Robert Brault said, “Life is short, God’s way of encouraging a bit of focus.” I really like this quote. It might seem like we are here for awhile, but we are not. Compared to a fly or a cicada or…
Charles Kingsley said, “Every duty which is bidden to wait returns with seven fresh duties at its back.” We all tend to put things off to be able to do other more pressing things. But when you do that there…
John Locke said, “I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.” 10 times out of 10 this is true. What you do is the only way others can tell what you’re thinking. Your actions…
Jacob A. Riis said, “Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know…
Bruce Lee said, “If you want to learn to swim jump into the water. On dry land no frame of mind is ever going to help you.” This is a great quote from Bruce Lee that can be applied to…
Henry Ward Beecher said, “The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t.” Have you ever been in a job, or relationship, where you want to really move…
Admiral Grace Hopper said, “If it’s a good idea, go ahead and do it. It is much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.” This of course depends on what you are about to do but in many…
Robert Southey said,” It is with words as with sunbeams. The more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.” I like the image those words create. Words so condensed they leave burn marks on you and your soul. There is…
Carl Lewis said, “Life is about timing.” Timing can be a pain or it can be the golden apple. When you are waiting for things to happen and they aren’t happening quick enough the timing isn’t good. But when that…
Josh Billings said, “Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.” We all say yes to often. It is engrained into us because we like to help…
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