Motivation Quote

Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others.

                                                                                   Confucius
                                                                                   BC 551-479 Chinese Philosopher

It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth - and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up, we will then begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had.
                                                                                    Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things.  The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions:  could have, might have, and should have.

                                                                                    Louis E.Boone

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.

                                                                                    George Bernard Shaw

Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.
                                                                                    Dag Hammarskjold

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success."
                                                                                     John D. Rockefeller

Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, "This is the real me," and when you have found that attitude, follow it.
                                                                                     William James

To those who wonder whether they make a difference, here’s a helpful parable:  according to an M.I.T. physicist using mathematical models, it has been shown that the beating of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil can eventually exert enough influence on natural forces to cause a tornado in Texas.  You may think of yourself as a tiny butterfly, but remember, you matter.  What you do has profound repercussions on those around you?
                                                                                    Michael Levine, Guerilla P.R.

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it.  It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in
yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open.
                                                                                    Martha Graham

With laughter, you can get people thinking in a different track. When you’re thinking positively, you’re open to laughter. When you’re open to laughter, you’re open to other suggestions. You’re willing to look at something in a different way. . . .It’s a feeling of “I can” . . . Laughter doesn’t cost anything—it’s free. You should look for it every day.
                                                                                    Sid Caesar

Cherish your visions; cherish your ideals; cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes your purest thoughts, for out of them will grow delightful conditions, all heavenly environment; of these if you but remain true to them, your world will at last be built.
                                                                                    James Allen

In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.
                                                                                    Coco Chanel

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