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2012-02-02T09:06:00.001-08:00

"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."

Dale Carnegie

Achieving something great

2012-02-01T03:33:00.000-08:00

"Nothing great has ever been achieved except by those who dared to believe that something inside them was superior to circumstances."

Bruce Barton

Noticing people

2012-01-31T03:45:00.001-08:00

"The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity."

Thomas J. Peters

Telling the truth

2012-01-19T10:32:00.001-08:00

"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."

Mark Twain

Choosing pain

2012-01-18T10:50:00.001-08:00

"Each of us must experience one of two pains - the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. Which pain will you choose?"

Jim Rohn

True security

2012-01-16T06:57:00.001-08:00

"When you know that you're capable of dealing with whatever comes, you have the only security the world has to offer."

Harry Browne
Financial Advisor and Writer

How to make your life better

2012-01-11T04:15:00.003-08:00

"Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life."

Harvey Mackay

How to make your life better

2012-01-11T04:15:00.001-08:00

"Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life."

Harvey Mackay

The power of concentration

2012-01-10T05:29:00.001-08:00

"Nothing can add more power to your life than concentrating all your energies on a limited set of targets."

Nido Qubein
Author and Speaker

Seeing the future

2012-01-09T04:22:00.001-08:00

"See things as you would have them be instead of as they are."

Robert Collier
1885-1950, Author

Do something!

2011-12-29T19:20:00.001-08:00

"Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all."

Brian Tracy
Author and Speaker

What we leave behind

2011-12-22T09:40:00.000-08:00

"What we have done for ourselves alone, dies with us; what we have done for others and the world, remains and is immortal."

Albert Pike

When you know you're right

2011-12-15T04:07:00.001-08:00

"Maturity begins when we're content to feel we're right about something, without feeling the necessity to prove someone else is wrong."

Sydney J. Harris

Starting where you are

2011-12-14T04:24:00.001-08:00

"Do not wait; the time will never be 'just right.' Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along."

Napoleon Hill

Making the world a better place

2011-12-13T15:54:00.001-08:00

"I believe in taking a positive attitude toward the world. My hope still is to leave the world a little bit better than when I got here."

Jim Henson
1936-1990, Muppets Creator

What's in your mind

2011-12-08T03:22:00.000-08:00

"Let a series of happy thoughts run through your mind. They will show on your face."

Norman Vincent Peale

Where you're going

2011-12-07T04:18:00.001-08:00

"Paths clear before those who know where they're going and are determined to get there."

Leonard Roy Frank
Editor and Writer

Goals and daily life

2011-12-06T03:45:00.001-08:00

"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."

Robert Heinlein
Novelist

Get going!

2011-12-05T08:51:00.001-08:00

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."

Walt Disney

Your life

2011-11-30T04:35:00.001-08:00

"Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else."

Les Brown
Speaker

Finding happiness

2011-11-29T09:56:00.001-08:00

"Plenty of people miss their share of happiness. Not because they never found it - but because they didn't stop to enjoy it."

William Feather
1889-1981, Publisher and Author

Daylight in the mind

2011-11-28T08:48:00.000-08:00

"Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity."

Joseph Addison

Facing your fears

2011-11-22T03:23:00.000-08:00

"Many of our fears are tissue paper thin, and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them."

Brendan Behan
1923-1964, Poet, Novelist, and Playwright

Believing in yourself

2011-11-21T18:26:00.001-08:00

"Believe in yourself and there will come a day when others will have no choice but to believe with you."

Oscar Wilde

Dreaming dreams

2011-11-17T03:52:00.000-08:00

"Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true."

Leo Jozef Suenens

Never quit

2011-11-14T05:00:00.000-08:00

"Your biggest break can come from never quitting. Being at the right place at the right time can only happen when you keep moving toward the next opportunity."

Arthur Pine

Telling someone thanks

2011-11-09T16:46:00.001-08:00

"Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary."

Margaret Cousins
1905-1996, Writer

A cheerful heart

2011-11-08T06:58:00.001-08:00

"The cheerful live longest in years, and afterwards in our regards. Cheerfulness is the offshoot of goodness."

Christian Nestell Bovee
1820-1904, Author

Giving pleasure to others

2011-11-03T05:15:00.000-07:00

"You find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow youself to say anything gloomy."

Julia Child

Getting creative

2011-10-31T04:28:00.001-07:00

"If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play."

John Cleese
Actor, Comedian, Writer, and Film Producer

Looking to the future

2011-10-26T05:06:00.000-07:00

"Fix your eyes forward on what you can do, not back on what you cannot change."

Tom Clancy

What hard work does

2011-10-25T04:18:00.001-07:00

"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."

Sam Ewing
Former Major League Baseball Player

Enjoying every minute

2011-10-24T03:19:00.000-07:00

"And so it has come to this. I am one of the lucky people in the world. I found something that I always wanted to do and I have enjoyed every single minute of it."

Johnny Carson

The foundation of true progress

2011-10-18T07:11:00.000-07:00

"Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress."

