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WelcometoGurutropolis,andthank-youforrequestingyourowncopyofourebook1001 Guru Thoughts.AregularpracticeinourGurutropoliscultureistosharesomeofourfavouritequoteswitheachother.Thishasbecomearegularfeatureineachofourmeetings,andalwayssetsthetoneforpositive,enlightening,andinspiringdiscussion.

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� Whenthestudentisready,themasterappears.Buddhist Proverb

2 Wedeemthosehappywhofromtheexperienceoflifehavelearnttobearitsillswithoutbeingovercomebythem.Carl Jung

3 Sometimesourlightgoesoutbutisblownagainintoflamebyanencounterwithanotherhumanbeing.Eachofusowesthedeepestthankstothosewhohaverekindledthisinnerlight.Albert Schweitzer

4 Inthefacesofmenandwomen,IseeGod. Walt Whitman

5 Indetachmentliesthewisdomofuncertainty...inthewisdomofuncertaintyliesthefreedomfromourpast,fromtheknown,whichistheprisonofpastconditioning.Andinourwillingnesstostepintotheunknown,thefieldofallpossibilities,wesurrenderourselvestothecreativemindthatorchestratesthedanceoftheuniverse. Deepak Chopra

6 Theobviousisthatwhichisneverseenuntilsomeoneexpressesitsimply. Kahlil Gibran

7 Strengthliesindifferences,notinsimilarities.Stephen Covey

8 Youcannotsteptwiceintothesameriver,forotherwatersarecontinuallyflowingon. Heraclitus

9 Wearetheopeningverseoftheopeningpageofthechapterofendlesspossibilities. Rudyard Kipling

�0 Itisvaintodowithmorewhatcanbedonewithless.William of Occam

�� Takearest.Afieldthathasrestedgivesabeautifulcrop.Ovid

�2 Everytimeweleavehomeandgotoanotherplace,weopenupthepossibilityofhavingsomethingwonderfulhappentous.Joseph Dispenza

�3 Ifyouarewillingtodomorethanyouarepaidtodo,eventuallyyouwillbepaidtodomorethanyoudo.Origin Unknown

�4 Everyonewhogottowheretheyarehadtobeginwheretheywere.Richard Paul Evans

�5 Don’tsquanderthegiftofextratimebyspendingitonsomethingthat’snotreallyimportant.Commityourselftospendingeveryminuteofitonthegoalyouwanttoaccomplish.Michael Masterson

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�6 Limitationsliveonlyinourminds.Butifweuseourimaginations,ourpossibilitiesbecomelimitless. Jamie Paolinetti

�7 Livingatriskisjumpingoffthecliffandbuildingyourwingsonthewaydown.Ray Bradbury

�8 Youcanbeanythingyouwanttobe,ifonlyyoubelievewithsufficientconvictionandactinaccordancewithyourfaith;forwhateverthemindcanconceiveandbelieve,themindcanachieve.Napoleon Hill

�9 Lifemovesforwardinonedirectiononly,andeachdaywearefacedwithanactualsetofcircumstances,notwithwhatmighthavebeen,notwithwhatwemighthavedone,butwithwhatis,andwithwherewearenow,andfromthispointwemustproceed;notfromwherewewere,notfromwherewewishwewere,butfromwhereweare.Richard L. Evans

20 Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.John Keywood

2� Victorybelongstothemostpersevering. Napolean Bonaparte

22 Ibelievethatunarmedtruthandunconditionallovewillhavethefinalwordinreality.Thatiswhyright,temporarilydefeated,isstrongerthaneviltriumphant.Martin Luther King, Jr.

23 Securityismostlyasuperstition.Itdoesnotexistinnature,nordothechildrenofmenasawholeexperienceit.Avoidingdangerisnosaferinthelongrunthanoutrightexposure.Lifeiseitheradaringadventure,ornothing.Helen Keller

24 Youcannotteachamananything,youcanonlyhelphimfinditwithinhimself. Galileo Galilei

25 Painisinevitable,sufferingisoptional.Origin Unknown

26 InthreewordsIcansumupeverythingI’velearnedaboutlife-itgoeson.Robert Frost

27 Beherenow.Ram Dass

28 Thekeytosuccessistocreateavisionofwhoyouwanttobe,andthenpictureitasifithasalreadyhappened.Arnold Schwarzenegger

29 Theintuitivemindisasacredgiftandtherationalmindisafaithfulservant.Wehavecreatedasocietythathonourstheservantandhasforgottenthegift.Albert Einstein


30 Theonlydifferencebetweenathoughtandphysicalrealityistime,passion,andphysicalactivity.Peter McWilliams

3� Arrangewhateverpiecescomeyourway.Virginia Woolf

32 Liveasyouwillhavewishedtohavelivedwhenyouaredying.Christian Furchtegott Gellert

33 Mostpeoplewouldratherbecertainthey’remiserable,thanriskbeinghappy. Dr. Robert Anthony

34 Weare,eachofus,angelswithonlyonewing,andwecanonlyflyembracingeachother. Luciano Decrescenzo

35 Yes,evenasyoureadthistheuniverseisplottingtomakeyouutterlyhappy,healthyandsuccessful,andthereisn’tathingyoucandoaboutit. Steve Bhaerman

36 Libertymeansresponsibility.Thatiswhymostmendreadit.George Bernard Shaw

37 Itisnotlengthoflife,butdepthoflife.Ralph Waldo Emerson

38 Wewouldaccomplishmanymorethingsifwedidnotthinkofthemasimpossible.C. Malesherbes

39 Victorybelongstothemostpersevering.Napoleon

40 Yoursubconsciousminddoesnotarguewithyou.Itacceptswhatyourconsciousminddecrees.Ifyousay,“Ican’taffordit,”yoursubconsciousmindworkstomakeittrue.Selectabetterthought.Decree,“I’llbuyit.Iacceptitinmymind.” Dr. Joseph Murphy

4� Doingwhatyouloveisthecornerstoneofhavingabundanceinyourlife.Wayne Dyer

42 Listenahundredtimes.Ponderathousandtimes.Speakonce.Origin Unknown

43 Ignoretherules.Therearenorules.Therearenoregulations.Yougetoutandyoudowhatyouneedtodobecauseyoubelieveinwhatyou’redoing.John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten)

44 Mostpeoplegiveupwhenthey’reabouttoachievesuccess.Theyquitontheone-yardline.Theygiveupatthelastminuteofthegame,onefootfromawinningtouchdown.H. Ross Perot


45 Youmusttakepersonalresponsibility.Youcannotchangethecircumstances,theseasons,orthewind,butyoucanchangeyourself.Jim Rohn

46 Hardworkspotlightsthecharacterofpeople:someturnuptheirsleeves,someturnuptheirnoses,andsomedon’tturnupatall.Sam Ewig

47 Whenanyonehasoffendedme,Itrytoraisemysoulhighthattheoffensecannotreachme.Rene Descartes

48 Don’tletyourfearsstandinthewayofyourdreams.Origin Unknown

49 Ikeepmyideals,becauseinspiteofeverything,Istillbelievethatpeoplearereallygoodatheart. Anne Frank

50 Thepastdoesnotequalthefuture.Anthony Robbins

5� ThereisnosecurityonthisEarth,thereisonlyopportunity.General Douglas MacArthur

52 Smile!Andtheworldwillsmilewithyou!Origin Unknown

53 Thereisnocureforbirthanddeath,savetoenjoytheinterval.George Santayana

54 Whenyoucometotheedgeofallthelightyouknowandareabouttostepoffintothedarknessoftheunknown,faithisknowingoneoftwothingswillhappen:Therewillbesomethingsolidtostandonoryouwillbetaughttofly. Barbara Winter

55 Lifeisn’taboutfindingyourself.Lifeisaboutcreatingyourself.George Bernard Shaw

56 Apessimistseesthedifficultyineveryopportunity;anoptimistseestheopportunityineverydifficulty.Sir Winston Churchill

57 Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery.Todayisagift.ThatiswhyitiscalledPresent.Origin Unknown

58 Keepawayfrompeoplewhotrytobelittleyourambitions.Smallpeoplealwaysdothat,butthereallygreatmakeyoufeelthatyou,too,canbecomegreat.Mark Twain

59 Donottakelifetooseriously.Youwillnevergetoutofitalive.Elbert Hubbard


60 Itisintheeverydayandthecommonplacethatwelearnpatience,acceptance,andcontentment.Richard J. Foster

6� YourtalentisGod’sgifttoyou.WhatyoudowithitisyourgiftbacktoGod. Leo Buscaglia

62 Thingswhichmattermostmustneverbeatthemercyofthingswhichmatterleast. Goethe

63 Ifoneadvancesconfidentlyinthedirectionofhisdreams,andendeavourstolivethelifewhichhehasimagined,hewillmeetwithsuccessunexpectedincommonhours.Henry David Thoreau

64 Thekeytomotivationismotive.Stephen Covey

65 WisdomisknowingIamnothing,loveisknowingIameverything,andbetweenthetwomylifemoves.Nisargadatta Maharaj

66 Amanwhoisoccupiedindoingaverydifficultthinganddoingitverywell,neverloseshisselfrespect.George Bernard Shaw

67 Begovernedbyyourinternalcompass,notbysomeclockonthewall.Stephen Covey

68 Howfaryougoinlifedependsonyourbeingtenderwiththeyoung,compassionatewiththeaged,sympatheticwiththestriving,andtolerantoftheweak-becausesomedayyouwillhavebeenallofthese.George W. Carver

69 Changecanallowyoutoaccomplishagoaleveryonceinawhile,butconsistentachievementhappensonlyifyoulovewhatyouaredoing.Bart Conner

70 Wemustnot,intryingtothinkabouthowwecanmakeabigdifference,ignorethesmalldailydifferenceswecanmakewhich,overtime,adduptobigdifferencesthatweoftencannotforesee.Marian Wright Edelman

7� Learnhowtofailintelligently,forfailingisoneofthegreatestartsintheworld.Charles Kettering

72 Toknowandnottodoisnotyettoknow.Zen Saying

73 Todoanythingtrulyworthdoing,Imustnotstandbackshiveringandthinkingofthecoldanddanger,butjumpinwithgustoandscramblethroughaswellasIcan. Og Mandino


74 Onceyousayyou’regoingtosettleforsecond,that’swhathappenstoyouinlife.John F. Kennedy

75 Weareneweveryday.Irene Claremont de Castillego

76 Thejourneyofathousandmilesmustbeginwithasinglestep.Lao Tzu

77 Icantakethenextthingthatcomesalong.Youmustdothethingyouthinkyoucannotdo.Eleanor Roosevelt

78 Nothingisparticularlyhardifyoudivideitintosmalljobs.Henry Ford

79 Therewillcomeatimewhenyoubelieveeverythingisfinished.Thatwillbethebeginning.Louis L’Amour

80 Startingouttomakemoneyisthegreatestmistakeinlife.Dowhatyoufeelyouhaveaflairfordoing,andifyouaregoodenoughatit,themoneywillcome. Greer Garson

8� Ourlivesimproveonlywhenwetakechances-andthefirstandmostdifficultriskwecantakeistobehonestwithourselves.Walter Anderson

82 Ilookbackonmylifelikeagoodday’swork;itisdoneandIamsatisfiedwithit.Grandma Moses

83 WeneedonlyprovidethesparktolighttheUniverse’sfire;tohoistupoursailssothattheycanbefilledwithitsmagicalwinds.Mike Dooley

84 Thecureforalifeofemptinessisalifeofgratitude.Raymond Aaron

85 Settinggoalsisthefirststepinturningtheinvisibleintothevisible.Tony Robbins

86 Toomanypeoplespendmoneytheyhaven’tearned,tobuythingstheydon’twant,toimpresspeopletheydon’tlike.Will Rogers

87 Yourlifeworkstothedegreeyoukeepyouragreements.Werner Erhard

88 Thebitteresttearsshedovergravesareforwordsleftunsaidanddeedsleftundone.Harriet Beecher Stowe


89 Wheneveryoufindyourselfanxiousorupsetaboutabusinessorpersonalsituation,itwillberemarkablyhelpfultothinkaboutarealityoflifethatseemstoescapepeoplewhoareunderstress:Thingschange!Robert Ringer

90 Theeasiestwaytobecomesomethingspecialisalsothefastest.Juststartdoingit.Don’twaitforthe“right”time.Don’tworryaboutnotbeingqualified.Anddon’tworryaboutgettingpaidforit.Juststartdoingit.Michael Masterson

