To Derek
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
- Eleanor Roosevelt
'The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear. It is the storm within that endangers him, not the storm without.'
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
"The ego is that ugly little troll that lives underneath the bridge between your mind and your heart."
- Gael Greene
“Adversity introduces a man to himself.”
- Anonymous
'How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself -- so always think positively.'
- Norman Vincent Peale
'It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.'
- attributed to Charles Darwin
“Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
- George Bernard Shaw
“What most fundamentally characterizes the well-adjusted, or highly sane person is not chiefly the particular habits or attitudes that he holds, but rather the deftness with which he modifies them in response to changing circumstances.”
- Wendell Johnson
Nobody cares how much you know unless they know how much you care.
-- Author unknown
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.”
- Albert Einstein
“If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging”
- Will Rogers
“Faced with a crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.”
- Charles De Gaulle
“Sow an act, and you reap a habit; sow a habit, and you reap a character; sow a character, and you reap a destiny.”
- George Boardman
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved."
- Helen Keller
'What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us'
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
“Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.”
- Marlene Dietrich, 1904-1992
'In great affairs men show themselves as they wish to be seen, in small things they show themselves as they are.'
- Chamfort Maximes et pensees, 1805
'It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.'
- George Washington
“Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got.”
- Janis Joplin
“Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it’s cowardice.”
- George Jackson
'No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.'
- Eleanor Roosevelt
'Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you.'
- William Arthur Ward
'Strength and courage aren't always measured in medals and victories. They are measured in the struggles they overcome. The strongest people aren't always the people who win, but the people who don't give up when they lose.' -- Ashley Hodgeson
'Courage is like love, it must have hope for nourishment.'
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- Eleanor Roosevelt
'The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear. It is the storm within that endangers him, not the storm without.'
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
"The ego is that ugly little troll that lives underneath the bridge between your mind and your heart."
- Gael Greene
“Adversity introduces a man to himself.”
- Anonymous
'How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself -- so always think positively.'
- Norman Vincent Peale
'It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.'
- attributed to Charles Darwin
“Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
- George Bernard Shaw
“What most fundamentally characterizes the well-adjusted, or highly sane person is not chiefly the particular habits or attitudes that he holds, but rather the deftness with which he modifies them in response to changing circumstances.”
- Wendell Johnson
Nobody cares how much you know unless they know how much you care.
-- Author unknown
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.”
- Albert Einstein
“If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging”
- Will Rogers
“Faced with a crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.”
- Charles De Gaulle
“Sow an act, and you reap a habit; sow a habit, and you reap a character; sow a character, and you reap a destiny.”
- George Boardman
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved."
- Helen Keller
'What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us'
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
“Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.”
- Marlene Dietrich, 1904-1992
'In great affairs men show themselves as they wish to be seen, in small things they show themselves as they are.'
- Chamfort Maximes et pensees, 1805
'It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.'
- George Washington
“Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got.”
- Janis Joplin
“Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it’s cowardice.”
- George Jackson
'No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.'
- Eleanor Roosevelt
'Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you.'
- William Arthur Ward
'Strength and courage aren't always measured in medals and victories. They are measured in the struggles they overcome. The strongest people aren't always the people who win, but the people who don't give up when they lose.' -- Ashley Hodgeson
'Courage is like love, it must have hope for nourishment.'
- Napoleon Bonaparte