Other Quotes

"Every great and commanding moment in the annals of the world is the triumph of somebody's enthusiasm."  -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Motivational Quotes:

• "I find the greatest thing in this world not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. To reach the port ... we must sail sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it, but we sail, and not drift, nor live at anchor." -- O. W. Holmes
• "I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life's endeavors. Your attitude - your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people - determines your priorities, your actions, your values. Your attitude determines how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself." -- Carolyn Warner
• "It isn't the burdens of today that drive men mad. It is the regrets over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today." -- Robert J. Hastings
• "Happiness, at best, is an illusory goal. It is not a destination; it is a manner of traveling. Happiness is not an end in itself. It is a by-product of working, playing, loving, living." -- Haim Ginott
• "Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.” -- Golda Meir
• "If it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, sweep streets like Michelangelo painted pictures, like Shakespeare wrote poetry, like Beethoven composed music; sweep streets so well that all the host of Heaven and Earth will have to pause and say, Here lived a great sweeper, who swept his job well." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
• "There is no difficulty that enough love will not conquer, no disease that enough love will not heal, no door that enough love will not bridge, no wall that enough love will not throw down, no sin that enough love will not redeem...
• "It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble, how hopeless the outlook, how muddled the tangle, how great the mistake.   A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all. If only you could love enough, you could be the happiest and most powerful being in the world..." -- Emmet Fox
• "Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate." -- Thomas Jones
• "It's never too late to have a happy childhood: Walk in the rain, collect rainbows, smell flowers, stop along the way, build sand castles, watch the moon & stars come out, say hello to everyone, make up new rules, go on adventures, act silly, take bubble baths, hold hands & hug & kiss, dance, laugh & cry for the health of it, feel happy, say the magic words, trust the universe." -- Bruce Williamson
• "It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." -- Elinor Smith
• “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
• "Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there." -- Will Rogers
• "The essence of genius is knowing what to overlook." -- William James
• “A mind that has been stretched will never return to its original dimension."  - Albert Einstein
• "We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobile rather than by the quality of our service and relationship to mankind." -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
• "Always love your enemies -- nothing annoys them so much." -- Oscar Wilde
• “He who angers you is in control.” -- Author unknown
• "Don't part with your dreams. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live. " -- Author Unknown
• "Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being." -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
• "I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change." -- Jim Rohn
• "People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them." -- George Bernard Shaw
• "Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted." -- Garrison Keillor
• "You can make more friends in two months by becoming more interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you." -- Dale Carnegie
• "Love means to love that which is unlovable. Otherwise it is no virtue at all." -- G.K. Chesterton
• "The rule for us all is perfectly simple. Do not waste time bothering whether you "love" your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him." -- C. S. Lewis
• "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently." -- Warren Buffett
• "You are not beaten until you admit it." -- George S. Patton, Jr.
• "An individual has a healthy personality to the exact degree to which they have the propensity to look for the good in every situation." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
• "We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobile rather than by the quality of our service and relationship to mankind." -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
• "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are." -- Marianne Williamson
• "If you weep because the sun has set, your own tears will never let you see the stars." -- Hindu Proverb
• "A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals." -- Larry Bird
• "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so" -- Douglas Adams
• "Life is a paradise for those who love many things with a passion." -- Leo Buscaglia
• "Far better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory, nor defeat." -- Theodore Roosevelt
• "You are here for a purpose. There is not a duplicate of you in the whole wide world; there never has been, there never will be. You were brought here now to fill a certain need. Take time to think that over." -- Lou Austin
• "Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I'll give you a man who will make history. Give me a man with no goals and I'll give you a stock clerk." -- J.C. Penney
• "I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness or abilities that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again." -- William Penn
• "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." -- Albert Schweitzer
• "If you can't be happy where you are, it's a cinch you can't be happy where you ain't." -- Charlie "Tremendous" Jones
• "Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there's love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong." -- Ella Fitzgerald
• "Let your thoughts be positive for they will become your words. Let your words be positive for they will become your actions. Let your actions be positive for they will become your values. Let your values be positive for they will become your destiny." -- Mahatma Gandhi
• "It is not that we don't know the right answers, it is just that we don't ask the right questions." -- Tony Robbins
• "Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching." -- Thomas Jefferson
• "After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended." -- Nelson Mandela
• "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." -- Melody Beattie

