"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." proverbs 3:5-6       a collection of MY FAVORITE QUOTES -- quotations that shed light, help keep perspective, inspire, energize, or just make me think.

"Look to this day for it is life the very life of life. In its brief course lie all the realities and truths of existence: the joy of growth the splendor of action the glory of power. For yesterday is but a dream and tomorrow is only a vision but today, well lived, makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day!" -Kalidasa

" Success is not based on your final destination. It's determined by how many obstacles you had to overcome to get there."

" If you ever lose a battle with yourself, raise another army; For the best feeling in the world is knowing That you have conquered your fears, hurt, and worries."

"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him."

"Our background and circumstances may influence who we are, but we are responsible for who we become".

Everyone's special in their own special way and they will always remain special to the people who truly love them for who they are. This is always true, no matter what other people say."

Don't be afraid to attempt something new. Remember, it was amateurs who built the ark. It was professionals who built the Titanic.

"This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind...let it be something good".

“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity".

" Failure does not mean that god has abandoned you.... It does mean that he has a better idea for you. Failure does not mean that you will not get there .... It does mean that probably it will take a longer time. Failure does not mean that you failed ... It does mean that you tried."

" Our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but how we react to what happens; not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst...a spark that creates extraordinary results."

"Even the longest journey begins with a single step."

"Happiness is not having what you want. It's wanting what you have."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"Positive anything is better than negative nothing."-- Elbert Hubbard

"You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time." -- Charles F. Kettering

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