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� Whenthestudentisready,themasterappears.Buddhist Proverb
2 Wedeemthosehappywhofromtheexperienceoflifehavelearnttobearitsillswithoutbeingovercomebythem.Carl Jung
3 Sometimesourlightgoesoutbutisblownagainintoflamebyanencounterwithanotherhumanbeing.Eachofusowesthedeepestthankstothosewhohaverekindledthisinnerlight.Albert Schweitzer
4 Inthefacesofmenandwomen,IseeGod. Walt Whitman
5 Indetachmentliesthewisdomofuncertainty...inthewisdomofuncertaintyliesthefreedomfromourpast,fromtheknown,whichistheprisonofpastconditioning.Andinourwillingnesstostepintotheunknown,thefieldofallpossibilities,wesurrenderourselvestothecreativemindthatorchestratesthedanceoftheuniverse. Deepak Chopra
6 Theobviousisthatwhichisneverseenuntilsomeoneexpressesitsimply. Kahlil Gibran
7 Strengthliesindifferences,notinsimilarities.Stephen Covey
8 Youcannotsteptwiceintothesameriver,forotherwatersarecontinuallyflowingon. Heraclitus
9 Wearetheopeningverseoftheopeningpageofthechapterofendlesspossibilities. Rudyard Kipling
�0 Itisvaintodowithmorewhatcanbedonewithless.William of Occam
�� Takearest.Afieldthathasrestedgivesabeautifulcrop.Ovid
�2 Everytimeweleavehomeandgotoanotherplace,weopenupthepossibilityofhavingsomethingwonderfulhappentous.Joseph Dispenza
�3 Ifyouarewillingtodomorethanyouarepaidtodo,eventuallyyouwillbepaidtodomorethanyoudo.Origin Unknown
�4 Everyonewhogottowheretheyarehadtobeginwheretheywere.Richard Paul Evans
�5 Don’tsquanderthegiftofextratimebyspendingitonsomethingthat’snotreallyimportant.Commityourselftospendingeveryminuteofitonthegoalyouwanttoaccomplish.Michael Masterson
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�6 Limitationsliveonlyinourminds.Butifweuseourimaginations,ourpossibilitiesbecomelimitless. Jamie Paolinetti
�7 Livingatriskisjumpingoffthecliffandbuildingyourwingsonthewaydown.Ray Bradbury
�8 Youcanbeanythingyouwanttobe,ifonlyyoubelievewithsufficientconvictionandactinaccordancewithyourfaith;forwhateverthemindcanconceiveandbelieve,themindcanachieve.Napoleon Hill
�9 Lifemovesforwardinonedirectiononly,andeachdaywearefacedwithanactualsetofcircumstances,notwithwhatmighthavebeen,notwithwhatwemighthavedone,butwithwhatis,andwithwherewearenow,andfromthispointwemustproceed;notfromwherewewere,notfromwherewewishwewere,butfromwhereweare.Richard L. Evans
20 Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.John Keywood
2� Victorybelongstothemostpersevering. Napolean Bonaparte
22 Ibelievethatunarmedtruthandunconditionallovewillhavethefinalwordinreality.Thatiswhyright,temporarilydefeated,isstrongerthaneviltriumphant.Martin Luther King, Jr.
23 Securityismostlyasuperstition.Itdoesnotexistinnature,nordothechildrenofmenasawholeexperienceit.Avoidingdangerisnosaferinthelongrunthanoutrightexposure.Lifeiseitheradaringadventure,ornothing.Helen Keller
24 Youcannotteachamananything,youcanonlyhelphimfinditwithinhimself. Galileo Galilei
25 Painisinevitable,sufferingisoptional.Origin Unknown
26 InthreewordsIcansumupeverythingI’velearnedaboutlife-itgoeson.Robert Frost
27 Beherenow.Ram Dass
28 Thekeytosuccessistocreateavisionofwhoyouwanttobe,andthenpictureitasifithasalreadyhappened.Arnold Schwarzenegger
29 Theintuitivemindisasacredgiftandtherationalmindisafaithfulservant.Wehavecreatedasocietythathonourstheservantandhasforgottenthegift.Albert Einstein
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30 Theonlydifferencebetweenathoughtandphysicalrealityistime,passion,andphysicalactivity.Peter McWilliams
3� Arrangewhateverpiecescomeyourway.Virginia Woolf
32 Liveasyouwillhavewishedtohavelivedwhenyouaredying.Christian Furchtegott Gellert
33 Mostpeoplewouldratherbecertainthey’remiserable,thanriskbeinghappy. Dr. Robert Anthony
34 Weare,eachofus,angelswithonlyonewing,andwecanonlyflyembracingeachother. Luciano Decrescenzo
35 Yes,evenasyoureadthistheuniverseisplottingtomakeyouutterlyhappy,healthyandsuccessful,andthereisn’tathingyoucandoaboutit. Steve Bhaerman
36 Libertymeansresponsibility.Thatiswhymostmendreadit.George Bernard Shaw
37 Itisnotlengthoflife,butdepthoflife.Ralph Waldo Emerson
38 Wewouldaccomplishmanymorethingsifwedidnotthinkofthemasimpossible.C. Malesherbes
39 Victorybelongstothemostpersevering.Napoleon
40 Yoursubconsciousminddoesnotarguewithyou.Itacceptswhatyourconsciousminddecrees.Ifyousay,“Ican’taffordit,”yoursubconsciousmindworkstomakeittrue.Selectabetterthought.Decree,“I’llbuyit.Iacceptitinmymind.” Dr. Joseph Murphy
4� Doingwhatyouloveisthecornerstoneofhavingabundanceinyourlife.Wayne Dyer
42 Listenahundredtimes.Ponderathousandtimes.Speakonce.Origin Unknown
43 Ignoretherules.Therearenorules.Therearenoregulations.Yougetoutandyoudowhatyouneedtodobecauseyoubelieveinwhatyou’redoing.John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten)
44 Mostpeoplegiveupwhenthey’reabouttoachievesuccess.Theyquitontheone-yardline.Theygiveupatthelastminuteofthegame,onefootfromawinningtouchdown.H. Ross Perot
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45 Youmusttakepersonalresponsibility.Youcannotchangethecircumstances,theseasons,orthewind,butyoucanchangeyourself.Jim Rohn
46 Hardworkspotlightsthecharacterofpeople:someturnuptheirsleeves,someturnuptheirnoses,andsomedon’tturnupatall.Sam Ewig
47 Whenanyonehasoffendedme,Itrytoraisemysoulhighthattheoffensecannotreachme.Rene Descartes
48 Don’tletyourfearsstandinthewayofyourdreams.Origin Unknown
49 Ikeepmyideals,becauseinspiteofeverything,Istillbelievethatpeoplearereallygoodatheart. Anne Frank
50 Thepastdoesnotequalthefuture.Anthony Robbins
5� ThereisnosecurityonthisEarth,thereisonlyopportunity.General Douglas MacArthur
52 Smile!Andtheworldwillsmilewithyou!Origin Unknown
53 Thereisnocureforbirthanddeath,savetoenjoytheinterval.George Santayana
54 Whenyoucometotheedgeofallthelightyouknowandareabouttostepoffintothedarknessoftheunknown,faithisknowingoneoftwothingswillhappen:Therewillbesomethingsolidtostandonoryouwillbetaughttofly. Barbara Winter
55 Lifeisn’taboutfindingyourself.Lifeisaboutcreatingyourself.George Bernard Shaw
56 Apessimistseesthedifficultyineveryopportunity;anoptimistseestheopportunityineverydifficulty.Sir Winston Churchill
57 Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery.Todayisagift.ThatiswhyitiscalledPresent.Origin Unknown
58 Keepawayfrompeoplewhotrytobelittleyourambitions.Smallpeoplealwaysdothat,butthereallygreatmakeyoufeelthatyou,too,canbecomegreat.Mark Twain
59 Donottakelifetooseriously.Youwillnevergetoutofitalive.Elbert Hubbard
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60 Itisintheeverydayandthecommonplacethatwelearnpatience,acceptance,andcontentment.Richard J. Foster
6� YourtalentisGod’sgifttoyou.WhatyoudowithitisyourgiftbacktoGod. Leo Buscaglia
62 Thingswhichmattermostmustneverbeatthemercyofthingswhichmatterleast. Goethe
63 Ifoneadvancesconfidentlyinthedirectionofhisdreams,andendeavourstolivethelifewhichhehasimagined,hewillmeetwithsuccessunexpectedincommonhours.Henry David Thoreau
64 Thekeytomotivationismotive.Stephen Covey
65 WisdomisknowingIamnothing,loveisknowingIameverything,andbetweenthetwomylifemoves.Nisargadatta Maharaj
66 Amanwhoisoccupiedindoingaverydifficultthinganddoingitverywell,neverloseshisselfrespect.George Bernard Shaw
67 Begovernedbyyourinternalcompass,notbysomeclockonthewall.Stephen Covey
68 Howfaryougoinlifedependsonyourbeingtenderwiththeyoung,compassionatewiththeaged,sympatheticwiththestriving,andtolerantoftheweak-becausesomedayyouwillhavebeenallofthese.George W. Carver
69 Changecanallowyoutoaccomplishagoaleveryonceinawhile,butconsistentachievementhappensonlyifyoulovewhatyouaredoing.Bart Conner
70 Wemustnot,intryingtothinkabouthowwecanmakeabigdifference,ignorethesmalldailydifferenceswecanmakewhich,overtime,adduptobigdifferencesthatweoftencannotforesee.Marian Wright Edelman
7� Learnhowtofailintelligently,forfailingisoneofthegreatestartsintheworld.Charles Kettering
72 Toknowandnottodoisnotyettoknow.Zen Saying
73 Todoanythingtrulyworthdoing,Imustnotstandbackshiveringandthinkingofthecoldanddanger,butjumpinwithgustoandscramblethroughaswellasIcan. Og Mandino
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74 Onceyousayyou’regoingtosettleforsecond,that’swhathappenstoyouinlife.John F. Kennedy
75 Weareneweveryday.Irene Claremont de Castillego
76 Thejourneyofathousandmilesmustbeginwithasinglestep.Lao Tzu
77 Icantakethenextthingthatcomesalong.Youmustdothethingyouthinkyoucannotdo.Eleanor Roosevelt
78 Nothingisparticularlyhardifyoudivideitintosmalljobs.Henry Ford
79 Therewillcomeatimewhenyoubelieveeverythingisfinished.Thatwillbethebeginning.Louis L’Amour
80 Startingouttomakemoneyisthegreatestmistakeinlife.Dowhatyoufeelyouhaveaflairfordoing,andifyouaregoodenoughatit,themoneywillcome. Greer Garson
8� Ourlivesimproveonlywhenwetakechances-andthefirstandmostdifficultriskwecantakeistobehonestwithourselves.Walter Anderson
82 Ilookbackonmylifelikeagoodday’swork;itisdoneandIamsatisfiedwithit.Grandma Moses
83 WeneedonlyprovidethesparktolighttheUniverse’sfire;tohoistupoursailssothattheycanbefilledwithitsmagicalwinds.Mike Dooley
84 Thecureforalifeofemptinessisalifeofgratitude.Raymond Aaron
85 Settinggoalsisthefirststepinturningtheinvisibleintothevisible.Tony Robbins
86 Toomanypeoplespendmoneytheyhaven’tearned,tobuythingstheydon’twant,toimpresspeopletheydon’tlike.Will Rogers
87 Yourlifeworkstothedegreeyoukeepyouragreements.Werner Erhard
88 Thebitteresttearsshedovergravesareforwordsleftunsaidanddeedsleftundone.Harriet Beecher Stowe
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89 Wheneveryoufindyourselfanxiousorupsetaboutabusinessorpersonalsituation,itwillberemarkablyhelpfultothinkaboutarealityoflifethatseemstoescapepeoplewhoareunderstress:Thingschange!Robert Ringer
90 Theeasiestwaytobecomesomethingspecialisalsothefastest.Juststartdoingit.Don’twaitforthe“right”time.Don’tworryaboutnotbeingqualified.Anddon’tworryaboutgettingpaidforit.Juststartdoingit.Michael Masterson
91 Howwonderfulitisthatnobodyneedwaitasinglemomentbeforestartingtoimprovetheworld.Anne Frank
92 Takethefirststepinfaith.Youdon’thavetoseethewholestaircase.Justtakethefirststep.Martin Luther King, Jr.
93 Decideuponyourmajordefinitepurposeinlifeandthenorganizeallyouractivitiesaroundit.Brian Tracy
94 Ifyouwanttobehappy,setagoalthatcommandsyourthoughts,liberatesyourenergy,andinspiresyourhopes.Andrew Carnegie
95 Therearenotrafficjamsalongtheextramile. Roger Staubach
96 Thetruemeasureofsuccessisrevealedonlybylookingattheobstaclesthatanindividualhadtoovercometoachievetheirgoals.Bill Phillips
9� Ifyoutakesomethingthatisspinningandgiveitapoint,itbecomesadrill.Cat Shrier
98 Thesecretoflifeisn’twhathappenstoyou,butwhatyoudowithwhathappenstoyou.Norman Vincent Peale
99 Onewhogainsstrengthbyovercomingobstaclespossessestheonlystrength,whichcanovercomeadversity. Albert Schweitzer
100 Ourultimatefreedomistherightandpowertodecidehowanybodyoranythingoutsideourselveswillaffectus.Stephen R. Covey
101 It’snotwhathappenstoyou;it’swhatyoudoaboutitthatmakesthedifference.W. Mitchell
102 Youcannotdiscovernewoceansunlessyouhavethecouragetolosesiteoftheshore.Origin Unknown
103 Ilongtoaccomplishagreatandnobletask,butitismychiefdutytoaccomplishsmalltasksasiftheyweregreatandnoble.Helen Keller
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89 Wheneveryoufindyourselfanxiousorupsetaboutabusinessorpersonalsituation,itwillberemarkablyhelpfultothinkaboutarealityoflifethatseemstoescapepeoplewhoareunderstress:Thingschange!Robert Ringer
90 Theeasiestwaytobecomesomethingspecialisalsothefastest.Juststartdoingit.Don’twaitforthe“right”time.Don’tworryaboutnotbeingqualified.Anddon’tworryaboutgettingpaidforit.Juststartdoingit.Michael Masterson
91 Howwonderfulitisthatnobodyneedwaitasinglemomentbeforestartingtoimprovetheworld.Anne Frank
92 Takethefirststepinfaith.Youdon’thavetoseethewholestaircase.Justtakethefirststep.Martin Luther King, Jr.
93 Decideuponyourmajordefinitepurposeinlifeandthenorganizeallyouractivitiesaroundit.Brian Tracy
94 Ifyouwanttobehappy,setagoalthatcommandsyourthoughts,liberatesyourenergy,andinspiresyourhopes.Andrew Carnegie
95 Therearenotrafficjamsalongtheextramile. Roger Staubach
96 Thetruemeasureofsuccessisrevealedonlybylookingattheobstaclesthatanindividualhadtoovercometoachievetheirgoals.Bill Phillips
9� Ifyoutakesomethingthatisspinningandgiveitapoint,itbecomesadrill.Cat Shrier
98 Thesecretoflifeisn’twhathappenstoyou,butwhatyoudowithwhathappenstoyou.Norman Vincent Peale
99 Onewhogainsstrengthbyovercomingobstaclespossessestheonlystrength,whichcanovercomeadversity. Albert Schweitzer
100 Ourultimatefreedomistherightandpowertodecidehowanybodyoranythingoutsideourselveswillaffectus.Stephen R. Covey
101 It’snotwhathappenstoyou;it’swhatyoudoaboutitthatmakesthedifference.W. Mitchell
102 Youcannotdiscovernewoceansunlessyouhavethecouragetolosesiteoftheshore.Origin Unknown
103 Ilongtoaccomplishagreatandnobletask,butitismychiefdutytoaccomplishsmalltasksasiftheyweregreatandnoble.Helen Keller
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104 Youcanhaveeverythinginlifeyouwantifyou’lljusthelpenoughotherpeoplegetwhattheywant.Zig Ziglar
105 Loveisabird,sheneedstofly.Madonna
106 Thegreatestmistakeyoucanmakeinlifeiscontinuallyfearingthatyou’llmakeone. Elbert Hubbard
107 Ifyoudon’tlikesomething,changeit.Ifyoucan’tchangeit,changeyourattitude.Maya Angelou
10� Peoplearelikestainedglasswindows,theysparkleandshinewhenthesunisout,butwhendarknesssetsintheirtruebeautyisrevealedonlyifthereisalightfromwithin.Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
109 Welldoneisbetterthanwellsaid. Benjamin Franklin
110 Itisnotthestrongestofthespeciesthatsurvive,northemostintelligent,buttheonemostresponsivetochange.Charles Darwin
111 Peoplewillforgetwhatyousaid,peoplewillforgetwhatyoudid,butpeoplewillneverforgethowyoumadethemfeel.Maya Angelou
112 Trynottobecomeamanofsuccess,butrathertrytobecomeamanofvalue.Albert Einstein
113 Youcandowhatyouwanttodo.David Thomas
114 Thebestwaytopredictthefutureistocreateit.Peter Drucker
115 Theultimatemeasureofamanisnotwherehestandsinmomentsofcomfortandconvenience,butwherehestandsattimesofchallengeandcontroversy.Martin Luther King Jr.
