Positive Quote Of The Day August 2022

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"We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done."- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882) American Poet

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"That kind of life is most happy which affords us most opportunities of gaining our own esteem."- Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784) English Author

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"The true rewards of leadership come from striving to look up to a higher moral standard..Good leaders sometimes, in fact, quite often, lose in the material world. They go right ahead anyway, knowing that they are going to lose. Are they tilting at windmills? Do they have a 'can't do' attitude instead of a 'can-do' attitude? Of course not. They are committed to defending the right values. And the right values are seldom safe, easy, or advantageous."- H. Norman Schwarzkopf (1934 - 2012) A United States Army general. While serving as the commander of United States Central Command, he led all coalition forces in the Gulf War

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"There is work that is work and there is play that is play; there is play that is work and work that is play. And in only one of these lie happiness."- Gelett Burgess (1866 - 1951) an artist, art critic, poet, author and humorist

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"I'm not happy, I'm cheerful. There's a difference. A happy woman has no cares at all. A cheerful woman has cares but has learned how to deal with them."- Beverly Sills (1929 - 2007) American Opera Singer

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"The best leaders collect information widely, listen to everybody, and then decide by themselves."- Edwin Bearss (B - 1923) American Civil War Historian

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"To get the full value of joy you must have somebody to divide it with."- Mark Twain (b: Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 - 1910) American Author and Humorist

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There is no magic formula to life; for life is constantly changing. Only by understanding that life is constantly changing can we begin to deal with life itself.Tom Ufert, Adversity Builds Character

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"Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can be aroused by two things: first, an idea which takes the imagination by storm; and second, a definite, intelligible plan for carrying that idea into action."- Arnold Toynbee (1889 - 1975) A British historian, a philosopher of history, an author of numerous books and a research professor of international history at the London School of Economics and King's College in the University of London

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"Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared."- Eddie Rickenbacker (1890 - 1973) American Aviator and Business Executive

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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

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"The manner in which it is given is worth more than the gift."- Pierre Corneille (1606 - 1684) French Playwright

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"We tend to make courage too dramatic. Courage is often doing something simple, unpleasant, or boring again and again until we get it down pat. People who are physically challenged and who have the determination to get around their handicaps are great examples because their courage makes them test their limits every day."- Dave Thomas (1932 - 2002) American Businessman, Founder of Wendy's International Restaurant Chain

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"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 (384 - 322) BC

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The secret of success lies in constantly pursuing your purpose with hard work and singleminded devotion. The peak you intend to reach may be the highest.
Amrit Bansal, From Stagnation to Vibrant Living

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"He felt that he could forgive anything to anyone, because happiness was the greatest agent of purification."- Ayn Rand (1905-1982) Russian-American Writer and Philosopher

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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) American Football Coach

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"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

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"I never doubted not only that I would get out, but also that I would prevail in the end and turn the experience into the defining event of my life, which, in retrospect, I would not trade - Commenting on his 8 years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, during which he was tortured over 20 times."- James Stockdale (1923 - 2005) American Naval Officer and Prisoner of War

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"Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do. But I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there."- Venus Williams (B - 1980) US tennis champion

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"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

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When you feel guilty, you tend to unconsciously punish yourself and when you punish yourself with self-destructive behavior, you only create more guilt and more unhealthy behavior. - Les Brown, It's Not Over Until You Win

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"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

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""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

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Acceptance is our capacity to tolerate whatever life brings us, whether good or bad. - ROBY JOSE CIJU, The Art of Perfect Living: The 7 Personal Powers for Perfection

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When you are feeling tired, dare to keep going. When times are tough, dare to be tougher. - Tom Shindruk, Never Give Up

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"My motto was to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was to keep swinging."- Hank Aaron (B - 1934) American Baseball Player (Retired)

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"Whatever job I'm doing I try to do the best I can with it and enjoy it for what it is and what it entails. I passed the time in the shoe shop by trying to be the best shoe salesman in the whole of New Jersey. The fact that I didn't succeed and ended up washing the coffee cups in the kitchen didn't really matter. I just tried to get those coffee cups the cleanest they'd ever been. Playing in the band was another job. The only difference was, I was finally doing the one thing that I had any aptitude for."- Jon Bon Jovi (B - 1962) American singer-songwriter, who worked selling shoes before becoming a rock star and actor

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"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 (B - 1958) American business consultant, from his book, Good to Great

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"You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end - which you can never afford to lose - with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be."- James Stockdale (1923 - 2005) American Naval Officer and Prisoner of War

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"Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself."- Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907 - 1972) American Jewish theologian

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