91 Howwonderfulitisthatnobodyneedwaitasinglemomentbeforestartingtoimprovetheworld.Anne Frank

92 Takethefirststepinfaith.Youdon’thavetoseethewholestaircase.Justtakethefirststep.Martin Luther King, Jr.

93 Decideuponyourmajordefinitepurposeinlifeandthenorganizeallyouractivitiesaroundit.Brian Tracy

94 Ifyouwanttobehappy,setagoalthatcommandsyourthoughts,liberatesyourenergy,andinspiresyourhopes.Andrew Carnegie

95 Therearenotrafficjamsalongtheextramile. Roger Staubach

96 Thetruemeasureofsuccessisrevealedonlybylookingattheobstaclesthatanindividualhadtoovercometoachievetheirgoals.Bill Phillips

9� Ifyoutakesomethingthatisspinningandgiveitapoint,itbecomesadrill.Cat Shrier

98 Thesecretoflifeisn’twhathappenstoyou,butwhatyoudowithwhathappenstoyou.Norman Vincent Peale

99 Onewhogainsstrengthbyovercomingobstaclespossessestheonlystrength,whichcanovercomeadversity. Albert Schweitzer

100 Ourultimatefreedomistherightandpowertodecidehowanybodyoranythingoutsideourselveswillaffectus.Stephen R. Covey

101 It’snotwhathappenstoyou;it’swhatyoudoaboutitthatmakesthedifference.W. Mitchell

102 Youcannotdiscovernewoceansunlessyouhavethecouragetolosesiteoftheshore.Origin Unknown

103 Ilongtoaccomplishagreatandnobletask,butitismychiefdutytoaccomplishsmalltasksasiftheyweregreatandnoble.Helen Keller


89 Wheneveryoufindyourselfanxiousorupsetaboutabusinessorpersonalsituation,itwillberemarkablyhelpfultothinkaboutarealityoflifethatseemstoescapepeoplewhoareunderstress:Thingschange!Robert Ringer

90 Theeasiestwaytobecomesomethingspecialisalsothefastest.Juststartdoingit.Don’twaitforthe“right”time.Don’tworryaboutnotbeingqualified.Anddon’tworryaboutgettingpaidforit.Juststartdoingit.Michael Masterson

91 Howwonderfulitisthatnobodyneedwaitasinglemomentbeforestartingtoimprovetheworld.Anne Frank

92 Takethefirststepinfaith.Youdon’thavetoseethewholestaircase.Justtakethefirststep.Martin Luther King, Jr.

93 Decideuponyourmajordefinitepurposeinlifeandthenorganizeallyouractivitiesaroundit.Brian Tracy

94 Ifyouwanttobehappy,setagoalthatcommandsyourthoughts,liberatesyourenergy,andinspiresyourhopes.Andrew Carnegie

95 Therearenotrafficjamsalongtheextramile. Roger Staubach

96 Thetruemeasureofsuccessisrevealedonlybylookingattheobstaclesthatanindividualhadtoovercometoachievetheirgoals.Bill Phillips

9� Ifyoutakesomethingthatisspinningandgiveitapoint,itbecomesadrill.Cat Shrier

98 Thesecretoflifeisn’twhathappenstoyou,butwhatyoudowithwhathappenstoyou.Norman Vincent Peale

99 Onewhogainsstrengthbyovercomingobstaclespossessestheonlystrength,whichcanovercomeadversity. Albert Schweitzer

100 Ourultimatefreedomistherightandpowertodecidehowanybodyoranythingoutsideourselveswillaffectus.Stephen R. Covey

101 It’snotwhathappenstoyou;it’swhatyoudoaboutitthatmakesthedifference.W. Mitchell

102 Youcannotdiscovernewoceansunlessyouhavethecouragetolosesiteoftheshore.Origin Unknown

103 Ilongtoaccomplishagreatandnobletask,butitismychiefdutytoaccomplishsmalltasksasiftheyweregreatandnoble.Helen Keller


104 Youcanhaveeverythinginlifeyouwantifyou’lljusthelpenoughotherpeoplegetwhattheywant.Zig Ziglar

105 Loveisabird,sheneedstofly.Madonna

106 Thegreatestmistakeyoucanmakeinlifeiscontinuallyfearingthatyou’llmakeone. Elbert Hubbard

107 Ifyoudon’tlikesomething,changeit.Ifyoucan’tchangeit,changeyourattitude.Maya Angelou

10� Peoplearelikestainedglasswindows,theysparkleandshinewhenthesunisout,butwhendarknesssetsintheirtruebeautyisrevealedonlyifthereisalightfromwithin.Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

109 Welldoneisbetterthanwellsaid. Benjamin Franklin

110 Itisnotthestrongestofthespeciesthatsurvive,northemostintelligent,buttheonemostresponsivetochange.Charles Darwin

111 Peoplewillforgetwhatyousaid,peoplewillforgetwhatyoudid,butpeoplewillneverforgethowyoumadethemfeel.Maya Angelou

112 Trynottobecomeamanofsuccess,butrathertrytobecomeamanofvalue.Albert Einstein

113 Youcandowhatyouwanttodo.David Thomas

114 Thebestwaytopredictthefutureistocreateit.Peter Drucker

115 Theultimatemeasureofamanisnotwherehestandsinmomentsofcomfortandconvenience,butwherehestandsattimesofchallengeandcontroversy.Martin Luther King Jr.

116 Donotgowherethepathmaylead.Goinsteadwherethereisnopathandleaveatrail.Ralph Waldo Emerson

117 Destinyisnotamatterofchance,itisamatterofchoice.Itisnotsomethingtobewaitedfor,butrathersomethingtobeachieved.William Jennings Bryan

11� GodgrantmetheserenitytoacceptthethingsIcannotchange,thecouragetochangethethingsIcan,andthewisdomtoknowthedifference.Serenity Prayer

119 Youseethings;andyousay‘Why?’ButIdreamthingsthatneverwere;andIsay‘Whynot?’ George Bernard Shaw


�20 Thecreativemechanismwithinyouisimpersonal.Itwillworkautomaticallyandimpersonallytoachievegoalswhichyouyourselfsetforit.Presentitwithsuccessgoals,anditfunctionsasasuccessmechanism.Presentitwithnegativegoals,anditoperatesjustasimpersonallyandjustasfaithfullyasafailuremechanism.Dr. Maxwell Maltz

�2� Ask,anditshallbegivenyou;seek,andyeshallfind;knock,anditshallbeopeneduntoyou.Matthew 7:7

�22 Youmustgoafteryourwish.Assoonasyoustarttopursueadream,yourlifewakesupandeverythinghasmeaning.Barbara Sher

�23 Thesagedoesnothoard,andtherebybestows.Themorehelivesforothers,thegreaterhislife.Themorehegivestoothers,thegreaterhisabundance. Lao Tzu

�24 Thehappinessofyourlifedependsuponthequalityofyourthoughts...takecarethatyouentertainnonotionsunsuitabletovirtueandreasonablenature. Marcus Aurelius

�25 Whenyouworkyouareaflutethroughwhoseheartthewhisperingofthehoursturntomusic...andwhatisittoworkwithlove?Itistoweavetheclothwiththreadsdrawnfromyourheart,evenasifyourbelovedweretowearthatcloth...Kahlil Gibran

�26 Onlyasweconnectwithourconsciencecanwecreatethefirewithin.Stephen Covey

�27 Liveinthepresent,allowtheflowoftheuniversetodeliveryourdreamsandenjoytheride.Austin Beasley

�28 Apeacockwhositsonhistailisjustanotherturkey.Origin Unknown

�29 Happinessisinward,andnotoutward;andso,itdoesnotdependonwhatwehave,butonwhatweare.Henry Van Dyke

�30 Lifeisshort,artlong,opportunityfleeting,experiencetreacherous,judgementdifficult.Hypocrites

�3� Desireisthestartingpointofallachievement,notahope,notawish,butakeenpulsatingdesire,whichtranscendseverything.Napoleon Hill

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�32 Followeffectiveactionwithquietreflection.Fromthequietreflectionwillcomeevenmoreeffectiveaction.Peter Drucker

�33 Fortifyyourselfwithcontentment,forthisisanimpregnablefortress.Epictetus

�34 Tobewhatweare,andtobecomewhatwearecapableofbecoming,istheonlyendoflife.Robert Louis Stevenson

�35 Reachhigh,forstarsliehiddeninyoursoul.Dreamdeep,foreverydreamprecedesagoal.Pamela Vaull Starr

�36 It’smucheasiertorideahorseinthedirectionitisgoing.Marshall Thurber

�37 Sowathought,reapanact.Sowanact,reapahabit.Sowahabit,reapacharacter.Sowacharacter,reapaneternaldestiny.David O. McKay

�38 Thereisnorealexcellenceinallthisworldwhichcanbeseparatedfromrightliving.David Starr Jordan

�39 Theaveragemanisaconformist,acceptingmiseriesanddisasterswiththestoicismofacowstandingintherain.Colin Wilson

�40 Doyourownthinkingindependently.Bethechessplayer,notthechesspiece. Ralph Charell

�4� Whatwehavedoneforourselvesdieswithus;whatwehavedoneforothersandtheworldremainsandisimmortal.Albert Pike

�42 Whensomeonedoessomethinggood,applaud!You’llmaketwopeoplehappy.Samuel Goldwyn

�43 Thousandsofcandlescanbelightedfromasinglecandle,andthelifeofthecandlewillnotbeshortened.Happinessneverdecreasesbybeingshared. Buddha

�44 Sometimeswestaresolongatadoorthatisclosing,thatweseetoolatetheonethatisopen.Alexander Graham Bell

�45 Catchapassionforhelpingothersandaricherlifewillcomebacktoyou.William H. Danforth

�46 Lighttomorrowwithtoday.Elizabeth Barrett Browning

�47 Iwillnot“should”myselftoday.Origin Unknown

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�48 Whentwoormorepeoplecoordinateinaspiritofharmonyandworktowardadefiniteobjectiveorpurpose,theyplacethemselvesinaposition,throughthealliance,toabsorbpowerdirectlyfromthegreatstorehouseofInfiniteIntelligence.Napoleon Hill

�49 Procrastinationistheartofkeepingupwithyesterday. Don Marquis

�50 Naturegivesall,withoutreservation,andlosesnothing;manorwoman,graspingall,loseseverything. James Allen

�5� Thevalueofhumourisalmosta‘nobrainer’whenyouthinkaboutit.Itcanhelpyougetoutofatoughspot...Reducetension...Andputyouinamorerelaxedframeofmind.Simplyput,whenyoulearntolightenup,theachievementofalmostanygoalwillgomoresmoothly. Robert L. Cox

�52 It’snevertoolatetobewhoyoumighthavebeen.George Eliot

�53 Ifeverything’sundercontrol,you’regoingtooslow.Mario Andretti

�54 Aslongasyoukeepapersondown,somepartofyouhastobedowntheretoholdhimdown,soitmeansyoucannotsoarasyouotherwisemight.Marian Anderson

�55 Nomaneverbecamegreatorgoodexceptthroughmanyandgreatmistakes.William E. Gladstone

�56 Imaginationiseverything.Itisthepreviewoflife’scomingattractions.Albert Einstein

�57 Idonotknowwhatthefutureholds,butIdoknowwhoholdsthefuture.Origin Unknown

�58 Ifindthegreatthinginthisworldisnotsomuchwherewestand,asinwhatdirectionwearemoving. Oliver Wendel Holmes, Sr.