Nicholas Murray Butler

When someone says you can't do something

2011-10-17T09:10:00.001-07:00

"Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again."

James R. Cook
1728-1779, Naval Explorer

Life and security

2011-10-13T06:43:00.001-07:00

"There never has been security. No man has ever known what he would meet around the next corner; if life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor."

Eleanor Roosevelt

How to make progress

2011-10-12T05:35:00.000-07:00

"Behold the turtle: He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out."

James Bryant Conant

Taking action

2011-10-11T09:53:00.000-07:00

"Life is too short to waste. Dreams are fulfilled only through action, not through endless planning to take action."

David J. Schwartz

When it doesn't pay to be 100% sure

2011-10-11T09:28:00.001-07:00

"If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll never get anything done."

Norman Vincent Peale

2 paths in life

2011-10-05T03:07:00.000-07:00

"There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them."

Denis Waitley

Coming up every morning

2011-10-04T04:37:00.001-07:00

"If you're feeling low, don't despair. The sun has a sinking spell every night, but it comes back up every morning. The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain."

Dolly Parton

Doing extraordinary things

2011-10-03T08:24:00.001-07:00

"People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things."

Sir Edmund Hillary
1919-2008, Mountaineer, Explorer and Philanthropist

Enjoying the roses

2011-09-29T04:39:00.001-07:00

"One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon - instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today."

Dale Carnegie

The one who benefits most from forgiveness

2011-09-28T02:17:00.001-07:00

"Learn forgiveness. If you are the person who has been wronged, always remember that you have the power to forgive. No one else can give this power to you. Amazingly, by releasing resentment or negative feelings, you are the one who benefits most of all."

Cheryl Hitchcock

No peace without forgiveness

2011-09-26T06:49:00.001-07:00

"Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness."

Marianne Williamson

Laughter is like medicine

2011-09-21T05:27:00.001-07:00

"A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing."

Laura Ingalls Wilder
1867-1957, Author

Determination

2011-09-20T03:50:00.001-07:00

"There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul."

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

2011-09-19T04:20:00.001-07:00

"The most wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed."

Nicolas Chamfort
1741-1794, Writer

Living every moment

2011-09-15T03:29:00.001-07:00

"Start living now. Stop saving the good china for that special occasion. Stop withholding your love until that special person materializes. Every day you are alive is a special occasion. Every minute, every breath, is a gift from God."

Mary Manin Morrissey

When money fails

2011-09-13T03:41:00.001-07:00

"My father taught me that reputation, not money, was the most important thing in the world."

William Rosenberg
1916-2002, Founder of Dunkin' Donuts

Happiness

2011-09-12T04:11:00.001-07:00

"Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly."

Leo Tolstoy

Getting clear with your vision

2011-09-06T04:33:00.000-07:00

"Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens."

Carl Jung
1875-1961, Psychiatrist

What matters

2011-08-25T03:30:00.001-07:00

"People who matter are most aware that everyone else does, too."

Malcolm Forbes

What we can do

2011-08-24T07:31:00.001-07:00

"We have no choice of what color we're born or who our parents are or whether we're rich or poor. What we do have is some choice over what we make of our lives once we're here."

Mildred Taylor

Those who win

2011-08-23T03:53:00.001-07:00

"History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats."

Bertie Charles Forbes
1880-1954, Financial Journalist, Author and founder of Forbes Magazine

Life's barricades -- or bridges?

2011-08-18T14:32:00.001-07:00

"Setbacks and stressors are bridges to be crossed to our goals... not barricades to keep us from them."

Stephen Pierce
Speaker and Author

Changing the world

2011-08-17T03:09:00.001-07:00

"Maybe you can't change the whole world, but if you have love in your heart you can make small differences every day, which really does change the world, one life at a time."

Kristina Koncz

Habits

2011-08-16T03:59:00.001-07:00

"We first make our habits, and then our habits make us."

John Dryden

Getting started

2011-08-15T07:55:00.001-07:00

"Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all."

Norman Vincent Peale

Being thankful

2011-08-12T04:36:00.001-07:00

"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough."

Oprah Winfrey

Making others happy

2011-08-10T05:29:00.000-07:00

"You will find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make earnest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy."

Lydia M. Child
1802-1880, Abolitionist

Being thankful

2011-08-08T08:18:00.001-07:00

"Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well."

Voltaire
1694-1778, Philosopher and Writer

Being thankful

2011-08-03T12:29:00.000-07:00

"We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude."

Cynthia Ozick
Writer

Planning your life

2011-08-03T12:20:00.001-07:00

"Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow."

Maria Mitchell
1818-1889, Astronomer

Facing life with integrity

2011-07-28T03:14:00.001-07:00

"Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity."

W. Clement Stone

What kindness does

2011-07-27T06:28:00.001-07:00

"When you are kind to others, it not only changes you, it changes the world."

Harold Kushner

Persistence and luck

2011-07-26T08:19:00.000-07:00

"When I thought I couldn't go on, I forced myself to keep going. My success is based on persistence, not luck."