116 Donotgowherethepathmaylead.Goinsteadwherethereisnopathandleaveatrail.Ralph Waldo Emerson
117 Destinyisnotamatterofchance,itisamatterofchoice.Itisnotsomethingtobewaitedfor,butrathersomethingtobeachieved.William Jennings Bryan
11� GodgrantmetheserenitytoacceptthethingsIcannotchange,thecouragetochangethethingsIcan,andthewisdomtoknowthedifference.Serenity Prayer
119 Youseethings;andyousay‘Why?’ButIdreamthingsthatneverwere;andIsay‘Whynot?’ George Bernard Shaw
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�20 Thecreativemechanismwithinyouisimpersonal.Itwillworkautomaticallyandimpersonallytoachievegoalswhichyouyourselfsetforit.Presentitwithsuccessgoals,anditfunctionsasasuccessmechanism.Presentitwithnegativegoals,anditoperatesjustasimpersonallyandjustasfaithfullyasafailuremechanism.Dr. Maxwell Maltz
�2� Ask,anditshallbegivenyou;seek,andyeshallfind;knock,anditshallbeopeneduntoyou.Matthew 7:7
�22 Youmustgoafteryourwish.Assoonasyoustarttopursueadream,yourlifewakesupandeverythinghasmeaning.Barbara Sher
�23 Thesagedoesnothoard,andtherebybestows.Themorehelivesforothers,thegreaterhislife.Themorehegivestoothers,thegreaterhisabundance. Lao Tzu
�24 Thehappinessofyourlifedependsuponthequalityofyourthoughts...takecarethatyouentertainnonotionsunsuitabletovirtueandreasonablenature. Marcus Aurelius
�25 Whenyouworkyouareaflutethroughwhoseheartthewhisperingofthehoursturntomusic...andwhatisittoworkwithlove?Itistoweavetheclothwiththreadsdrawnfromyourheart,evenasifyourbelovedweretowearthatcloth...Kahlil Gibran
�26 Onlyasweconnectwithourconsciencecanwecreatethefirewithin.Stephen Covey
�27 Liveinthepresent,allowtheflowoftheuniversetodeliveryourdreamsandenjoytheride.Austin Beasley
�28 Apeacockwhositsonhistailisjustanotherturkey.Origin Unknown
�29 Happinessisinward,andnotoutward;andso,itdoesnotdependonwhatwehave,butonwhatweare.Henry Van Dyke
�30 Lifeisshort,artlong,opportunityfleeting,experiencetreacherous,judgementdifficult.Hypocrites
�3� Desireisthestartingpointofallachievement,notahope,notawish,butakeenpulsatingdesire,whichtranscendseverything.Napoleon Hill
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�32 Followeffectiveactionwithquietreflection.Fromthequietreflectionwillcomeevenmoreeffectiveaction.Peter Drucker
�33 Fortifyyourselfwithcontentment,forthisisanimpregnablefortress.Epictetus
�34 Tobewhatweare,andtobecomewhatwearecapableofbecoming,istheonlyendoflife.Robert Louis Stevenson
�35 Reachhigh,forstarsliehiddeninyoursoul.Dreamdeep,foreverydreamprecedesagoal.Pamela Vaull Starr
�36 It’smucheasiertorideahorseinthedirectionitisgoing.Marshall Thurber
�37 Sowathought,reapanact.Sowanact,reapahabit.Sowahabit,reapacharacter.Sowacharacter,reapaneternaldestiny.David O. McKay
�38 Thereisnorealexcellenceinallthisworldwhichcanbeseparatedfromrightliving.David Starr Jordan
�39 Theaveragemanisaconformist,acceptingmiseriesanddisasterswiththestoicismofacowstandingintherain.Colin Wilson
�40 Doyourownthinkingindependently.Bethechessplayer,notthechesspiece. Ralph Charell
�4� Whatwehavedoneforourselvesdieswithus;whatwehavedoneforothersandtheworldremainsandisimmortal.Albert Pike
�42 Whensomeonedoessomethinggood,applaud!You’llmaketwopeoplehappy.Samuel Goldwyn
�43 Thousandsofcandlescanbelightedfromasinglecandle,andthelifeofthecandlewillnotbeshortened.Happinessneverdecreasesbybeingshared. Buddha
�44 Sometimeswestaresolongatadoorthatisclosing,thatweseetoolatetheonethatisopen.Alexander Graham Bell
�45 Catchapassionforhelpingothersandaricherlifewillcomebacktoyou.William H. Danforth
�46 Lighttomorrowwithtoday.Elizabeth Barrett Browning
�47 Iwillnot“should”myselftoday.Origin Unknown
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�48 Whentwoormorepeoplecoordinateinaspiritofharmonyandworktowardadefiniteobjectiveorpurpose,theyplacethemselvesinaposition,throughthealliance,toabsorbpowerdirectlyfromthegreatstorehouseofInfiniteIntelligence.Napoleon Hill
�49 Procrastinationistheartofkeepingupwithyesterday. Don Marquis
�50 Naturegivesall,withoutreservation,andlosesnothing;manorwoman,graspingall,loseseverything. James Allen
�5� Thevalueofhumourisalmosta‘nobrainer’whenyouthinkaboutit.Itcanhelpyougetoutofatoughspot...Reducetension...Andputyouinamorerelaxedframeofmind.Simplyput,whenyoulearntolightenup,theachievementofalmostanygoalwillgomoresmoothly. Robert L. Cox
�52 It’snevertoolatetobewhoyoumighthavebeen.George Eliot
�53 Ifeverything’sundercontrol,you’regoingtooslow.Mario Andretti
�54 Aslongasyoukeepapersondown,somepartofyouhastobedowntheretoholdhimdown,soitmeansyoucannotsoarasyouotherwisemight.Marian Anderson
�55 Nomaneverbecamegreatorgoodexceptthroughmanyandgreatmistakes.William E. Gladstone
�56 Imaginationiseverything.Itisthepreviewoflife’scomingattractions.Albert Einstein
�57 Idonotknowwhatthefutureholds,butIdoknowwhoholdsthefuture.Origin Unknown
�58 Ifindthegreatthinginthisworldisnotsomuchwherewestand,asinwhatdirectionwearemoving. Oliver Wendel Holmes, Sr.
�59 Successisn’tpermanentandfailureisn’tfatal. Origin Unknown
�60 Ifyouwanttofeelrich,justcountallofthethingsyouhavethatmoneycan`tbuy.Origin Unknown
�6� Bemoreconcernedwithyourcharacterthanyourreputation,becauseyourcharacteriswhatyoureallyare,whileyourreputationismerelywhatothersthinkyouare.John Wooden
�62 Beingdefeatedisoftenatemporarycondition.Givingupiswhatmakesitpermanent.Marilyn Vos Savant
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�63 Howwespendourdaysisofcoursehowwespendourlives.Annie Dillard
�64 Mostpeopleareaboutashappyastheymakeuptheirmindtobe.Abraham Lincoln
�65 Lifeisnobriefcandletome.ItisasortofsplendidtorchwhichIhavegotaholdofforthemoment,andIwanttomakeitburnasbrightlyaspossiblebeforehandingitontofuturegenerations.George Bernard Shaw
�66 Everyonethinksofchangingtheworld,butnoonethinksofchanginghimself.Leo Tolstoy
�67 Dowhatyouloveandthemoneywillfollow.Marsha Sinetar
�68 Theonlywaytodiscoverthelimitsofthepossibleistogobeyondthemintotheimpossible.Arthur C. Clarke
�69 Thedifferencebetweentheimpossibleandthepossibleliesinaperson’sdetermination.Tommy Lasorda
�70 Courageisthepricethatlifeexactsforgrantingpeace.Amelia Earhart
�7� Nothingintheworldcantaketheplaceofpersistence.Talentwillnot;nothingismorecommonthanunsuccessfulmenwithtalent.Geniuswillnot;unrewardedgeniusisalmostaproverb.Educationwillnot;theworldisfullofeducatedderelicts.Persistenceanddeterminationaloneareomnipotent.Calvin Coolidge
�72 Hewhohashealthhashope,andhewhohashopehaseverything.Origin Unknown
�73 Whateveryouare,beagoodone.Abraham Lincoln
�74 Doordonot,thereisnotry.Yoda
�75 Whereverweareandwhateverwearedoing,itispossibletolearnsomethingthatcanenrichourlivesandthelivesofothers....Noone’seducationisevercomplete.Sir John Templeton
�76 Mastersseetheircreationsbeforetheyarecreated.Dr. Dennis R. Deaton
�77 Thegreatestrevolutionofourgenerationisthediscoverythathumanbeings,bychangingtheinnerattitudesoftheirminds,canchangetheouteraspectsoftheirlives.William James
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�78 Inspirationleadstomotivation;itisyourspiritsdesiretogrowandevolve.Robert Gregoire
�79 Anypathisonlyapath,andthereisnoaffronttooneselfortoothers,indroppingitifthatiswhatyourhearttellsyou.Carlos Castaneda
�80 Anintegralbeingknowswithoutgoing,seeswithoutlooking,andaccomplisheswithoutdoing.Lao Tzu
�8� Thelargertheislandofknowledge,thelongertheshorelineofwonder. Ralph W. Sockman
�82 Whenathinghasbeensaidandsaidwell,havenoscruple.Takeitandcopyit.Anatole France
�83 Life’savoyagethat’shomewardbound. Herman Melville
�84 Somuchofourtimeispreparation,somuchisroutine,andsomuchretrospect,thatthepathofeachman’sgeniuscontractsitselftoaveryfewhours.Ralph Waldo Emerson
�85 Onedoesn’tdiscovernewlandswithoutconsentingtolosesightoftheshoreforaverylongtime.Andre Gide
�86 Apersonwhohasnevermadeamistakehasnevertriedanythingnew. Albert Einstein
�87 Youdon’tgettochoosehowyou’regoingtodie,orwhen.Youcanonlydecidehowyou’regoingtolive.Now! Joan Baez
�88 I’veneverbeenpoor,onlybroke.Beingpoorisaframeofmind.Beingbrokeisatemporarycondition.Mike Todd
�89 We’veallheardthatwehavetolearnfromourmistakes,butIthinkit’smoreimportanttolearnfromsuccesses.Ifyoulearnonlyfromyourmistakes,youareinclinedtolearnonlyerrors.Norman Vincent Peale
�90 Prosperityisagreatteacher;adversityisagreater.William Hazlitt
�9� Tobefree,tobehappyandfruitful,canonlybeattainedthroughsacrificeofmanycommonbutoverestimatedthings.Robert Henri
�92 Geniusisonlyasuperiorpowerofseeing.John Ruskin
�93 Namedmustyourfearbebeforebanishityoucan.Yoda from Star Wars
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�94 Mayweneverletthethingswecan’thave,ordon’thave,orshouldn’thave,spoiltheenjoymentofthethingswedohaveandcanhave.Richard L. Evans
�95 Thesecrettohappinessisnotindoingwhatonelikestodo,butinlikingwhatonehastodo.Origin Unknown
�96 Courageisgraceunderpressure. Ernest Hemingway
�97 Makeyourrecoverythefirstpriorityinyourlife.Robin Norwood
�98 Perseveranceisnotalongrace,itismanyshortracesoneafteranother.Walter Elliot
�99 Alonewecandosolittle;togetherwecandosomuch.Helen Keller
200 Resentmentislikedrinkingpoisonandthenhopingitwillkillyourenemies.Nelson Mandella
20� Thereisonlyonejourney:goinginsideyourself.Rainer Maria Rilke
202 Neverlookdowntotestthegroundbeforetakingyournextstep;onlyhewhokeepshiseyefixedonthefarhorizonwillfindhisrightroad.Dag Hammarskjold
203 Actionisthefoundationalkeytoallsuccess.Pablo Picasso
204 Youmustbegintounderstand,therefore,thatthepresentstateofyourbankaccount,yoursales,yourhealth,yoursociallife,yourpositionatwork,etc.,isnothingmorethanthephysicalmanifestationofyourpreviousthinking.Ifyousincerelywishtochangeorimproveyourresultsinthephysicalworld,youmustchangeyourthoughts,andyoumustchangethemIMMEDIATELY.Bob Proctor
205 Bethankfulforwhatyouhave;you’llenduphavingmore.Ifyouconcentrateonwhatyoudon’thave,youwillnever,everhaveenough.Oprah Winfrey
206 Inactionbreedsdoubtandfear.Actionbreedsconfidenceandcourage.Ifyouwanttoconquerfear,donotsithomeandthinkaboutit.Gooutandgetbusy. Dale Carnegie
207 Tokeepthebodyingoodhealthisaduty...Otherwiseweshallnotbeabletokeepourmindstrongandclear. Buddha
208 Everyonecanhaveabalancedlife.Youjustneedtowantit...Andacttoachieveit.MaryEllen Tribby
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209 You’vegottoask.Askingis,inmyopinion,theworld’smostpowerfulandneglectedsecrettosuccessandhappiness.Percy Ross
2�0 Wecomethiswayonce.Wecaneithertiptoethroughlifeandhopethatwegettodeathwithoutbeingtoobadlybruisedorwecanliveafull,completelifeachievingourgoalsandrealizingourwildestdreams.Bob Proctor
2�� Toflyasfastasthought,tobeanywherethereis,youmustfirstbeginbyknowingthatyouhavealreadyarrived.Richard Bach
2�2 Youcan’tbepoorenoughtohelpthepoor.Eva Gregory
2�3 Ifyoubelieveinwhatyouaredoing,thenletnothingholdyouupinyourwork.Muchofthebestworkoftheworldhasbeendoneagainstseemingimpossibilities.Thethingistogettheworkdone.Dale Carnegie
2�4 Nothingisawasteoftimeifyouusetheexperiencewisely.Auguste Rodin
2�5 Lifecanonlybeunderstoodbackwards,butitmustbelivedforwards.Origin Unknown
2�6 Hidenotyourtalents.Theyforuseweremade.What’sasundialintheshade? Benjamin Franklin
2�7 Lookatadaywhenyouaresupremelysatisfiedattheend.It’snotadaywhenyouloungearounddoingnothing;it’swhenyou’vehadeverythingtodo,andyou’vedoneit.Margaret Thatcher
2�8 Thetimetorepairtheroofiswhenthesunisshining.John F. Kennedy
2�9 Iplant,nurtureandbringlighttotreesthatIdon’texpecttostandunder.Jill Fischer
220 Therearetwothingstoaimatinlife:first,togetwhatyouwant,andafterthattoenjoyit.Logan Pearsall Smith
22� Itisdifficulttosaywhatisimpossible,forthedreamofyesterdayisthehopeoftodayandtherealityoftomorrow.Robert H. Goddard
222 Yourattitudedeterminesyouraltitude. Zig Ziglar
223 Experienceiswhatyougetwhenyoudon’tgetwhatyouwant.Dan Stanford
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224 Ourlifeiswhatourthoughtsmakeit.Marcus Aurelius
225 Experienceisnotwhathappenstoaman.Itiswhatamandoeswithwhathappenstohim.Aldous Huxley
226 Facedwiththechoicebetweenchangingone’smindandprovingthatthereisnoneedtodoso,almosteveryonegetsbusyontheproof.John Kenneth Galbraith
227 Problemscannotbesolvedatthesamelevelofawarenessthatcreatedthem.Albert Einstein
228 Manyreceiveadvice,onlythewiseprofitfromit.Publilius Syrus
229 Ourgreatestgloryisnotinneverfalling,butingettingupeverytimewedo.Confucius
230 Whenlifegivesyoulemons,makelemonade.Origin Unknown
23� Therewardofathingwelldoneistohavedoneit.Ralph Waldo Emerson
232 Thereisgoodandbadsurroundingmeinthisworld,Ichoosetoembracethegood.Rod Berting
233 Dreamasifyou’llliveforever.Liveasifyou’lldietoday.James Dean
234 Ifatfirstyoudon’tsucceed,try,tryagain.W.C. Fields
235 Thisaboveall,tothineownselfbetrue.William Shakespeare
236 Hopespringseternal.Alexander Pope
237 Youcancomplainbecauseroseshavethornsoryoucanrejoicebecausethornshaveroses. Ziggy
238 Evenifyou’reontherighttrack,you’llgetrunoverifyoujustsitthere.Will Rogers
239 Ithasbeensaidthat[the]picturingpowerofthemindisthegreatestgiftthatGodhasevergiventoman.Ithastheabilitytoconstructimagesofsuccessbeforetheactualexperiencesareborn.Itcanpaintpicturesthatwillfireourwillsandexaltourspirits.Thisabilitytotravelaheadofourownsuccesscandrawusonwiththegreatestpleasuretowardsthemostworthwhileobjectives.Sterling w. Sill
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240 Visionisthefundamentalforcethatdriveseverythingelseinourlives.Stephen Covey
24� Ifyoukneweverythingwasreallyallright,andthatithasahappyending,youwouldnotfeeltrepidationsaboutyourfuture.Abraham-Hicks
242 Goddoesnotcommandthatwedogreatthings,onlylittlethingswithgreatlove.Mother Teresa
243 Inherentineveryintentionanddesireisthemechanicsforitsfulfillment...intentionanddesireinthefieldofpurepotentialityhaveinfiniteorganizingpower.Andwhenweintroduceanintentioninthefertilegroundofpurepotentiality,weputthisinfiniteorganizingpowertoworkforus. Deepak Chopra
244 Asuperiormanismodestinhisspeech,butexceedsinhisactions.Confucius
245 Happinesscomesofthecapacitytofeeldeeply,toenjoysimply,tothinkfreely,torisklife,tobeneeded. Storm Jameson
246 Therearenoclassesinlifeforbeginners:rightawayyouarealwaysaskedtodealwithwhatismostdifficult.Rainer Maria Rilke
247 Somehavebeenthoughtbravebecausetheywereafraidtorunaway.Thomas Fuller
248 Ibelievethatoneoflife’sgreatestrisksisneverdaringtorisk.Oprah Winfrey
249 Ifweareevertoenjoylife,nowisthetime,nottomorrowornextyear.Todayshouldalwaysbeourmostwonderfulday.Thomas Dreier
250 Failureisoftenthelineofleastpersistence.Zig Ziglar
25� Nothingcanbringyoupeacebutyourself.Dale Carnegie
252 Therecanbenofriendshipwithoutconfidence,andnoconfidencewithoutintegrity.Samuel Johnson
253 Onlythosewhoareasleepmakenomistakes. Ingvar Kamprad
254 Therearemanythingsofwhichawisemanmightwishtobeignorant. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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255 Onlybydiscussingourselves,holdingbacknothing,onlybybeingwillingtotakeadviceandacceptdirection[can]wesetfootontheroadtostraightthinking,solidhonesty,andgenuinehumility.Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
