Life/Motivational

Things do not change – we change – Henry David Thoreau

Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Think for yourself

This one step – choosing a goal and sticking to it – changes everything – Scott Reed

Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves – Sir James Matthew Barrie

Those who reach, touch the stars

To acquire Knowledge, one must Study, but to acquire Wisdom, one must Observe. –Marilyn Vos Savant

To be happy, don't do whatever you like; like whatever you do

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. -Emerson

To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it – Mother Teresa

To love a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible. --St. Thomas Aquinas

To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world

To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground.

Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday

Today’s beautiful moments are tomorrow’s beautiful memories.

Tough times never last, but tough people do

True happiness is wanting what you already have.

Two roads diverged in a wood and I took the one less traveled by and that has made all the difference – Robert Frost

Until you make peace with who you are, you’ll never be content with what you have – Doris Mortman

Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang accept the best.

Wake up, dive in, indulge, rejoice, believe

Walk towards the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you

We all smile in the same language

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. –Aristotle

We can’t all be stars… but we can all twinkle.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust our sails.

WE create our tomorrows by what we dream today.

We have one simple rule here: Be Kind

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give

We may give without loving, but we cannot love without giving

We measure time by the moments we share

We must always have old memories and young hopes

We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us – Joseph Campbell

We must not only give what we have; we must also give what we are – Cardinal Mercia

We need men who can dream of things that never were. –John F. Kennedy

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us - Ralph Waldo Emerson

What would you try…if you knew you could not fail

What you do is infinitely more important than how you do it

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has power, genius, and magic in it. Begin it now – Goethe

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, do it!

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me". --Erma Bombeck

When it’s dark enough, you can see the stars

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade

When saving for old age, be sure you put away a few pleasant thoughts

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on!

When you stumble...make is part of the dance.

When you wish upon a star…

Where much is given, much is required

Where one door shuts, another opens

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart

Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right

While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about. -Angela Schwindt

Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?

Winners never quit and quitters never win. - Vince Lombardi

Wish It! Dream It! Do It!

With every deed, you are sowing a seed though the harvest you may not see

Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody is watching. --Mark Twain

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift – that’s why they call it the present

Yet with how many things are we upon the brink of becoming acquainted, if cowardice or carelessness did not restrain our enquiries.

You are defined by the choices you make. Choose wisely every day.

You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first.

You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself – Harry Firestone

You grow up the day you have your first real laugh at yourself – Ethel Barrymore

You laugh at me because I’m different. I laugh at you because you’re all the same

You must be the change you wish to see in the world - Mahatma Gandhi

Your obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself – Richard Bach