Estee Lauder
1906-2004, Entrepreneur

Starting a change

2011-07-25T07:44:00.001-07:00

"Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that's a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect."

Rob Reiner

Accomplishing great goals

2011-07-20T03:26:00.001-07:00

"All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible."

Orison Swett Marden

How much we're worth

2011-07-11T03:55:00.001-07:00

"The real measure of our wealth is how much we'd be worth if we lost all our money."

Benjamin Jowett
1817-1893, English Scholar, Classicist and Theologian

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2011-07-08T13:56:00.000-07:00

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Predicting the future

2011-07-06T04:04:00.001-07:00

"The best way to predict the future is to create it."

Peter Ferdinand Drucker
1909-2005, Political Economist and Author

How to turn your life around

2011-07-05T07:21:00.000-07:00

"What can you do right now to begin to turn your life around? The very first thing is to start making a list of things to be grateful for."

Joe Vitale

Escaping old ideas

2011-07-04T07:59:00.001-07:00

"The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping the old ones, which ramify, for those brought up as most of us have been, into every corner of our minds."

John Maynard Keynes

Daily choices

2011-06-30T04:44:00.001-07:00

"We have a choice every day - to act on yesterday's good intentions or get an early start on tomorrow's regret."

Robert Brault

How to get more

2011-06-29T10:43:00.000-07:00

"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough."

Oprah Winfrey

Getting committed

2011-06-27T04:45:00.001-07:00

"The moment you commit and quit holding back, all sorts of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, will rise up to help you. The simple act of commitment is a powerful magnet for help."

Napoleon Hill

Making a hero

2011-06-22T04:18:00.001-07:00

"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."

Christopher Reeve

What we aim for

2011-06-21T05:26:00.001-07:00

"Who aims at excellence will be above mediocrity; who aims at mediocrity will be far short of it."

Burmese Saying

Without love

2011-06-14T03:25:00.001-07:00

"There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love."

Bryant H. McGill

The small things

2011-06-09T03:55:00.001-07:00

"The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little soon forgotten charities of a kiss, a smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment in the disguise of a playful raillery, and the countless other infinitessimals of pleasurable thought and genial feeling."

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Taking things for granted

2011-06-08T07:08:00.001-07:00

"We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude."

Cynthia Ozick

How you can become great

2011-05-31T05:22:00.000-07:00

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

Mark Twain

How to not grow old

2011-05-26T05:21:00.001-07:00

"Youth is not a time of life - it is a state of mind. It is a temper of the will; a quality of the imagination; a vigor of the emotions; it is a freshness of the deep springs of life. Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over a life of ease... Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years; people grow old by deserting their ideals."

Samuel Ullman

The everyday stuff

2011-05-24T05:39:00.001-07:00

"It's not what you do once in a while; it's what you do day in and day out that makes the difference."

Jenny Craig
Co-Founder of Jenny Craig Weight Loss

What it takes to get to the best

2011-05-23T03:34:00.000-07:00

"One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within three years. Within five years you'll be a national authority. In seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what you do."

Earl Nightingale

On real thinking

2011-05-19T07:14:00.001-07:00

"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices."

William James
1842-1910, Psychologist, Philosopher and Author

What makes you happy

2011-05-12T04:30:00.000-07:00

"It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about."

Dale Carnegie

Fear

2011-05-11T03:57:00.000-07:00

"Never let the fear of striking out get in your way."

George Herman "Babe" Ruth
1895-1948, Hall of Fame Baseball Player

Not allowing hate

2011-05-05T06:18:00.001-07:00

"It is now long ago that I resolved that I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him."

Booker T. Washington
1856-1915, Educator and Author

Making the future work

2011-05-04T04:58:00.001-07:00

"Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly possible."

Hannah Arendt
1906-1975, Political Theorist

Doing the best that we can

2011-05-03T04:16:00.000-07:00

"When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another."

Helen Keller
1880-1968, Author and Lecturer

Going to new worlds

2011-05-02T08:44:00.001-07:00

"Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere."

Carl Sagan
1934-1996, Astrophysicist and Author

Getting results

2011-04-28T08:27:00.001-07:00

"Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results."

Willie Nelson
Singer-Songwriter

Kind words

2011-04-27T11:53:00.001-07:00

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

Mother Teresa

Heading to success

2011-04-26T03:51:00.001-07:00

"The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself."

Mark Caine
Author

When work is fun

2011-04-25T03:29:00.000-07:00

"The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work."

Richard Bach
Author

When he quit being afraid

2011-04-21T12:06:00.000-07:00

"I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down."

Allen H. Neuharth
Founder of USA Today

Go for it!

2011-04-20T08:18:00.001-07:00

"If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll never get anything done."

Norman Vincent Peale
1898-1993, Minister and Author

What's ahead

2011-04-19T05:53:00.001-07:00

"The future is open; we decide what's in it."

Wolfgang Sonnenburg