Positive Quote Of The Day July 2021

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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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"I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through - then follow through."- Eddie Rickenbacker (1890 - 1973) American Aviator and Business Executive

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In reflecting on the times of my life, it occurs to me that the difficult, arduous experiences always pass, or at least wane to a tolerable level. On the other hand, thankfully, the positive, uplifting aspects of my life journey seem to hold strong and steady throughout, as long as I appreciate and nurture them. - David L. Weatherford

[Jeff]

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Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are. - Arthur Golden


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[Jeff]

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"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

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Many of our fears are tissue paper thin, and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them. - Brendan Francis

[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. Add 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 (B - 1961) British Sailor and Entrepreneur

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We are what we imagine. Our very existence consists in our imagination of ourselves. The greatest tragedy that can befall us is to go unimagined. N. Scott Momaday

[Jeff]

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

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"Until one is committed, there is always hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one element of truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans - that moment one commits oneself, then providence moves all."- Johann von Goethe (1749 - 1832) German Poet and Dramatist

[Jeff]

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"This life we have is short, so let us leave a mark for people to remember - explaining why he adopted and educated 69 orphan children."- Kip Keino (B - 1940) Kenyan Olympic Gold Medallist in Track

[Jeff]

Nice

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Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, ‘This is the real me,’ and when you have found that attitude, follow it. - William James

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Do not regret getting older. It is a privilege denied to many. - Unknown

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"I like a person who knows his own mind and sticks to it; who sees at once what, in given circumstances, is to be done, and does it."- William Hazlitt (1778 - 1830) English Essayist

[Jeff]

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"The past cannot be changed. The future is still in your power."- Hugh Lawson White (1773 - 1840) American Politician

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"I was told over and over again that I would never be successful, that I was not going to be competitive and the technique was simply not going to work. All I could do was shrug and say 'We'll just have to see.'"- Dick Fosbury (B - 1947) American retired high jumper, Who won an Olympic gold medal at the 1968 Mexico games after inventing a revolutionary high-jump technique

[Jeff]

:thumbsup:Dick was not a flop!

[pjbs35a]

:thumbsup:Dick was not a flop!


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"Today, life is so much more convenient than when I was young. We didn't have a TV. We seldom saw an airplane. A lot has changed, but there is one thing in 62 years that I have not seen. I have not seen anyone find a convenient or easy way to succeed at something or to win."- Lou Holtz (B - 1937) Former Notre Dame football coach and analyst

[Jeff]

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"Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of."- Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) American Statesman and Scientist

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Trade your expectation for appreciation and the world changes for you. - Anthony Robbins

[Jeff]

Good one!

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He who is afraid to ask is ashamed of learning. - Danish Proverb

[Jeff]

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"The happy people are those who are producing something; the bored people are those who are consuming much and producing nothing."- William Ralph Inge (1860 - 1954) English Theologian

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Be brave enough to live creatively. The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You can't get there by bus, only by hard work, risking, and by not quite knowing what you're doing. What you'll discover will be wonderful: yourself. - Alan Alda

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Patience is power. Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is "timing" it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way. - Fulton J. Sheen

[Jeff]

Good one!

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Only in quiet waters things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world.- Hans Margolius

[Jeff]

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Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different; enjoying the pleasant without holding on when it changes (which it will); being with the unpleasant without fearing it will always be this way (which it won’t). - James Baraz

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We are what we imagine. Our very existence consists in our imagination of ourselves. The greatest tragedy that can befall us is to go unimagined. - N. Scott Momaday

[Jeff]

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As human beings we all want to be happy and free from misery... we have learned that the key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger, attachment, fear and suspicion, while love and compassion and a sense of universal responsibility are the sources of peace and happiness. - Dalai Lama

[Jeff]

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There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. - Ray Bradbury

[Jeff]

Good point

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If you just keep playing, keep believing and have some faith, something good can happen."- Washington Redskins coach Norv Turner, whose team became only the second in NFL history to win six games after losing the first seven games of the year. December 19, 1998

[Jeff]

Good advice!

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"True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose."- Helen Keller (1880 - 1968) American Writer

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"The happiest excitement in life is to be convinced that one is fighting for all one is worth on behalf of some clearly seen and deeply felt good."- Ruth Benedict (1887-1948) American Anthropologist

[Jeff]

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