Vision has genius or so they say:

• "Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.'' -- Goethe
• "Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere." -- Ronald Wilson Reagan, 1911 – 2004
• ''Entrepreneurship is a state of mind, a can-do attitude, a capacity to focus on a vision and work toward it.' -- Barry Rogstad
• ''Your mind can only hold one thought at a time. Make it a positive and constructive one.' -- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
• ''There's not a lot you can do about the national economy but there is a lot you can do about your personal economy.' -- Zig Ziglar
• "It is a brave and honest person who can stand apart from the masses and openly challenge its most treasured beliefs." -- Donna Evans

Marine Corps Prayer

Almighty Father, whose command is over all and whose love never fails, make me aware of Thy presence and obedient to Thy will. Keep me true to my best self, guarding me against dishonesty in purpose and deed and helping me to live so that I can face my fellow Marines, my loved ones, and Thee without shame or fear. Protect my family.

Give me the will to do the work of a Marine and to accept my share of responsibilities with vigor and enthusiasm. Grant me the courage to be proficient in my daily performance. Keep me loyal and faithful to my superiors and to the duties my Country and the Marine Corps have entrusted to me. Help me to wear my uniform with dignity, and let it remind me daily of the traditions which I uphold.

If I am inclined to doubt, steady my faith; if I am tempted, make me strong to resist; if I should miss the mark, give me courage to try again.

Guide me with the light of truth and grant me wisdom by which I may understand the answer to my prayer.

Amen

Success Quotes

The Master Game by Robert S. de Ropp
It said in part,
"Seek, above all, A Game Worth Playing."
"Play It (The Master Game) with Intensity."
"Move as if your movements have some Purpose."
"The Aim of the game is True Awakening, Full Development of the powers latent in man."
"(The Master Game) Demands ALL that a man has--all his feelings, all his thought, his entire resources--physical and spiritual.

“Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be” -- George Sheehan

“You are the embodiment of the information you choose to accept and act upon. To change your circumstances you need to change your thinking and subsequent actions.” -- Adin Sinclair

Lou Holtz said, "We need a dream, then the right attitude, add a dash of passion. The dream is important. Martin Luther King did not say, "I have a goal or a strategic plan." Lou said to ask three important questions: "Who do you trust, who will do their best, and who will care that you accomplish your dream?"

Soul Focus
At a conference, Larry Kellner, former CEO of Continental Airlines, spoke about focused strategies. He said, "You must focus and have a strategy. Then, you must paint the picture, earn the trust, and then tell everyone.  With a soul focus, people are able to execute."

"Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.” -- Mark Victor Hansen

“Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, that is way great spiritual giants are produced.” -- Swami Viveananda

“A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.” -- John Maxwell

“Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.” -- Orison Swett Marden

Anyone can achieve their fullest potential.  Who we are might be predetermined, but the path we follow is always of our own choosing.  We should never allow our fears or the expectations of others to set the frontiers of our destiny. -- NCIS Episode

“The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.” -- Sven Goran Eriksson

It is All About Vision

"Daring to Soar is having the courage to succeed at anything that you set your heart and mind to accomplish."

"Having a positive vision of the future is what gives meaning to our present life." -- Joel Barker

"I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." -- J.B. Priestly

“Every new day begins with possibilities.  It’s up to us to fill it with things that move us toward progress and peace.” -- Ronald Reagan

"Start by doing what is necessary, then do what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible." -- St. Francis of Assis

"Everyone has something to give." -- Barbara Bush

"Procrastination is opportunity's assassin." -- Victor Kiam

"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions, small people always do that, but the great make you feel that you, too, can become great." -- Mark Twain

Jack Nicklaus has said,
"Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety."
"Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game's two ultimate adversaries: the course and yourself."
"Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation."
" I am a firm believer in the theory that people only do their best at things they truly enjoy. It is difficult to excel at something you don't enjoy."