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Powerful Quotes
I am still learning......Michaelangelo
The mediocre teacher tells, the good teacher explains, the superior teacher demonstrates, the great teacher INSPIRES!......William Arthur Ward
Talent is God-given-be humble. Fame is man-given-be thankful. Conceit is self-given-be careful....Unknown
Those who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize......Elizabeth Harrison
The most important thing about goals is having one...Geoffrey F. Albert
The one thing that makes one person more attractive to me than another is the quality of their heart.....Sarah Takasumi
What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?....Matthew 16:26
Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. A "You can do it" when things are tough.....Richard M. Devos
Commit yourself to constant self-improvement...Unknown
The way to happiness, keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry, live simply, expect little, give much...Unknown
A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove, but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child...Unknown
The aim of the great leader is not to get people to think more highly of the leader. It's to get people to think more highly of themselves.....Edge Learning
Great leaders are never satisfied with current levels of performance. They are restlessly driven by possibilities and potential achievements....Donna Harrison
Great minds...talk about ideas. Average minds...talk about events. Small minds....talk about people......Unknown
There are many things that will catch my eye, but there are only a few things that catch my heart...it is those I consider to pursue....Tim Redmond
Failure is success if we learn from it....Malcolm S. Forbes
Confidence doesn't come out of nowhere, it is the result of something...hours and days and weeks of constant work and dedication...Roger Staubach
Do the job assigned to you with excellence, and opportunity will find you!,,,Unknown
All our dreams can come true-if we have the courage to pursue them...Walt Disney
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra...Unknown
Characteristics of:
| A Leader | A Follower |
| a good listener | a good talker |
| is accessible | is hard to find |
| is decisive | avoids decisions |
| is gracious | is self promoting |
| keeps it simple | makes it complicated |
| is optimistic | is pessimistic |
| gives credit | takes credit |
| confronts problems | avoids problems |
| speaks directly | manipulates |
| acknowledges mistakes | blames others |
| says "yes" to what needs to be done | explains why it can't be done |
| is enthusiastic | is complacent |
| has a positive attitude | has a negative attitude |
When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece...John Ruskin
Have faith in people. Believe in them, trust them and you will draw out the best in them. They will rise high to your expectations.
Don't care what others think of what you do; but care very much about what you think you do.....Unknown (I take a step further and try to consider what God thinks of what I do, yikes, I am not always happy about that, but it keeps me trying harder!).....Carol
If you can only give one gift, let it be enthusiasm...Debbie Roberts
You can buy a man's time; you can buy his physical presence at a given place; you can even buy a measured number of his skilled muscular motions per hour. But you cannot buy enthusiasm..You cannot buy loyalty...You cannot buy the devotion of hearts, minds, or souls. You must earn these....Clarence Francis
Doing the right thing is never easy; that's part of what gives it it's value...Unknown
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow....Ralph Waldo Emerson
Success...to laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better; whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded....Unknown
My Creed....People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered, LOVE THEM ANYWAY, if you do good, people will accuse you of selfish motives, DO GOOD ANYWAY, if you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies, SUCCEED ANYWAY, the good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow, DO GOOD ANYWAY, honesty and frankness make you vulnerable, BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAY, the biggest men with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men with the smallest minds, THINK BIG ANYWAY, people favor underdogs but follow only top dogs, FIGHT FOR A FEW UNDERDOGS ANYWAY, what you spend years building may be destroyed overnight, BUILD ANYWAY, people really need help, but may attack you if you do help them, HELP THEM ANYWAY, give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth, GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU HAVE ANYWAY... Unknown
I hope you have enjoyed these quotes as much I have. I refer to them often and will add more as time goes on. I got most of these from a book by D. Roberts.
“It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him” John Steinbeck
- “Failure is only an opportunity to begin
again more intelligently”Henry Ford
- “Triumph is often nearest when defeat seems
inescapable” B.C. Forbes
- “Great things are not done by impulse, but
by a series of small things brought together” Vincent Van Gogh