Circumstances determineour lives. But we shape ourlives by what we make of our circumstances. Sir John Wheeler Bennett, British Historian

Educating the mind without educating the heartis no education at all.Aristotle

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to thebody.Joseph Addison, Poet

Plant trees. They give us the two most crucial elementsfor our survival; oxygen and books.A. Whitney Brown, Writer

A book is like a gardencarried in the pocket.Chinese Proverb

It’s easy to make a buck. It’s tougher to make a difference. Tom Brokaw, News Anchor

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.Arthur Ashe, Athlete

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.Aesop

Generosity is the first step toward peace.Buddhist saying

Talk doesn’t cook rice.Chinese proverb

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I haven’t failed, I’ve found 10,000 waysthat don’t work.Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor

It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are,far more than our abilities.Professor DumbledoreHarry Potter books

If you can’t make a mistake, you can’t make anything.Marva N. Collins, Educator

Opportunity is missed by mostpeople because it is dressed inoveralls and looks like work.Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor

What lies behind us andwhat lies before us are smallmatters compared to whatlies within us.Ralph Waldo Emerson, Author

I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others... I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent.

Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor

If you don’t like the way the world is, you change it. You havean obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.

Marian Wright EdelmanChildren’s Defense Fund

It is better to be part of a great whole than to bethe whole of a small part.Frederick Douglass, Abolitionist

Imagination is everything.It is the preview of life’scoming attractions.Albert Einstein, Scientist

When spider webs are woven together, they can tie up a lion.Ethiopian Proverb

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The influence of a beautiful, helpful character is contagious, andmay revolutionize a whole town.

Collier Graham, Musician

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.Mahatma Gandhi, Statesman

How wonderful it is that no one need to wait a single moment before starting to change the world.Anne Frank, Teen Diarist

A mind that is stretched by a new idea can never go back to its original dimensions.Oliver Wendell Holmes, Supreme Court Justice

Imagine what a harmonious worldit could be if every single person,both young and old, shared a little of what he is good at doing.

Quincy Jones, Musician

It’s never too late to do something great.Dorothy Haddock, Activist

Every individual matters.Every individual has a role to play.Every individual makes a difference. And we have a choice: What sort of difference do we want to make?

Jane Goodall, Environmental Activist

A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.Benjamin Franklin, Statesman

Everybody has their ups anddowns so I decided to havemine between good and great.Daniel Hoogterp

We have to reinvent the wheelevery once in awhile, not becausewe need a lot of wheels; but because we need a lot of inventors.

Bruce Joyce, Educator

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A different world cannotbe built by indifferent people.Horace Mann, Educator

Confidence is contagious.So is lack of confidence.Vince Lombardi, Coach

Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint on it you can.Danny Kaye, Actor

Never doubt that a small group ofthoughtful, committed citizens canchange the world; indeed, it’s theonly thing that ever has.

Margaret Mead, Anthropologist

If you think you’re too small tohave an impact, try going to bedwith a mosquito.

Anita Roddick, Businesswoman

I must say that I find televisionvery educational. The minutesomebody turns it on, I go tothe library and read a book.Groucho Marx, Comedian

Our lives begin to end the day we become silentabout things that matter.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The best and most beautifulthings in the world cannot beseen or even touched. Theymust be felt with the heart.Helen Keller, Author

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is toohigh and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.Michelangelo, Artist

Even if you are on theright track, you’ll get runover if you just sit there.Will Rogers, Author

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It’s not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The questionis: What are we busy about?Henry David Thoreau, Author

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

Frank Scully, Author

If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.

Will Rogers, Author

I couldn’t wait for success.So I went ahead without it.Jonathan Winters, Comedian

If you need a helpinghand, you’ll find one at the end of your arm.Yiddish Proverb

Always do right. This will gratify some peopleand astonish the rest. Mark Twain, Author

The future depends entirelyon what each of us does every day.Gloria Steinem, Writer

No one can make youfeel inferior without your consent.Eleanor RooseveltFirst Lady of the United States

Let there be no distance between the words you sayand the life you live.Senator Paul Wellstone

You can complain becauseroses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.Ziggy, Comic Strip Character

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