Positive Quote Of The Day September 2018

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"I want to remind you that success in life is based on hard slogging. There will be periods when discouragement is great and upsetting, and the antidote for this is calmness and fortitude and a modest yet firm belief in your competence. Be sure that your priorities are in order so that you can proceed in a logical manner, and be ever mindful that nothing will take the place of persistence."- Walter Annenberg, Publisher and philanthropist (1908 - 2002 )

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Never speak of yourself to others; make them talk about themselves instead: therein lies the whole art of pleasing."- Jules de Goncourt (1830 - 1870) French writer

[Jeff]

:thumbsup:very true

[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]

"I am convinced that the world is not a mere bog in which men and women trample themselves and die. Something magnificent is taking place here amidst the cruelties and tragedies, and the supreme challenge to intelligence is that of making the noblest and best in our curious heritage prevail."- Charles A. Beard (1874 - 1948) American historian

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory."- Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993) American Methodist Minister

[Jeff]

:thumbsup:good one

[pjbs35a]

"No obstacles fell in his way that seemed to him insurmountable. He might be defeated, as he sometimes was, but he shrank from no hardship through impatience, he fled from no danger through cowardice."- J. P. Morgan writing about Napoleon Bonaparte

[pjbs35a]

"Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you." --Carl Sandburg

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud." --Maya Angelou

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Try to be like the turtle--at ease in your own shell." --Bill Copeland

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Man's greatest actions are performed in minor struggles. Life, misfortune, isolation, abandonment and poverty are battlefields which have their heroes - obscure heroes who are at times greater than illustrious heroes."- Victor Hugo (1802-1885) French Writer

[Jeff]

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[Sylvia]

I haven't been spending much time online recently - too many things happening all at once these days. But now that life has settled down, I'm back. :)

I've just read all of this month's quotes, and they are so great; looking forward to my daily bit of wisdom.

Thank you

[pjbs35a]

"When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take - choose the bolder."- W.J. Slim (1891 - 1970 ) British military commander





Never Forget!!

[pjbs35a]

I haven't been spending much time online recently - too many things happening all at once these days. But now that life has settled down, I'm back. :)

I've just read all of this month's quotes, and they are so great; looking forward to my daily bit of wisdom.

Thank you

Welcome Back

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"I praise loudly; I blame softly."- Catherine the Second (1729 - 1796) Russian Empress

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -- Thomas Edison

[Jeff]

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[magicofdisney]

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -- Thomas EdisonOne of my favorites!

[pjbs35a]

"The four cornerstones of character on which this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence."- Eddie Rickenbacker (1890 - 1973) American Aviator and Business Executive





Prayers for those in the path of Hurricane Florence

[Jeff]

:thumbsup: Seems “we” are forgetting the individuality and independence character traits more and more!

[pjbs35a]

"Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more." --Tony Robbins

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." --Plato

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green."- Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881) Scottish Writer

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it." -- Lord Chesterfield

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them."- John J. McCloy (1895 - 1989) American Lawyer and Presidential Advisor

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Unswerving loyalty to duty, constant devotion to truth, and a clear conscience will overcome every discouragement and surely lead the way to usefulness and high achievement."- Grover Cleveland (1837 - 1908) 24th President of the United States

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"There is a sense of exhilaration that comes from facing head-on the hard truths and saying, "We will never give up. We will never capitulate. It might take a long time, but we will find a way to prevail.""- Jim Collins, from his book, Good to Great (1958) American business consultant

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Virtue means doing the right thing, in relation to the right person, at the right time, to the right extent, in the right manner, and for the right purpose. Thus, to give money away is quite a simple task, but for the act to be virtuous, the donor must give to the right person, for the right purpose, in the right amount, in the right manner, and at the right time."- Aristotle Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist

[Jeff]

And I have found it is never the right time to give money away!

[pjbs35a]

"Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him."- Epictetus (55 AD - 135 AD) Greek Philosopher

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." --George Bernard Shaw

[Jeff]

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"What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?--Robert H. Schuller

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Education costs money. But then so does ignorance." --Sir Claus Moser

[Jeff]

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"What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you." --Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Jeff]

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"Individual commitment to a group effort, that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work."- Vince Lombardi (1913 - 1970)

[Jeff]

:thumbsup:great one

[pjbs35a]

"You can't climb up to the second floor without a ladder. When you set your aim too high and don't fulfill it, then your enthusiasm turns to bitterness. Try for a goal that's reasonable, and then gradually raise it. That's the only way to get to the top."- Emil Zatopek (1922 - 2000) Czech Middle Distance Runner

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

""What is morality" she asked. "Judgement to distinguish right and wrong, vision to see the truth, courage to act upon it, dedication to that which is good, integrity to stand by the good at any price.""- Ayn Rand (1905 - 1982) Russian-American Writer and Philosopher

[Jeff]

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