256 Thewisestmindhassomethingyettolearn.George Santayana
257 Ifthesightoftheblueskiesfillsyouwithjoy,ifabladeofgrassspringingupinthefieldshaspowertomoveyou,ifthesimplethingsofnaturehaveamessagethatyouunderstand,rejoice,foryoursoulisalive.Eleonora Duse
258 Beholdtheturtle.Hemakesprogressonlywhenhestickshisneckout.James Bryant Conant
259 Whoeveryouare,thereissomeyoungerpersonwhothinksyouareperfect.Thereissomeworkthatwillneverbedoneifyoudon’tdoit.Thereissomeonewhowouldmissyouifyouweregone.Thereisaplacethatyoualonecanfill. Jacob M. Braude
260 Shesaidsheusuallycriedatleastonceeachday,notbecauseshewassad,butbecausetheworldwassobeautiful…andlifewassoshort.Brian Andress
26� Confidenceiscontagious.Soislackofconfidence.Vince Lombardi
262 Whenyoudance,yourpurposeisnottogettoacertainplaceonthefloor.It’stoenjoyeachstepalongtheway.Dr. Wayne Dyer
263 Whatyouwoulddowillinglyforfreeistheonlythingyoushouldeverdoformoney. Raymond Aaron
264 Thereismorehungerforloveandappreciationinthisworldthanforbread. Mother Teresa
265 Tryasyoumight,youcan’tcontrolthethingsthathappentoyou.Youcanonlycontrolyourreactiontothem.Michael Masterson
266 Ifyouaredistressedbyanythinginternal,thepainisnotduetothethingitselfbuttotheviewyouhaveofthatthing.Howyouviewanythingisapoweryoucanrevokeatanymoment.Marcus Aurelius
267 Everyday,wearegivendozensofchoices-fromwhichfoodstoeattowhichpartsofanewspapertoreadtowhichwordstosayinanygivenconversation.Manyofthosechoicesseemtobeinsignificant,butwhenyoustringthemalltogethertheydeterminethequalityofourlives.Michael Masterson
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268 Whatwethinkorwhatweknoworwhatwebelieveis,intheend,oflittleconsequence.Theonlyconsequenceiswhatwedo.John Ruskin
269 Ifamanforwhateverreasonhastheopportunitytoleadanextraordinarylife,hehasnorighttokeepittohimself.Jacques-Yves Cousteau
270 I’vealwaysbeentheoppositeofaparanoid.Ioperateasifeveryoneispartofaplottoenhancemywellbeing.Stan Dale
27� Soonerorlater,thosewhowinarethosewhothinktheycan.Richard Bach
272 Beingaliveisajoyandaprivilege.Lifeflowseasierwhenyougreeteachnewdaywithasmile.Thuy Vu
273 Atruehandicapiswhatwedon’tdowithwhatwehave,notwhatwecan’tdowithwhatwedon’thave.Christopher Brewer
274 Neverletsomeoneelse’sopinionofyoubecomeyourreality.Origin Unknown
275 Whatyoucando,ordreamyoucan,beginit;boldnesshasgenius,powerandmagicinit. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
276 Everymandies.Noteverymantrulylives. Braveheart (Movie)
277 Weliveinawonderfulworldthatisfullofbeauty,charmandadventure.Thereisnoendtotheadventuresthatwecanhaveifonlyweseekthemwithoureyesopen.Jawaharlal Nehru
278 Nopessimisteverdiscoveredthesecretsofthestars,orsailedtoanuncharteredland,oropenedanewheaventothehumanspirit.Helen Keller
279 AmInotdestroyingmyenemieswhenImakefriendsofthem?Abraham Lincoln
280 Ifnotus,who,ifnotnow,when?Origin Unknown
28� Thingsdonotchange,wechange. Henry David Thoreau
282 Peoplearealwaysblamingtheircircumstancesforwhattheyare.Idon’tbelieveincircumstances.Thepeoplewhogetonintheworldarethepeoplewhogetupandlookforthecircumstancestheywantandiftheycan’tfindthem,makethem.George Bernard Shaw
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283 Toughtimesneverlastbuttoughpeopledo.Robert Schuller
284 Thetimeisalwaysrighttodowhatisright.Martin Luther King Jr.
285 Itisnotenoughtohaveagoodmind,themainthingistouseitwell. Rene Descartes
286 Youmayhaveafreshstartanymomentyouchoose,forthisthingthatwecallfailureisnotthefallingdown,butthestayingdown.Mary Pickford
287 Happinessliesinthejoyofachievementandthethrillofcreativeeffort.Franklin D. Roosevelt
288 Whenatraingoesthroughatunnelanditgetsdark;youdon’tthrowawaytheticketandjumpoff.Yousitstillandtrusttheengineer. Corrie Ten Boom
289 Waitingisatrap.Therewillalwaysbereasonstowait.Thetruthis,thereareonlytwothingsinlife,reasonsandresults,andreasonssimplydon’tcount.Dr. Robert Anthony
290 Livewell...Laughoften...Lovemuch.Origin Unknown
29� Thegreatpleasureinlifeisdoingwhatpeoplesayyoucannotdo.Walter Bagehot
292 Whatliesbehindusandwhatliesbeforeusaretinymatterscomparedtowhatlieswithinus.Henry David Thoreau
293 Feelthefearanddoitanyway. Susan Jeffers
294 Loveconquersall. Virgil
295 Themediocreteachertells.Thegoodteacherexplains.Thesuperiorteacherdemonstrates.Thegreatteacherinspires.William A. Ward
296 Forgivenessdoesnotchangethepast,butitdoesenlargethefuture. Paul Boese
297 Hewhoeverymorningplansthetransactionofthedayandfollowsoutthatplan,carriesathreadthatwillguidehimthroughthemazeofthemostbusylife.Victor Hugo
298 Imaginationismoreimportantthanknowledge. Albert Einstein
299 Ifwearetogethernothingisimpossible.Ifwearedividedallwillfail.Winston Churchill
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300 Progressisimpossiblewithoutchange,andthosewhocannotchangetheirmindscannotchangeanything.George Bernard Shaw
30� Faithisaknowledgewithintheheart,beyondthereachofproof.Kahlil Gibran
302 Ifyoustandupandbecounted,fromtimetotimeyoumaygetyourselfknockeddown.Butrememberthis:Amanflattenedbyanopponentcangetupagain.Amanflattenedbyconformitystaysdownforgood.Thomas J. Watson
303 Themiracleisthis-themoreweshare,themorewehave.Leonard Nimoy
304 Stronglivesaremotivatedbydynamicpurpose.Kenneth Hildebrand
305 Happinessisastateofactivity. Aristotle
306 Doingmoreofwhatdoesn’tworkwon’tmakeitworkanybetter.Charles J. Givens
307 Discontentisthefirstnecessityofprogress.Thomas Edison
308 Happinessistheway.Sotreasureeverymomentyouhaveandrememberthattimewaitsfornoone.Happinessisajourney,notadestination. Souza
309 Thingsturnoutbestforthepeoplewhomakethebestofthewaythingsturnout.Ty Boyd
3�0 Itisfarbetterforamantogowronginfreedomthantogorightinchains.Thomas H. Huxley
3�� Anyonewholiveswithintheirmeanssuffersfromalackofimagination.Oscar Wilde
3�2 Novirtueismoreuniversallyacceptedasatestofgoodcharacterthantrustworthiness.Harry Emerson Fosdick
3�3 Wedon’treceivewisdom;wemustdiscoveritforourselvesafterajourneythatnoonecantakeusorspareus.Marcel Proust
3�4 Theonlyurgentthingisthatwemakeabeginningandkeeptrying.Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
3�5 Happinessisnotinourcircumstancesbutinourselves.Itisnotsomethingwesee,likearainbow,orfeel,liketheheatofafire.Happinessissomethingweare. John B. Sheerin
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3�6 Knowingyourselfisthebeginningofallwisdom.Aristotle
3�7 Icouldn’twaitforsuccess,soIwentaheadwithoutit. Jonathan Winters
3�8 Goalsaredreamswithdeadlines.Diana Scharf Hunt
3�9 Personalrelationshipsarethefertilesoilfromwhichalladvancement,allsuccess,allachievementinreallifegrows.Ben Stein
320 Findsomethingtodothatreallyinspiresyou,thatkeepsyouupatnight,thatyousimplylovetodo.Michael Masterson
32� Maybeyoumadeamistakethat’sbeenhauntingyou.Oryounevergotaroundtothat“thankyou”.Soyouhaveachoice.Alifetimeofnaggingregret(ifit’slastedthislong,itain’tgoingaway)-ortakingamomentnowtodealwithit.Charlie Byrne
322 Ifyouwanttoachieveahighgoal,you’regoingtohavetotakesomechances.Alberto Salazar
323 Allblameisawasteoftime.Nomatterhowmuchfaultyoufindwithanother,andregardlessofhowmuchyoublamehim,itwillnotchangeyou.Wayne Dyer
324 Youwanttosetagoalthatisbigenoughthatintheprocessofachievingityoubecomesomeoneworthbecoming.Jim Rohn
325 Youwillneverleavewhereyouare,untilyoudecidewhereyou’dratherbe.Dexter Yager
326 Successcomesincans;failurecomesincants.Origin Unknown
327 Liveyourlifeasanexclamation,notanexplanation.Origin Unknown
328 Amancansucceedatalmostanythingforwhichhehasunlimitedenthusiasm.Charles M. Schwab
329 Ifwealldidallthethingswearecapableofdoingwewouldliterallyastoundourselves.Thomas Edison
330 Lifeisasuccessionoflessonswhichmustbelivedtobeunderstood. Helen Keller
33� Ifwedon`tchange,wedon`tgrow.Ifwedon`tgrow,wearen`treallyliving.Gail Sheehy
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332 Attitudeisalittlethingthatmakesabigdifference.Sir Winston Churchill
333 Usewhattalentyoupossess:thewoodswouldbeverysilentifnobirdssangexceptthosethatsangbest.Henry Van Dyke
334 Toomanypeoplearethinkingofsecurityinsteadofopportunity.Theyseemmoreafraidoflifethandeath.James F. Bymes
335 Nothingcanstopthemanwiththerightmentalattitudefromachievinghisgoal;nothingonearthcanhelpthemanwiththewrongmentalattitude.Thomas Jefferson
336 Ourgreatestweaknessliesingivingup.Themostcertainwaytosucceedisalwaystotryonemoretime. Thomas Edison
337 Theuniverseisfullofmagicalthingspatientlywaitingforourwitstogrowsharper.Eden Phillpotts
338 Comingtogetherisabeginning;keepingtogetherisprogress;workingtogetherissuccess. Origin Unknown
339 Themostwastedofalldaysisonewithoutlaughter.E.E. Cummings
340 Blessedaretheywhocanlaughatthemselves;fortheyshallneverceasetobeamused.Origin Unknown
34� Shootforthemoon.Evenifyoumiss,you’lllandamongthestars.Les Brown
342 Geniusisonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration.Thomas Edison
343 Peopledon’tcarehowmuchyouknowuntiltheyknowhowmuchyoucare.John C. Maxwellzz
344 Thedifferencebetweenasuccessfulpersonandothersisnotalackofstrength,notalackofknowledge,butratherinalackofwill.Vince Lombardi
345 Worklikeyoudon’tneedthemoney,lovelikeyou’veneverbeenhurtanddancelikenooneiswatching.Satchel Paige
346 Wemakealivingbywhatweget,butwemakealifebywhatwegive. Sir Winston Churchill
347 Educationisthatwhichremainswhenonehasforgotteneverythinghelearnedinschool.Albert Einstein
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348 Twentyyearsfromnowyouwillbemoredisappointedbythethingsyoudidn’tdothanbytheonesyoudiddo.Sothrowoffthebowlines.Sailawayfromthesafeharbour.Catchthewindsinyoursails.Explore.Dream. Mark Twain
349 Ifyoucandreamit,youcandoit. Walt Disney
350 Peaceisessentiallyafunctionofputtingfirstthingsfirst.Stephen Covey
35� Firstsaytoyourselfwhatyouwouldbe,andthendowhatyouhavetodo.Epictetus
352 Liketwogoldenbirdsperchedontheselfsametree,intimatefriends,theegoandtheselfdwellinthesamebody.Theformereatsthesweetandsourfruitsofthetreeoflife,whilethelatterlooksonindetachment.The Mundaka Upanishad
353 Ifyouarewillingtoadmitfaults,youhaveonelessfaulttoadmit.Origin Unknown
354 Onewaytogetthemostoutoflifeistolookuponitasanadventure.William Feather
355 Decidewhatyouwant,decidewhatyouarewillingtoexchangeforit.Establishyourprioritiesandgotowork.H.L. Hunt
356 IhaveanirrepressibledesiretolivetillIcanbeassuredthattheworldisalittlebetterformyhavinglivedinit.Abraham Lincoln
357 Everyproblemhaswithinittheseedsofitsownsolution.Ifyoudon’thaveanyproblems,youdon’tgetanyseeds.Norman Vincent Peale
358 Shallowmenbelieveinluck,believeincircumstances;itwassomebody’sname,orhehappenedtobethereatthetime,oritwassothen,andanotherdayitwouldhavebeenotherwise.Strongmenbelieveincauseandeffect.Ralph Waldo Emerson
359 Aholidayislikerechargingyourcarbattery.Ifyousetuptheconnectionswrong,noenergygoesintothebattery.Ifyoudoitright,youreturnatfullchargeandyourbrainisabletoworkthewayitwasdesignedto.Gord Johansen
360 Ifyoudon’tmakemistakes,you’renotworkingonhardenoughproblems.Andthat’sabigmistake.Frank Wilczek
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36� Astomethodstheremaybeamillionandthensome,butprinciplesarefew.Themanwhograspsprinciplescansuccessfullyselecthisownmethods.Themanwhotriesmethods,ignoringprinciples,issuretohavetrouble.Ralph Waldo Emerson
362 Realityismerelyanillusion,albeitaverypersistentone.Albert Einstein
363 Acandlelosesnothingbylightinganothercandle.Father James Keller
364 Ashumanbeings,ourgreatnessliesnotsomuchinbeingabletoremaketheworld...asinbeingabletoremakeourselves.Mahatma Gandhi
365 Toaccomplishgreatthings,wemustnotonlydream,butact.Bill Blackman
366 Itisnousewaitingforyourshiptocomeinunlessyouhavesentoneout.Belgian Proverb
367 Youcancomeoutofthefurnaceoftroubletwoways:ifyouletitconsumeyou,youcomeoutacinder;butthereisakindofmetalwhichrefusestobeconsumed,andcomesoutastar.Jean Church
368 IfIamthroughlearning,Iamthrough.John Wooden
369 Therearetwotypesofpeople-anchorsandmotors.Youwanttolosetheanchorsandgetwiththemotorsbecausethemotorsaregoingsomewhereandthey’rehavingmorefun.Theanchorswilljustdragyoudown.Wyland
370 Goalsareameanstoanend,nottheultimatepurposeofourlives.Theyaresimplyatooltoconcentrateourfocusandmoveusinadirection.Theonlyreasonwereallypursuegoalsistocauseourselvestoexpandandgrow.Achievinggoalsbythemselveswillnevermakeushappyinthelongterm;it’swhoyoubecome,asyouovercometheobstaclesnecessarytoachieveyourgoalsthatcangiveyouthedeepestandmostlong-lastingsenseoffulfillment.Anthony Robbins
37� Howdoyouknowifyourmissioninlifeisfinished?Ifyou’restillalive,itisn’t. Richard Bach
372 Obstaclesarelikewildanimals...Theyarecowardsbuttheywillbluffyouiftheycan.Iftheyseeyouareafraidofthem,theyareliabletospringuponyou;butifyoulookthemsquarelyintheeye,theywillslinkoutofsight. Orison Swett Marden
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373 Focusonwhereyouwanttogo,notonwhatyoufear.Anthony Robbins
374 Theyalwayssaytimechangesthings,butyouactuallyhavetochangethemyourself.Andy Warhol
375 Whatyougetbyachievingyourgoalsisasimportantaswhatyoubecomebyachievingyourgoals.Henry David Thoreau
376 Nevergiveuponyourdream...Perseveranceisallimportant.Ifyoudon’thavethedesireandthebeliefinyourselftokeeptryingafteryou’vebeentoldyoushouldquit,you’llnevermakeit.Tawni O’Dell
377 Ifyourshipdoesn’tcomein,swimouttomeetit. Jonathan Winters
378 Everynegativeeventcontainswithinittheseedofanequalorgreaterbenefit.Napoleon Hill
379 Theheightsbygreatmenreachedandkept,werenotobtainedbysuddenflight,butthey,whiletheircompanionsslept,weretoilingupwardinthenight.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
380 Howpoorwetrulyarewhenwemeasurewealthinmonetaryterms;overlookingthetruevalueofourselvesandthosewelove.Kelly Comeau
38� Theroadtosuccessisalwaysunderconstructionandfullofdetours.Enjoytheride.Origin Unknown
382 Beagoodlistener,opportunitysometimesknocksverysoftly.Origin Unknown
383 Idonotknowanyonewhohasgottothetopwithouthardwork.Thatistherecipe.Itwillnotalwaysgetyoutothetop,butshouldgetyouprettynear.Margaret Thatcher
384 Happinessisaperfumeyoucannotpouronotherswithoutgettingafewdropsonyourself.Ralph Waldo Emerson
385 WhenGodclosesadoor,heopensawindow.Origin Unknown
386 Wejudgeourselvesbywhatwefeelcapableofdoing,whileothersjudgeusbywhatwehavealreadydone.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
387 Serviceistherentwepayforbeing.Itistheverypurposeoflife,andnotsomethingyoudoinyoursparetime. Marion Wright Edelman
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388 Winningisn’teverything;it’stheonlything.Vince Lombardi
389 Yougivebutlittlewhenyougiveofyourpossessions.Itiswhenyougiveofyourselfthatyoutrulygive. Kahlil Gibran
390 Intheend,it’snottheyearsinyourlifethatcount.It’sthelifeinyouryears.Abraham Lincoln
39� Bettertolightacandlethancursethedarkness.Eleanor Roosevelt
