Thoughts 01JUN2012

Everything passes, everything breaks, everything wearies - French Proverb

He that promises most will perform least - Gaelic Proverb

A poor person isn't he who has little, but he who needs a lot - German Proverb

Do not rejoice over what has not yet happened - Egyptian Proverb

Thoughts 31MAY2012

GOLDEN RULES FOR LIVING

If you open it, close it.

If you turn it on, turn it off.

If you unlock it. lock it up

If you break it, admit it.

If you can't fix it, call in someone who can.

If you borrow it, return it.

If you value it, take care of it.

If you make a mess, clean it up.

If you move it, put it back.

If it belongs to someone else and you want to use it, get permission.

If you don't know how to operate it, leave it alone.

If it's none of your business, don't ask questions.

If it will brighten someone's day, say it.

If it will tarnish someone's reputation, keep it to yourself.

Author Unknown - extracted from "A 3rd serving of Chicken Suop for the Soul", Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, Health Communications Inc; 1996

Failure is a success if we learn from it - Malcome Forbes

Thoughts 30MAY2012

A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams - John Barrymore

Winners lose much more often than losers. So if you keep losing but you're still trying, keep it up! You're right on track - Matthew Keith Groves

The trouble with not having a goal is than you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score - Bill Copeland

It's the most unhappy people who most fear change - Mignon McLaughlin

Thoughts 29MAY2012

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail - Benjamin Franklin

When I hear somebody sigh' "Life is hard", I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?" - Sydney Harris

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock - Thomas Jefferson

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavour - Truman Capote

Thoughts 28MAY2012

When one come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on - Franklin D Roosevelt

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind - Theodore Roosevelt

Many of life's failures are experienced by people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up - Thomas Edison

Thoughts 18MAY2012

We aim above the mark to hit the mark - Ralph Waldo Emerson

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily - Zig Ziglar

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step - Lao Tzu

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him - Sidney Greenberg

Thoughts 17MAY2012

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence - Vince Lombardi

Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are - Dale Carnegie

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind - Dr Seuss

Thoughts 16MAY2012

Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it - Dennis P Kimbro

The only people who find what they are looking for in life are the fault finders - Foster's Law

The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work - Richard Bach

I haven't failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work - Thomas Edison

Thoughts 15MAY2012

If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad - Denis Waitley

Desires must be simple and definite. They defeat their own purpose should they be too many, too confusing, or beyond a man's training to accomplish - George S Clason

Nothing can stop the man with the right attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude - Thomas Jefferson

Thoughts 14MAY2012

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretsky

If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today - E Joseph Cossman

In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing; the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing; the worst thing you can do is nothing - Theodore Roosevelt

We see things not as they are, but as we are - H M Tomlinson

Thoughts 11MAY2012

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretzky

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail - Ralph Waldo Emerson

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty - Winston Churchill

When you can, always advise people to do what you see they really want to do ... Doing what they want to do, they may succeed; doing what they don't want to do, they won't - James Gould Cozzens

Thoughts 10MAY2012

Aim for the top. There is plenty of room there. There are so few at the top it is almost lonely there - Samuel Insull

Success doesn't come to you; you go to it - Marva Collins

Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have - Margaret Mead

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world - Harriet Tubman

Thoughts 09MAY2012

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today - Benjamin Franklin

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra - Jimmy Johnson

Don't let life discourage you; everyone who get where he is had to begin where he was - Richard L Evans

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted - Albert Einstein

Thoughts 08MAY2012

An obstacle is often a stepping stone - Prescott

Some men see things as they are and say why - I dream things that never were and say why not - George Bernard Shaw

The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others - Hasidic Proverb

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it - Pablo Picasso

Thoughts 07MAY2012

A mind is like a parachute, it doesn't work if it isn't open - Frank Zappa

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare - Japanese Proverb

I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become - Oprah Winfrey

There are two primary choices in life : to accept conditions as they exist, or to accept the responsibility for changing them - Dr Dennis Waitley

Thoughts 04MAY2012

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do - Epictetus

Dream and give yourself permission to envision a You that you choose to be - Joy Page

Just because everything is different doesn't mean anything has changed - Irene Peter

Do not let the future be held hostage by the past - Neal A Maxwell

Thoughts 03MAY2012

If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up - J M Power

Defeat is not bitter unless you swallow it - Jow Clark

Cause change and lead; accept change and survive; resist change and die - Ray Norda

The real opportunity for success lies within the person and not in the job - Zig Ziglar

Thoughts 02MAY2012

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great makes you feel that you, too, can become great - Mark Twain

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life - Confucius

You make a living by what you earn; you make a life by what you give - Winston Churchill