�59 Successisn’tpermanentandfailureisn’tfatal. Origin Unknown

�60 Ifyouwanttofeelrich,justcountallofthethingsyouhavethatmoneycan`tbuy.Origin Unknown

�6� Bemoreconcernedwithyourcharacterthanyourreputation,becauseyourcharacteriswhatyoureallyare,whileyourreputationismerelywhatothersthinkyouare.John Wooden

�62 Beingdefeatedisoftenatemporarycondition.Givingupiswhatmakesitpermanent.Marilyn Vos Savant


�63 Howwespendourdaysisofcoursehowwespendourlives.Annie Dillard

�64 Mostpeopleareaboutashappyastheymakeuptheirmindtobe.Abraham Lincoln

�65 Lifeisnobriefcandletome.ItisasortofsplendidtorchwhichIhavegotaholdofforthemoment,andIwanttomakeitburnasbrightlyaspossiblebeforehandingitontofuturegenerations.George Bernard Shaw

�66 Everyonethinksofchangingtheworld,butnoonethinksofchanginghimself.Leo Tolstoy

�67 Dowhatyouloveandthemoneywillfollow.Marsha Sinetar

�68 Theonlywaytodiscoverthelimitsofthepossibleistogobeyondthemintotheimpossible.Arthur C. Clarke

�69 Thedifferencebetweentheimpossibleandthepossibleliesinaperson’sdetermination.Tommy Lasorda

�70 Courageisthepricethatlifeexactsforgrantingpeace.Amelia Earhart

�7� Nothingintheworldcantaketheplaceofpersistence.Talentwillnot;nothingismorecommonthanunsuccessfulmenwithtalent.Geniuswillnot;unrewardedgeniusisalmostaproverb.Educationwillnot;theworldisfullofeducatedderelicts.Persistenceanddeterminationaloneareomnipotent.Calvin Coolidge

�72 Hewhohashealthhashope,andhewhohashopehaseverything.Origin Unknown

�73 Whateveryouare,beagoodone.Abraham Lincoln

�74 Doordonot,thereisnotry.Yoda

�75 Whereverweareandwhateverwearedoing,itispossibletolearnsomethingthatcanenrichourlivesandthelivesofothers....Noone’seducationisevercomplete.Sir John Templeton

�76 Mastersseetheircreationsbeforetheyarecreated.Dr. Dennis R. Deaton

�77 Thegreatestrevolutionofourgenerationisthediscoverythathumanbeings,bychangingtheinnerattitudesoftheirminds,canchangetheouteraspectsoftheirlives.William James


�78 Inspirationleadstomotivation;itisyourspiritsdesiretogrowandevolve.Robert Gregoire

�79 Anypathisonlyapath,andthereisnoaffronttooneselfortoothers,indroppingitifthatiswhatyourhearttellsyou.Carlos Castaneda

�80 Anintegralbeingknowswithoutgoing,seeswithoutlooking,andaccomplisheswithoutdoing.Lao Tzu

�8� Thelargertheislandofknowledge,thelongertheshorelineofwonder. Ralph W. Sockman

�82 Whenathinghasbeensaidandsaidwell,havenoscruple.Takeitandcopyit.Anatole France

�83 Life’savoyagethat’shomewardbound. Herman Melville

�84 Somuchofourtimeispreparation,somuchisroutine,andsomuchretrospect,thatthepathofeachman’sgeniuscontractsitselftoaveryfewhours.Ralph Waldo Emerson

�85 Onedoesn’tdiscovernewlandswithoutconsentingtolosesightoftheshoreforaverylongtime.Andre Gide

�86 Apersonwhohasnevermadeamistakehasnevertriedanythingnew. Albert Einstein

�87 Youdon’tgettochoosehowyou’regoingtodie,orwhen.Youcanonlydecidehowyou’regoingtolive.Now! Joan Baez

�88 I’veneverbeenpoor,onlybroke.Beingpoorisaframeofmind.Beingbrokeisatemporarycondition.Mike Todd

�89 We’veallheardthatwehavetolearnfromourmistakes,butIthinkit’smoreimportanttolearnfromsuccesses.Ifyoulearnonlyfromyourmistakes,youareinclinedtolearnonlyerrors.Norman Vincent Peale

�90 Prosperityisagreatteacher;adversityisagreater.William Hazlitt

�9� Tobefree,tobehappyandfruitful,canonlybeattainedthroughsacrificeofmanycommonbutoverestimatedthings.Robert Henri

�92 Geniusisonlyasuperiorpowerofseeing.John Ruskin

�93 Namedmustyourfearbebeforebanishityoucan.Yoda from Star Wars


�94 Mayweneverletthethingswecan’thave,ordon’thave,orshouldn’thave,spoiltheenjoymentofthethingswedohaveandcanhave.Richard L. Evans

�95 Thesecrettohappinessisnotindoingwhatonelikestodo,butinlikingwhatonehastodo.Origin Unknown

�96 Courageisgraceunderpressure. Ernest Hemingway

�97 Makeyourrecoverythefirstpriorityinyourlife.Robin Norwood

�98 Perseveranceisnotalongrace,itismanyshortracesoneafteranother.Walter Elliot

�99 Alonewecandosolittle;togetherwecandosomuch.Helen Keller

200 Resentmentislikedrinkingpoisonandthenhopingitwillkillyourenemies.Nelson Mandella

20� Thereisonlyonejourney:goinginsideyourself.Rainer Maria Rilke

202 Neverlookdowntotestthegroundbeforetakingyournextstep;onlyhewhokeepshiseyefixedonthefarhorizonwillfindhisrightroad.Dag Hammarskjold

203 Actionisthefoundationalkeytoallsuccess.Pablo Picasso

204 Youmustbegintounderstand,therefore,thatthepresentstateofyourbankaccount,yoursales,yourhealth,yoursociallife,yourpositionatwork,etc.,isnothingmorethanthephysicalmanifestationofyourpreviousthinking.Ifyousincerelywishtochangeorimproveyourresultsinthephysicalworld,youmustchangeyourthoughts,andyoumustchangethemIMMEDIATELY.Bob Proctor

205 Bethankfulforwhatyouhave;you’llenduphavingmore.Ifyouconcentrateonwhatyoudon’thave,youwillnever,everhaveenough.Oprah Winfrey

206 Inactionbreedsdoubtandfear.Actionbreedsconfidenceandcourage.Ifyouwanttoconquerfear,donotsithomeandthinkaboutit.Gooutandgetbusy. Dale Carnegie

207 Tokeepthebodyingoodhealthisaduty...Otherwiseweshallnotbeabletokeepourmindstrongandclear. Buddha

208 Everyonecanhaveabalancedlife.Youjustneedtowantit...Andacttoachieveit.MaryEllen Tribby


209 You’vegottoask.Askingis,inmyopinion,theworld’smostpowerfulandneglectedsecrettosuccessandhappiness.Percy Ross

2�0 Wecomethiswayonce.Wecaneithertiptoethroughlifeandhopethatwegettodeathwithoutbeingtoobadlybruisedorwecanliveafull,completelifeachievingourgoalsandrealizingourwildestdreams.Bob Proctor

2�� Toflyasfastasthought,tobeanywherethereis,youmustfirstbeginbyknowingthatyouhavealreadyarrived.Richard Bach

2�2 Youcan’tbepoorenoughtohelpthepoor.Eva Gregory

2�3 Ifyoubelieveinwhatyouaredoing,thenletnothingholdyouupinyourwork.Muchofthebestworkoftheworldhasbeendoneagainstseemingimpossibilities.Thethingistogettheworkdone.Dale Carnegie

2�4 Nothingisawasteoftimeifyouusetheexperiencewisely.Auguste Rodin

2�5 Lifecanonlybeunderstoodbackwards,butitmustbelivedforwards.Origin Unknown

2�6 Hidenotyourtalents.Theyforuseweremade.What’sasundialintheshade? Benjamin Franklin

2�7 Lookatadaywhenyouaresupremelysatisfiedattheend.It’snotadaywhenyouloungearounddoingnothing;it’swhenyou’vehadeverythingtodo,andyou’vedoneit.Margaret Thatcher

2�8 Thetimetorepairtheroofiswhenthesunisshining.John F. Kennedy

2�9 Iplant,nurtureandbringlighttotreesthatIdon’texpecttostandunder.Jill Fischer

220 Therearetwothingstoaimatinlife:first,togetwhatyouwant,andafterthattoenjoyit.Logan Pearsall Smith

22� Itisdifficulttosaywhatisimpossible,forthedreamofyesterdayisthehopeoftodayandtherealityoftomorrow.Robert H. Goddard

222 Yourattitudedeterminesyouraltitude. Zig Ziglar

223 Experienceiswhatyougetwhenyoudon’tgetwhatyouwant.Dan Stanford


224 Ourlifeiswhatourthoughtsmakeit.Marcus Aurelius

225 Experienceisnotwhathappenstoaman.Itiswhatamandoeswithwhathappenstohim.Aldous Huxley

226 Facedwiththechoicebetweenchangingone’smindandprovingthatthereisnoneedtodoso,almosteveryonegetsbusyontheproof.John Kenneth Galbraith

227 Problemscannotbesolvedatthesamelevelofawarenessthatcreatedthem.Albert Einstein

228 Manyreceiveadvice,onlythewiseprofitfromit.Publilius Syrus

229 Ourgreatestgloryisnotinneverfalling,butingettingupeverytimewedo.Confucius

230 Whenlifegivesyoulemons,makelemonade.Origin Unknown

23� Therewardofathingwelldoneistohavedoneit.Ralph Waldo Emerson

232 Thereisgoodandbadsurroundingmeinthisworld,Ichoosetoembracethegood.Rod Berting

233 Dreamasifyou’llliveforever.Liveasifyou’lldietoday.James Dean

234 Ifatfirstyoudon’tsucceed,try,tryagain.W.C. Fields

235 Thisaboveall,tothineownselfbetrue.William Shakespeare

236 Hopespringseternal.Alexander Pope

237 Youcancomplainbecauseroseshavethornsoryoucanrejoicebecausethornshaveroses. Ziggy

238 Evenifyou’reontherighttrack,you’llgetrunoverifyoujustsitthere.Will Rogers

239 Ithasbeensaidthat[the]picturingpowerofthemindisthegreatestgiftthatGodhasevergiventoman.Ithastheabilitytoconstructimagesofsuccessbeforetheactualexperiencesareborn.Itcanpaintpicturesthatwillfireourwillsandexaltourspirits.Thisabilitytotravelaheadofourownsuccesscandrawusonwiththegreatestpleasuretowardsthemostworthwhileobjectives.Sterling w. Sill


240 Visionisthefundamentalforcethatdriveseverythingelseinourlives.Stephen Covey

24� Ifyoukneweverythingwasreallyallright,andthatithasahappyending,youwouldnotfeeltrepidationsaboutyourfuture.Abraham-Hicks

242 Goddoesnotcommandthatwedogreatthings,onlylittlethingswithgreatlove.Mother Teresa

243 Inherentineveryintentionanddesireisthemechanicsforitsfulfillment...intentionanddesireinthefieldofpurepotentialityhaveinfiniteorganizingpower.Andwhenweintroduceanintentioninthefertilegroundofpurepotentiality,weputthisinfiniteorganizingpowertoworkforus. Deepak Chopra

244 Asuperiormanismodestinhisspeech,butexceedsinhisactions.Confucius

245 Happinesscomesofthecapacitytofeeldeeply,toenjoysimply,tothinkfreely,torisklife,tobeneeded. Storm Jameson

246 Therearenoclassesinlifeforbeginners:rightawayyouarealwaysaskedtodealwithwhatismostdifficult.Rainer Maria Rilke

247 Somehavebeenthoughtbravebecausetheywereafraidtorunaway.Thomas Fuller

248 Ibelievethatoneoflife’sgreatestrisksisneverdaringtorisk.Oprah Winfrey

249 Ifweareevertoenjoylife,nowisthetime,nottomorrowornextyear.Todayshouldalwaysbeourmostwonderfulday.Thomas Dreier

250 Failureisoftenthelineofleastpersistence.Zig Ziglar

25� Nothingcanbringyoupeacebutyourself.Dale Carnegie

252 Therecanbenofriendshipwithoutconfidence,andnoconfidencewithoutintegrity.Samuel Johnson

253 Onlythosewhoareasleepmakenomistakes. Ingvar Kamprad

254 Therearemanythingsofwhichawisemanmightwishtobeignorant. Ralph Waldo Emerson


255 Onlybydiscussingourselves,holdingbacknothing,onlybybeingwillingtotakeadviceandacceptdirection[can]wesetfootontheroadtostraightthinking,solidhonesty,andgenuinehumility.Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions

256 Thewisestmindhassomethingyettolearn.George Santayana

257 Ifthesightoftheblueskiesfillsyouwithjoy,ifabladeofgrassspringingupinthefieldshaspowertomoveyou,ifthesimplethingsofnaturehaveamessagethatyouunderstand,rejoice,foryoursoulisalive.Eleonora Duse

258 Beholdtheturtle.Hemakesprogressonlywhenhestickshisneckout.James Bryant Conant

259 Whoeveryouare,thereissomeyoungerpersonwhothinksyouareperfect.Thereissomeworkthatwillneverbedoneifyoudon’tdoit.Thereissomeonewhowouldmissyouifyouweregone.Thereisaplacethatyoualonecanfill. Jacob M. Braude