392 Theonlygoodluckmanygreatmeneverhadwasbeingbornwiththeabilityanddeterminationtoovercomebadluck.Channing Pollock
393 Friendsareangelswholiftustoourfeetwhenourwingshavetroublerememberinghowtofly.Origin Unknown
394 Treatpeopleasiftheywerewhattheyoughttobe,andyou’llhelpthemtobecomewhattheyarecapableofbecoming. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
395 Nevergivein,nevergivein-never,never,never.Sir Winston Churchill
396 Thepriceofsuccessishardwork,dedicationtothejobathand,andthedeterminationthatwhetherwewinorlose,wehaveappliedthebestofourselvestothetaskathand.Vince Lombardi
397 Mindsarelikeparachutes.Theyonlyfunctionwhentheyareopen.Thomas Dewar
398 Tolovewhatyoudoandfeelthatitmatters,howonearthcouldanythingbemorefun. Katherine Graham
399 Youarenevergivenawishwithoutalsobeinggiventhepowertomakeittrue.Youmayhavetoworkforit,however.Richard Bach
400 Alwaysdoright;thiswillgratifysomeandastonishtherest.Mark Twain
40� Whateveryoucando,ordreamyoucan,beginit.Boldnesshasgenius,powerandmagicinit.Beginitnow.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
402 Ifamandoesnotkeeppacewithhiscompanions,perhapsitisbecausehehearsadifferentdrummer.Henry David Thoreau
403 Dountoothersasyouwouldhavethemdountoyou.The Bible
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404 Kindwordscanbeshortandeasytospeakbuttheirechoesaretrulyendless.Mother Teresa
405 Mengivemecreditforgenius.AllthegeniusIhaveliesinthis:WhenIhaveasubjectinhand,Istudyitprofoundly.Dayandnight,itisbeforeme.Iexploreitinallitsbearings.Mymindbecomespervadedwithit.Then...peoplearepleasedtocall[theeffortthatImade]thefruitofgenius.Itisthefruitoflabourandthought.Alexander Hamilton
406 Forashethinkethinhisheart,soishe.Proverbs 23:7
407 Behappywithwhatyouhavewhilepursuingwhatyouwant.Thekeytohappinessisnotmore.Jim Rohn
408 Weshallnotceasefromexploration.Andtheendofallourexploringwillbetoarrivewherewestartedandknowtheplaceforthefirsttime.T.S. Elliot
409 Solitude,inthesenseofbeingoftenalone,isessentialtoanydepthofmeditationorofcharacter;andsolitudeinthepresenceofnaturalbeautyandgrandeuristhecradleofthoughtandaspirationswhicharenotonlygoodfortheindividual,butwhichsocietycouldilldowithout.John S. Mill
4�0 Whatyoualonecancontribute,nooneelsecancontribute.Stephen Covey
4�� InwildernessIsensethemiracleoflife,andbehinditourscientificaccomplishmentsfadetotrivia.Charles Lindbergh
4�2 Happinessserveshardlyanyotherpurposethantomakeunhappinesspossible.Marcel Proust
4�3 Afterthegame,thekingandthepawngointothesamebox.Italian Proverb
4�4 Chancefavoursonlythepreparedmind. Louis Pasteur
4�5 Verylittleisneededtomakeahappylife;itisallwithinyourself,inyourwayofthinking.Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
4�6 Writetobeunderstood,speaktobeheard,readtogrow...Lawrence Clark Powell
4�7 Whenwedothebestthatwecan,weneverknowwhatmiracleiswroughtinourlife,orinthelifeofanother.Helen Keller
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4�8 Youwillalwaysgravitatetothatwhichyousecretlymostlove.Mendonotattainthatwhichtheywantbutthatwhichtheyare.James Allen
4�9 Foranideawhich,atfirst,doesnotseemabsurd,thereisnohope.Albert Einstein
420 WehavecommittedtheGoldenRuletomemory;letusnowcommitittolife.Edwin Markham
42� Thisistheveryperfectionofaman,tofindouthisownimperfection.Saint Augustine
422 Thereasonablemanadaptshimselftotheworld;theunreasonableonepersistsintryingtoadapttheworldtohimself.Thereforeallprogressdependsontheunreasonableman.George Bernard Shaw
423 Livenotone’slifeasthoughonehadathousandyears,butliveeachdayasthelast.Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
424 Wecanneitherthinknoracttogoodpurposeuntilthehabitofself-restrainthasbecomeautomatic.Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
425 Happinessiswhenwhatyouthink,whatyousay,andwhatyoudoareinharmony. Mahatma Gandhi
426 Whenyou’re‘happyfornoreason,’youbringhappinesstoyoureverydayexperiencesratherthantrytoextracthappinessfromthem.It’snotthatyourlifealwayslooksperfect-it’sthathoweveritlooks,you’llstillbehappy.Marci Shimoff
427 Agreatturningpointinourlivescamewhenwesoughtforhumilityassomethingwereallywanted,ratherthanassomethingwemusthave. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
428 Happinessisnotastationyouarriveat,butamanneroftraveling.Margaret B. Runbeck
429 Enthusiasmisoneofthemostpowerfulenginesofsuccess.Whenyoudoathing,doitwithallyourmight.Putyourwholesoulintoit.Stampitwithyourownpersonality.Beactive,beenergetic,beenthusiasticandfaithful,andyouwillaccomplishyourobject.Nothinggreatwaseverachievedwithoutenthusiasm.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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430 Theindividualwhowantstoreachthetopinbusinessmustappreciatethemightandforceofhabit.Hemustbequicktobreakthosehabitsthatcanbreakhim-andhastentoadoptthosepracticesthatwillbecomethehabitsthathelphimachievethesuccesshedesires.J. Paul Getty
43� Therearetwowaystoliveyourlife.Oneisasthoughnothingisamiracle.Theotherisasthougheverythingisamiracle.Albert Einstein
432 Iabsolutelybelievethatpeople,unlesscoached,neverreachtheirmaximumcapabilities.Bob Nardelli
433 Thetragedyoflifedoesn’tlieinnotreachingyourgoal.Thetragedyliesinhavingnogoalstoreach.Benjamin Mays
434 OneofthemosttragicthingsIknowabouthumannatureisthatallofustendtoputoffliving.Wearealldreamingofsomemagicalrosegardenoverthehorizon-insteadofenjoyingtherosesthatarebloomingoutsideourwindowstoday.Dale Carnegie
435 Ifyouractionscreatealegacythatinspiresotherstodreammore,learnmore,domore,andbecomemore,thenyouareanexcellentleader. Dolly Parton
436 Thereisascienceofgettingrich,anditisanexactscience,likealgebraorarithmetic.Therearecertainlawswhichgoverntheprocessofacquiringriches,andoncetheselawsarelearnedandobeyedbyanyone,thatpersonwillgetrichwithmathematicalcertainty.Wallace D. Wattles
437 Youcanbecomeanevenmoreexcellentpersonbyconstantlysettinghigherandhigherstandardsforyourselfandthenbydoingeverythingpossibletoliveuptothosestandards.Brian Tracy
438 IamhappyandcontentbecauseIthinkIam.Atain-Rene Lesage
439 Youmustliveinthepresent,launchyourselfoneverywave,findyoureternityineachmoment.Foolsstandontheirislandopportunitiesandlooktowardanotherland.Thereisnootherland,thereisnootherlifebutthis.Henry David Thoreau
440 Wehaveaninnatedesiretoendlesslylearn,grow,anddevelop.Wewanttobecomemorethanwhatwealreadyare.Onceweyieldtothisinclinationforcontinuousandnever-endingimprovement,weleadalifeofendlessaccomplishmentsandsatisfaction.Chuck Gallozzi
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44� Foreveryfailure,there’sanalternativecourseofaction.Youjusthavetofindit.Whenyoucometoaroadblock,takeadetour.Mary Kay Ash
442 Learntogetintouchwiththesilencewithinyourselfandknowthateverythinginlifehasapurpose.Elisabeth Kubler-Ross M.D.
443 Createyourfuturefromyourfuture,notyourpast.Werner Erhard
444 Makingasuccessofthejobathandisthebeststeptowardthekindyouwant.Bernard M. Baruch
445 Everyonehasadefiningmoment.Eitheryoudefinethemomentorthemomentwilldefineyou.Origin Unknown
446 Usethestumblingblocksoflifeassteppingstonestosuccess.Origin Unknown
447 Ifyoumustmakeamistake,atleastmakeanewone. Origin Unknown
448 Ifamaniscalledtobeastreetscaper,heshouldsweepstreetsevenasMichelangelopainted,orBeethovencomposedmusicorShakespearewrotepoetry.Heshouldsweepstreetssowellthatallthehostsofheavenandearthwillpausetosay,herelivedagreatstreetscaperwhodidhisjobwell.Martin Luther King, Jr.
449 EverydayineverywayIamgettingbetterandbetter.Origin Unknown
450 Successseemstobeconnectedwithaction.Successfulpeoplekeepmoving.Theymakemistakes,buttheydon`tquit.Conrad Hilton
45� Educationisnotfillingabucket,butlightingafire.William Yeats
452 Strengthdoesnotcomefromwinning.Yourstrugglesdevelopyourstrengths.Whenyougothroughhardshipsanddecidenottosurrender,thatisstrength.Mahatma Gandhi
453 Successleavesclues.Jim Rohn
454 Whenonedoorclosesanotheropens,butweoftenlooksolongandsoregretfullyuponthecloseddoorthatwedonotseetheonewhichhasopenedforus.Alexander Graham Bell
455 Andnowhereismysecret,averysimplesecret.Itisonlywiththeheartthatonecanseerightly,whatisessentialisinvisibletotheeye.Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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456 Youcanmakemorefriendsintwomonthsbybecominginterestedinotherpeoplethanyoucanintwoyearsbytryingtogetotherpeopleinterestedinyou. Dale Carnegie
457 ThewayIseeit,ifyouwanttherainbow,yougottaputupwiththerain.Dolly Parton
458 Whatweseedependsmainlyonwhatwelookfor.Sir John Lubbock
459 Whenitisdarkenough,youcanseethestars. Charles A. Beard
460 Iftheonlytoolyouhaveisahammer,youtendtoseeeveryproblemasanail.Abraham Maslow
46� Toooftenweunderestimatethepowerofatouch,asmile,akindword,alisteningear,anhonestcompliment,orthesmallestactofcaring,allofwhichhavethepotentialtoturnalifearound.Leo Buscaglia
462 Thereisnothingtofear,butfearitself.Franklin D. Roosevelt
463 Watchyourthoughts;theybecomewords.Watchyourwords;theybecomeactions.Watchyouractions;theybecomehabits.Watchyourhabits;theybecomecharacter.Watchyourcharacter;itbecomesyourdestiny. Frank Outlaw
464 Argueforyourlimitations,andsureenoughthey’reyours.Richard Bach
465 Charactercannotbedevelopedineaseandquiet.Onlythroughexperienceoftrialandsufferingcanthesoulbestrengthened,ambitioninspired,andsuccessachieved.Helen Keller
466 Yougainstrength,courage,andconfidencebyeveryexperienceinwhichyoureallystoptolookfearintheface.Eleanor Roosevelt
467 Thechallengeisnottomanagetime,buttomanageourselves.Stephen Covey
468 Hewhohesitatesislost. Proverb
469 Thereisnolimittowhatamancandoorwherehecangoifhedoesn’tmindwhogetsthecredit.Robert Woodruff
470 Amanisasuccessifhegetsupinthemorningandgoestobedatnightandinbetweendoeswhathewantstodo.Bob Dylan
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47� Everymessisalockonthedoorthatkeepsabundanceout.Raymond Aaron
472 Don’tusetimeorwordscarelessly.Neithercanberetrieved.Origin Unknown
473 Thebestisyettobe.Robert Browning
474 Judgenot,andyeshallnotbejudged;condemnnot,andyeshallnotbecondemned;forgive,andyeshallbeforgiven. Luke 6:37
475 Qualityoflifedependsonwhathappensbetweenstimulusandresponse.Stephen Covey
476 Nothingis,unlessourthinkingmakesitso.William Shakespeare
477 Thereisjustonelifeforeachofus:ourown. Euripides
478 Everyactiongeneratesaforceofenergythatreturnstousinlikekind...whatwesowiswhatwereap.Andwhenwechooseactionsthatbringhappinessandsuccesstoothers,thefruitofourkarmaishappinessandsuccess.Deepak Chopra
479 Failuretoprepareispreparingtofail.Benjamin Franklin
480 Ifyoudon’twanttofeelgreataboutwhat’sgoingon,youcanalwayschoosetofeelgreatinspiteofwhat’sgoingon.Ralph Marston
48� Begladoflife,becauseitgivesyouthechancetoloveandtoworkandtoplayandtolookupatthestars.Henry Van Dyke
482 Wemakeourfortunes,andwecallthemfate.Earl of Beaconsfield
483 Donotattempttodoathingunlessyouaresureofyourself;butdonotrelinquishitsimplybecausesomeoneelseisnotsureofyou.Stewart E. White
484 Failoften.Failfast.FailCheap.Jim Estill
485 Towinyouhavetoriskloss.Jean-Claude Killy
486 Youmustgoafteryourwish.Assoonasyoustarttopursueadream,yourlifewakesupandeverythinghasmeaning.Barbara Sher
487 Weareunlimitedbeings.Wehavenoceiling.Thecapabilitiesandthetalentsandthegiftsandthepowerthatiswithineverysingleindividualthatisonthisplanet,isunlimited.Michael Beckwith
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488 Geniusistheabilitytosimplifythosethingsweperceiveascomplicated. C. W. Gran
489 Icangiveyouasixwordformulaforsuccess:thinkthingsthrough-thenfollowthrough.Eddie Rickenbacker
490 Opportunitiesareusuallydisguisedashardwork,somostpeopledon’trecognizethem.Ann Landers
49� Adultsarealwaysaskingkidswhattheywanttobewhentheygrowupbecausetheyarelookingforideas.Paula Poundstone
492 Ifyoumustplay,decideonthreethingsatthestart:therulesofthegame,thestakes,andthequittingtime.Chinese Proverb
493 Learningtoignorethingsisoneofthegreatpathstoinnerpeace.Robert J. Sawyer
494 Thereisawonderfulmythicallawofnaturethatthethreethingswecravemostinlifehappiness,freedomandpeaceofmind-arealwaysattainedbygivingthemtosomeoneelse.Peyton Cornway March
495 Bekind,foreveryoneyoumeetisfightingagreatbattle.Philo of Alexandria
496 Belikeaspongewhenitcomestoeachnewexperience.Ifyouwanttobeabletoexpressitwell,youmustfirstbeabletoabsorbitwell. Jim Rohn
497 Startbydoingwhat’snecessary,thenwhat’spossible,andsuddenlyyouaredoingtheimpossible.Saint Francis
498 Idon’tthinkofmyselfasapoordeprivedghettogirlwhomadegood.IthinkofmyselfassomebodywhofromanearlyageknewIwasresponsibleformyself,andIhadtomakegood.Oprah Winfrey
499 Donotlettheheroinyoursoulperish,inlonelyfrustrationforthelifeyoudeserved,buthaveneverbeenabletoreach.Checkyourroadandthenatureofyourbattle.Theworldyoudesiredcanbewon.Itexists,itisreal,itispossible,itisyours.Ayn Rand
500 Nothingchangesuntilyoudo.Origin Unknown
50� Oneofthemostimportanttruthsaboutsuccessisthatitisaformula:10percentgoodideasand90percentaction.Michael Masterson
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502 Aslongasyoudon’tforgive,whoandwhateveritiswilloccupyrent-freespaceinyourmind. Isabelle Holland
503 Alltheresourcesweneedareinthemind.Theodore Roosevelt
504 Thewholelifeofmanisbutapointoftime;letusenjoyit,therefore,whileitlasts,andnotspenditwithnopurpose.Plutarch
505 Desireisthekeytomotivation,butit’sdeterminationandcommitmenttoanunrelentingpursuitofyourgoal-acommitmenttoexcellence-thatwillenableyoutoattainthesuccessyouseek.Mario Andretti
506 Youhaveadivinerighttoabundance,andifyouareanythinglessthanamillionaire,youhaven’thadyourfairshare.Stuart Wilde
507 Amanwoulddonothingifhewaiteduntilhecoulddoitsowellthatnoonecouldfindfault.John Henry Newman
508 Happinessinlifecomesnotfromidlenessbutfromworking.Notworkingatajobyouhate,butworkingattasksyoucareabout.Michael Masterson
509 Difficultiesareopportunitiestobetterthings;theyarestepping-stonestogreaterexperience...Whenonedoorcloses,anotheralwaysopens;asanaturallawithasto,tobalance.Brian Adams
5�0 IfpeopleknewhowhardIhadtoworktogainmymastery,itwouldn’tseemwonderfulatall.Michelangelo
5�� Theindispensablefirststeptogettingthethingsyouwantoutoflifeisthis:decidewhatyouwant. Ben Stein
5�2 Itisbettertowearoutthantorustout. Richard Cumberland
5�3 Youcan’tchangethewind,youcanhoweveradjustyoursails.Origin Unknown
5�4 Ifyouwanttoleavefootprintsinthesandsoftime,don’tdragyourfeet.Annot L. Sheppard
5�5 It’smuchbettertoprepareandnothavetheopportunitythantohavetheopportunityandnotbeprepared.Origin Unknown
5�6 Theimportantthingisthis:tobeableatanymomenttosacrificewhatweareforwhatwecouldbecome. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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5�7 Sometimesourlightgoesoutbutisblownintoflamebyanotherhumanbeing.Eachofusowesdeeperthankstothosewhohaverekindledthislight.Albert Schweitzer
5�8 Liveinsuchawaythatyouwouldnotbeashamedtosellyourparrottothetowngossip. Will Rogers
5�9 Youdon`thavetoseethewholestaircase,justtakethefirststep.Martin Luther King, Jr.
