Inspirations - Tuesday, July 1, 2014

So great has been the endurance, so incredible the achievement, that, as long as the sun keeps a set course in heaven, it would be foolish to despair of the human race.

-- Ernest L. Woodward

Inspirations - Monday, June 30, 2014

A person is only as big as the dream they dare to live.

-- Author Unknown

Inspirations - Friday, June 27, 2014

If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at anytime, and you would achieve nothing.

Margaret Thatcher

Former British Prime Minister

Inspirations - Thursday, June 26, 2014

Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.

Marianne Williamson
Author and Speaker

Inspirations - Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows.

Michael Landon
1936-1991, Actor

Inspirations - Tuesday, June 24, 2014

A true friend knows your weaknesses, but show you your strengths, feels your fears but fortifies your faith, sees your anxieties but frees your spirit, recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.

William Arthur Ward
1921-1994, Author

Inspirations - Monday, June 23, 2014

Before becoming a mother I had a hundred theories on how to bring up children. Now I have seven children and one theory: love them, especially when they least deserve to be loved.

Kate Samperi
Writer

Inspirations - Friday, June 20, 2014

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

C. S. Lewis

Inspirations - Thursday, June 19, 2014

The secret lies in how we handle today, not yesterday or tomorrow. Today… that special block of time holding the key that locks out yesterday's nightmares and unlocks tomorrow's dreams.

Charles Swindoll
Clergyman and Author

Inspirations - Wednesday, June 18, 2014

If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for all humanity, it would be this: Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes, hold your head high, look it squarely in the eye, and say, "I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me."

Ann Landers
Syndicated Columnist

Inspirations - Tuesday, June 17, 2014

What this power is, I cannot say. All I know is that it exists…and it becomes available only when you are in the state of mind in which you know exactly what you want…and are fully determined not to quit until you get it.

Alexander Graham Bell
1847-1922, Inventor and Educator

Inspirations - Monday, June 16, 2014

A well developed sense of humour is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.

William Arthur Ward

1921-1994, Writer

Inspirations - Friday, June 13, 2014

People who say that life is not worthwhile are really saying that they themselves have no personal goals which are worthwhile... Get yourself a goal worth working for. Better still, get yourself a project… Always have something ahead of you to 'look forward to' - work for and hope for.

Maxwell Maltz
1899-1975, Physician and Writer

Inspirations - Thursday, June 12, 2014

Obstacles cannot crush me; every obstacle yields to stern resolve.

Leonardo Da Vinci
1452-1519, Painter, Sculptor, and Architect

Inspirations - Wednesday, June 11, 2014

It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do a little - do what you can.

Sydney Smith
1771-1845, Clergyman and Writer

Inspirations - Tuesday, June 18, 2014

IF ONLY . . .

the able would step up,

the fallen would get up,

the spiritual would pray up,

the gossipers would shut up,

the members would show up,

the grumblers would cheer up,

the standing would pull someone up . . .

- Henry Ford - www.henry.successisyou.org -

Inspirations - Monday, June 9, 2014

Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."

Marcel Proust
1871-1922, Novelist

Inspirations - Friday, June 6, 2014

Again and again the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.

Robert Schuller
Clergyman and Writer

Inspirations - Thursday, June 5, 2014

If you want to find happiness - find gratitude.

Steve Maraboli
Speaker and Author

Inspirations - Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more. They did all that was expected of them and a little bit more.

Lou Vickery

Writer

Inspirations - Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Success is not a destination: It is a journey. The happiest people I know are those who are busy working toward specific objectives. The most bored and miserable people I know are those who are drifting along with no worthwhile objectives in mind.

Zig Ziglar
1926-2012, Speaker and Author

Inspirations - Monday, June 2, 2014

You are the conductor of your own attitude! Nobody else can compose your thoughts for you.

Lee J. Colan
Author and Business Coach