Better Do Something Than Nothing

"However great your task or the challenge ahead, it's better to do something rather than nothing.  We may only be as small as a grain of sand on the beach, but we can make a lasting impact especially if we work together."

-- Peter Hawkins


"If you want to know what you think of yourself, then ask yourself what you think of others and you will find the answer."

-- Seth


"I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive."

-- Gilda Radner

You Have No Limitation

"There is no limit upon you, except the limit you put upon yourself.  You are like the birds, your thoughts can fly across all barriers, unless you tie them down or cage them or clip their wings by the limitations you put upon them."

-- Robert Collier


"You are up and you are happy. You are down and you are sad. All ups and downs help you to find a balance in your being. This is what life is all about. Once balanced, no more ups and downs, but bliss and joy and silence and gratitude."

-- Tishan


"Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes."

-- Kenneth Hildebrand

Use Your Skill Regularly

"Focus on your strengths and believe in the skills you're really good at and use these wherever and whenever you can.  Find one activity that uses one or two skills you love using most and are really good at.  Sacrifice TV time to help a friend develop IT skills, or volunteer to design a newsletter for a charity."

-- Peter Hawkins


"It is life, I think, to watch the water. A man can learn so many things."

-- Nicholas Sparks


"Put your good where it will do the most."

-- Wavy Gravy

The World You See

"The world you see is decided by your own perception. We often see things the way we would have them to be."

-- Motivationstuff.com


“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”

-- Henry David Thoreau


"Within my body are all the sacred places of the world, and the most profound pilgrimage I can ever make is within my own body."

-- Saraha

Magic Around You

"There is magic all around you.  The thing is that it is usually disguised as hard work. Therefore, clear the obstacles in your way and make them vanish with a little hard work, patience, and perseverance."

-- Motivationstuff.com


“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.”

-- John Quincy Adams


“Let go of the past and go for the future. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you imagined.”

-- Henry David Thoreau

Don't Let Fear Catch Up

"Don't stop and think about the task ahead, don't let your doubts and fears catch up to you.  Whatever you need to do in order to reach your dreams, just do it."

-- Pat William and Jim Denney


"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts."

-- Rachel Carson


"The really important kind of freedom involves attention, and awareness, and discipline, and effort, and being able truly to care about other people and to sacrifice for them, over and over, in myriad petty little unsexy ways, every day."

-- David Foster Wallace

Learn To Learn

"Learn to learn by finding something you'd love to learn and build it into your day, whether formally through a programme of study or informally, taking every opportunity to learn from others."

-- Peter Hawkins


"I do firmly believe that universal forces are at work that pull us inexorably toward the deserving results of our actions."

-- Robert J. Ringer


"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts."

-- Rachel Carson

Live A Life of Purpose

"The purpose of life is a life on purpose.  This is the true joy, to use your life dedicated to a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one.  To live without purpose, well, that wrinkles the soul.  Always and forever, never let go of the wonder, or of your ability to let belief loose in the land. "

-- Stuart Avery Gold


"It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about."

-- Dale Carnegie


“How do you say “thank you” for sunshine or health…for clear days or gentle rains…for happiness, joy or love? You say it by sharing what you have. You say it by making the world a better place in which to live.”

-- Thomas D. Willhite

Never Shy Away From Life Challenges

"Working hard will pave the road to where you wish to go.  Never shy away from the challenges and obstacles that life brings along your path, but ask for the strength to overcome them."

-- Motivationstuff.com


“The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Work is the key to success, and hard work can help you accomplish anything.”

-- Vince Lombardi


"No person ever died by drowning in their own sweat."

-- Ann Landers

Confidence Leads To Success

"Whatever your dream, whatever your field of endeavor, intense preparation produces confidence and confidence leads to success."

-- Pat William and Jim Denney


"The world when seen through a little child's eyes, greatly resembles paradise."

-- Motivationstuff.com


"Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results."

-- Andrew Carnegie