520 Greatoaksfromlittleacornsgrow. Proverb
52� Thebestthingaboutthefutureisthatitcomesonlyonedayatatime.Abraham Lincoln
522 Theonlyplacesuccesscomesbeforeworkisinthedictionary.Vince Lombardi
523 Thedefinitionofinsanityisdoingthesamethingoverandoverandexpectingdifferentresults.Albert Einstein
524 Itisbettertohavelovedandlostthantoneverhaveloved.Alfred Lord Tennyson
525 Tosucceed...youneedtofindsomethingtoholdonto,somethingtomotivateyou,somethingtoinspireyou. Tony Dorsett
526 Theunexaminedlifeisnotworthliving.Socrates
527 Somepeoplecomeintoourlivesandquicklygo,somestayforawhileandleavefootprintsinourhearts,andwearenever,everthesame.Origin Unknown
528 Toaccomplishgreatthings,wemustnotonlyact,butalsodream;notonlyplan,butalsobelieve.Anatole France
529 Asweareliberatedfromourownfear,ourpresenceautomaticallyliberatesothers.Nelson Mandela
530 Donotletwhatyoucannotdointerferewithwhatyoucando.John Wooden
53� Iamthecaptainofmysoul.William Ernest Henley
532 Thosewhodreambydayarecognizantofmanythingswhichescapethosewhodreamonlybynight. Edgar Allen Poe
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533 Thebestandmostbeautifulthingsintheworldcannotbeseenoreventouched.Theymustbefeltwiththeheart.Helen Keller
534 Noonecanmakeyoufeelinferiorwithoutyourconsent.Eleanor Roosevelt
535 [The]momentonedefinitelycommitsoneself,thenProvidencemoves,too.Allsortsofthingsoccurtohelponethatwouldneverotherwisehaveoccurred.Awholestreamofeventsissuesfromthedecision,raisinginone’sfavourallmannerofunforeseenincidentsandmeetingsandmaterialassistance,whichnomancouldhavedreamedcouldcomehisway.Goethe
536 Allthoughtswhichhavebeenemotionalized[givenfeeling]andmixedwithfaith,beginimmediatelytotranslatethemselvesintotheirphysicalequivalentorcounterpart. Napoleon Hill
537 Whenwechangethemodelsinourmind,wechangetheresultsinourlife.Mark Victor Hansen
538 Ifweknowhowtolistentoourownhearts,wecanlistentotheheartsofothers. Stephen Covey
539 IwishtosaywhatIthinkandfeeltoday,withtheprovisothattomorrowperhapsIshallcontradictitall.Ralph Waldo Emerson
540 Beawareofwonder.Liveabalancedlife-learnsomeandthinksomeanddrawandpaintandsinganddanceandplayandworkeverydaysome.Robert Fulghum
54� Someonemayhavestolenyourdreamwhenitwasyoungandfreshandyouwereinnocent.Angerisnatural.Griefisappropriate.Healingismandatory.Restorationispossible.Jane Rubietta
542 Lifeisnotmeasuredbythenumberofbreathswetake,butbythemomentsthattakeourbreathaway.George Carlin
543 Theshortestwaytodomanythingsistodoonlyonethingatonce.Samuel Smiles
544 Thetroublewiththeratraceisthatevenifyouwin,you’restillarat.Lily Tomlin
545 Allcoursesofactionarerisky,soprudenceisnotinavoidingdanger(it’simpossible),butcalculatingriskandactingdecisively.Makemistakesofambitionandnotmistakesofsloth.Developthestrengthtodoboldthings,notthestrengthtosuffer.Niccolo Machiavelli
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546 Patienceisthecompanionofwisdom.Saint Augustine
547 Rightnowyouareonechoiceawayfromanewbeginning-onethatleadsyoutowardbecomingthefullesthumanbeingyoucanbe.Oprah Winfrey
548 Becarefultheenvironmentyouchooseforitwillshapeyou;becarefulthefriendsyouchooseforyouwillbecomelikethem.W. Clement Stone
549 Fearless,hopemore;whineless,breathemore;talkless,saymore;hateless,lovemore;andallgoodthingsareyours.Swedish Proverb
550 It’seasytobenegativeandunmotivated,butittakessomeworktobepositiveandmotivated.Whilethere’snooffbuttonforthoserelentless“tapes,”therearethingsthatyoucandototurndownthevolumeandshiftyourfocusfromnegativetothepositive.Donna Cardillo R.N.
55� Ifyouspendyourlifeimprovingyourweaknesses,attheendofyourlifeyouwillhavemanystrongweaknesses.Dan Sullivan
552 Neverpromisemorethanyoucanperform.Publilius Syrus
553 Yesterdayisnotourstorecover,buttomorrowisourstowinortolose. Lyndon b. Johnson
554 Behonest.Besincere.Begenuine.Withyourselfandwitheverybodyelse,asoftenandasmuchasyoucan.Nothingelseyou’llresolvetodocouldmakeabiggerdifference.John Forde
555 Progressalwaysinvolvesrisk;youcan’tstealsecondbaseandkeepyourfootonfirst.Frederick Wilcox
556 Youhavetobelieveinyourselfwhennooneelsedoes.That’swhatmakesyouawinner. Venus Williams
557 Themanwhodoesnotworkfortheloveofworkbutonlyformoneyisnotlikelytomakemoneynorfindmuchfuninlife.Charles M. Schwab
558 Whatyouthinkandwhatyoufeelandwhatyoumanifestisalwaysamatch.Everysingletime.Noexception. Esther Hicks-Abraham
559 Ifopportunitydoesn’tknock,buildadoor.Milton Berle
560 Seekfirsttounderstand,thenbeunderstood.Stephen Covey
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56� Successisthesumofsmallefforts,repeateddayinanddayout.Robert Collier
562 IamagreatbelieverinluckandIfindthattheharderIworkthemoreIhaveofit.Thomas Jefferson
563 Youonlygetoutwhatyouputin.Origin Unknown
564 Whatwouldyouattempttodoifyouknewyoucouldnotfail?Robert Schuller
565 Youarewhatyouthinkyouare.Bob Richards
566 Therearetwokindsofpeople,thosewhodotheworkandthosewhotakethecredit.Trytobeinthefirstgroup,thereislesscompetitionthere. Indira Gandhi
567 Thehighestrewardforaperson’stoilisnotwhattheygetforit,butwhattheybecomebyit. John Ruskin
568 Manyoflife’sfailuresarepeoplewhodidnotrealizehowclosetheyweretosuccesswhentheygaveup.Thomas Edison
569 Dowhatyoucan,withwhatyouhave,whereyouare.Theodore Roosevelt
570 Alifelivedinfearisalifehalflived.Proverb
57� Ourdeepestfearisnotthatweareinadequate.Ourdeepestfearisthatwearepowerfulbeyondmeasure.Marianne Williamson
572 Tworoadsdivergedinawood,andI...Itooktheonelesstraveledby,andthathasmadeallthedifference.Robert Frost
573 Man’smindstretchedtoanewideanevergoesbacktoitsoriginaldimensions.Oliver Wendell Holmes
574 Mostthingswhichareurgentarenotimportant,andmostthingswhichareimportantarenoturgent.President Dwight Eisenhower
575 Peoplerarelysucceedunlesstheyhavefuninwhattheyaredoing.Dale Carnegie
576 Anymancanmakemistakes,butonlyanidiotpersistsinhiserror.Cicero
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577 Karmaistheeternalassertionofhumanfreedom...ourthoughts,ourwords,anddeedsarethethreadsofthenetwhichwethrowaroundourselves.Swami Vivekananda
578 Gratitudeistheinwardfeelingofkindnessreceived.Thankfulnessisthenaturalimpulsetoexpressthatfeeling.Thanksgivingisthefollowingofthatimpulse.Henry Van Dyke
579 Don’tbeafraidtogooutonalimb.That’swherethefruitis.H.Jackson Browne
580 Theworstthingyoucantrytodoisclingtosomethingthatisgone,ortorecreateit.Johnette Napolitano
58� Ifyouwanttogettothetop,youmustfirstgetoffyourbottom.Khow Wong
582 Themiracleisnottowalkonwater.Themiracleistowalkonthegreenearth,dwellingdeeplyinthepresentmomentandfeelingtrulyalive. Thich Nhat Hanh
583 Lifeistooshorttobesmall.Benjamin Disraeli
584 Aperson’struewealthisthegoodheorshedoesintheworld.Mohammed
585 Thepurposeofhumanlifeistoshowcompassionandthewilltohelpothers.Albert Schweitzer
586 Everynowandagaintakeagoodlookatsomethingnotmadewithhands-amountain,astar,theturnofastream.Therewillcometoyouwisdomandpatienceandsolaceand,aboveall,theassurancethatyouarenotaloneintheworld.Sidney Lovett
587 Lifeisaboutnotknowing,havingtochange,takingthemomentandmakingthebestofit,withoutknowingwhat’sgoingtohappennext.Deliciousambiguity. Gilda Radner
588 Don’tlimityourself.Manypeoplelimitthemselvestowhattheythinktheycando.Youcangoasfarasyourmindletsyou.Whatyoubelieve,youcanachieve. Mary Kay Ash
589 Allmeaningisself-created.Virginia Satir
590 Youcanachieveanythingyouwantinlife,aslongasyoudon’tcarewhogetsthecredit.U.S. President Ronald Reagan
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59� Brainresearchersestimatethatyourunconsciousdatabaseoutweighstheconsciousonanorderexceedingtenmilliontoone.Thisdatabaseisthesourceofyourhidden,naturalgenius.Inotherwords,apartofyouismuchsmarterthanyouare.Thewisepeopleregularlyconsultthatsmarterpart.Michael J. Gelb
592 Themindislikeanelasticband;oncestretchedbyanewidea,itneverregainsitsoriginaldimension. Oliver Wendell Holmes
593 It’swhatyoulearnafteryouknowitallthatcounts.John Wooden
594 Thesecrettosuccessisaction,notattitude.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatyourattitudeis.Whatmattersiswhatyoudowithyourtime.Ifyoudotherightthingsyouwillbesuccessfulregardlessofyouremotionalconditionormentalattitude.Ifyoudothewrongthings,noamountofpositivethinkingwillsaveyou.Michael Masterson
595 Falldownseventimes,getupeighttimes. Japanese Proverb
596 Believeandactasifitwereimpossibletofail.Charles F. Kettering
597 Ifyoulimityourchoicesonlytowhatseemspossibleorreasonable,youdisconnectyourselffromwhatyoutrulywant,andallthatisleftisacompromise. Robert Fritz
598 Workislovemadevisible.Andifyoucan’tworkwithlovebutonlywithdistaste,itisbetterthatyoushouldleaveyourworkandsitatthegateofthetempleandtakealmsofthepeoplewhoworkwithjoy.Kahlil Gibran
599 Howwillyouknowthetasteofvictoryifyoudon’ttaketherisk?Origin Unknown
600 Leaveeverythingalittlebetterthanyoufoundit.Origin Unknown
60� Practicedoesnotmakeperfect,perfectpracticemakesperfect.Vince Lombardi
602 Excellenceistheresultofcaringmorethanothersthinkwise,riskingmorethanother’sthinksafe,dreamingmorethanothersthinkpractical,andexpectingmorethanothersthinkpossible.Origin Unknown
603 Youmustbethechangeyouwanttoseeintheworld. Mahatma Gandhi
604 Everythingisokayintheend.Ifit’snotokay,thenit’snottheend.Origin Unknown
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605 Ifyoucanimagineit,youcanachieveit.Ifyoucandreamit,youcanbecomeit. William A. Ward
606 Wewilleitherfindawayormakeone.Hannibal
607 Holdfasttodreams,forifdreamsdie,lifeisabrokenwingedbirdthatcannotfly.Langston Hughes
608 Youhavetoexpectthingsofyourselfbeforeyoucandothem.Michael Jordan
609 Menoccasionallystumbleoverthetruth,butmostofthempickthemselvesupandhurryoffasifnothinghadhappened.Winston Churchill
6�0 Thequalityofaperson’slifeisindirectproportiontotheircommitmenttoexcellence,regardlessoftheirchosenfieldofendeavour. Vince Lombardi
6�� Thoughtsbecomethings.Mike Dooley
6�2 Totheworldyoumaybeoneperson,buttoonepersonyoumaybetheworld. Origin Unknown
6�3 Followyourblissandtheuniversewillopendoorsforyouwheretherewereonlywalls.Joseph Campbell
6�4 IthinkthereforeIam. Rene Descartes
6�5 Ican’tchangethedirectionofthewind,butIcanadjustmysailstoalwaysreachmydestination.Jimmy Dean
6�6 Youalteryourdestinybyalteringyourthoughts. Dr. Dennis R. Deaton
6�7 Ifyouwanttochangethefruits,youwillfirsthavetochangetheroots.Ifyouwanttochangethevisible,youmustfirstchangetheinvisible. T. Harv Eker
6�8 Thereissomuchwecanrenderservice,tomakeadifferenceintheworld-nomatterhowlargeorhowsmallourcircleofinfluence. Stephen Covey
6�9 Inthebeginningtherewasdesire,whichwasthefirstseedofmind;sages,havingmeditatedintheirhearts,havediscoveredbytheirwisdomtheconnectionoftheexistentwiththenon-existent.Hymn of Creation, The Rig Veda
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620 Youarewhatyourdeep,drivingdesireis.Asyourdesireis,soisyourwill.Asyourwillis,soisyourdeed.Asyourdeedis,soisyourdestiny.Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
62� Kissyourlife.Acceptit,justasitis.Today.Now.Sothatthosemomentsofhappinessyou’rewaitingfordon’tpassyouby. Origin Unknown
622 Lifeisatragedyforthosewhofeel,andacomedyforthosewhothink. La Bruyere
623 Developingtheplanisactuallylayingoutthesequenceofeventsthathavetooccurforyoutoachieveyourgoal.George L. Morrisey
624 Intellectualgrowthshouldbeginatgrowthandceaseonlyatdeath.Albert Einstein
625 Thefirstpersongetstheoyster,thesecondpersongetstheshell.Andrew Carnegie
626 Theseedsofgreatdiscoveriesareconstantlyfloatingaroundus,buttheyonlytakerootinmindswellpreparedtoreceivethem.Joseph Henry
627 Civilizationhadtoomanyrulesforme,soIdidmybesttorewritethem.Bill Cosby
628 “Ican’tdoit”neveraccomplishedanything.“Iwilltry”hasperformedwonders.George P. Burnham
629 Thereisadifferencebetweeninterestandcommitment.Whenyou’reinterestedindoingsomething,youdoitonlywhenit’sconvenient.Whenyouarecommittedtosomething,youacceptnoexcuses,onlyresults.Ken Blanchard
630 Itisimportantthatyourecognizeyourprogressandtakeprideinyouraccomplishments.Shareyourachievementswithothers.Bragalittle.Therecognitionandsupportofthosearoundyouisnurturing.Rosemarie Rossetti
63� WeareNOTsentient,self-respecting,intelligentcreatures.Weonlytellourselvesthatweare.Thetruthis,wearedrivenbyemotion.Weonlyuseourthinkingbraintorationalizethoseemotionaldecisionsafterthey’remade. Clayton Makepeace
632 It’snotthewilltowinthatmatters-everyonehasthat.It’sthewilltopreparetowinthatmatters.Paul “Bear” Bryant