260 Shesaidsheusuallycriedatleastonceeachday,notbecauseshewassad,butbecausetheworldwassobeautiful…andlifewassoshort.Brian Andress

26� Confidenceiscontagious.Soislackofconfidence.Vince Lombardi

262 Whenyoudance,yourpurposeisnottogettoacertainplaceonthefloor.It’stoenjoyeachstepalongtheway.Dr. Wayne Dyer

263 Whatyouwoulddowillinglyforfreeistheonlythingyoushouldeverdoformoney. Raymond Aaron

264 Thereismorehungerforloveandappreciationinthisworldthanforbread. Mother Teresa

265 Tryasyoumight,youcan’tcontrolthethingsthathappentoyou.Youcanonlycontrolyourreactiontothem.Michael Masterson

266 Ifyouaredistressedbyanythinginternal,thepainisnotduetothethingitselfbuttotheviewyouhaveofthatthing.Howyouviewanythingisapoweryoucanrevokeatanymoment.Marcus Aurelius

267 Everyday,wearegivendozensofchoices-fromwhichfoodstoeattowhichpartsofanewspapertoreadtowhichwordstosayinanygivenconversation.Manyofthosechoicesseemtobeinsignificant,butwhenyoustringthemalltogethertheydeterminethequalityofourlives.Michael Masterson


268 Whatwethinkorwhatweknoworwhatwebelieveis,intheend,oflittleconsequence.Theonlyconsequenceiswhatwedo.John Ruskin

269 Ifamanforwhateverreasonhastheopportunitytoleadanextraordinarylife,hehasnorighttokeepittohimself.Jacques-Yves Cousteau

270 I’vealwaysbeentheoppositeofaparanoid.Ioperateasifeveryoneispartofaplottoenhancemywellbeing.Stan Dale

27� Soonerorlater,thosewhowinarethosewhothinktheycan.Richard Bach

272 Beingaliveisajoyandaprivilege.Lifeflowseasierwhenyougreeteachnewdaywithasmile.Thuy Vu

273 Atruehandicapiswhatwedon’tdowithwhatwehave,notwhatwecan’tdowithwhatwedon’thave.Christopher Brewer

274 Neverletsomeoneelse’sopinionofyoubecomeyourreality.Origin Unknown

275 Whatyoucando,ordreamyoucan,beginit;boldnesshasgenius,powerandmagicinit. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

276 Everymandies.Noteverymantrulylives. Braveheart (Movie)

277 Weliveinawonderfulworldthatisfullofbeauty,charmandadventure.Thereisnoendtotheadventuresthatwecanhaveifonlyweseekthemwithoureyesopen.Jawaharlal Nehru

278 Nopessimisteverdiscoveredthesecretsofthestars,orsailedtoanuncharteredland,oropenedanewheaventothehumanspirit.Helen Keller

279 AmInotdestroyingmyenemieswhenImakefriendsofthem?Abraham Lincoln

280 Ifnotus,who,ifnotnow,when?Origin Unknown

28� Thingsdonotchange,wechange. Henry David Thoreau

282 Peoplearealwaysblamingtheircircumstancesforwhattheyare.Idon’tbelieveincircumstances.Thepeoplewhogetonintheworldarethepeoplewhogetupandlookforthecircumstancestheywantandiftheycan’tfindthem,makethem.George Bernard Shaw


283 Toughtimesneverlastbuttoughpeopledo.Robert Schuller

284 Thetimeisalwaysrighttodowhatisright.Martin Luther King Jr.

285 Itisnotenoughtohaveagoodmind,themainthingistouseitwell. Rene Descartes

286 Youmayhaveafreshstartanymomentyouchoose,forthisthingthatwecallfailureisnotthefallingdown,butthestayingdown.Mary Pickford

287 Happinessliesinthejoyofachievementandthethrillofcreativeeffort.Franklin D. Roosevelt

288 Whenatraingoesthroughatunnelanditgetsdark;youdon’tthrowawaytheticketandjumpoff.Yousitstillandtrusttheengineer. Corrie Ten Boom

289 Waitingisatrap.Therewillalwaysbereasonstowait.Thetruthis,thereareonlytwothingsinlife,reasonsandresults,andreasonssimplydon’tcount.Dr. Robert Anthony

290 Livewell...Laughoften...Lovemuch.Origin Unknown

29� Thegreatpleasureinlifeisdoingwhatpeoplesayyoucannotdo.Walter Bagehot

292 Whatliesbehindusandwhatliesbeforeusaretinymatterscomparedtowhatlieswithinus.Henry David Thoreau

293 Feelthefearanddoitanyway. Susan Jeffers

294 Loveconquersall. Virgil

295 Themediocreteachertells.Thegoodteacherexplains.Thesuperiorteacherdemonstrates.Thegreatteacherinspires.William A. Ward

296 Forgivenessdoesnotchangethepast,butitdoesenlargethefuture. Paul Boese

297 Hewhoeverymorningplansthetransactionofthedayandfollowsoutthatplan,carriesathreadthatwillguidehimthroughthemazeofthemostbusylife.Victor Hugo

298 Imaginationismoreimportantthanknowledge. Albert Einstein

299 Ifwearetogethernothingisimpossible.Ifwearedividedallwillfail.Winston Churchill

1001guruthoughts 2�www.gurutropolis.com

300 Progressisimpossiblewithoutchange,andthosewhocannotchangetheirmindscannotchangeanything.George Bernard Shaw

30� Faithisaknowledgewithintheheart,beyondthereachofproof.Kahlil Gibran

302 Ifyoustandupandbecounted,fromtimetotimeyoumaygetyourselfknockeddown.Butrememberthis:Amanflattenedbyanopponentcangetupagain.Amanflattenedbyconformitystaysdownforgood.Thomas J. Watson

303 Themiracleisthis-themoreweshare,themorewehave.Leonard Nimoy

304 Stronglivesaremotivatedbydynamicpurpose.Kenneth Hildebrand

305 Happinessisastateofactivity. Aristotle

306 Doingmoreofwhatdoesn’tworkwon’tmakeitworkanybetter.Charles J. Givens

307 Discontentisthefirstnecessityofprogress.Thomas Edison

308 Happinessistheway.Sotreasureeverymomentyouhaveandrememberthattimewaitsfornoone.Happinessisajourney,notadestination. Souza

309 Thingsturnoutbestforthepeoplewhomakethebestofthewaythingsturnout.Ty Boyd

3�0 Itisfarbetterforamantogowronginfreedomthantogorightinchains.Thomas H. Huxley

3�� Anyonewholiveswithintheirmeanssuffersfromalackofimagination.Oscar Wilde

3�2 Novirtueismoreuniversallyacceptedasatestofgoodcharacterthantrustworthiness.Harry Emerson Fosdick

3�3 Wedon’treceivewisdom;wemustdiscoveritforourselvesafterajourneythatnoonecantakeusorspareus.Marcel Proust

3�4 Theonlyurgentthingisthatwemakeabeginningandkeeptrying.Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions

3�5 Happinessisnotinourcircumstancesbutinourselves.Itisnotsomethingwesee,likearainbow,orfeel,liketheheatofafire.Happinessissomethingweare. John B. Sheerin


3�6 Knowingyourselfisthebeginningofallwisdom.Aristotle

3�7 Icouldn’twaitforsuccess,soIwentaheadwithoutit. Jonathan Winters

3�8 Goalsaredreamswithdeadlines.Diana Scharf Hunt

3�9 Personalrelationshipsarethefertilesoilfromwhichalladvancement,allsuccess,allachievementinreallifegrows.Ben Stein

320 Findsomethingtodothatreallyinspiresyou,thatkeepsyouupatnight,thatyousimplylovetodo.Michael Masterson

32� Maybeyoumadeamistakethat’sbeenhauntingyou.Oryounevergotaroundtothat“thankyou”.Soyouhaveachoice.Alifetimeofnaggingregret(ifit’slastedthislong,itain’tgoingaway)-ortakingamomentnowtodealwithit.Charlie Byrne

322 Ifyouwanttoachieveahighgoal,you’regoingtohavetotakesomechances.Alberto Salazar

323 Allblameisawasteoftime.Nomatterhowmuchfaultyoufindwithanother,andregardlessofhowmuchyoublamehim,itwillnotchangeyou.Wayne Dyer

324 Youwanttosetagoalthatisbigenoughthatintheprocessofachievingityoubecomesomeoneworthbecoming.Jim Rohn

325 Youwillneverleavewhereyouare,untilyoudecidewhereyou’dratherbe.Dexter Yager

326 Successcomesincans;failurecomesincants.Origin Unknown

327 Liveyourlifeasanexclamation,notanexplanation.Origin Unknown

328 Amancansucceedatalmostanythingforwhichhehasunlimitedenthusiasm.Charles M. Schwab

329 Ifwealldidallthethingswearecapableofdoingwewouldliterallyastoundourselves.Thomas Edison

330 Lifeisasuccessionoflessonswhichmustbelivedtobeunderstood. Helen Keller

33� Ifwedon`tchange,wedon`tgrow.Ifwedon`tgrow,wearen`treallyliving.Gail Sheehy


332 Attitudeisalittlethingthatmakesabigdifference.Sir Winston Churchill

333 Usewhattalentyoupossess:thewoodswouldbeverysilentifnobirdssangexceptthosethatsangbest.Henry Van Dyke

334 Toomanypeoplearethinkingofsecurityinsteadofopportunity.Theyseemmoreafraidoflifethandeath.James F. Bymes

335 Nothingcanstopthemanwiththerightmentalattitudefromachievinghisgoal;nothingonearthcanhelpthemanwiththewrongmentalattitude.Thomas Jefferson

336 Ourgreatestweaknessliesingivingup.Themostcertainwaytosucceedisalwaystotryonemoretime. Thomas Edison

337 Theuniverseisfullofmagicalthingspatientlywaitingforourwitstogrowsharper.Eden Phillpotts

338 Comingtogetherisabeginning;keepingtogetherisprogress;workingtogetherissuccess. Origin Unknown

339 Themostwastedofalldaysisonewithoutlaughter.E.E. Cummings

340 Blessedaretheywhocanlaughatthemselves;fortheyshallneverceasetobeamused.Origin Unknown

34� Shootforthemoon.Evenifyoumiss,you’lllandamongthestars.Les Brown

342 Geniusisonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration.Thomas Edison

343 Peopledon’tcarehowmuchyouknowuntiltheyknowhowmuchyoucare.John C. Maxwellzz

344 Thedifferencebetweenasuccessfulpersonandothersisnotalackofstrength,notalackofknowledge,butratherinalackofwill.Vince Lombardi

345 Worklikeyoudon’tneedthemoney,lovelikeyou’veneverbeenhurtanddancelikenooneiswatching.Satchel Paige

346 Wemakealivingbywhatweget,butwemakealifebywhatwegive. Sir Winston Churchill

347 Educationisthatwhichremainswhenonehasforgotteneverythinghelearnedinschool.Albert Einstein


348 Twentyyearsfromnowyouwillbemoredisappointedbythethingsyoudidn’tdothanbytheonesyoudiddo.Sothrowoffthebowlines.Sailawayfromthesafeharbour.Catchthewindsinyoursails.Explore.Dream. Mark Twain

349 Ifyoucandreamit,youcandoit. Walt Disney

350 Peaceisessentiallyafunctionofputtingfirstthingsfirst.Stephen Covey

35� Firstsaytoyourselfwhatyouwouldbe,andthendowhatyouhavetodo.Epictetus

352 Liketwogoldenbirdsperchedontheselfsametree,intimatefriends,theegoandtheselfdwellinthesamebody.Theformereatsthesweetandsourfruitsofthetreeoflife,whilethelatterlooksonindetachment.The Mundaka Upanishad

353 Ifyouarewillingtoadmitfaults,youhaveonelessfaulttoadmit.Origin Unknown

354 Onewaytogetthemostoutoflifeistolookuponitasanadventure.William Feather

355 Decidewhatyouwant,decidewhatyouarewillingtoexchangeforit.Establishyourprioritiesandgotowork.H.L. Hunt

356 IhaveanirrepressibledesiretolivetillIcanbeassuredthattheworldisalittlebetterformyhavinglivedinit.Abraham Lincoln

357 Everyproblemhaswithinittheseedsofitsownsolution.Ifyoudon’thaveanyproblems,youdon’tgetanyseeds.Norman Vincent Peale

358 Shallowmenbelieveinluck,believeincircumstances;itwassomebody’sname,orhehappenedtobethereatthetime,oritwassothen,andanotherdayitwouldhavebeenotherwise.Strongmenbelieveincauseandeffect.Ralph Waldo Emerson

