Positive Quote Of The Day December 2016

[pjbs35a]

"One climbs a mountain not to conquer it, but to be lifted away from the earth up into the sky."- Climber and Writer Russell Banks (1940) American writer of fiction and poetry

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve."
- W. Clement Stone (1902 - 2002) Businessman, Philanthropist and New Thought self-help book author

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

Whether they be old or young, rich or poor, high or low, wise or foolish, ignorant or learned, every individual is seen to be strongly actuated by a desire to be seen, heard, talked of, approved, and respected.-- John Adams (1735-1826) Second U.S. President

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"If you smile when you lose, then you win in life."- From Tai-Pan, the great adventure novel by James Clavell (1924 - 1994) British novelist, screenwriter, director, and World War II veteran and prisoner of war

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will."- Epictetus

[Jeff]

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[Sylvia]

Truly one of the best quotes I've read.

[pjbs35a]

"No home is complete without affection. You can have all the Picassos in the world or walls made of gold, but without affection it's nothing."- Claudio Luti, CEO of furniture company Kartell

[pjbs35a]

Truly one of the best quotes I've read.


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[Jeff]

Excellent!

[pjbs35a]

"People tend to think of happiness as a stroke of luck, something that will descend like fine weather if you're fortunate. But happiness is the result of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly."
- Elizabeth Gilbert

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

Let us show, not merely in great crises, but in every day affairs of life, qualities of practical intelligence, of hardihood and endurance, and above all, the power of devotion to a lofty ideal. -- Theodore Roosevelt

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"I like a man who attempts the impossible."- J.P. Morgan

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"We watch movies and TV about heroic acts by soldiers or cops, but maybe that sort of heroism isn't very relevant to modern reality. Maybe real courage is being willing to get up and face another day, and do honest work to the best of our ability despite knowing that, in all likelihood, we won't get the recognition or financial reward we deserve."- John F. Groom Attitude Media Publisher and Entrepreneur

[pjbs35a]

"I call people rich when they're able to meet the requirements of their imagination."- Novelist Henry James

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

Dum spiro spero. (While I breathe I hope.)-- Lindsay clan Family motto (Scotland)

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"A man is not much if he can't depend on himself, and nothing if others can't depend on him."- Benjamin Black

[Jeff]

Great one!

[pjbs35a]

"I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life."- Ronald Reagan

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Being a father is the only thing that lives up to the hype. When I'm with my daughter - when we're doing homework together or hanging out watching a movie or kicking a soccer ball around or doing any of the things we do - that's the only time I feel like I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing."- Aaron Sorkin, TV writer (1961)

[Jeff]

:thumbsup:excellent !

[pjbs35a]

"Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears."Les Brown

[Jeff]

Too true!

[pjbs35a]

"A man who makes no mistakes makes nothing."- Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Don't give the people what they want, give them something better."
- Entertainment pioneer Sam Rothafel (1882 - 1936)

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

Be a life long or short, its completeness depends on what it was lived for.
-- David Starr Jordan

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"As one's fortunes are reduced, one's spirit must expand to fill the void."- Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) Former British Prime Minister

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Students gain lasting self-confidence not by being protected from failure but by learning they can survive it."

- Tony Wagner, teacher and author

[Jeff]

:thumbsup:Excelent!

[pjbs35a]

"So let us go forward quietly, each on his own path, forever making for the light."

- Vincent Van Gogh (1853 - 1890)
Dutch Post-Impressionist painter

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Dedication is simply reminding yourself what you want. Then paying the price to get it. Every day."- John F. Groom Attitude Media Publisher and Entrepreneur

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere."- Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Theoretical physicist

[pjbs35a]

Luke 2:11

“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”

King James Version (KJV)

[pjbs35a]

"Heroism is really the quest to live according to one's internal standards of right and wrong, regardless of whether the world is watching."- John F. Groom

[magicofdisney]

Luke 2:11

“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”

King James Version (KJV)

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[pjbs35a]

"Friendship consists in forgetting what one gives, and remembering what one receives."- Dumas The Younger (1824 - 1895) French author and playwright

[pjbs35a]

Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid. ~Franklin P. Jones

[Jeff]

Often true!:thumbsup:

[pjbs35a]

A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping stone to the optimist. — Eleanor Roosevelt

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

Doctors and scientists said that breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up from the track after collapsing at the finish line, I figured I was dead. -- Roger Bannister, after becoming the first person to break the four minute mile, 1952.

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"The best inheritance you can leave your kids is an example of how to live a full and meaningful life."- Dan Zadra (1984) Politician and lawyer


BUFFALO WILD WINGS CITRUS BOWL ORLANDO, FL 10:00 CENTRAL TIME

GEAUX TIGERS!!!


LSU!!!

[magicofdisney]

"The best inheritance you can leave your kids is an example of how to live a full and meaningful life."- Dan Zadra (1984) Politician and lawyer


BUFFALO WILD WINGS CITRUS BOWL ORLANDO, FL 10:00 CENTRAL TIME

GEAUX TIGERS!!!


LSU!!!
I really wanted to LOVE this final post of the year...until I got to the end! ;)

[pjbs35a]

But I am also pulling for the GATORS on Monday. BIG fan when they ae not playing the TIGERS!


GO SEC

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

Tigers win!
Go Gators!