
Nido Qubein
Winning doesn't always mean being first.
Winning means you're doing better than you've ever done before
Bonnie Blair
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the
whole staircase, just take the first step
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Learn how to separate the majors and the minors.
A lot of people don't do well simply because they major in minor things
Jim Rohn
I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today
William Allen White
If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you.
If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you.
Whatever good things we build end up building us
Jim Rohn
Life leaps like a geyser for those who drill through the rock of inertia
Alexis Carrel
There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island
... and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life
Walt Disney
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have,
and only you can determine how it will be spent.
Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you
Carl Sandburg
I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over.
Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center
Kurt Vonnegut Jnr
A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you,
than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you
Bob Proctor
The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers
Deepak Chopra
You can't have a better tomorrow if you
are thinking about yesterday all the time
Charles F. Kettering
There is no difficulty that enough love will not
conquer, no disease that enough love will not heal,
no door that enough love will not bridge
Emmet Fox
We can cross the rivers of doubt and discouragement on
the bridge of faith even before we get to them
Sterling W. Sill
When you speak of someone or about someone,
you should speak as though they were in the room with you.
The ears that you speak to today are attached to the
mouth that could relay the message tomorrow
William 'Biddy' Allen
The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said
Peter Drucker
If you travel alone, you can probably go faster. But the journey will never
be as rewarding, and you probably won't be able to go as far
John Maxwell
If you can learn from hard knocks, you can also learn from soft touches
Carolyn Gilmore
The human heart feels things the eyes cannot see,
and knows what the mind cannot understand
Robert Vallett
Surely it's no coincidence that the word listen is an anagram of the word silent!
Author Unknown
There are two ways of spreading light - to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it
Edith Wharton
Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward
Soren Kierkegaard
Change comes more from managing the journey than from announcing the destination
William Bridges
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have and only you can
determine how it will be spent. Be careful, lest you let others spend it for you
Rod McKuen
Make sure the outside of you is a good reflection of the inside of you
Jim Rohn
A friend is one who sees through you and still enjoys the view
Wilma Askinas
A hug is like a boomerang, you get it back right away
Bill Keane
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination
Nelson Mandela
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going
Jim Rohn
Be very careful what you say to yourself
because someone very important is listening . . . YOU!
John Assaraf
It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is,
not according to what he has
Henry Ward Beecher
Life consists not simply in what heredity and environment do to us,
but in what we make out of what they do to us
Harry Emerson Fosdick
You can tell more about a person by what he says about others
than you can by what others say about him
Leo Aikman
Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself.
Be bold. When you embark for strange places,
don't leave any of yourself safely on shore.
Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory
Alan Alda
There isn't a ruler, a yard stick or a measuring tape in the entire world
long enough to compute the strength and capabilities inside you
Paul J Meyer
The real act of discovery is not in finding new lands, but in seeing with new eyes
Marcel Proust
I find that it is not the circumstances in which we are placed,
but the spirit in which we face them, that constitutes our comfort
Elizabeth T. King
Dedicate yourself to continuous personal improvement
you are your most precious resource
Brian Tracy
Learning is like rowing upstream, if you stop, you go backwards
Author Unknown
The sad part about life is we tend to comment only on those who do it wrong
and neglect to balance it with praise for those who do it right
Keith Ready
Where I was born and where and how I have lived is unimportant.
It is what I have done with where I have been that should be of interest
Georgia O'Keeffe
A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway
Jerome Cummings
You have to be willing to grow.
Growth is different from something that happens to you:
You produce it. You live it
Bruce Mau
The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice
George Eliot
Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back.
Remember that and be very gentle with yourself
Julia Cameron
No one limits your growth but you. If you want to earn more, learn more.
That means you'll work harder for a while; that means you'll work longer for a while.
But you'll be paid for your extra effort with enhanced earnings down the road
Tom Hopkins
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.
Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened;
vision cleared; ambition inspired, and success achieved
Helen Keller
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