Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly aresmall jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger.If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care ofthemselves. ~ Dale Carnegie ~ He has spent his life best who has enjoyed it most. Godwill take care that we do not enjoy it any more than is good for us. ~ Samuel Butler ~ "Never forget me, because if I thought you would, I'd neverleave." -- 'Winnie the Pooh (Thanks to Jen for this quote)' Should you shield the valleys from the windstorms, youwould never see the beauty of their canyons. ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross ~ The pen is mightier than the sword. ~ Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton ~ When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehowbring out the best in ourselves. ~ William A. Ward ~ Do one thing at a time and do that one thing as if yourlife dependedupon it. ~ Eugene Grace ~ Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened,vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.--Helen Keller "If you ain't the lead dog, the view never changes." -- 'Lewis Grizzard (Thanks to James T. for this quote)' When men speak ill of you, live so as nobody may believe them.--Plato The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. Theoptimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. ~ Winston Churchill ~ "You will find as you look back upon your life that themoments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done thingsin the spirit oflove." Henry Drummond, (1786-1860) Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.--Robert Louis Stevenson If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams,and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he willmeet with a success unexpected in common hours...If you have builtcastles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where theyshould be. Now put foundations under them. ~ Henry David Thoreau ~ Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom. ~ Hannah Arendt ~ The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you geteven less than you settled for. ~ Maureen Dowd ~ There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much he is capable of doing and becoming.--Soren Kierkegaard Opinion is a flitting thing/But Truth outlasts the Sun.--Emily Dickinson Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see thewhole staircase, just take the first step. ~ Martin Luther King ~ Only those who will risk going too far can possibly findout howfar one can go. ~ T. S. Eliot ~ Where there is great hate, there is great love. Where there are great obstacles, there are great survivals.--Leng Hua "When I stand before God at the end of my life, I wouldhope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say,'I used everything you gave me.'" "The best way to predict your future is to create it."Unknown The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed.--Sebastien Roch Nicholas Chamfort Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic.--Anonymous I'd rather be a flop at show business than to be a successat something I didn't like. ~ George Burns ~ There is only one corner of the universe you can be certainof improving and that's your own self. ~ Aldous Huxley ~ We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. ~ Maya Angelou ~ "All men are alike in their dreams, and all men are alikein the promises they make. The difference is what they do."Moliere (1622-1673) "The men who try to do something and fail are infinitelybetter than those who try to do nothing and succeed.”Lloyd Jones