Positive Quote Of The Day March 2019

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"Be the change that you want to see in the world."- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) Indian Nationalist

[Jeff]

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"A friend is one to whom one may pour out the content of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that only gentle hands will take and sift it."- George Eliot (1819 - 1880) English Novelist

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Every man is valued in this world as he shows by his conduct that he wishes to be valued."- Jean De La Bruyere (1645 - 1696) French Moralist and Writer

[Jeff]

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"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?"- Robert Browning (1812 - 1889) English poet

[Jeff]

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"In doing your work in the great world, it is a safe plan to follow a rule I once heard on the football field: Don't flinch, don't fall; hit the line hard."- Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919) 26th President of the United States

[Jeff]

:thumbsup:Excellent advice!

[pjbs35a]

You show up on time. When you say you're going to do something, you try to do your best at it. You don't backstab people.You don't moan and complain about what you're doing. Being compassionate is big. And it's always important to act like a gentleman.- Scott Eastwood on the code taught by his father Clint Eastwood (1986) American actor

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Attention is the taking of possession by the mind...it implies withdrawal from some things in order to effectively deal with others."- William James (1842 - 1910) American philosopher

[Jeff]

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"Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have not, but reckon up the chief of the blessings you do possess, and then thankfully remember how you would crave for them if they were not yours."--Marcus Aurelius

[Jeff]

:thumbsup: It always amazes me that thinkers/writers of 2000 plus years ago had their finger on the pulse of modern times.

[pjbs35a]

:thumbsup: It always amazes me that thinkers/writers of 2000 plus years ago had their finger on the pulse of modern times.

And without help from Facebook, Twitter or Dr. Phil!

[pjbs35a]

"From the outside, people see the records and stats…those numbers dehumanize the sport and what every athlete is trying to achieve,” Shiffrin wrote. “What I see is an enormous mixture of work, training, joy, heartache, motivation, laughs, stress, sleepless nights, triumph, pain, doubt, certainty, more doubt, more work, more training, surprises, delayed flights, canceled flights, lost luggage, long drives through the night, expense, more work, adventure, and some races mixed in there.”"- Mikaela Shiffrin (B - 1995) American two-time Olympic gold medalist and World Cup alpine skier

[disneyfangirl]

Believe you can and you're halfway there.
- Theodore Roosevelt

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud."--Coco Chanel

[Jeff]

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"life - beautiful both in spite of itself and as the sum of its ungainly parts."
- Mark Helprin (1947)
American novelist

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around." - Willie Nelson

[Jeff]

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"Real happiness, Aristotle believed, comes from a continuous effort to become the best possible version of yourself."- Aristotle (384 BC - 324 BC) Greek philosopher

[Jeff]

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"Writing of his friend Guillaumet, an intrepid mail pilot, in Wind, Sand and Stars, Saint-Exupéry said that moral greatness derives more from a sense of responsibility than from courage or honesty. "To be a man is, precisely, to be responsible.""- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900 - 1944) French writer

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

“Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

[Jeff]

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"John F. Kennedy summed up Aristotelian happiness in a single sentence: "The full use of your powers along lines of excellence in a life affording scope.""- John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963) 35th U.S. President

[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]

:thumbsup: Good one!

[pjbs35a]

"There is no security on the Earth, there is only opportunity."--Douglas MacArthur

[Jeff]

:thumbsup:very interesting

[pjbs35a]

"The greatest crime in the world is not developing your potential. When you do what you do best, you are helping not only yourself but the world."--Roger Williams

[Jeff]

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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit."--Aristotle

[Jeff]

:thumbsup: great thought

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"You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you." - John Bunyan

[Jeff]

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"Show respect even to people who don't deserve it; not as a reflection of their character, but as a reflection of yours." - Dave Willis

[Jeff]

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"The most important consultation is the one a person has with him-or-herself. Healthcare starts with personal responsibility."- Pete Egoscue (B - 1945) American author and founder of physical therapy process egoscue method

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow."- Ueli Steck (1976 - 2017) Famed Mountain Climber

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"Treat people well. Make them feel special. That's the reason the organization is successful."- Stephen Curry (B - 1988) on the Golden State Warriors - American basketball player

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

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

[Jeff]

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"You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence.
You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves." ~ Abraham Lincoln

[Jeff]

:thumbsup:Awesome!

[pjbs35a]

"The law is a great thing - because men are poor and weak, and bad. And it is great, because where it exists in its strength, no tyrant can be above it. But between you and me there should be no mention of law as a guide of conduct. Speak to me of honour, of duty, of nobility; and tell me what they require of you."- Anthony Trollope (1815 - 1882) via The Duke of Omnium

[Jeff]

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[magicofdisney]

"You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence.
You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves." ~ Abraham Lincoln
I need a 'Love' button.

[pjbs35a]

i need a 'love' button.

Think Positive!

[pjbs35a]

"Fear is only as deep as the mind allows."--Anonymous

[Jeff]

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[pjbs35a]

"You're not rich until you have something money can't buy."- Garth Brooks (B - 1962)

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"Be brave enough to live life creatively. The creative place where no one else has ever been."--Alan Alda

[Jeff]

Nice!