Positive Quote Of The Day November 2017

[pjbs35a]

"The humorous man recognizes that absolute purity, absolute justice, absolute logic and perfection are beyond human achievement and that men have been able to live happily for thousands of years in a state of genial frailty."- Brooks Atkinson (1894 - 1984) American theatre critic

[Cinderelley]

A good start to November.

[Jeff]

Great thought!:thumbsup:
Lighten up!!!!!

[pjbs35a]

Determine that a thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.-- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) 16th President of the United States

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

Winning is always a possibility. Losing is always a possibility. Quitting is not an option.

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Purity of soul cannot be lost without consent."- St. Augustine (354 - 430)
Saint

[Jeff]

Very true

[pjbs35a]

"Our real duty is always found running in the direction of our worthiest desires."- Randolph S. Bourne (1886 - 1918) American Writer

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Moral courage is a virtue of higher cast and nobler origin than physical. It springs from a consciousness of virtue and renders a man, in the pursuit or defense of right, superior to the fear of reproach, opposition, or contempt."- Samuel Goodrich (1793 - 1860) American author

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

Never feel self-pity the most destructive emotion there is.
-- Millicent Fenwick

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of pleasures, costs nothing, and conveys much."- Erastus Wiman (1834 - 1904) Canadian journalist and businessman

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"The most important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative, and the second disastrous."- Margaret Fontey (1919 - 1991) English ballerina

[Jeff]

:thumbsup:excellent

[pjbs35a]

Anyone who dares to waste one hour of life has not yet discovered the value of life.-- Charles Darwin

[Jeff]

Either that or they aren't retired yet!

[pjbs35a]

"One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world -- making the most of one's best."
- Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878 - 1969) American Protestant Minister

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity."- Donald A. Adams (1925)
former president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him."- John Steinbeck (1902 - 1968) American Novelist

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"We need a renaissance of wonder. We need to renew, in our hearts and in our souls, the deathless dream, the eternal poetry, the perennial sense that life is miracle and magic."- E. Merrill Root (1895 - 1973) American Writer

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"It is a hard rule of life, and I believe a healthy one, that no great plan is ever carried out without meeting and overcoming endless obstacles that come up to try the skill of a man's hand, the quality of his courage, and the endurance of his faith."- Donald Douglas (1892 - 1981) American, Founder Douglas Aircraft Company, later McDonnell Douglas

[magicofdisney]

That will preach.

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools." - Plato

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children."Native American Proverb

[pjbs35a]

"When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman."- Jean De La Bruyere (1645 - 1696) French Moralist and Writer

[Jeff]

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[Cinderelley]

That is how working in the ER makes you feel sometimes. :D

[pjbs35a]

"Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks."- Stanley Baldwin (1867 - 1947) Former British Prime Minister

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Touch, inspire, matter and you will be remembered."- Katherine Divolis

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Do not falter or shrink; But just think out your work, And just work out your think."- Nixon Waterman (1859 - 1944) newspaper writer, poet and Chautauqua lecturer

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fibre of a character, but strengthen it. Every conquered temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before."- James Buckham (1844 - 1930) Canadian lumberman and Liberal politician

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration."- James Allen (1864 - 1912) British philosophical writer

[Jeff]

:turkey::turkey::thumbsup:

[pjbs35a]

"You are today where your thoughts have brought you, you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you."- James Allen (1864 - 1912) British philosophical writer

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

“Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive. Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose. Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results. Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.”

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Question: What is life about? Hepburn: It's about working hard and loving someone. Oh, and having fun. And, if you're lucky, you keep your health and someone will love you back."- Katherine Hepburn to biographer Scott Berg (1907 - 2003)

[Jeff]

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[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]

"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]

"Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble the football" - John Heisman

[Jeff]

:thumbsup:And a classic in any football coaches lexicon forevermore!

[pjbs35a]

First, recognize that you are not a sheep who will be satisfied with only a few nibbles of dry grass or with following the herd as they wander aimlessly, bleating and whining, all of their days. Separate yourself now from the multitude of humanity so that you will be able to control your own destiny. Remember that what others think and say and do need never influence what you think and say and do.-- Og Mandino

[Jeff]

:thumbsup:Love the last sentence of this one.