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Cause Change & Lead
Accept Change & Survive
Resist Change & Die
- Ray Norda, Chairman, Novell
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Whatever your mind can conceive and believe, you can achieve.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Eighty percent of success is showing up.
- Woody Allen
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Begin it Now
Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans:That the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too.
All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwies have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has Genius, Power and Magic in it.
Begin it now.
- Goethe
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Press On
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistance.Talent will not;
Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.Genius will not;
Unrewarded genius is almost legendary;Education will not;
The world is full of educated derelicts.Persistence and Determination alone are omnipotent.
- President Calvin Coolidge
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Lifes Road
traveling a road with hopes held high
not knowing the where or the why
with dreams ahead and cares behind
i walked with thoughts of what i'd find
i gazed ahead and there were two
decide i must on which to chose
future hid her face from me
the choice i made was detiny
life can be cruel so i am told
hidden hurts were mine to hold
i kept them secret for many years
denying the truth, hidding the tears
holding on tight to sanity
if it slips out there is only me
by Candice
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Never Give Up - Winston Churchill
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value too us.
- Western Union internal memo 1876
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------You say this is a computer for ordinary people? Why would an ordinary person want a computer?
- Hewlett Packard executive to Steve Wozniak regarding Apple prototype
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.
- Anon
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins - not through strength, but through persistence.
- Anon
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Who dares wins - Winston Churchill
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Leap and the net will appear.
- Julia Cameron
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.
- Claudia Black
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Think
If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don't;
If you'd like to win but you think you can't,
You can almost be certain you won't.
If you think that you'll lose, you are lost,
For out in the world you will find
Success begins with a person's will;
It's all in the state of the mind.
If you think you're outclassed you are;
You've got to think high to rise.
You've just got to be sure of yourself
Before you can win the prize.
Life's battles don't always go
To a stronger or faster man;
But sooner or later the person who wins
Is the person that THINKS they can.
- Anon.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thoughts
Words and actions are the factions
that make or break our day.
And thoughts are the things
from whence they all spring.To be the best we can possibly be,
to grow, and learn in every adversity,
and not lose the success that's ours to be
requires control of our thoughts explicitly.Never doubt the possibilities to be,
and obstacles will never become a reality.
We create our own success you see
but only with a positive mentality.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Imagination rules the world
- Napoleon Bonaparte
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------If think you can't, you're right. If think you can, you're right. - Ken Hatton
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it.
- Bill Bernbach
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------I must create a system or be enslaved by another man's. I will not reason and compare; My business is to create.
- William Blake
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The only truly happy people are children and the creative minority.
- Jean Caldwell
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------An obstacle is often a stepping stone. - Prescott
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Don't think "problem", think "opportunity".
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------There is nothing so wasteful as doing with great efficiency that which doesn't have to be done at all.
- Anonymous
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Life is "trying things to see if they work"
- Ray Bradbury
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.
- Basho
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Three things that never come back: the spent arrow; the spoken word; the lost opportunity.
- W.G.P.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------There was never a genius without a tincture of madness.
- Aristotle
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------We're never gonna survive unless we go a little crazy.
- Seal
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------We have to understand that the world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is more important than the eye... The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.
- Jacob Bronowski
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
- Aristotle
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Method: Serve Masses Creatively
- Matt Groves
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you worry about yesterday's failures, then todays successes will be few.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing, that we see too late the one that is open.
- Alexander Graham Bell
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Rather the pain of discipline, than the pain of regret. - Bob Andrews
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Things do not change; we change. - Thoreau
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------When you're through changing, you're through.
- Bruce Barton
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Invest Your Time Before You Invest Your Money
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Test Your Strategy Before You Risk Your Money
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Don't focus on how to spend less money,
Focus on how to make more money.
- Lyndon Forman
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Remember the Golden Rule - He who has the gold makes the rules!
- Lyndon Forman
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Rapour Affinity Alliance Friendship
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Just for Today
I will live through the next 12 hours and try not to tackle all of life's problems at once.I will improve my mind, I will learn something that requires effort and concentration.
I will be agreeable.I will look my best, speak in a well modulated voice, be coureous and considerate.
I will not find fault with a friend, relative or colleague. I will not try to change or improve anyone but myself.
I will have a programme. I might not follow it exactly, but i will have it. I will save myself from two enemies:
hurry and indecision.I will do a good turn and keep it a secret. If anyone finds out, it will not count.
