Who Is A Friend

A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.

--Elbert Hubbard


The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk
the language of the visionary and the idealist.

--Eric Hoffer


Happiness consists in activity. It is a running steam,
not a stagnant pool.

--Oliver Wendell Holmes

Every Calling Can Be Great

Every calling is great when greatly pursued.

--Oliver Wendell Holmes


No more duty can be urged upon those who are
entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty
to their best convictions.

--Edwin Hubbel Chapin


You never lose by loving. You always lose
by holding back.

--Barbara de Angelis

Own Resolution To Succeed

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to
succeed is more important than any other.

--Abraham Lincoln


Everybody likes a compliment.

--Abraham Lincoln


And in the end it's not the years in your life that
count. It's the life in your years.

--Abraham Lincoln

Scientific and Spiritual Power

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power.
We have guided missiles and misguided men.

--Martin Luther King, Jr.


At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.

--Martin Luther King, Jr.


I have a dream that my four little children will one day
live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color
of their skin, but by the content of their character.

--Martin Luther King, Jr.

Perseverance Not Strength

In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the
stream always wins - not through strength but by perseverance.

--H. Jackson Brown


Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon them and to let them know that you trust them.

--Booker T. Washington


Leaders make the best decisions by rummaging through the attic (brain), searching in the basement (common sense and intuition), and then visiting the living room (heart) to reflect on what was found in all of those areas.

--Jerry R. Lewis

Nothing Is Far

"Nothing's far when one wants to get there."

--Queen Marie of Rumania


"What you believe yourself to be, you are."

--Claude M. Bristol


"Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution paves the way to solution."

--Dr. David Schwartz

Your Own Resolution

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more
important than any one thing.

--Abraham Lincoln


To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.

--Anne-Sophie Swetchine


Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

--Colin Powell

Life Takes On Meaning

Life takes on meaning when you become motivated,
set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable
manner.

--Les Brown


The quality of your life is the quality of your
relationships.

--Anthony Robbins


Abundance is not something we acquire. It is
something we tune into.

--Wayne Dyer

Ability To Do

The Creator has not given you a longing to do that
which you have no ability to do.

--Orison Swett Marden


Friends are like stars, you don't always see them,
but you know they're always there.

--Vannii Arcri


It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability
to discover ability in others is the true test.

--Elbert Hubbard

Bigger Than Trouble

If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for all humanity, it would be this: Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life, and when it comes, hold your head high. Look it squarely in the eye, and say, "I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me."


Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.

--Napoleon Hill


A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown.

--Denis Waitley

Life Hard

When I hear somebody sigh that Life is hard, I am always tempted
to ask, "Compared to what?"

--Sydney J. Harris


If you're going to be thinking, you may as well think big.

--Donald Trump


Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done,
it's always your choice.

--Wayne Dyer

Abundance Is

"Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into."

--Dr. Wayne Dyer


"It's not enough to be busy. The question is, what are we busy about?"

--Henry David Thoreau


"Always do the right thing. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."

--Mark Twain

Keep Your Vision Alive

Where there is vision, there is life and growth, accomplishment,
fulfillment and joy. Keep your vision alive. It is important to see clearly, what you wish to accomplish and hold fast to it. Though it may tarry, it will surely come to past at the appointed time.

--James McKoy


Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones
that are unconquerable.

--Theodore N. Vail


People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content
with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

--Andrew Carnegie

Must Apply and Do

Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
Willing is not enough; we must do.

--Johann Wolfgang von Goethe


A good deed is never lost: he who sows
courtesy reaps friendship; and he who
plants kindness gathers love.

--Basil


Our greatest glory is not in never falling
but in rising every time we fall.

--Confucius

Right Wrong Mental Attitude

Nothing can stop the man with the right
mental attitude from achieving his goal;
nothing on earth can help the man with
the wrong mental attitude.

--Thomas Jefferson


One of the things I keep learning is
that the secret of being happy is
doing things for other people.

--Dick Gregory


The thing always happens that you really
believe in; and the belief in a thing
makes it happen.

--Frank Loyd Wright

Effort Releases

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person
refuses to quit.

--Napoleon Hill


The life and love we create is the life and love we live.

--Leo Buscaglia


People often say that motivation doesn't last.
Well, neither does bathing - that's why we
recommend it daily.

--Zig Ziglar

Transform Thoughts

Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts
into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and
make his dreams come true.

--Napoleon Hill


True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.

--Antoine De Saint-Exupery


It's not your salary that makes you rich,
it's your spending habits.

--Charles A. Jaffe

Temporary Setbacks

One of the secrets of success is to refuse to
let temporary setbacks defeat us.

--Mary Kay


He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over
which he himself must pass.

--George Herbert


Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes
true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification
but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.

--Helen Keller

Nature For Inspiration

Nature is my manifestation of God.
I go to nature every day for inspiration
in the day's work. I follow in building
the principles which nature has used in
its domain.

--Frank Lloyd Wright


Gravitation is not responsible for
people falling in love.

--Albert Einstein


In business for yourself,
not by yourself.

--William James

Door Of Wisdom

The doors of wisdom are never shut.

--Benjamin Franklin


A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never
outgrows it.

--Frank A. Clark


Management is doing things right;
leadership is doing the right things.

--Peter F. Drucker