359 Aholidayislikerechargingyourcarbattery.Ifyousetuptheconnectionswrong,noenergygoesintothebattery.Ifyoudoitright,youreturnatfullchargeandyourbrainisabletoworkthewayitwasdesignedto.Gord Johansen

360 Ifyoudon’tmakemistakes,you’renotworkingonhardenoughproblems.Andthat’sabigmistake.Frank Wilczek


36� Astomethodstheremaybeamillionandthensome,butprinciplesarefew.Themanwhograspsprinciplescansuccessfullyselecthisownmethods.Themanwhotriesmethods,ignoringprinciples,issuretohavetrouble.Ralph Waldo Emerson

362 Realityismerelyanillusion,albeitaverypersistentone.Albert Einstein

363 Acandlelosesnothingbylightinganothercandle.Father James Keller

364 Ashumanbeings,ourgreatnessliesnotsomuchinbeingabletoremaketheworld...asinbeingabletoremakeourselves.Mahatma Gandhi

365 Toaccomplishgreatthings,wemustnotonlydream,butact.Bill Blackman

366 Itisnousewaitingforyourshiptocomeinunlessyouhavesentoneout.Belgian Proverb

367 Youcancomeoutofthefurnaceoftroubletwoways:ifyouletitconsumeyou,youcomeoutacinder;butthereisakindofmetalwhichrefusestobeconsumed,andcomesoutastar.Jean Church

368 IfIamthroughlearning,Iamthrough.John Wooden

369 Therearetwotypesofpeople-anchorsandmotors.Youwanttolosetheanchorsandgetwiththemotorsbecausethemotorsaregoingsomewhereandthey’rehavingmorefun.Theanchorswilljustdragyoudown.Wyland

370 Goalsareameanstoanend,nottheultimatepurposeofourlives.Theyaresimplyatooltoconcentrateourfocusandmoveusinadirection.Theonlyreasonwereallypursuegoalsistocauseourselvestoexpandandgrow.Achievinggoalsbythemselveswillnevermakeushappyinthelongterm;it’swhoyoubecome,asyouovercometheobstaclesnecessarytoachieveyourgoalsthatcangiveyouthedeepestandmostlong-lastingsenseoffulfillment.Anthony Robbins

37� Howdoyouknowifyourmissioninlifeisfinished?Ifyou’restillalive,itisn’t. Richard Bach

372 Obstaclesarelikewildanimals...Theyarecowardsbuttheywillbluffyouiftheycan.Iftheyseeyouareafraidofthem,theyareliabletospringuponyou;butifyoulookthemsquarelyintheeye,theywillslinkoutofsight. Orison Swett Marden


373 Focusonwhereyouwanttogo,notonwhatyoufear.Anthony Robbins

374 Theyalwayssaytimechangesthings,butyouactuallyhavetochangethemyourself.Andy Warhol

375 Whatyougetbyachievingyourgoalsisasimportantaswhatyoubecomebyachievingyourgoals.Henry David Thoreau

376 Nevergiveuponyourdream...Perseveranceisallimportant.Ifyoudon’thavethedesireandthebeliefinyourselftokeeptryingafteryou’vebeentoldyoushouldquit,you’llnevermakeit.Tawni O’Dell

377 Ifyourshipdoesn’tcomein,swimouttomeetit. Jonathan Winters

378 Everynegativeeventcontainswithinittheseedofanequalorgreaterbenefit.Napoleon Hill

379 Theheightsbygreatmenreachedandkept,werenotobtainedbysuddenflight,butthey,whiletheircompanionsslept,weretoilingupwardinthenight.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

380 Howpoorwetrulyarewhenwemeasurewealthinmonetaryterms;overlookingthetruevalueofourselvesandthosewelove.Kelly Comeau

38� Theroadtosuccessisalwaysunderconstructionandfullofdetours.Enjoytheride.Origin Unknown

382 Beagoodlistener,opportunitysometimesknocksverysoftly.Origin Unknown

383 Idonotknowanyonewhohasgottothetopwithouthardwork.Thatistherecipe.Itwillnotalwaysgetyoutothetop,butshouldgetyouprettynear.Margaret Thatcher

384 Happinessisaperfumeyoucannotpouronotherswithoutgettingafewdropsonyourself.Ralph Waldo Emerson

385 WhenGodclosesadoor,heopensawindow.Origin Unknown

386 Wejudgeourselvesbywhatwefeelcapableofdoing,whileothersjudgeusbywhatwehavealreadydone.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

387 Serviceistherentwepayforbeing.Itistheverypurposeoflife,andnotsomethingyoudoinyoursparetime. Marion Wright Edelman


388 Winningisn’teverything;it’stheonlything.Vince Lombardi

389 Yougivebutlittlewhenyougiveofyourpossessions.Itiswhenyougiveofyourselfthatyoutrulygive. Kahlil Gibran

390 Intheend,it’snottheyearsinyourlifethatcount.It’sthelifeinyouryears.Abraham Lincoln

39� Bettertolightacandlethancursethedarkness.Eleanor Roosevelt

392 Theonlygoodluckmanygreatmeneverhadwasbeingbornwiththeabilityanddeterminationtoovercomebadluck.Channing Pollock

393 Friendsareangelswholiftustoourfeetwhenourwingshavetroublerememberinghowtofly.Origin Unknown

394 Treatpeopleasiftheywerewhattheyoughttobe,andyou’llhelpthemtobecomewhattheyarecapableofbecoming. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

395 Nevergivein,nevergivein-never,never,never.Sir Winston Churchill

396 Thepriceofsuccessishardwork,dedicationtothejobathand,andthedeterminationthatwhetherwewinorlose,wehaveappliedthebestofourselvestothetaskathand.Vince Lombardi

397 Mindsarelikeparachutes.Theyonlyfunctionwhentheyareopen.Thomas Dewar

398 Tolovewhatyoudoandfeelthatitmatters,howonearthcouldanythingbemorefun. Katherine Graham

399 Youarenevergivenawishwithoutalsobeinggiventhepowertomakeittrue.Youmayhavetoworkforit,however.Richard Bach

400 Alwaysdoright;thiswillgratifysomeandastonishtherest.Mark Twain

40� Whateveryoucando,ordreamyoucan,beginit.Boldnesshasgenius,powerandmagicinit.Beginitnow.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

402 Ifamandoesnotkeeppacewithhiscompanions,perhapsitisbecausehehearsadifferentdrummer.Henry David Thoreau

403 Dountoothersasyouwouldhavethemdountoyou.The Bible


404 Kindwordscanbeshortandeasytospeakbuttheirechoesaretrulyendless.Mother Teresa

405 Mengivemecreditforgenius.AllthegeniusIhaveliesinthis:WhenIhaveasubjectinhand,Istudyitprofoundly.Dayandnight,itisbeforeme.Iexploreitinallitsbearings.Mymindbecomespervadedwithit.Then...peoplearepleasedtocall[theeffortthatImade]thefruitofgenius.Itisthefruitoflabourandthought.Alexander Hamilton

406 Forashethinkethinhisheart,soishe.Proverbs 23:7

407 Behappywithwhatyouhavewhilepursuingwhatyouwant.Thekeytohappinessisnotmore.Jim Rohn

408 Weshallnotceasefromexploration.Andtheendofallourexploringwillbetoarrivewherewestartedandknowtheplaceforthefirsttime.T.S. Elliot

409 Solitude,inthesenseofbeingoftenalone,isessentialtoanydepthofmeditationorofcharacter;andsolitudeinthepresenceofnaturalbeautyandgrandeuristhecradleofthoughtandaspirationswhicharenotonlygoodfortheindividual,butwhichsocietycouldilldowithout.John S. Mill

4�0 Whatyoualonecancontribute,nooneelsecancontribute.Stephen Covey

4�� InwildernessIsensethemiracleoflife,andbehinditourscientificaccomplishmentsfadetotrivia.Charles Lindbergh

4�2 Happinessserveshardlyanyotherpurposethantomakeunhappinesspossible.Marcel Proust

4�3 Afterthegame,thekingandthepawngointothesamebox.Italian Proverb

4�4 Chancefavoursonlythepreparedmind. Louis Pasteur

4�5 Verylittleisneededtomakeahappylife;itisallwithinyourself,inyourwayofthinking.Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

4�6 Writetobeunderstood,speaktobeheard,readtogrow...Lawrence Clark Powell

4�7 Whenwedothebestthatwecan,weneverknowwhatmiracleiswroughtinourlife,orinthelifeofanother.Helen Keller


4�8 Youwillalwaysgravitatetothatwhichyousecretlymostlove.Mendonotattainthatwhichtheywantbutthatwhichtheyare.James Allen

4�9 Foranideawhich,atfirst,doesnotseemabsurd,thereisnohope.Albert Einstein

420 WehavecommittedtheGoldenRuletomemory;letusnowcommitittolife.Edwin Markham

42� Thisistheveryperfectionofaman,tofindouthisownimperfection.Saint Augustine

422 Thereasonablemanadaptshimselftotheworld;theunreasonableonepersistsintryingtoadapttheworldtohimself.Thereforeallprogressdependsontheunreasonableman.George Bernard Shaw

423 Livenotone’slifeasthoughonehadathousandyears,butliveeachdayasthelast.Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

424 Wecanneitherthinknoracttogoodpurposeuntilthehabitofself-restrainthasbecomeautomatic.Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions

425 Happinessiswhenwhatyouthink,whatyousay,andwhatyoudoareinharmony. Mahatma Gandhi

426 Whenyou’re‘happyfornoreason,’youbringhappinesstoyoureverydayexperiencesratherthantrytoextracthappinessfromthem.It’snotthatyourlifealwayslooksperfect-it’sthathoweveritlooks,you’llstillbehappy.Marci Shimoff

427 Agreatturningpointinourlivescamewhenwesoughtforhumilityassomethingwereallywanted,ratherthanassomethingwemusthave. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions

428 Happinessisnotastationyouarriveat,butamanneroftraveling.Margaret B. Runbeck

429 Enthusiasmisoneofthemostpowerfulenginesofsuccess.Whenyoudoathing,doitwithallyourmight.Putyourwholesoulintoit.Stampitwithyourownpersonality.Beactive,beenergetic,beenthusiasticandfaithful,andyouwillaccomplishyourobject.Nothinggreatwaseverachievedwithoutenthusiasm.Ralph Waldo Emerson


430 Theindividualwhowantstoreachthetopinbusinessmustappreciatethemightandforceofhabit.Hemustbequicktobreakthosehabitsthatcanbreakhim-andhastentoadoptthosepracticesthatwillbecomethehabitsthathelphimachievethesuccesshedesires.J. Paul Getty

43� Therearetwowaystoliveyourlife.Oneisasthoughnothingisamiracle.Theotherisasthougheverythingisamiracle.Albert Einstein

432 Iabsolutelybelievethatpeople,unlesscoached,neverreachtheirmaximumcapabilities.Bob Nardelli

433 Thetragedyoflifedoesn’tlieinnotreachingyourgoal.Thetragedyliesinhavingnogoalstoreach.Benjamin Mays

434 OneofthemosttragicthingsIknowabouthumannatureisthatallofustendtoputoffliving.Wearealldreamingofsomemagicalrosegardenoverthehorizon-insteadofenjoyingtherosesthatarebloomingoutsideourwindowstoday.Dale Carnegie

435 Ifyouractionscreatealegacythatinspiresotherstodreammore,learnmore,domore,andbecomemore,thenyouareanexcellentleader. Dolly Parton

436 Thereisascienceofgettingrich,anditisanexactscience,likealgebraorarithmetic.Therearecertainlawswhichgoverntheprocessofacquiringriches,andoncetheselawsarelearnedandobeyedbyanyone,thatpersonwillgetrichwithmathematicalcertainty.Wallace D. Wattles

437 Youcanbecomeanevenmoreexcellentpersonbyconstantlysettinghigherandhigherstandardsforyourselfandthenbydoingeverythingpossibletoliveuptothosestandards.Brian Tracy

438 IamhappyandcontentbecauseIthinkIam.Atain-Rene Lesage

439 Youmustliveinthepresent,launchyourselfoneverywave,findyoureternityineachmoment.Foolsstandontheirislandopportunitiesandlooktowardanotherland.Thereisnootherland,thereisnootherlifebutthis.Henry David Thoreau

440 Wehaveaninnatedesiretoendlesslylearn,grow,anddevelop.Wewanttobecomemorethanwhatwealreadyare.Onceweyieldtothisinclinationforcontinuousandnever-endingimprovement,weleadalifeofendlessaccomplishmentsandsatisfaction.Chuck Gallozzi


44� Foreveryfailure,there’sanalternativecourseofaction.Youjusthavetofindit.Whenyoucometoaroadblock,takeadetour.Mary Kay Ash

442 Learntogetintouchwiththesilencewithinyourselfandknowthateverythinginlifehasapurpose.Elisabeth Kubler-Ross M.D.

443 Createyourfuturefromyourfuture,notyourpast.Werner Erhard

444 Makingasuccessofthejobathandisthebeststeptowardthekindyouwant.Bernard M. Baruch

445 Everyonehasadefiningmoment.Eitheryoudefinethemomentorthemomentwilldefineyou.Origin Unknown

446 Usethestumblingblocksoflifeassteppingstonestosuccess.Origin Unknown

447 Ifyoumustmakeamistake,atleastmakeanewone. Origin Unknown

448 Ifamaniscalledtobeastreetscaper,heshouldsweepstreetsevenasMichelangelopainted,orBeethovencomposedmusicorShakespearewrotepoetry.Heshouldsweepstreetssowellthatallthehostsofheavenandearthwillpausetosay,herelivedagreatstreetscaperwhodidhisjobwell.Martin Luther King, Jr.

