“…you need to be authentic with another living person. Too strong a need for public polish can pervert you.”
- Ilana Simons
Fire it up
“Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.”
—Jean De La Fontaine (1621-1695), poet, writer
Every Morning
“First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, ‘I believe,’ three times. ”
Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993), author, preacher
Accomplish Great Things
“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.”
- Anatole France
Capabilities
“If we all did the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves.”
— Thomas Edison
Purpose
“All of us are born for a reason, but all of us don’t discover why. Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It’s what you do for others.”
- Danny Thomas
Use your talents
“Storybook happiness involves every form of pleasant thumb-twiddling; true happiness involves the full use of one’s powers and talents.”
- John Gardner
Strive
“I tell you that as long as I can conceive something better than myself I cannot be easy unless I am striving to bring it into existence or clearing the way for it.”
- George Bernard Shaw
Ordinary Things, Extraordinary Life
“The greatest results in life are usually attained
by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities.
These may for the most part be summed up in these
two – common sense and perseverance.”
- Owen Feltham
