Positive Quote Of The Day February 2017

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"Money is a way of keeping score in life, says T. Boone Pickens. But that is just for those who like playing the game. The real goal is to live with grace and dignity. You can do that with a small amount of money...or not do it with a fortune."- Bill Bonner (1948) financial journalist

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Many people believe that support is something that you give to someone you feel sorry for or that it means propping up someone who would fail unless you were there to give him a boost. But that's not the way I see it. Support is the boost you can give someone who can help himself but who needs a partner to open a window or push aside a roadblock."- Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Everything can be taken from a man, but one thing, the last of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude to any given set of circumstances, to choose one's way."
- Viktor Frankl (1905 - 1997) Nazi concentration camp survivor

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Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes.
-- Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) British Prime Minister

[pdrlkr]

Thanks Frankie.:thumbsup:

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"Because I've always felt, whether the fatwa or whatever, the writer's great weapon is the truth and integrity of his voice. And as long as what you're saying is what you truly, honestly believe to be the case, then whatever the consequences, that's fine. That's an honorable position."- Salman Rushdie (1947) British Indian novelist

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"It's time to start living the life you've imagined."- Henry James

[Jeff]

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"There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live."- James Truslow Adams (1878 - 1949) American writer and historian

[Jeff]

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You have been given wings. Now all you have to do is fly!

[Jeff]

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"Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die."
- Carrie Fisher (1956 - 2016) American actress

[pjbs35a]

"A champion is someone who gets up when he can't."- Jack Dempsey (1895 - 1983) American professional boxer

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Fear is the opportunity for courage, not proof of cowardice."
- John McCain (1936- ) United States Senator

[Jeff]

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"We all get report cards in many different ways, but the real excitement of what you're doing is in the doing of it. It's not what you're gonna get in the end - it's not the final curtain - it's really in the doing it, and loving what I'm doing."- Designer Ralph Lauren

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it's not going to go away."
- Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977) American singer and actor

[Jeff]

Good one from the King!

[pjbs35a]

The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart. — Thich Nhat Hanh

[Jeff]

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When a goal matters enough to a person, that person will find a way to accomplish what at first seemed impossible. — Nido Qubein

[Jeff]

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Only a fool argues with a skunk, a mule or a cook. – Cowboy code to live by.

[Jeff]

Fantastic wisdom!

[pjbs35a]

"There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up."- Booker T. Washington (1856 - 1915) American author

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"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand."- Confucius
Chinese Philosopher (551-479 B.C.)

[Jeff]

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There'll be two dates on your tombstone And all your friends will read 'em But all that's gonna matter is that little dash between 'em. — Kevin Welch

[Jeff]

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"Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax."- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860) German philosopher

[Jeff]

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People who laugh actually live longer than those who don't laugh. Few persons realize that health actually varies according to the amount of laughter.-- James J. Walsh

[Jeff]

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"The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything."- Bishop W.C. Magee (1821 - 1891) Irish clergyman

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"The highest reward for man's toil is not what he gets for it but what he becomes by it."- John Ruskin (1819 - 1900) English art critic

[Jeff]

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"The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart."
- R.G. Ingersoll (1833 - 1899) American lawyer

[Jeff]

:thumbsup:Good one!

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"Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)American essayist

[Jeff]

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Life's not about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain. — Vivian Greene

[Jeff]

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My parents taught me that I could do anything I wanted and I have always believed it to be true. Have a clear idea of what inspires you, dedicate your energies to its pursuit and there is no knowing what you can achieve, particularly if others are inspired by your dream and offer their help. (from his book 'Close to the Wind'. Goss successfully sailed around the world - alone.)-- Pete Goss (1961-) British Sailor and Entrepreneur

[Jeff]

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