449 EverydayineverywayIamgettingbetterandbetter.Origin Unknown

450 Successseemstobeconnectedwithaction.Successfulpeoplekeepmoving.Theymakemistakes,buttheydon`tquit.Conrad Hilton

45� Educationisnotfillingabucket,butlightingafire.William Yeats

452 Strengthdoesnotcomefromwinning.Yourstrugglesdevelopyourstrengths.Whenyougothroughhardshipsanddecidenottosurrender,thatisstrength.Mahatma Gandhi

453 Successleavesclues.Jim Rohn

454 Whenonedoorclosesanotheropens,butweoftenlooksolongandsoregretfullyuponthecloseddoorthatwedonotseetheonewhichhasopenedforus.Alexander Graham Bell

455 Andnowhereismysecret,averysimplesecret.Itisonlywiththeheartthatonecanseerightly,whatisessentialisinvisibletotheeye.Antoine de Saint-Exupery


456 Youcanmakemorefriendsintwomonthsbybecominginterestedinotherpeoplethanyoucanintwoyearsbytryingtogetotherpeopleinterestedinyou. Dale Carnegie

457 ThewayIseeit,ifyouwanttherainbow,yougottaputupwiththerain.Dolly Parton

458 Whatweseedependsmainlyonwhatwelookfor.Sir John Lubbock

459 Whenitisdarkenough,youcanseethestars. Charles A. Beard

460 Iftheonlytoolyouhaveisahammer,youtendtoseeeveryproblemasanail.Abraham Maslow

46� Toooftenweunderestimatethepowerofatouch,asmile,akindword,alisteningear,anhonestcompliment,orthesmallestactofcaring,allofwhichhavethepotentialtoturnalifearound.Leo Buscaglia

462 Thereisnothingtofear,butfearitself.Franklin D. Roosevelt

463 Watchyourthoughts;theybecomewords.Watchyourwords;theybecomeactions.Watchyouractions;theybecomehabits.Watchyourhabits;theybecomecharacter.Watchyourcharacter;itbecomesyourdestiny. Frank Outlaw

464 Argueforyourlimitations,andsureenoughthey’reyours.Richard Bach

465 Charactercannotbedevelopedineaseandquiet.Onlythroughexperienceoftrialandsufferingcanthesoulbestrengthened,ambitioninspired,andsuccessachieved.Helen Keller

466 Yougainstrength,courage,andconfidencebyeveryexperienceinwhichyoureallystoptolookfearintheface.Eleanor Roosevelt

467 Thechallengeisnottomanagetime,buttomanageourselves.Stephen Covey

468 Hewhohesitatesislost. Proverb

469 Thereisnolimittowhatamancandoorwherehecangoifhedoesn’tmindwhogetsthecredit.Robert Woodruff

470 Amanisasuccessifhegetsupinthemorningandgoestobedatnightandinbetweendoeswhathewantstodo.Bob Dylan


47� Everymessisalockonthedoorthatkeepsabundanceout.Raymond Aaron

472 Don’tusetimeorwordscarelessly.Neithercanberetrieved.Origin Unknown

473 Thebestisyettobe.Robert Browning

474 Judgenot,andyeshallnotbejudged;condemnnot,andyeshallnotbecondemned;forgive,andyeshallbeforgiven. Luke 6:37

475 Qualityoflifedependsonwhathappensbetweenstimulusandresponse.Stephen Covey

476 Nothingis,unlessourthinkingmakesitso.William Shakespeare

477 Thereisjustonelifeforeachofus:ourown. Euripides

478 Everyactiongeneratesaforceofenergythatreturnstousinlikekind...whatwesowiswhatwereap.Andwhenwechooseactionsthatbringhappinessandsuccesstoothers,thefruitofourkarmaishappinessandsuccess.Deepak Chopra

479 Failuretoprepareispreparingtofail.Benjamin Franklin

480 Ifyoudon’twanttofeelgreataboutwhat’sgoingon,youcanalwayschoosetofeelgreatinspiteofwhat’sgoingon.Ralph Marston

48� Begladoflife,becauseitgivesyouthechancetoloveandtoworkandtoplayandtolookupatthestars.Henry Van Dyke

482 Wemakeourfortunes,andwecallthemfate.Earl of Beaconsfield

483 Donotattempttodoathingunlessyouaresureofyourself;butdonotrelinquishitsimplybecausesomeoneelseisnotsureofyou.Stewart E. White

484 Failoften.Failfast.FailCheap.Jim Estill

485 Towinyouhavetoriskloss.Jean-Claude Killy

486 Youmustgoafteryourwish.Assoonasyoustarttopursueadream,yourlifewakesupandeverythinghasmeaning.Barbara Sher

487 Weareunlimitedbeings.Wehavenoceiling.Thecapabilitiesandthetalentsandthegiftsandthepowerthatiswithineverysingleindividualthatisonthisplanet,isunlimited.Michael Beckwith


488 Geniusistheabilitytosimplifythosethingsweperceiveascomplicated. C. W. Gran

489 Icangiveyouasixwordformulaforsuccess:thinkthingsthrough-thenfollowthrough.Eddie Rickenbacker

490 Opportunitiesareusuallydisguisedashardwork,somostpeopledon’trecognizethem.Ann Landers

49� Adultsarealwaysaskingkidswhattheywanttobewhentheygrowupbecausetheyarelookingforideas.Paula Poundstone

492 Ifyoumustplay,decideonthreethingsatthestart:therulesofthegame,thestakes,andthequittingtime.Chinese Proverb

493 Learningtoignorethingsisoneofthegreatpathstoinnerpeace.Robert J. Sawyer

494 Thereisawonderfulmythicallawofnaturethatthethreethingswecravemostinlifehappiness,freedomandpeaceofmind-arealwaysattainedbygivingthemtosomeoneelse.Peyton Cornway March

495 Bekind,foreveryoneyoumeetisfightingagreatbattle.Philo of Alexandria

496 Belikeaspongewhenitcomestoeachnewexperience.Ifyouwanttobeabletoexpressitwell,youmustfirstbeabletoabsorbitwell. Jim Rohn

497 Startbydoingwhat’snecessary,thenwhat’spossible,andsuddenlyyouaredoingtheimpossible.Saint Francis

498 Idon’tthinkofmyselfasapoordeprivedghettogirlwhomadegood.IthinkofmyselfassomebodywhofromanearlyageknewIwasresponsibleformyself,andIhadtomakegood.Oprah Winfrey

499 Donotlettheheroinyoursoulperish,inlonelyfrustrationforthelifeyoudeserved,buthaveneverbeenabletoreach.Checkyourroadandthenatureofyourbattle.Theworldyoudesiredcanbewon.Itexists,itisreal,itispossible,itisyours.Ayn Rand

500 Nothingchangesuntilyoudo.Origin Unknown

50� Oneofthemostimportanttruthsaboutsuccessisthatitisaformula:10percentgoodideasand90percentaction.Michael Masterson


502 Aslongasyoudon’tforgive,whoandwhateveritiswilloccupyrent-freespaceinyourmind. Isabelle Holland

503 Alltheresourcesweneedareinthemind.Theodore Roosevelt

504 Thewholelifeofmanisbutapointoftime;letusenjoyit,therefore,whileitlasts,andnotspenditwithnopurpose.Plutarch

505 Desireisthekeytomotivation,butit’sdeterminationandcommitmenttoanunrelentingpursuitofyourgoal-acommitmenttoexcellence-thatwillenableyoutoattainthesuccessyouseek.Mario Andretti

506 Youhaveadivinerighttoabundance,andifyouareanythinglessthanamillionaire,youhaven’thadyourfairshare.Stuart Wilde

507 Amanwoulddonothingifhewaiteduntilhecoulddoitsowellthatnoonecouldfindfault.John Henry Newman

508 Happinessinlifecomesnotfromidlenessbutfromworking.Notworkingatajobyouhate,butworkingattasksyoucareabout.Michael Masterson

509 Difficultiesareopportunitiestobetterthings;theyarestepping-stonestogreaterexperience...Whenonedoorcloses,anotheralwaysopens;asanaturallawithasto,tobalance.Brian Adams

5�0 IfpeopleknewhowhardIhadtoworktogainmymastery,itwouldn’tseemwonderfulatall.Michelangelo

5�� Theindispensablefirststeptogettingthethingsyouwantoutoflifeisthis:decidewhatyouwant. Ben Stein

5�2 Itisbettertowearoutthantorustout. Richard Cumberland

5�3 Youcan’tchangethewind,youcanhoweveradjustyoursails.Origin Unknown

5�4 Ifyouwanttoleavefootprintsinthesandsoftime,don’tdragyourfeet.Annot L. Sheppard

5�5 It’smuchbettertoprepareandnothavetheopportunitythantohavetheopportunityandnotbeprepared.Origin Unknown

5�6 Theimportantthingisthis:tobeableatanymomenttosacrificewhatweareforwhatwecouldbecome. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi


5�7 Sometimesourlightgoesoutbutisblownintoflamebyanotherhumanbeing.Eachofusowesdeeperthankstothosewhohaverekindledthislight.Albert Schweitzer

5�8 Liveinsuchawaythatyouwouldnotbeashamedtosellyourparrottothetowngossip. Will Rogers

5�9 Youdon`thavetoseethewholestaircase,justtakethefirststep.Martin Luther King, Jr.

