Be The Chess Player

"Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece."

-- Ralph Charell


"You cannot change anything in your life with intention alone, which can become a watered-down, occasional hope that you'll get to tomorrow. Intention without action is useless."

-- Caroline Myss


"Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are."

-- James Allen

Grow Great Dreams

"We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring day or in the red fire of a long winter's evening. Some of us let these great dreams die, but others nourish and protect them; nurse them through bad days till they bring them to the sunshine and light, which comes always to those who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true."

-- Woodrow T. Wilson


"It's our attitude in life that determines life's attitude toward us."

-- Earl Nightingale


"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it."

-- Pearl Buck


"The big secret in life is that there is no secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you are willing to work. It is called massive action. Action is the gas in the tank. Without you, the car will not run."

-- Marcy Blochowiak

Mind Like an Iceberg

"Your mind is like an iceberg. Nine-tenth of it lies below the surface! Your subconcious mind sees, hears, and remembers everything and it's constantly making connections and dreaming up ideas. It's a powerful tool in your quest for wealth and abundance, probably the most powerful tool you posses."

-- Suchana Swangsrisuthikul


"Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life."

-- Seneca


"All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage.
Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them."

-- Erma Bombeck

Face The Sunshine

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you."

-- Walt Whitman


"Do not be concerned about others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others."

-- Confucius


"Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why. "

-- Eddie Cantor


"Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting. And you don't do that by sitting around."

-- Katharine Hepburn

On Laziness

"Laziness isn't an especially attractive quality either, but maybe it means you'll find a way to get things done without excessive effort. In the end, there is no such thing as postivie or negative personality traits, it all depends on the context."

-- Suchana Swangsrisuthikul


"The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reasons for remaining ashore."

-- Vincent Van Gogh


"The willingness to do creates the ability to do."

-- Peter McWilliams


"Blessed are those that can give without remembering and receive without forgetting."

-- Elizabeth Bibesco

What Goes Around Come Around

"What goes around really does come around. If you give good cheer, kindness and respect, you'll receive good cheer, kindness and respect in turn."

-- Suchana Swangsrisuthikul


"I don't think anyone can DO anything that would make him worthy of love. Love is a gift and cannot be earned. It can only be given."

-- Arthur Wang


"Love is missing someone whenever you're apart, but somehow feeling warm inside because you're close in heart."

-- Kay Knudsen

Easy To Speak

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

-- Mother Teresa


"One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries."

-- A. A. Milne


"Say little, and love much; give all; judge no man; aspire to all that is pure and good."

-- White Eagle


"We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves."

-- Lynn Hall

Little Rubs and Disappointments

"There will be little rubs and disappointments everywhere, and we are all apt to expect too much; but then, if one scheme of happiness fails, human nature turns to another; if the first calculation is wrong, we make a second better: we find comfort somewhere."

-- Jane Austen

Study Heroes

"Study heroes. But remember they will all have faults and personality quirks. Some of them will be bigger heroes and role models than others. None of them are or were perfect. Take from your study the ideas that you too can focus your stronger intelligences toward great achievements. You can be a hero in someone's life."

-- K. Jeffrey Miller


"Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him, who will lie under the stars and listen to your heartbeat, or will stay awake just to watch you sleep... wait for the boy who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you are in sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends, who thinks you' re just as pretty without makeup on. One who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares and how lucky he is to have YOU... The one who turns to his friends and says, thats her..."

-- Arthur Wang

Benefits Of Exercise

"A well-rounded exercise program addresses flexibility, strength and aerobic conditioning. When the factors are all present, exercise will help reduce weight, control weight, reduce stress (distress), improve strength, increase flexibility, condition the heart and lungs, build bone density and dozens of other positive benefits (eustress)."

-- K. Jeffrey Miller


"It's never too late to have a happy childhood."

-- Tom Robbins


"Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment."

-- Baltasar Gracian