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633 Ifyouareboredwithlife,ifyoudon’tgetupeverymorningwithaburningdesiretodothings-youdon’thaveenoughgoals.Lou Holtz
634 Experiencegivesyouthetestfirst,thelessonafter.Origin Unknown
635 Theharderyoufallthehigheryoubounce.Horace
636 Lifeisagreatbigcanvas,andyoushouldthrowallthepaintyoucanonit.Danny Kaye
637 Changecomesfromwithin.Origin Unknown
638 Donotwishtobeanythingbutwhatyouare,andtrytobethatperfectly.St. Francis of De Sales
639 Inthemiddleofdifficultyliesopportunity. Albert Einstein
640 Whateverwethinkaboutandthankaboutwebringabout. Dr John F Demartini
64� Itisoneofthemostbeautifulcompensationsofthislifethatnomancansincerelytrytohelpanotherwithouthelpinghimself.Ralph Waldo Emerson
642 Toseeaworldinagrainofsand.Andheaveninawildflower,holdinfinityinthepalmofyourhand.Andeternityinanhour.William Blake
643 Thesourceofallcreationispureconsciousness...purepotentialityseekingexpressionfromtheunmanifesttothemanifest.Andwhenwerealizethatourtrueselfisoneofpurepotentiality,wealignwiththepowerthatmanifestseverythingintheuniverse.Deepak Chopra
644 Happinessdoesnotconsistinpastimesandamusementsbutinvirtuousactivities.Aristotle
645 Optimismmeansexpectingthebest,butconfidencemeansknowinghowtohandletheworst.Nevermakeamoveifyouaremerelyoptimistic.The Zurich Axioms
646 Amanisrichinproportiontothenumberofthingshecanaffordtoletalone.Henry David Thoreau
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647 Begentlewithyourself,learntoloveyourself,toforgiveyourself,foronlyaswehavetherightattitudetowardourselvescanwehavetherightattitudetowardsothers.Wilfred Peterson
648 Theartofbeingwiseistheartofknowingwhattooverlook.William James
649 Youaretheaverageofthefivepeopleyouspendthemosttimewith. Jim Rohn
650 Whatevermaybesaidinpraiseofpoverty,thefactremainsthatitisnotpossibletoliveareallycompleteorsuccessfullifeunlessoneisrich.Wallace D. Wattles
65� Lifeisshort,andyoudon’twanttoletitpassyouby.So,ThinkBig...andmakeyourdreamscometrue.Paul Lawrence
652 It’stimetostartlivingthelifeyou’veimagined.Henry James
653 Donotlistentomusic,feelit,donotlookatbeauty,touchit,donotwonderaboutlife,experienceit.Origin Unknown
654 Youmustdothethingsyouthinkyoucannotdo.Eleanor Roosevelt
655 Whetheryouthinkthatyoucan,orthatyoucan`t,youareusuallyright.Henry Ford
656 Lifeshrinksorexpandsinproportiontoone’scourage.Anais Nin
657 Nothinghappensunlessfirstadream.Carl Sandburg
658 Greatworksareperformednotbystrengthbutbyperseverance.Samuel Johnson
659 Courageisnottheabsenceoffear,butratherthejudgementthatsomethingelseismoreimportantthanfear.Ambrose Redmoon
660 Whenyouaretrulylivingyourlifeinthenowwithlove,adventureandpassionyourfinalthoughteachnightbeforeyouslipintoyourdreamswillbe“Wow,whatanamazingjourney”–Whatareyouwaitingfor?Andrea Ross
66� Anydefinitechiefaimthatisdeliberatelyfixedinthemindandheldthere,withthedeterminationtorealizeit,finallysaturatestheentiresubconsciousminduntilitautomaticallyinfluencesthephysicalactionofthebodytowardtheattainmentofthatpurpose.Napoleon Hill
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662 Yourdeterminationtosucceedisnothingmorethanyourthoughttodoso.Theideaofsuccessisreallythethoughtofsuccess.Dr. Wayne Dyer
663 Believethatlifeisworthliving,andyourbeliefwillhelpcreatethatfact. William James
664 Nature’sintelligencefunctionswitheffortlessease...withcarefreeness,harmony,andlove.Andwhenweharnesstheforcesofharmony,joy,andlove,wecreatesuccessandgoodfortunewitheffortlessease. Deepak Chopra
665 Toliveisliketolove-allreasonisagainstit,andallhealthyinstinctforit.Samuel Butler
666 Littlemindsaretamedandsubduedbymisfortunes;butgreatmindsriseabovethem.Washington Irving
667 Ithinkthatisaman’sdutytomakeallthemoneyhecan,tokeepallthathecan,andgiveawayallthathecan.John D. Rockefeller Sr.
668 Havecourageforthegreatsorrowsoflifeandpatienceforthesmallones:andwhenyouhavelaboriouslyaccomplishedyourdailytask,gotosleepinpeace.Godisawake. Victor Hugo
669 Iamnotboundtowin,butIamboundtobetrue.Iamnotboundtosucceed,butIamboundtoliveuptowhatlightIhave.Abraham Lincoln
670 Youdon’thavetoletyourselfbeterrorizedbyotherpeople’sexpectationofyou.Sue Patton Thoele
67� Manypeoplediewiththeirmusicstillinthem.Whyisthisso?Toooftenitisbecausetheyarealwaysgettingreadytolive.Beforetheyknowit,timerunsout.Oliver Wendell Holmes
672 Thetrickistolearnfromyourmistakes,justdoyourbesttolimityourrisk.Focuseveryday,keeptrying,learnwhatworks,anddon’ttortureyourselfwhenyoutakeawrongturn.Justnoticeit,learnfromit,andchangeyourapproach. Rich Schefren
673 Themanwhocomplainsaboutthewaytheballbouncesislikelytheonewhodroppedit. Lou Holtz
674 Areyouboredwithlife?Thenthrowyourselfintosomeworkyoubelieveinwithallyourheart,liveforit,dieforit,andyouwillfindhappinessthatyouhadthoughtcouldneverbeyours.Dale Carnegie
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675 Watchforbigproblems,theydisguisebigopportunities. Origin Unknown
676 Optimismisthefaiththatleadstoachievement.Nothingcanbedonewithouthopeorconfidence.Helen Keller
677 Thegreatendoflifeisnotknowledgebutaction.Thomas Henry Huxley
678 Wearenothumanbeingshavingaspiritualexperience,wearespiritualbeingshavingahumanexperience.Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
679 Ashipintheharbourissafe-butthatisnotwhatshipsarefor.John A. Shedd
680 Itisbettertoremainsilentandbethoughtafool,thantoopenyourmouthandremovealldoubt.Abraham Lincoln
68� Thespeedoftheleaderdeterminestherateofthepack.Ralph Waldo Emerson
682 Regretforthethingswedidcanbetemperedbytime,itisregretforthethingswedidnotdothatisinconsolable. Sydney Harris
683 Onlythosewhodaretofailgreatlycaneverachievegreatly.Robert F. Kennedy
684 Creationisalwayshappening.Everytimeanindividualhasathought,oraprolonged,chronicwayofthinking,they’reinthecreationprocess.Somethingisgoingtomanifestoutofthosethoughts.Michael Beckwith
685 Asknotwhatyourcountrycandoforyou.Askwhatyoucandoforyourcountry. President John F. Kennedy
686 Webecomewhatwethinkaboutalldaylong. Ralph Waldo Emerson
687 Itisnecessarytothehappinessofmanthathebementallyfaithfultohimself.Thomas Paine
688 Trustisthenaturaloutgrowthoftrustworthiness.Sothehighest-leveragethingwecandotocreatetrustistobetrustworthy.Stephen Covey
689 Ifwe’regrowing,we’realwaysgoingtobeoutofourcomfortzone. John Maxwell
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690 Iconceivethatthegreatpartofthemiseriesofmankindarebroughtuponthembyfalseestimatestheyhavemadeofthevalueofthings. Benjamin Franklin
69� InotonlyuseallthebrainsthatIhave,butallthatIcanborrow.Woodrow Wilson
692 Ihavefourthingstolearninlife,tothinkclearlywithouthurryorconfusion,toloveeverybodysincerely;toactineverythingwiththehighestmotives;totrustinmyhigherpowerunhesitatingly.Albert Schweitzer
693 Everydecisionyoumake-everydecision-isnotadecisionaboutwhattodo.It’sadecisionaboutWhoYouAre.Whenyouseethis,whenyouunderstandit,everythingchanges.Youbegintoseelifeinanewway.Allevents,occurrences,andsituationsturnintoopportunitiestodowhatyoucameheretodo.Neale Donald Walsch
694 It’snevercrowdedalongtheextramile.Wayne Dyer
695 OnlyYOUcandecidetobemotivated.Nobodyelsehasthatpower.Accomplishingyourgoalsbeginswithyourdecisiontotakeaction.Yes,fearandlackofconfidencecancreepintoyourmindset.And,yes,thosethingscanextinguishyourmotivation.Tossthemout.Choosetobepositive.Thentakeaction.You’llfindthattakingevenasinglesmallsteptowardaccomplishingagoalwillmotivateyoutotakethenextstep.Robert L. Cox
696 Believenothing,nomatterwhereyoureadit,orwhosaidit,evenifIhavesaidit,unlessitagreeswithyourownreasonandyourowncommonsense.Buddha
697 Ifmoneyisyourhopeforindependence,youwillneverhaveit.Theonlyrealsecuritythatamancanhaveinthisworldisareserveofknowledge,experienceandability. Henry Ford
698 Ifyoukeepthinkingthewayyou’vealwaysthought,you’llkeepdoingwhatyou’vealwaysdone,andkeepgettingwhatyou’vealwaysgot.Origin Unknown
699 Wheneveryouareaskedifyoucandoajob,tell‘em,CertainlyIcan!Andgetbusyandfindouthowtodoit.Theodore Roosevelt
700 Cometotheedge.Wecan’t.We’reafraid.Wecan’t.Wewillfall!Cometotheedge.Andtheycame.Andhepushedthem.Andtheyflew.Guillaume Apollinaire
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70� Don’tbeafraidtotakeabigstepifoneisindicated;youcan’tcrossachasmintwosmalljumps.David Lloyd George
702 Knowingisnotenough;wemustapply.Willingisnotenough;wemustdo.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
703 Turnyourfacetothesunshine,andallshadowsfallbehind.Helen Keller
704 Allthatweareistheresultofwhatwehavethought.Buddha
705 Assoonasyoutrustyourself,youwillknowhowtolive. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
706 Selfistheonlyprisonthatcaneverbindthesoul.Henry Van Dyke
707 Ithadlongsincecometomyattentionthatpeopleofaccomplishmentrarelysatbackandletthingshappentothem.Theywentoutandhappenedtothings. Elinor Smith
708 Peoplesaythatwhatweareseekingisameaningforlife.Idon’tthinkthisiswhatwe’rereallyseeking.Ithinkwhatwe’reseekingisanexperienceofbeingalive. Joseph Campbell
709 Thetruemeaningoflifeistoplanttrees,underwhoseshadeyoudonotexpecttosit.Nelson Henderson
7�0 Asuccessfulpersonrealizeshispersonalresponsibilityforself-motivation.Hestartswithhimselfbecausehepossessesthekeytohisownignitionswitch.Kemmons Wilson
7�� Everyonehashisownspecificvocationormissioninlife;everyonemustcarryoutaconcreteassignmentthatdemandsfulfillment.Thereinhecannotbereplaced,norcanhislifeberepeated,thuseveryone’staskisuniqueashisspecificopportunity.Viktor Frankl
7�2 Whenindoubt,tellthetruth.Mark Twain
7�3 Children,youmustremembersomething.Amanwithoutambitionisdead.Amanwithambitionbutnoloveisdead.Amanwithambitionandloveforhisblessingshereonearthiseversoalive. Pearl Bailey
7�4 Youcan’tcrossaseabymerelystaringintothewater.Rabindranath Tagore
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7�5 Thesecretofgettingaheadisgettingstarted.Thesecretofgettingstartedisbreakingyourcomplex,overwhelmingtasksintosmallmanageabletasks,andthenstartingonthefirstone.Mark Twain
7�6 Iwilldieaveryrichmanfinancially,butitwillnotcomparetotherichnessinspirit,contributionandgivingofmyselfhelpingpeopletoseegreatervisionsofthemselvesandpossibilitiesfortheirlife.Origin Unknown
7�7 Littlestrokesfellgreatoaks.Benjamin Franklin
7�8 Whenloveandskillworktogetherexpectamasterpiece.John Ruskin
7�9 Ifamandoeshisbest,whatelseisthere? General George S. Patton
720 TheharderIwork,theluckierIget.Samuel Goldwyn
72� Givetheworldthebestyouhaveanditmayneverbeenough.Givetheworldyourbestanyway.Mother Teresa
722 IfIamnotformyself,whowillbeforme?YetifIamformyselfalone,ofwhatgoodamI?Hillel
723 Liberty,whenitbeginstotakeroot,isaplantofrapidgrowth.George Washington
724 Thebestthingsinlifearefree.Origin Unknown
725 Thefuturebelongstothosewhobelieveinthebeautyoftheirdreams. Eleanor Roosevelt
726 Amusicianmustmakemusic,anartistmustpaint,apoetmustwrite,ifhebeatpeacewithhimself.Whatamancanbe,hemustbe.Abraham Maslow
727 Lifeconsistsnotinholdinggoodcardsbutinplayingthoseyouholdwell. Josh Billings
728 Somedesireisnecessarytokeeplifeinmotion.Samuel Johnson
729 Happinessisnotamatterofevents,itdependsuponthetidesofthemind.Alice Meynell
730 Thehearthasitsreasonswhichreasonknowsnotof.Pascal
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73� Nobodycangiveyoufreedom.Nobodycangiveyouequalityorjusticeoranything.Ifyou’reaman,youtakeit. Malcolm X
732 Don’tjudgeeachdaybytheharvestyoureap,butbytheseedsyouplant.Robert Louis Stevenson
733 Mosttruehappinesscomesfromone’sinnerlife,fromthedispositionofthemindandsoul.Admittedly,agoodinnerlifeisdifficulttoachieve,especiallyinthesetryingtimes.Ittakesreflectionandcontemplationandself-discipline.William L. Shirer
734 Onlywhentheclamouroftheoutsideworldissilencedwillyoubeabletohearthedeepervibration.Listencarefully.Sarah Ban Breathnach
735 Noneofuscanchangeouryesterdays,butallofuscanchangeourtomorrows. Colin Powell
736 Whenyoudeterminewhatyouwant,youhavemadethemostimportantdecisioninyourlife.Youhavetoknowwhatyouwantinordertoattainit.Douglas Lurtan
737 Ifyouthinkyou’retoosmalltohaveanimpact,trygoingtobedwithamosquitointheroom.Anita Roddick
738 Lifeisonegrand,sweetsong,sostartthemusic.Ronald Reagan
739 Itakerejectionassomeoneblowingabugleinmyeartowakemeupandgetgoing,ratherthanretreat.Sylvester Stallone
740 Itisthesoul’sdutytobeloyaltoitsowndesires.Itmustabandonitselftoitsmasterpassion. Dame Rebecca West
74� Yesterday’slessonsandexperiencesmustbeusedwiselytodaytocreateabettertomorrow.Origin Unknown
