Favorite Quotes, Sayings, & Websites

 
 
     

 

"No matter what accomplishment you make in life, someone has helped you."  Althea Gibson

 

"The right to do something doesn't mean that doing it is right."   William Safire

 

"I hope you have the chutzpah to go after your goals."  L.S.


To belittle is to be little.

 
"Do, or do not. There is no 'try'." - Yoda ('The Empire Strikes Back')

 

"Be the change you want to see in the world."  Gandhi
 

"Build up your weaknesses until they become your strengths."
        Knute Rockne, Notre Dame football coach 1888 - 1931


A mushroom is created overnight, but it takes an acorn 100 years to grow into a great oak tree. ~ Purpose Driven Life


 "The purpose of education is to reduce the seduction of eloquence."
Dr. Eric Michael Dyson 


 Your destiny is decided beforehand, the road your travel is your decision.
   E.L. Williams


A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Winston Churchill   


"Fear leads to anger, anger leads to suffering, suffering leads to
hatred, hatred leads to the dark side." Yoda/The Phantom Menace 


"Do what you love, the money will follow." Marsha Sinetar


" The truth often hurts, but it is the lie that leaves the scar."
 Author Unknown 


" The past may have gotten you here,
But it doesn't have to ride with you forever."
Copyright © 2001 Kim Coles

" Failure is an option, failure is also a possibility,
But failure should never be by choice."
Copyright © 2001 Chuck Norlin


"Men of genius are admired.
Men of wealth are envied.
Men of power are feared,
But only men of character are trusted."
 Zig Ziglar

"Never regret a day in your life.  Good days give you happiness; bad days give you experiences.  Both are essential to life."
 from the story "The Fern and the Bamboo"

"My hunger is my hope."  -- Markeveis Barnes Class of 2007

"If you place a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price." Anonymous
       
"Patience is the companion of wisdom."
St. Augustine, philosopher and theologian

      
"...we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy."
 Professor Dumbledore, Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire


"The kind of beauty I want is the hard to get kind that comes from within -- strength, courage, and dignity."  Ruby Dee

"One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it."
 Master Oogway, Kung Fu Panda


"You can't win unless you learn how to lose."
 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar


"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending." Anonymous

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.' "
--Mary Anne Radmacher, American writer