520 Greatoaksfromlittleacornsgrow. Proverb

52� Thebestthingaboutthefutureisthatitcomesonlyonedayatatime.Abraham Lincoln

522 Theonlyplacesuccesscomesbeforeworkisinthedictionary.Vince Lombardi

523 Thedefinitionofinsanityisdoingthesamethingoverandoverandexpectingdifferentresults.Albert Einstein

524 Itisbettertohavelovedandlostthantoneverhaveloved.Alfred Lord Tennyson

525 Tosucceed...youneedtofindsomethingtoholdonto,somethingtomotivateyou,somethingtoinspireyou. Tony Dorsett

526 Theunexaminedlifeisnotworthliving.Socrates

527 Somepeoplecomeintoourlivesandquicklygo,somestayforawhileandleavefootprintsinourhearts,andwearenever,everthesame.Origin Unknown

528 Toaccomplishgreatthings,wemustnotonlyact,butalsodream;notonlyplan,butalsobelieve.Anatole France

529 Asweareliberatedfromourownfear,ourpresenceautomaticallyliberatesothers.Nelson Mandela

530 Donotletwhatyoucannotdointerferewithwhatyoucando.John Wooden

53� Iamthecaptainofmysoul.William Ernest Henley

532 Thosewhodreambydayarecognizantofmanythingswhichescapethosewhodreamonlybynight. Edgar Allen Poe


533 Thebestandmostbeautifulthingsintheworldcannotbeseenoreventouched.Theymustbefeltwiththeheart.Helen Keller

534 Noonecanmakeyoufeelinferiorwithoutyourconsent.Eleanor Roosevelt

535 [The]momentonedefinitelycommitsoneself,thenProvidencemoves,too.Allsortsofthingsoccurtohelponethatwouldneverotherwisehaveoccurred.Awholestreamofeventsissuesfromthedecision,raisinginone’sfavourallmannerofunforeseenincidentsandmeetingsandmaterialassistance,whichnomancouldhavedreamedcouldcomehisway.Goethe

536 Allthoughtswhichhavebeenemotionalized[givenfeeling]andmixedwithfaith,beginimmediatelytotranslatethemselvesintotheirphysicalequivalentorcounterpart. Napoleon Hill

537 Whenwechangethemodelsinourmind,wechangetheresultsinourlife.Mark Victor Hansen

538 Ifweknowhowtolistentoourownhearts,wecanlistentotheheartsofothers. Stephen Covey

539 IwishtosaywhatIthinkandfeeltoday,withtheprovisothattomorrowperhapsIshallcontradictitall.Ralph Waldo Emerson

540 Beawareofwonder.Liveabalancedlife-learnsomeandthinksomeanddrawandpaintandsinganddanceandplayandworkeverydaysome.Robert Fulghum

54� Someonemayhavestolenyourdreamwhenitwasyoungandfreshandyouwereinnocent.Angerisnatural.Griefisappropriate.Healingismandatory.Restorationispossible.Jane Rubietta

542 Lifeisnotmeasuredbythenumberofbreathswetake,butbythemomentsthattakeourbreathaway.George Carlin

543 Theshortestwaytodomanythingsistodoonlyonethingatonce.Samuel Smiles

544 Thetroublewiththeratraceisthatevenifyouwin,you’restillarat.Lily Tomlin

545 Allcoursesofactionarerisky,soprudenceisnotinavoidingdanger(it’simpossible),butcalculatingriskandactingdecisively.Makemistakesofambitionandnotmistakesofsloth.Developthestrengthtodoboldthings,notthestrengthtosuffer.Niccolo Machiavelli


546 Patienceisthecompanionofwisdom.Saint Augustine

547 Rightnowyouareonechoiceawayfromanewbeginning-onethatleadsyoutowardbecomingthefullesthumanbeingyoucanbe.Oprah Winfrey

548 Becarefultheenvironmentyouchooseforitwillshapeyou;becarefulthefriendsyouchooseforyouwillbecomelikethem.W. Clement Stone

549 Fearless,hopemore;whineless,breathemore;talkless,saymore;hateless,lovemore;andallgoodthingsareyours.Swedish Proverb

550 It’seasytobenegativeandunmotivated,butittakessomeworktobepositiveandmotivated.Whilethere’snooffbuttonforthoserelentless“tapes,”therearethingsthatyoucandototurndownthevolumeandshiftyourfocusfromnegativetothepositive.Donna Cardillo R.N.

55� Ifyouspendyourlifeimprovingyourweaknesses,attheendofyourlifeyouwillhavemanystrongweaknesses.Dan Sullivan

552 Neverpromisemorethanyoucanperform.Publilius Syrus

553 Yesterdayisnotourstorecover,buttomorrowisourstowinortolose. Lyndon b. Johnson

554 Behonest.Besincere.Begenuine.Withyourselfandwitheverybodyelse,asoftenandasmuchasyoucan.Nothingelseyou’llresolvetodocouldmakeabiggerdifference.John Forde

555 Progressalwaysinvolvesrisk;youcan’tstealsecondbaseandkeepyourfootonfirst.Frederick Wilcox

556 Youhavetobelieveinyourselfwhennooneelsedoes.That’swhatmakesyouawinner. Venus Williams

557 Themanwhodoesnotworkfortheloveofworkbutonlyformoneyisnotlikelytomakemoneynorfindmuchfuninlife.Charles M. Schwab

558 Whatyouthinkandwhatyoufeelandwhatyoumanifestisalwaysamatch.Everysingletime.Noexception. Esther Hicks-Abraham

559 Ifopportunitydoesn’tknock,buildadoor.Milton Berle

560 Seekfirsttounderstand,thenbeunderstood.Stephen Covey


56� Successisthesumofsmallefforts,repeateddayinanddayout.Robert Collier

562 IamagreatbelieverinluckandIfindthattheharderIworkthemoreIhaveofit.Thomas Jefferson

563 Youonlygetoutwhatyouputin.Origin Unknown

564 Whatwouldyouattempttodoifyouknewyoucouldnotfail?Robert Schuller

565 Youarewhatyouthinkyouare.Bob Richards

566 Therearetwokindsofpeople,thosewhodotheworkandthosewhotakethecredit.Trytobeinthefirstgroup,thereislesscompetitionthere. Indira Gandhi

567 Thehighestrewardforaperson’stoilisnotwhattheygetforit,butwhattheybecomebyit. John Ruskin

568 Manyoflife’sfailuresarepeoplewhodidnotrealizehowclosetheyweretosuccesswhentheygaveup.Thomas Edison

569 Dowhatyoucan,withwhatyouhave,whereyouare.Theodore Roosevelt

570 Alifelivedinfearisalifehalflived.Proverb

57� Ourdeepestfearisnotthatweareinadequate.Ourdeepestfearisthatwearepowerfulbeyondmeasure.Marianne Williamson

572 Tworoadsdivergedinawood,andI...Itooktheonelesstraveledby,andthathasmadeallthedifference.Robert Frost

573 Man’smindstretchedtoanewideanevergoesbacktoitsoriginaldimensions.Oliver Wendell Holmes

574 Mostthingswhichareurgentarenotimportant,andmostthingswhichareimportantarenoturgent.President Dwight Eisenhower

575 Peoplerarelysucceedunlesstheyhavefuninwhattheyaredoing.Dale Carnegie

576 Anymancanmakemistakes,butonlyanidiotpersistsinhiserror.Cicero


577 Karmaistheeternalassertionofhumanfreedom...ourthoughts,ourwords,anddeedsarethethreadsofthenetwhichwethrowaroundourselves.Swami Vivekananda

578 Gratitudeistheinwardfeelingofkindnessreceived.Thankfulnessisthenaturalimpulsetoexpressthatfeeling.Thanksgivingisthefollowingofthatimpulse.Henry Van Dyke

579 Don’tbeafraidtogooutonalimb.That’swherethefruitis.H.Jackson Browne

580 Theworstthingyoucantrytodoisclingtosomethingthatisgone,ortorecreateit.Johnette Napolitano

58� Ifyouwanttogettothetop,youmustfirstgetoffyourbottom.Khow Wong

582 Themiracleisnottowalkonwater.Themiracleistowalkonthegreenearth,dwellingdeeplyinthepresentmomentandfeelingtrulyalive. Thich Nhat Hanh

583 Lifeistooshorttobesmall.Benjamin Disraeli

584 Aperson’struewealthisthegoodheorshedoesintheworld.Mohammed

585 Thepurposeofhumanlifeistoshowcompassionandthewilltohelpothers.Albert Schweitzer

586 Everynowandagaintakeagoodlookatsomethingnotmadewithhands-amountain,astar,theturnofastream.Therewillcometoyouwisdomandpatienceandsolaceand,aboveall,theassurancethatyouarenotaloneintheworld.Sidney Lovett

587 Lifeisaboutnotknowing,havingtochange,takingthemomentandmakingthebestofit,withoutknowingwhat’sgoingtohappennext.Deliciousambiguity. Gilda Radner

588 Don’tlimityourself.Manypeoplelimitthemselvestowhattheythinktheycando.Youcangoasfarasyourmindletsyou.Whatyoubelieve,youcanachieve. Mary Kay Ash

589 Allmeaningisself-created.Virginia Satir

590 Youcanachieveanythingyouwantinlife,aslongasyoudon’tcarewhogetsthecredit.U.S. President Ronald Reagan


59� Brainresearchersestimatethatyourunconsciousdatabaseoutweighstheconsciousonanorderexceedingtenmilliontoone.Thisdatabaseisthesourceofyourhidden,naturalgenius.Inotherwords,apartofyouismuchsmarterthanyouare.Thewisepeopleregularlyconsultthatsmarterpart.Michael J. Gelb

592 Themindislikeanelasticband;oncestretchedbyanewidea,itneverregainsitsoriginaldimension. Oliver Wendell Holmes

593 It’swhatyoulearnafteryouknowitallthatcounts.John Wooden

594 Thesecrettosuccessisaction,notattitude.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatyourattitudeis.Whatmattersiswhatyoudowithyourtime.Ifyoudotherightthingsyouwillbesuccessfulregardlessofyouremotionalconditionormentalattitude.Ifyoudothewrongthings,noamountofpositivethinkingwillsaveyou.Michael Masterson

595 Falldownseventimes,getupeighttimes. Japanese Proverb

596 Believeandactasifitwereimpossibletofail.Charles F. Kettering

597 Ifyoulimityourchoicesonlytowhatseemspossibleorreasonable,youdisconnectyourselffromwhatyoutrulywant,andallthatisleftisacompromise. Robert Fritz

598 Workislovemadevisible.Andifyoucan’tworkwithlovebutonlywithdistaste,itisbetterthatyoushouldleaveyourworkandsitatthegateofthetempleandtakealmsofthepeoplewhoworkwithjoy.Kahlil Gibran

599 Howwillyouknowthetasteofvictoryifyoudon’ttaketherisk?Origin Unknown

600 Leaveeverythingalittlebetterthanyoufoundit.Origin Unknown

60� Practicedoesnotmakeperfect,perfectpracticemakesperfect.Vince Lombardi

602 Excellenceistheresultofcaringmorethanothersthinkwise,riskingmorethanother’sthinksafe,dreamingmorethanothersthinkpractical,andexpectingmorethanothersthinkpossible.Origin Unknown

603 Youmustbethechangeyouwanttoseeintheworld. Mahatma Gandhi

604 Everythingisokayintheend.Ifit’snotokay,thenit’snottheend.Origin Unknown


605 Ifyoucanimagineit,youcanachieveit.Ifyoucandreamit,youcanbecomeit. William A. Ward

606 Wewilleitherfindawayormakeone.Hannibal

607 Holdfasttodreams,forifdreamsdie,lifeisabrokenwingedbirdthatcannotfly.Langston Hughes

608 Youhavetoexpectthingsofyourselfbeforeyoucandothem.Michael Jordan

609 Menoccasionallystumbleoverthetruth,butmostofthempickthemselvesupandhurryoffasifnothinghadhappened.Winston Churchill

6�0 Thequalityofaperson’slifeisindirectproportiontotheircommitmenttoexcellence,regardlessoftheirchosenfieldofendeavour. Vince Lombardi

6�� Thoughtsbecomethings.Mike Dooley

6�2 Totheworldyoumaybeoneperson,buttoonepersonyoumaybetheworld. Origin Unknown

6�3 Followyourblissandtheuniversewillopendoorsforyouwheretherewereonlywalls.Joseph Campbell

6�4 IthinkthereforeIam. Rene Descartes

6�5 Ican’tchangethedirectionofthewind,butIcanadjustmysailstoalwaysreachmydestination.Jimmy Dean

6�6 Youalteryourdestinybyalteringyourthoughts. Dr. Dennis R. Deaton

6�7 Ifyouwanttochangethefruits,youwillfirsthavetochangetheroots.Ifyouwanttochangethevisible,youmustfirstchangetheinvisible. T. Harv Eker

6�8 Thereissomuchwecanrenderservice,tomakeadifferenceintheworld-nomatterhowlargeorhowsmallourcircleofinfluence. Stephen Covey

6�9 Inthebeginningtherewasdesire,whichwasthefirstseedofmind;sages,havingmeditatedintheirhearts,havediscoveredbytheirwisdomtheconnectionoftheexistentwiththenon-existent.Hymn of Creation, The Rig Veda


620 Youarewhatyourdeep,drivingdesireis.Asyourdesireis,soisyourwill.Asyourwillis,soisyourdeed.Asyourdeedis,soisyourdestiny.Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

62� Kissyourlife.Acceptit,justasitis.Today.Now.Sothatthosemomentsofhappinessyou’rewaitingfordon’tpassyouby. Origin Unknown

622 Lifeisatragedyforthosewhofeel,andacomedyforthosewhothink. La Bruyere

623 Developingtheplanisactuallylayingoutthesequenceofeventsthathavetooccurforyoutoachieveyourgoal.George L. Morrisey

624 Intellectualgrowthshouldbeginatgrowthandceaseonlyatdeath.Albert Einstein

625 Thefirstpersongetstheoyster,thesecondpersongetstheshell.Andrew Carnegie

626 Theseedsofgreatdiscoveriesareconstantlyfloatingaroundus,buttheyonlytakerootinmindswellpreparedtoreceivethem.Joseph Henry

