Quote Crazy...
I was finding good quotes while I was waiting for a phone call (which has not come yet!!)
Here:
“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
-Reinhold Niebuhr
"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom."
-Thomas Jefferson
"The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want."
-Ben Stein
"Each time you are honest and conduct yourself with honesty, a success force will drive you toward greater success. Each time you lie, even with a little white lie, there are strong forces pushing you toward failure."
-Joseph Sugarman
"The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone."
-Orison Swett Marden
"No legacy is so rich as honesty."
-William Shakespeare
"We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men who have 'crossed bridges' in their imagination far ahead of the crowd."
-Anon.
"The entrepreneur is essentially a visualizer and an actualizer... He can visualize something, and when he visualizes it he sees exactly how to make it happen."
-Robert L. Schwartz
"I was taught very early that I would have to depend entirely upon myself; that my future lay in my own hands."
-Darius Ogden Mills
"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself."
-Henry Ward Beecher
"Nothing happens by itself... it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own exertions."
-Ben Stein
"Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown."
-H. Ross Perot
"The entire sum of existence is the magic of being needed by just one other person."
-Vi Putnam
"The expert at anything was once a beginner."
-Hayes
"All progress occurs because people dare to be different."
-Harry Millner
"Maturity begins to grow when you can sense your concern for others outweighing your concern for yourself."
-John MacNaughton
"The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well."
-Horace Walpole
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
-Albert Einstein
"To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing."
-Elbert Hubbard
"Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have."
-Margaret Mead
"Don't dwell on reality; it will only keep you from greatness."
-Rev. Randall R. McBride, Jr.
"Bluntness is a virtue."
-Allison Ling
"Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking."
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
"The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do."
-John Holt
"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."
-Les Brown
"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe."
-Anatole France
"The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become."
-Harold Taylor
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."
-Mark Twain
"Confidence is the hinge on the door to success."
-Mary O'Hare Dumas
"Who has confidence in himself will gain the confidene of others."
-Leib Lazarow
"I have said nothing because there is nothing I can say that would describe how I feel as perfectly as you deserve it."
-Kyle Schmidt
"There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not."
-La Rochefoucauld
"A relationship is like a rose, How long it lasts, no one knows; Love can erase an awful past, Love can be yours, you'll see at last; To feel that love, it makes you sigh, To have it leave, you'd rather die; You hope you've found that special rose, 'Cause you love and care for the one you chose."
-Rob Cella
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
-Mahatma Gandhi
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people."
-George Bernard Shaw
"Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was."
-Richard L. Evans
"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you."
-Lao-Tzu
"Time goes by so fast, people go in and out of your life. You must never miss the opportunity to tell these people how much they mean to you."
-"Cheers"
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain."
-Maya Angelou
"Some men see things as they are and ask, 'why?' I dream things that never were and ask, 'why not?'"
NB: This quote is a paraphrase from a similar quote by G. B. Shaw.
-Robert Francis Kennedy
"Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything."
-Muhammad Ali
"True friends stab you in the front."
-Oscar Wilde
"Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy."
-Robert Anthony
"The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for."
-Allan K. Chalmers
"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us."
-Helen Keller
Here:
“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
-Reinhold Niebuhr
"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom."
-Thomas Jefferson
"The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want."
-Ben Stein
"Each time you are honest and conduct yourself with honesty, a success force will drive you toward greater success. Each time you lie, even with a little white lie, there are strong forces pushing you toward failure."
-Joseph Sugarman
"The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone."
-Orison Swett Marden
"No legacy is so rich as honesty."
-William Shakespeare
"We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men who have 'crossed bridges' in their imagination far ahead of the crowd."
-Anon.
"The entrepreneur is essentially a visualizer and an actualizer... He can visualize something, and when he visualizes it he sees exactly how to make it happen."
-Robert L. Schwartz
"I was taught very early that I would have to depend entirely upon myself; that my future lay in my own hands."
-Darius Ogden Mills
"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself."
-Henry Ward Beecher
"Nothing happens by itself... it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own exertions."
-Ben Stein
"Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown."
-H. Ross Perot
"The entire sum of existence is the magic of being needed by just one other person."
-Vi Putnam
"The expert at anything was once a beginner."
-Hayes
"All progress occurs because people dare to be different."
-Harry Millner
"Maturity begins to grow when you can sense your concern for others outweighing your concern for yourself."
-John MacNaughton
"The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well."
-Horace Walpole
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
-Albert Einstein
"To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing."
-Elbert Hubbard
"Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have."
-Margaret Mead
"Don't dwell on reality; it will only keep you from greatness."
-Rev. Randall R. McBride, Jr.
"Bluntness is a virtue."
-Allison Ling
"Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking."
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
"The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do."
-John Holt
"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."
-Les Brown
"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe."
-Anatole France
"The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become."
-Harold Taylor
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."
-Mark Twain
"Confidence is the hinge on the door to success."
-Mary O'Hare Dumas
"Who has confidence in himself will gain the confidene of others."
-Leib Lazarow
"I have said nothing because there is nothing I can say that would describe how I feel as perfectly as you deserve it."
-Kyle Schmidt
"There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not."
-La Rochefoucauld
"A relationship is like a rose, How long it lasts, no one knows; Love can erase an awful past, Love can be yours, you'll see at last; To feel that love, it makes you sigh, To have it leave, you'd rather die; You hope you've found that special rose, 'Cause you love and care for the one you chose."
-Rob Cella
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
-Mahatma Gandhi
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people."
-George Bernard Shaw
"Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was."
-Richard L. Evans
"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you."
-Lao-Tzu
"Time goes by so fast, people go in and out of your life. You must never miss the opportunity to tell these people how much they mean to you."
-"Cheers"
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain."
-Maya Angelou
"Some men see things as they are and ask, 'why?' I dream things that never were and ask, 'why not?'"
NB: This quote is a paraphrase from a similar quote by G. B. Shaw.
-Robert Francis Kennedy
"Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything."
-Muhammad Ali
"True friends stab you in the front."
-Oscar Wilde
"Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy."
-Robert Anthony
"The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for."
-Allan K. Chalmers
"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us."
-Helen Keller