742 Ratherthancountingyouryears,makeyouryearscount.Origin Unknown
743 Thingsmaycometothosewhowait,butonlythethingsleftbythosewhohustle. Abraham Lincoln
744 Thefuturebelongstothosewhoprepareforittoday.Malcolm X
745 Failureisonlytheopportunitytobeginagainmoreintelligently.Henry Ford
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746 Youwillneverfindtimeforanything.Ifyouwanttimeyoumustmakeit.Charles Buxton
747 Youcannotescapetheresponsibilityoftomorrowbyevadingittoday.Abraham Lincoln
748 Onemachinecandotheworkoffiftyordinarymen.Nomachinecandotheworkofoneextraordinaryman.Elbert Hubbard
749 Theroadtosuccessisalwaysunderconstruction.Origin Unknown
750 Nearlyallmencanstandadversity,butifyouwanttotestaman’scharacter,givehimpower.Abraham Lincoln
75� Obstaclesarethosefrightfulthingsyouseewhenyoutakeyoureyesoffyourgoals. Henry Ford
752 Theonlythingwehavetofearisfearitself.Franklin D. Roosevelt
753 Themindhasexactlythesamepowerasthehands:notmerelytograsptheworld,buttochangeit.Colin Wilson
754 Ifyouhavebuiltcastlesintheair,yourworkneednotbelost;thatiswheretheyshouldbe.Nowputthefoundationsunderthem.Henry David Thoreau
755 Ialwaysentertaingreathopes.Robert Frost
756 Apeoplethatvaluesitsprivilegesaboveitsprinciplessoonlosesboth. Dwight D. Eisenhower
757 Challengesmakeyoudiscoverthingsaboutyourself,youneverreallyknew.They’rewhatmakestheinstrumentstretch;whatmakeyougobeyondthenorm. Cicely Tyson
758 Obstaclescannotcrushme.Everyobstacleyieldstosternresolve.Leonardo Da Vinci
759 Moneygrowsonthetreesofpatience.Japanese Proverb
760 Ican’tgiveyouasure-fireformulaforsuccess,butIcangiveyouaformulaforfailure:trytopleaseeverybodyallthetime.Herbert Bayard Swope
76� Courageiswhatittakestostandupandspeak;courageisalsowhatittakestositdownandlisten.Winston Churchill
762 Threegrandessentialstohappinessinthislifearesomethingtodo,somethingtolove,andsomethingtohopefor.Joseph Addison
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763 Ihaveyettofindaman,howeverexaltedhisstation,whodidnotdobetterworkandputforthgreatereffortunderaspiritofapprovalthanunderaspiritofcriticism.Charles M. Schwab
764 Leadershipislikeballroomdancing.Youcanleadbythrowingyourweightaroundandyankingyourfollowerswithyou.Oryoucanlearnthesecretsofleadershipandarriveatyourdestinationsooner-withbetterresultsandmuchhappierfollowers-byputtingyourselfintheirshoestoseethingsfromtheirperspective.Michael Masterson
765 Don’tcompromiseyourself,youareallyou’vegot.Origin Unknown
766 Yourpainisthebreakingoftheshellthatenclosesyourunderstanding.Kahlil Gibran
767 Wheneveryoufindyourselfonthesideofthemajority,itistimetopauseandreflect.Mark Twain
768 Changeyourthoughts,changeyourlife.James Allen
769 Themainthingistokeepthemainthingthemainthing.Stephen Covey
770 Givemealeverlongenoughandafulcrumonwhichtoplaceit,andIshallmovetheworld. Archimedes
77� Don’twalkinfrontofme,Imaynotfollow.Don’twalkbehindme,Imaynotlead.Walkbesidemeandbemyfriend.Albert Camus
772 CarpeDiem.(SeizetheDay)Latin
773 Thoughtisactioninrehearsal.Sigmund Freud
774 IwanttoknowGod’sthoughts...therestaredetails.Albert Einstein
775 Thereisnosuchthinginanyone’slifeasanunimportantday.Alexander Woollcott
776 Ifyoulovewhatyoudoyou’llneverworkanotherdayinyourlife.Mark Twain
777 Itiseasytositupandtakenotice.Whatisdifficultisgettingupandtakingaction.Al Batt
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778 Procrastinationisthebadhabitofputtingoffuntilthedayaftertomorrowwhatshouldhavebeendonethedaybeforeyesterday.Napoleon Hill
779 Successisthesumofsmallefforts,repeateddayinanddayout.Robert Collier
780 Everythingyouwantisjustoutsideyourcomfortzone.Robert Allen
78� Whenlifekicksyou,letitkickyouforward.Origin Unknown
782 Wedon’tstopplayingbecausewegrowold,wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.George Bernard Shaw
783 Andthedaycamewhentherisktoremaintightinabudwasmorepainfulthantheriskittooktoblossom.Anais Nin
784 Opportunityismissedbymostpeoplebecauseitisdressedinoverallsandlookslikework.Thomas Edison
785 Itain’tovertillit’sover.Yogi Berra
786 Justasthehumanbodycanbestrengthenedandtonedtomuscularpowerthrough...exercise,sotoocanthemindbestrengthenedandsharpened.Youcan’tbuildagreatbodyinafewhours;thesamegoesforyourintellect.Rememberthatthesecrettothesuccessofanyexerciseprogramisrepetition,repetition,repetition.Onlythenwillyoubegintoseeresults.Marilyn vos Savant
787 Everyonehasapurposeinlife...auniquegiftorspecialtalenttogivetoothers.Andwhenweblendthisuniquetalentwithservicetoothers,weexperiencetheecstasyandexultationofourownspirit,whichistheultimategoalofallgoals.Deepak Chopra
788 Successdemandssinglenessofpurpose.Vincent Lombardi
789 Lifeistheonlygameinwhichtheobjectofthegameistolearntherules. Ashleigh Brilliant
790 Onthewaytowhatyouplannedtohappen,somethingevenbettercomesalong. Janice Endique
79� Payanypricetostayinthepresenceofextraordinarypeople.Mike Murdock
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792 Thereisasecretpsychologytomoney.Mostpeopledon’tknowaboutit.That’swhymostpeopleneverbecomefinanciallysuccessful.Alackofmoneyisnottheproblem;itismerelyasymptomofwhat’sgoingoninsideyou.T. Harv Eker
793 It’salwaystoosoontoquit!Norman Vincent Peale
794 Thecurveofasmilecansetalotofthingsstraight.Origin Unknown
795 Benotafraidofgrowingslowly,beafraidonlyofstandingstill.Chinese Proverb
796 Letmetellyouthesecretthathasledmetomygoal.Mystrengthliessolelyinmytenacity.Louis Pasteur
797 Youcannotdoakindnesstoosoon,foryouneverknowhowsoonitwillbetoolate.Ralph Waldo Emerson
798 Iknowofnomoreencouragingfactthantheunquestionableabilityofmantoelevatehislifebyconsciousendeavour.Henry David Thoreau
799 Ifyouthinkyouarebeaten,youare.Ifyouthinkyoudarenot,youdon’t.Ifyou’dliketowin,butthinkyoucan’t,it’salmostacinchyouwon’t.Life’sbattlesdon’talwaysgotothestrongerorfasterman;butsoonorlatethemanwhowinsistheonewhothinkshecan.Origin Unknown
800 Ifyoubuildit,hewillcome.Field of Dreams (movie)
80� Themostbeautifulthingwecanexperienceisthemysterious.Itisthesourceofalltrueartandallscience.Hetowhomthisemotionisastranger,whocannolongerpausetowonderandstandraptinawe,isasgoodasdead:hiseyesareclosed.Albert Einstein
802 Knowthyself. Socrates
803 Iexpecttopassthroughlifebutonce.Iftherefore,therebeanykindnessIcanshow,oranygoodthingIcandotoanyfellowbeing,letmedoitnow,andnotdeferorneglectit,asIshallnotpassthiswayagain.Ettiene De Grellet
804 Ifthouwiltmakeamanhappy,addnotuntohisrichesbuttakeawayfromhisdesires. Epicurus
805 Wouldyoulikemetogiveyouaformulaforsuccess?It’squitesimple,really.Doubleyourrateoffailure.Thomas J. Watson
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806 Thegreatestuseoflifeistospenditforsomethingthatwilloutlastit.William James
807 Youcanhaveanythingyouwantrightnow,aslongasyoubeginhavingitrightnowinanabbreviatedway.Raymond Aaron
808 Whenyougetrightdowntotherootofthemeaningoftheword‘succeed’,youfindthatitsimplymeanstofollowthrough.F. W. Nichol
809 Lifeislikeacombinationlock;yourjobistofindtherightnumbers,intherightordersoyoucanhaveanythingyouwant. Brian Tracy
8�0 Ithinkyoucanaccomplishanythingifyou’rewillingtopaytheprice.Vince Lombardi
8�� Ouraspirationsareourpossibilities.Robert Browning
8�2 Youcannotbereallyfirst-rateatyourworkifyourworkisallyouare.Anna Quindlen
8�3 Ahappypersonisnotapersoninacertainsetofcircumstances,butratherapersonwithacertainsetofattitudes.Hugh Downs
8�4 Mostoftheimportantthingsintheworldhavebeenaccomplishedbypeoplewhohavekeptontryingwhenthereseemedtobenohopeatall.Dale Carnegie
8�5 Youwillbecomeassmallasyourcontrollingdesire;asgreatasyourdominantaspiration. James Allen
8�6 Ifyourefusetoacceptanythingbutthebestyouveryoftengetit.Somerset Maugham
8�7 Theycanbecausetheythinktheycan.Virgil
8�8 Itisonlywiththeheartthatonecanseerightly.Antoine de Saint Exupery
8�9 Wherethereislife,thereishope.Wheretherearehopes,therearedreams.Wheretherearevividdreamsrepeated,theybecomegoals.Goalsbecometheactionplansandgameplansthatwinnersdwelloninintricatedetail,knowingthatachievementisalmostautomaticwhenthegoalbecomesaninnercommitment.Denis Waitley
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820 Theuniverseoperatesthroughdynamicexchange...givingandreceivingaredifferentaspectsoftheflowofenergyintheuniverse.Andinourwillingnesstogivethatwhichweseek,wekeeptheabundanceoftheuniversecirculatinginourlives.Deepak Chopra
82� Theonlypersonwhonevermakesmistakesisthepersonwhoneverdoesanything.Denis Waitley
822 Allthebooksyouhaven’treadwon’thelpyou.Mark Victor Hansen
823 Muchwisdomoftengoeswithfewerwords. Sophocles
824 Donotthinkthatwhatyourthoughtsdwellondoesnotmatter.Yourthoughtsaremakingyou. Bishop Steere
825 Moneyislikemanure.Ifyouspreaditarounditdoesalotofgood.Butifyoupileitupinoneplaceitstinkslikehell.Junior Murchison
826 Youhavetomeasurewhatyouwantmoreof. Charles Coonradt
827 Wherethereisgreatlovetherearealwaysmiracles. Willa Cather
828 Treatamanasheisandhewillremainasheis.Treatamanashecanandshouldbeandhewillbecomeashecanandshouldbe.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
829 Dreamsarerenewablenomatterwhatourage.Dale Turner
830 Wherethere’slife,there’shope.Terence
83� Ibelievethatitisbettertotellthetruththanalie.Ibelieveitisbettertobefreethantobeaslave.AndIbelieveitisbettertoknowthantobeignorant. H.L. Mencken
832 Beginwiththeendinmind.Stephen Covey
833 Don’taskforittobeeasy,askforittobeworthit. Dan Kuschell
834 Althoughtheworldiffullofsuffering,itisfullalsooftheovercomingofit.Helen Keller
835 Thereismoretolifethanincreasingitsspeed.Mahatma Gandhi
836 Everymemorableactinthehistoryoftheworldisatriumphofenthusiasm.Nothinggreatwaseverachievedwithoutitbecauseitgivesanychallengeoranyoccupation,nomatterhowfrighteningordifficult,anewmeaning.Withoutenthusiasmyouaredoomedtoalifeofmediocritybutwithityoucanaccomplishmiracles.Og Mandino
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837 ShewasalittlestartledbyseeingtheCheshireCatsittingonaboughofatreeafewyardsoff.TheCatonlygrinnedwhenitsawAlice.“Wouldyoutellme,please,whichwayIoughttogofromhere?”“Thatdependsagooddealonwhereyouwanttogetto,”saidtheCat.“Idon’tmuchcarewhere,”saidAlice.“Thenitdoesn’tmatterwhichwayyougo,”saidtheCat. Lewis Carroll
838 Thebestwaytohaveagoodideaistohavelotsofideas.Linus Pauling
839 Ninety-ninepercentofallfailurescomefrompeoplewhohaveahabitofmakingexcuses.George Washington Carver
840 Don’tmajorinminorthings. Origin Unknown
84� Greatmindshavepurposesothershavewishes.Washington Irving
842 Itisfarmoreimpressivewhenothersdiscoveryourgoodqualitieswithoutyourhelp.Judith Martin
843 A‘No’utteredfromdeepestconvictionisbetterandgreaterthana‘Yes’merelyutteredtoplease,orwhatisworse,toavoidtrouble.Mahatma Gandhi
844 Ihavenotfailed.I’vejustfound10,000waysthatdon’twork.Thomas Alva Edison
845 Lifeisapromise;fulfillit.Mother Teresa
846 Youknowyou’veachievedperfectionindesign,notwhenyouhavenothingmoretoadd,butwhenyouhavenothingmoretotakeaway.Antoine de Saint Exupery
847 Thereisatideintheaffairsofmen,which,takenattheflood,leadsontofortune.Omitted,allthevoyageoftheirlifeisboundinshallowsandinmiseries.William Shakespeare
848 Manyafalsestepwasmadebystandingstill.Inside a fortune cookie
849 Onedayatatime-thisisenough.Donotlookbackandgrieveoverthepast,foritisgone:anddonotbetroubledaboutthefuture,forithasnotyetcome.Liveinthepresent,andmakeitsobeautifulthatitwillbeworthremembering. Ida Scott Taylor
850 Studyanyonewho’sgreat,andyou’llfindthattheyapprenticedtoamaster,orseveralmasters.Therefore,ifyouwanttoachievegreatness,renown,andsuperlativesuccess,youmustapprenticetoamaster.Robert Allen
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85� IcarenotsomuchwhatIamintheopinionofothers,aswhatIaminmyown;Iwouldberichofmyself,andnotbyborrowing.Montaigne
852 Today’spreparationdeterminestomorrow’sachievement.Origin Unknown
853 Thegreatertheobstacle,themoregloryinovercomingit. Moliere
854 Happinessisabutterfly,which,whenpursued,isalwaysjustbeyondyourgrasp,butwhich,ifyouwillsitdownquietly,mayalightuponyou.Nathaniel Hawthorne
855 Lovedoesnotconsistingazingateachotherbutinlookingoutwardtogetherinthesamedirection.Antoine de Saint Exupery
856 Ifyoualwaysdowhatyou’vealwaysdone,you’llalwaysgetwhatyou’vealwaysgotten.Origin Unknown
857 Whenthegoinggetstough,thetoughgetgoing.Joseph P. Kennedy
858 Ilovequotationsbecauseitisajoytofindthoughtsonemighthave,beautifullyexpressedwithmuchauthoritybysomeonerecognizedwiserthanoneself.Marlene Dietrich