I will do two things i don't want to do, just for the exercise.
I will believe in myself. I will give my best to the world and feel confident that the world will give it's best to me.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------A child who lives with Critisism
Learns to condemn
A child who lives with Hostility
Learns to fight
A child who lives with ridicule
Learns to be shy
A child who lives with shame
Learns to feel guilty
A child who lives with tolerance
Learns to be patient
A child who lives with encouragement
Learns confidence
A child who lives with Praise
Learns to appreciate
A child who lives with fairness
Learns justice
A child who lives with security
Learns faith
A child who lives with approval
Learns to like himself
A child who lives with acceptance & friendship
Learns to find love in the world
- Dorothy Law Nolte - (modified - non-sexist version!)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Life isn't a dress rehearsal - Kerry Packer
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
- Aristotle
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Life is...
Life is a challenge - meet it.
Life is a gift - accept it.
Life is an adventure - dare it.
Life is a sorrow - overcome it.
Life is a tragedy - face it.
Life is a duty - perform it.
Life is a game - play it.
Life is a mystery - unfold it
Life is a song - sing it.
Life is an opportunity - take it.
Life is a journey - complete it.
Life is a promise - fulfill it.
Life is a beauty - praise it.
Life is a struggle - fight it.
Life is a goal - achieve it.
Life is a puzzle - solve it.
Life is a love - love it.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------In Lifes Garden
Count your garden by the flowers,
never by the leaves that fall.Count your days by the golden hours,
don't remember the clouds at all.Count your nights by the stars,
not by shadows.Count your life with smiles not tears,
and with joy through all your life.Count your age by friends not years.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Take Time
Take Time to Think,
It is the source of power.Take time to Play,
It is the source of perpetual youth.Take time to Read,
It is the foundation of wisdom.Take time to Love and to Be Loved,
It is a gift.Take time to Be Friendly,
It is the road to happiness.Take time to Laugh,
It is the music of the soul.Take time to Give,
It is too short a day to be selfish.Take time to Work,
It is the price of success.Take time to Do Charity,
It is the key to heaven.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Live and work but do not forget to play, to have fun in life and really enjoy it.
- Eileen Caddy
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.
- Aristotle
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------A Smile
There's something you may give,
To a friend and a stranger too;It seems that when you give it,
It's given back to you.This gift is worh a million,
But doesn't cost a cent;It's lasting in effect,
But doesn't take much time,This simple little gesture
Can make the day worthwhile;It's just as good as sunshine;
It's just a friendly smile.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------I expect to pass through this world but once.
Therefore any good that i can do or any kindness that i can show to any fellow creature,
Let me do it now,
For i shall not pass this way again.To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
--Donald LairdWhat we see depends mainly on what we look for.
--Sir John LubbockNo one does anything from a single motive.
--Samuel Taylor ColeridgeMotivation is like food for the brain. You cannot get enough in one sitting. It needs continual and regular top up s.
--Peter DaviesThe best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a lot of talk about it, it's usually lousy.
--Dwight D. EisenhowerIf you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.
--Ralph Waldo EmersonThe mechanics of industry is easy. The real engine is the people : Their motivation and direction.
--Ken GilbertYou cannot raise a man up by calling him down.
--William BoetckerStriving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.
--Harriet BraikerNobody motivates today's workers. If it doesn't come from within, it doesn't come. Fun helps remove the barriers that allow people to motivate themselves.
--Herman CainDon't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
--John WoodenWatch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
--Frank OutlawI've always felt it was not up to anyone else to make me give my best.
--Akeem OlajuwonYou are what you think. You are what you go for. You are what you do!
--Bob RichardsI never criticize a player until they are first convinced of my unconditional confidence in their abilities.
--John RobinsonMotivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
--UnknownWhy did I want to win? because I didn't want to lose!
--Max SchmellingThe most important thing about motivation is goal setting. You should always have a goal.
--Francie Larrieu SmithI still feel like I gotta prove something. There are a lot of people hoping I fail. But I like that. I need to be hated.
--Howard SternExample is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only thing.
--Bo ShortThere is nothing that fear and hope does not permit men to do.
--Marquis De VauvenarguesThis time like all times is a very good one if we but know what to do with it
--Ralph Waldo EmersonLeadership is doing what is right when no one is watching.
--George Van ValkenburgEveryone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.
--Frank A. ClarkHow smart are you? Take this free online IQ Test to find out!
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