Fruits of Life

"The fruits of life fall into the hands of those who climb the tree and pick them."

-- Earl Tupper


"Few people will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all these acts will be written the history of this generation."

-- Robert F. Kennedy


"A year from now you may wish you had started today."

-- Karen Lamb


"One of these days is none of these days."

-- Attributed to both Henri Tubach and H.G. Bohn

Little Things Make Big Things

"It's the little things that make the big things possible. Only close attention to the fine details of any operation makes the operation first class."

-- J. Willard Marriott


"Many small trifles make perfection, but perfection is no small trifle."

-- Michelangelo


"Procrastination is the thief of time."

-- Edward Young


"Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task."

-- William James

The Happy Human

"Happy is the person who knows what to remember of the past, what to enjoy in the present, and what to plan for in the future."

-- Arnold H. Glasgow


"Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not."

-- Oprah Winfrey


"Trust, not technology, is the issue of the decade."

-- Tom Peters


"If employees feel you don't trust them to do their jobs correctly and well, they'll be reluctant to do much without your approval. On the other hand, when they feel trusted, that you believe they'll do the right things well, they'll naturally want to do things well and be deserving of your trust."

-- Mac Anderson

Persistence and Energy

"Energy and persistence conquer all things."

-- Benjamin Franklin


"To rejoice in another's prosperity, is to give content
to your own lot: to mitigate another's grief,
is to alleviate or dispel your own."

-- Arthur Wang


"You're happiest while you're making the greatest contribution."

--Robert F. Kennedy


"Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day."

-- Sally Koch

Being Rich Isn't About Money

Being rich isn't about money. Being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to take time to stop and eat the heart of the watermelon. And some of us will be rich without ever being more than a paycheck ahead of the game.

-- Harvey Mackay


"Sometimes the best helping hand you can get is a good, firm push."

-- Joann Thomas


"Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become."

-- Jim Rohn


"Don't be afraid to go out on a limb...that's where the fruit is."

-- Harry S. Truman

Mind Exercising via Reading

"Reading is like exercising - mental and physical benefits flourish with regular practice. Reading improves language skills, vocabulary, and spelling skills; it introduces new ideas, perspectives, and information; it staves off the effects of aging by keeping your mind active; it provides a vehicle for mental escape and creativity; and it relaxes, entertains, and inspires your soul."

-- Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza


"Don't judge people based on their outward appearances or life circumstances."

-- Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza


"The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible."

-- Arthur C. Clarke


"There are two kinds of people in this life. Those who walk into a room and say, 'Well, here I am.' And those who walk in and say, 'Ahh, there you are.' Let us each strive to be an 'Ahh, there you are' person'."

-- Leil Lowndes

Important Thing About Goals

"The most important thing about goals is having one..."

-- Geoffrey Abert


"He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others."

-- William Hazlitt


"The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed."

-- Martina Navratilova


"Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others."

-- Christian D. Larson

Earn Money After Success

"Now, success is not the result of making money; making money is the result of success - and success is in direct proportion to our service. Most people have this law backwards. They believe that you're successful if you earn a lot of money. The truth is that you can only earn money after you're successful."

-- Earl Nightingale


"Stop thinking of all the reasons why you cannot be successful, and instead, think of all the reasons why you can."

-- Dr. David Harold Fink


"Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance."

-- Bruce Barton


"The fact that you are willing to say, "I do not understand, and it is fine," is the greatest understanding you could exhibit."

-- Wayne Dyer

The Greatest Possession

"Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy."

-- Lao Tzu


"Great thoughts come from the heart."

-- Luc de Clapiers


"Ideas won't keep; something must be done about them."

-- Alfred Whitefield


"It's not the years in your life but the life in your years that counts."

-- Adlai Stevenson

Optimism is the Faith

"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.
Nothing can be done without hope and confidence."

-- Helen Keller


"Nine-tenths of wisdom is appreciation. Go find somebody's
hand and squeeze it, while there's time."

-- Dale Dauten


"Sometimes you gotta create what you want to be a part of."

-- Geri Weitzman


"The purpose of relationship is not to have another who might complete you, but to have another with whom you might share your completeness."

-- Neale Donald Walsch