859 Torealizeone’snatureperfectly-thatiswhateachofusisherefor.Oscar Wilde
860 It’snotthatsomepeoplehavewillpowerandsomedon’t.It’sthatsomepeoplearereadytochangeandothersarenot.James Gordon M.D.
86� Successisamatterofunderstandingandreligiouslypracticingspecific,simplehabitsthatalwaysleadtosuccess.Robert J. Ringer
862 Rememberthatwhenitcomestofindingameaningfulpurposeinlife,thefirsttwoquestionsyoushouldaskyourselfare:(1)WhatdoIenjoy?and(2)WhatamIgoodat?Andtheanswerstothesetwoquestionsarealsolikelytoleadyoutoyourhiddengenius.Robert Ringer
863 Youweren’tanaccident.Youweren’tmassproduced.Youaren’tanassembly-lineproduct.Youweredeliberatelyplanned,specificallygifted,andlovinglypositionedontheEarthbytheMasterCraftsman. Max Lucado
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864 Youaretodaywhereyourthoughtshavebroughtyou;youwillbetomorrowwhereyourthoughtstakeyou. James Allen
865 LogicwillgetyoufromAtoB.Imaginationwilltakeyoueverywhere.Albert Einstein
866 Thepersonwhosaysitcannotbedoneshouldnotinterruptthepersonwhoisdoingit.Chinese Proverb
867 Wearewhatwerepeatedlydo.Excellence,then,isnotanact,butahabit.Aristotle
868 Happinessdependsuponourselves. Aristotle
869 Lifeisapureflame,andwelivebyaninvisiblesunwithinus. SirThomas Brown
870 SometimeswhenIconsiderwhattremendousconsequencescomefromlittlethings...Iamtemptedtothink...therearenolittlethings.Bruce Barton
87� Happinessismoreastateofhealththanofwealth.Frank Tyger
872 Onlythosewhoriskgoingtoofarcanpossiblyfindouthowfartheycango.T.S. Eliot
873 Ihavelivedalonglifeandhadmanytroubles,mostofwhichneverhappened.Mark Twain
874 Ifyouwanttobesuccessful,dowhatsuccessfulpeopledo.Origin Unknown
875 Nothingsplendidhaseverbeenachievedexceptbythosewhodaredbelievethatsomethinginsideofthemwassuperiortocircumstance.Bruce Barton
876 Behappyforthismoment.Thismomentisyourlife.Origin Unknown
877 Themindisnotavesseltobefilled,butafiretobekindled.Plutarch
878 Happinessisachoice.Barry Neil Kaufman
879 Justdoit!Nike
880 Thebestwaytoprepareforlifeistobegintolive.Elbert Hubbard
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88� Successissimplyamatterofluck.Askanyfailure.Earl Wilson
882 Thefirstgreatgiftwecanbestowonothersisagoodexample.Thomas Morell
883 Factsdonotceasetoexistbecausetheyareignored.Aldous Huxley
884 Iamserious,soIlaughalot.Youneedtolaugh.Youdon’tlaughenough.Idon’ttrustanyonewhodoesn’tlaugh.Maya Angelou
885 Becreative.Useunconventionalthinking.Andhavethegutstocarryitout.Lee Iacocca
886 Nooneknowswhathecandountilhetries.Publilius Syrus
887 Falsefriendship,liketheivy,decaysandruinsthewallsitembraces;buttruefriendshipgivesnewlifeandanimationtotheobjectitsupports. Sir Richard Burton
888 IfIhaveseenfurtherthanothers,itisbystandingupontheshouldersofgiants. Sir Isaac Newton
889 Livewithpassion.Anthony Robbins
890 Daretoriskpubliccriticism.Mary Kay Ash
89� Yourdirectionismoreimportantthanyourspeed.Richard L. Evans
892 Ifyoudon’thaveanassistant,youareone. Raymond Aaron
893 Nobirdsoarstoohighifhesoarswithhisownwings.William Blake
894 Effortsandcouragearenotenoughwithoutpurposeanddirection. John F. Kennedy
895 It’snotthatI’msosmart,it’sjustthatIstaywithproblemslonger.Albert Einstein
896 Opportunitiesmultiplyastheyareseized. Sun Tzu
897 Giveamanafishandhewilleatfortheday,teachamantofishandhewilleatforalifetime.Chinese Proverb
898 Hewhomovesnotforwardgoesbackward.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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899 Aswepersist[withmoralinventory]abrand-newkindofconfidenceisborn,andthesenseofreliefatfinallyfacingourselvesisindescribable.Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
900 Liveneitherinthepastnorinthefuture,butleteachday’sworkabsorbyourentireenergies,andsatisfyyourwidestambition.Sir William Osler
90� Whenyouariseinthemorning,givethanksforthemorninglight,foryourlifeandstrength.Givethanksforyourfood,andthejoyoflivingifyouseenoreasonforgivingthanks,thefaultlieswithyourself.Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief
902 It’snicetobeimportant,butmoreimportanttobenice.Origin Unknown
903 Hewhoasksaquestionisafoolforfiveminutes.Hewhodoesnotaskaquestionremainsafoolforever.Chinese Proverb
904 Thegrassisnotalwaysgreenerontheothersideofthefence.Fenceshavenothingtodowithit.Thegrassisgreenestwhereitiswatered.Whencrossingoverfences,carrywaterwithyouandtendthegrasswhereveryoumaybe.Origin Unknown
905 Ifitistobe,itisuptome. Origin Unknown
906 Livelifetothefullest.Robert Louis Stevenson
907 Withoutpassionmanisamerelatentforceandpossibility,liketheflintwhichawaitstheshockoftheironbeforeitcangiveforthitsspark.Henri Frederic Amiel
908 Greatbeginningsarenotasimportantasthewayonefinishes.Dr. James Dobson
909 Changeisthelawoflife.Andthosewholookonlytothepastorpresentarecertaintomissthefuture. John F. Kennedy
9�0 Impeccabilityofthewordcanleadyoutopersonalfreedom,tohugesuccessandabundance;itcantakeawayallfearandtransformitintojoyandlove.Don Miguel Ruiz
9�� Thegreaterdangerformostofusisnotthatouraimistoohighandwemissit,butthatitistoolowandwereachit.Michelangelo
9�2 WhenIhearsomebodysigh,Lifeishard,Iamalwaystemptedtoask,Comparedtowhat?Sydney Harris
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9�3 Farbetterisittodaremightythings,towinglorioustriumphs,eventhoughchequeredbyfailure,thantotakerankwiththosepoorspiritswhoneitherenjoymuchnorsuffermuch,becausetheyliveinthegreytwilightthatknowsnotvictoryordefeat.Theodore Roosevelt
9�4 It’skindoffuntodotheimpossible.Walt Disney
9�5 Don’tsweatthesmallstuff. Richard Carlson
9�6 Nothingwilleverbeattemptedifallpossibleobjectionsmustfirstbeovercome.Samuel Johnson
9�7 Actionmaynotalwaysbringhappiness,butthereisnohappinesswithoutaction.Benjamin Disraeli
9�8 Toenhancethequalityoftheday…Thatisthehighestofthearts.Henry David Thoreau
9�9 Mostpeopleareotherpeople.Theirthoughtsaresomeoneelse’sopinions,theirlivesamimicry,theirpassionsaquotation.Oscar Wilde
920 Youcanneverlearnless;youcanonlylearnmore.ThereasonIknowsomuchisbecauseIhavemadesomanymistakes.Buckminster Fuller
92� Ifeveryoneagreeswithyou,run.Origin Unknown
922 Therearenosecretstosuccessitistheresultofpreparation,hardwork,andlearningfromfailure.Colin Powell
923 Procrastinationisthethiefoftime.Edward Young
924 It’snotthesizeofthedoginthefight,it’sthesizeofthefightinthedog.Mark Twain
925 Successisajourneynotadestination.Ben Sweetland
926 Whatafollytodreadthethoughtofthrowingawaylifeatonce,andyethavenoregardtothrowingitawaybyparcelsandpiecemeal.John Howe
927 Realobstaclesdon’ttakeyouincircles.Theycanbeovercome.Inventedonesarelikeamaze. Barbara Sher
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928 Pictureyourselfinyourmind’seyeashavingalreadyachievedthisgoal.Seeyourselfdoingthethingsyou’llbedoingwhenyou’vereachedyourgoal. Earl Nightingale
929 Takingactionistherealdifferencebetweenthesuper-successfulandthewannabes.Rich Schefren
930 Authorityis20%givenand80%taken...Sotakeit!Peter Ueberroth
93� Hewhonevermadeamistakenevermadeadiscovery.Samuel Smiles
932 Thereisnowaytohappiness,happinessistheway.Origin Unknown
933 Visionwithoutactionisadaydream.Actionwithoutvisionisanightmare.Japanese Proverb
934 Dostthoulovelife?Thendonotsquandertime,forthatisthestuffthatlifeismadeof.Benjamin Franklin
935 Whenyouwereborn,youcriedandtheworldrejoiced.Liveyourlifesothatwhenyoudie,theworldcriesandyourejoice.Indian proverb
936 Asingleconversationacrossthetablewithawisemanisworthamonth’sstudyofbooks.Chinese Proverb
937 Becauseyourownstrengthisunequaltothetask,donotassumethatitisbeyondthepowersofman,butifanythingiswithinthepowersandprovinceofman,believethatitiswithinyourowncompassalso.Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
938 Youarealivingmagnet.Whatyouattractintoyourlifeisinharmonywithyourdominantthoughts. Brian Tracy
939 Doyouwanttobesafeandgood,ordoyouwanttotakeachanceandbegreat.Jimmy Johnson
940 Successleavesclues,andopportunityknocks,butonlyforthosewhoarepreparedtorecognizethem.Dan Giercke
94� Happinessisnotadestination.Itisamethodoflife. Burton Hills
942 Howcanyourespondtothechallengeinthesecondhalfwilldeterminewhatyoubecomeafterthegame,whetheryouareawinneroraloser.Lou Holtz
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943 Lead,followorgetoutoftheway.Thomas Paine
944 I’dratherhave1percentoftheeffortsof100peoplethan100percentofmyownefforts. J. Paul Getty
945 Asweexpressourgratitude,wemustneverforgetthatthehighestappreciationisnottoutterwords,buttolivebythem.John Fitzgerald Kennedy
946 Mostofusaspiretobetter,richer,happierlives.Bethankfulthat,whateverhandicapsyouhaveandobstaclesyouface,youstillhavethemeanstoimproveyourself.Michael Masterson
947 Unlessyoutrytodosomethingbeyondwhatyouhavealreadymastered,youwillnevergrow.Ronald E. Osborn
948 Thekeytoeverythingispatience.Yougetthechickenbyhatchingtheegg,notbysmashingitopen. Arnold Glasgow
949 Hewhostopsbeingbetterstopsbeinggood. Oliver Cromwell
950 Nevertellpeoplehowtodothings.Tellthemwhattodoandtheywillsurpriseyouwiththeiringenuity.General George S. Patton
95� Weareallinthegutterbutsomeofusarelookingatthestars.Oscar Wilde
952 Ifyougivepeoplelight,theywillfindtheirownway.Dante
953 Loveandkindnessareneverwasted.Theyalwaysmakeadifference.Theyblesstheonewhoreceivesthem,andtheyblessyou,thegiver.Barbara De Angelis
954 Ifyoudon’tputavalueonmoneyandseekwealth,youmostprobablywon’treceiveit.Youmustseekwealthforittoseekyou.Ifnoburningdesireforwealthariseswithinyou,nowealthwillarisearoundyou.Havingdefinitenessofpurposeforacquiringwealthisessentialforitsacquisition.Dr. John Demartini
955 ThesecrettomysuccessisthatIbitoffmorethanIcouldchewandchewedasfastasIcould.Paul Hogan
956 Nurtureyourmindwithgreatthoughts,foryouwillnevergoanyhigherthanyouthink.Benjamin Disraeli
957 Thebestwaytocheeryourselfupistotrytocheersomebodyelseup.Mark Twain
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958 Thetruemeasureofamanishowhetreatssomeonewhocandohimabsolutelynogood.Samuel Johnson
959 Smallopportunitiesareoftenthebeginningofgreatenterprises.Demosthenes
960 Whatmanactuallyneedsisnotatensionlessstatebutratherthestrivingandstrugglingforaworthwhilegoal,afreelychosentask.Viktor E. Frankl
96� Successfollowsdoingwhatyouwanttodo.Thereisnootherwaytobesuccessful.Malcolm S. Forbes
962 Historyhasdemonstratedthatthemostnotablewinnersusuallyencounteredheartbreakingobstaclesbeforetheytriumphed.Theywonbecausetheyrefusedtobecomediscouragedbytheirdefeats.B.C. Forbes
963 Successisnotthekeytohappiness.Happinessisthekeytosuccess. Albert Schweitzer
964 Themostimportantthingafathercandoforhischildrenistolovetheirmother. Origin Unknown
965 Successistobemeasurednotsomuchbythepositionthatonehasreachedinlifeasbytheobstacleswhichhehasovercomewhiletryingtosucceed.Booker T. Washington
966 Thesimplewillingnesstoimproviseismorevital,inthelongrun,thanresearch.Rolf Potts
967 Havepatiencewithallthings,butchieflyhavepatiencewithyourself.Donotlosecourageinconsideringyourownimperfectionsbutinstantlysetaboutremedyingthem-everydaybeginthetaskanew.Saint Francis de Sales
968 Ifyouwouldthoroughlyknowanything,teachittoothers. Tyron Edwards
969 Thephrase“Ican’t”isthemostpowerfulforceofnegationinthehumanpsyche.Paul R. Scheele
970 Donotthinkthatloveinordertobegenuinehastobeextraordinary.Whatweneedistolovewithoutgettingtired.Befaithfulinsmallthingsbecauseitisinthemthatyourstrengthlies.Mother Teresa
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97� Thefoolishmanseekshappinessinthedistance;thewisegrowsitunderhisfeet.J. Robert Oppenheimer
972 Oneplanaccomplishedisworth10plansofaction. Jesse Yardley
973 Winnersneverquitandquittersneverwin. Vince Lombardi
974 Creationisabettermeansofself-expressionthanpossession;itisthroughcreating,notpossessing,thatlifeisrevealed.Vida D. Scudder
975 Goodistheenemyofgreat. Jim Collins
976 Ifamanwritesabook,lethimsetdownonlywhatheknows.Ihaveguessesenoughofmyown. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
977 Abendintheroadisnottheendoftheroadunlessyoufailtomaketheturn.Origin Unknown
978 Thereisnopointatwhichyoucansay“Well,I’msuccessfulnow.Imightaswelltakeanap.”Carrie Fisher
979 Anexpertisapersonwhohasmadeallthemistakesthatcanbemadeinaverynarrowfield.Niels Bohr
980 Whenyougettotheendofyourrope,tieaknotandhangon.Franklin D. Roosevelt
98� Unlessoneiscommitted,thereishesitancy,thechancetodrawback,alwaysineffectiveness.Concerningallactsofinitiativethereisoneelementarytruth,theignoranceofwhichkillscountlessideasandendlessplans.Thatthemomentonedefinitelycommitsoneself,thenprovidencemoves,too. Goethe
982 Thewholeartofteachingisonlytheartofawakeningthenaturalcuriosityofyoungmindsforthepurposeofsatisfyingitafterwards.Anatole France
983 Whatdoesn’tkillme,makesmestronger.Friedrich Nietzsche
984 ...yourrealworkistodecidewhatyouwantandthentofocusuponit.Foritisthroughfocusinguponwhatyouwantthatyouwillattractit.Thatistheprocessofcreating. Esther Hicks-Abraham
985 Youmiss100%oftheshotsyoudon’ttake.Wayne Gretzky
986 Findapurposeinlifesobigitwillchallengeeverycapacitytobeatyourbest.David O. McKay
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987 Theintellecthaslittletodoontheroadtodiscovery.Therecomesaleapinconsciousness,callitintuitionorwhatyouwill,andthesolutioncomestoyou,andyoudon’tknowhoworwhy.Albert Einstein
988 Successisdependentupontheglands-sweatglands.Zig Ziglar
989 Thetruemysteryoftheworldisthevisible,nottheinvisible.Oscar Wilde
990 Goodjudgementcomesfromexperience.Experiencecomesfrombadjudgement. Jim Horning
99� Lovecurespeople-boththeoneswhogiveitandtheoneswhoreceiveit. Karl A. Menninger
992 Ourfirstandlastloveis-self-love. Bovee
993 Itiswelltorespecttheleader.Learnfromhim,observehim,studyhim,butdon’tworshiphim.Believeyoucansurpass.Believeyoucangobeyond.David Joseph Schwartz
994 Whenyouvisualize,thenyoumaterialize.Ifyou’vebeenthereinthemindyou’llgothereinthebody.Dr. Denis Waitley
995 Don`taskyourselfwhattheworldneeds;askyourselfwhatmakesyoucomealive.Andthengodothat.Becausewhattheworldneedsispeoplewhohavecomealive.Harold Whitman
996 Wisdomisknowingwhattodonext.David Starr Jordan
997 Realknowledgeistoknowtheextentofone’signorance.Confucius
998 Youwereputonthisearthwithaspecialpurpose,programmedwithuniquetalentsandabilitiesthathavenotyetbeenfullytappedandutilized.Whenyoufocusallofyourenergiesonunlockingyourtruepotential,youcanclaimyourultimatebirthright.Brian Tracy
999 Whynotgooutonalimb;isn’tthatwherethefruitis?Origin Unknown
�000 Don`tbotherjusttobebetterthanyourcontemporariesorpredecessors.Trytobebetterthanyourself.William Faulkner
�00� Mayyouliveallthedaysofyourlife. Jonathan Swift