627 Civilizationhadtoomanyrulesforme,soIdidmybesttorewritethem.Bill Cosby

628 “Ican’tdoit”neveraccomplishedanything.“Iwilltry”hasperformedwonders.George P. Burnham

629 Thereisadifferencebetweeninterestandcommitment.Whenyou’reinterestedindoingsomething,youdoitonlywhenit’sconvenient.Whenyouarecommittedtosomething,youacceptnoexcuses,onlyresults.Ken Blanchard

630 Itisimportantthatyourecognizeyourprogressandtakeprideinyouraccomplishments.Shareyourachievementswithothers.Bragalittle.Therecognitionandsupportofthosearoundyouisnurturing.Rosemarie Rossetti

63� WeareNOTsentient,self-respecting,intelligentcreatures.Weonlytellourselvesthatweare.Thetruthis,wearedrivenbyemotion.Weonlyuseourthinkingbraintorationalizethoseemotionaldecisionsafterthey’remade. Clayton Makepeace

632 It’snotthewilltowinthatmatters-everyonehasthat.It’sthewilltopreparetowinthatmatters.Paul “Bear” Bryant


633 Ifyouareboredwithlife,ifyoudon’tgetupeverymorningwithaburningdesiretodothings-youdon’thaveenoughgoals.Lou Holtz

634 Experiencegivesyouthetestfirst,thelessonafter.Origin Unknown

635 Theharderyoufallthehigheryoubounce.Horace

636 Lifeisagreatbigcanvas,andyoushouldthrowallthepaintyoucanonit.Danny Kaye

637 Changecomesfromwithin.Origin Unknown

638 Donotwishtobeanythingbutwhatyouare,andtrytobethatperfectly.St. Francis of De Sales

639 Inthemiddleofdifficultyliesopportunity. Albert Einstein

640 Whateverwethinkaboutandthankaboutwebringabout. Dr John F Demartini

64� Itisoneofthemostbeautifulcompensationsofthislifethatnomancansincerelytrytohelpanotherwithouthelpinghimself.Ralph Waldo Emerson

642 Toseeaworldinagrainofsand.Andheaveninawildflower,holdinfinityinthepalmofyourhand.Andeternityinanhour.William Blake

643 Thesourceofallcreationispureconsciousness...purepotentialityseekingexpressionfromtheunmanifesttothemanifest.Andwhenwerealizethatourtrueselfisoneofpurepotentiality,wealignwiththepowerthatmanifestseverythingintheuniverse.Deepak Chopra

644 Happinessdoesnotconsistinpastimesandamusementsbutinvirtuousactivities.Aristotle

645 Optimismmeansexpectingthebest,butconfidencemeansknowinghowtohandletheworst.Nevermakeamoveifyouaremerelyoptimistic.The Zurich Axioms

646 Amanisrichinproportiontothenumberofthingshecanaffordtoletalone.Henry David Thoreau


647 Begentlewithyourself,learntoloveyourself,toforgiveyourself,foronlyaswehavetherightattitudetowardourselvescanwehavetherightattitudetowardsothers.Wilfred Peterson

648 Theartofbeingwiseistheartofknowingwhattooverlook.William James

649 Youaretheaverageofthefivepeopleyouspendthemosttimewith. Jim Rohn

650 Whatevermaybesaidinpraiseofpoverty,thefactremainsthatitisnotpossibletoliveareallycompleteorsuccessfullifeunlessoneisrich.Wallace D. Wattles

65� Lifeisshort,andyoudon’twanttoletitpassyouby.So,ThinkBig...andmakeyourdreamscometrue.Paul Lawrence

652 It’stimetostartlivingthelifeyou’veimagined.Henry James

653 Donotlistentomusic,feelit,donotlookatbeauty,touchit,donotwonderaboutlife,experienceit.Origin Unknown

654 Youmustdothethingsyouthinkyoucannotdo.Eleanor Roosevelt

655 Whetheryouthinkthatyoucan,orthatyoucan`t,youareusuallyright.Henry Ford

656 Lifeshrinksorexpandsinproportiontoone’scourage.Anais Nin

657 Nothinghappensunlessfirstadream.Carl Sandburg

658 Greatworksareperformednotbystrengthbutbyperseverance.Samuel Johnson

659 Courageisnottheabsenceoffear,butratherthejudgementthatsomethingelseismoreimportantthanfear.Ambrose Redmoon

660 Whenyouaretrulylivingyourlifeinthenowwithlove,adventureandpassionyourfinalthoughteachnightbeforeyouslipintoyourdreamswillbe“Wow,whatanamazingjourney”–Whatareyouwaitingfor?Andrea Ross

66� Anydefinitechiefaimthatisdeliberatelyfixedinthemindandheldthere,withthedeterminationtorealizeit,finallysaturatestheentiresubconsciousminduntilitautomaticallyinfluencesthephysicalactionofthebodytowardtheattainmentofthatpurpose.Napoleon Hill


662 Yourdeterminationtosucceedisnothingmorethanyourthoughttodoso.Theideaofsuccessisreallythethoughtofsuccess.Dr. Wayne Dyer

663 Believethatlifeisworthliving,andyourbeliefwillhelpcreatethatfact. William James

664 Nature’sintelligencefunctionswitheffortlessease...withcarefreeness,harmony,andlove.Andwhenweharnesstheforcesofharmony,joy,andlove,wecreatesuccessandgoodfortunewitheffortlessease. Deepak Chopra

665 Toliveisliketolove-allreasonisagainstit,andallhealthyinstinctforit.Samuel Butler

666 Littlemindsaretamedandsubduedbymisfortunes;butgreatmindsriseabovethem.Washington Irving

667 Ithinkthatisaman’sdutytomakeallthemoneyhecan,tokeepallthathecan,andgiveawayallthathecan.John D. Rockefeller Sr.

668 Havecourageforthegreatsorrowsoflifeandpatienceforthesmallones:andwhenyouhavelaboriouslyaccomplishedyourdailytask,gotosleepinpeace.Godisawake. Victor Hugo

669 Iamnotboundtowin,butIamboundtobetrue.Iamnotboundtosucceed,butIamboundtoliveuptowhatlightIhave.Abraham Lincoln

670 Youdon’thavetoletyourselfbeterrorizedbyotherpeople’sexpectationofyou.Sue Patton Thoele

67� Manypeoplediewiththeirmusicstillinthem.Whyisthisso?Toooftenitisbecausetheyarealwaysgettingreadytolive.Beforetheyknowit,timerunsout.Oliver Wendell Holmes

672 Thetrickistolearnfromyourmistakes,justdoyourbesttolimityourrisk.Focuseveryday,keeptrying,learnwhatworks,anddon’ttortureyourselfwhenyoutakeawrongturn.Justnoticeit,learnfromit,andchangeyourapproach. Rich Schefren

673 Themanwhocomplainsaboutthewaytheballbouncesislikelytheonewhodroppedit. Lou Holtz

674 Areyouboredwithlife?Thenthrowyourselfintosomeworkyoubelieveinwithallyourheart,liveforit,dieforit,andyouwillfindhappinessthatyouhadthoughtcouldneverbeyours.Dale Carnegie


675 Watchforbigproblems,theydisguisebigopportunities. Origin Unknown

676 Optimismisthefaiththatleadstoachievement.Nothingcanbedonewithouthopeorconfidence.Helen Keller

677 Thegreatendoflifeisnotknowledgebutaction.Thomas Henry Huxley

678 Wearenothumanbeingshavingaspiritualexperience,wearespiritualbeingshavingahumanexperience.Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

679 Ashipintheharbourissafe-butthatisnotwhatshipsarefor.John A. Shedd

680 Itisbettertoremainsilentandbethoughtafool,thantoopenyourmouthandremovealldoubt.Abraham Lincoln

68� Thespeedoftheleaderdeterminestherateofthepack.Ralph Waldo Emerson

682 Regretforthethingswedidcanbetemperedbytime,itisregretforthethingswedidnotdothatisinconsolable. Sydney Harris

683 Onlythosewhodaretofailgreatlycaneverachievegreatly.Robert F. Kennedy

684 Creationisalwayshappening.Everytimeanindividualhasathought,oraprolonged,chronicwayofthinking,they’reinthecreationprocess.Somethingisgoingtomanifestoutofthosethoughts.Michael Beckwith

685 Asknotwhatyourcountrycandoforyou.Askwhatyoucandoforyourcountry. President John F. Kennedy

686 Webecomewhatwethinkaboutalldaylong. Ralph Waldo Emerson

687 Itisnecessarytothehappinessofmanthathebementallyfaithfultohimself.Thomas Paine

688 Trustisthenaturaloutgrowthoftrustworthiness.Sothehighest-leveragethingwecandotocreatetrustistobetrustworthy.Stephen Covey

689 Ifwe’regrowing,we’realwaysgoingtobeoutofourcomfortzone. John Maxwell


690 Iconceivethatthegreatpartofthemiseriesofmankindarebroughtuponthembyfalseestimatestheyhavemadeofthevalueofthings. Benjamin Franklin

69� InotonlyuseallthebrainsthatIhave,butallthatIcanborrow.Woodrow Wilson

692 Ihavefourthingstolearninlife,tothinkclearlywithouthurryorconfusion,toloveeverybodysincerely;toactineverythingwiththehighestmotives;totrustinmyhigherpowerunhesitatingly.Albert Schweitzer

693 Everydecisionyoumake-everydecision-isnotadecisionaboutwhattodo.It’sadecisionaboutWhoYouAre.Whenyouseethis,whenyouunderstandit,everythingchanges.Youbegintoseelifeinanewway.Allevents,occurrences,andsituationsturnintoopportunitiestodowhatyoucameheretodo.Neale Donald Walsch

694 It’snevercrowdedalongtheextramile.Wayne Dyer

695 OnlyYOUcandecidetobemotivated.Nobodyelsehasthatpower.Accomplishingyourgoalsbeginswithyourdecisiontotakeaction.Yes,fearandlackofconfidencecancreepintoyourmindset.And,yes,thosethingscanextinguishyourmotivation.Tossthemout.Choosetobepositive.Thentakeaction.You’llfindthattakingevenasinglesmallsteptowardaccomplishingagoalwillmotivateyoutotakethenextstep.Robert L. Cox

696 Believenothing,nomatterwhereyoureadit,orwhosaidit,evenifIhavesaidit,unlessitagreeswithyourownreasonandyourowncommonsense.Buddha

697 Ifmoneyisyourhopeforindependence,youwillneverhaveit.Theonlyrealsecuritythatamancanhaveinthisworldisareserveofknowledge,experienceandability. Henry Ford

698 Ifyoukeepthinkingthewayyou’vealwaysthought,you’llkeepdoingwhatyou’vealwaysdone,andkeepgettingwhatyou’vealwaysgot.Origin Unknown

699 Wheneveryouareaskedifyoucandoajob,tell‘em,CertainlyIcan!Andgetbusyandfindouthowtodoit.Theodore Roosevelt

700 Cometotheedge.Wecan’t.We’reafraid.Wecan’t.Wewillfall!Cometotheedge.Andtheycame.Andhepushedthem.Andtheyflew.Guillaume Apollinaire


70� Don’tbeafraidtotakeabigstepifoneisindicated;youcan’tcrossachasmintwosmalljumps.David Lloyd George

702 Knowingisnotenough;wemustapply.Willingisnotenough;wemustdo.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

703 Turnyourfacetothesunshine,andallshadowsfallbehind.Helen Keller

704 Allthatweareistheresultofwhatwehavethought.Buddha

705 Assoonasyoutrustyourself,youwillknowhowtolive. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

706 Selfistheonlyprisonthatcaneverbindthesoul.Henry Van Dyke

707 Ithadlongsincecometomyattentionthatpeopleofaccomplishmentrarelysatbackandletthingshappentothem.Theywentoutandhappenedtothings. Elinor Smith

708 Peoplesaythatwhatweareseekingisameaningforlife.Idon’tthinkthisiswhatwe’rereallyseeking.Ithinkwhatwe’reseekingisanexperienceofbeingalive. Joseph Campbell

709 Thetruemeaningoflifeistoplanttrees,underwhoseshadeyoudonotexpecttosit.Nelson Henderson

7�0 Asuccessfulpersonrealizeshispersonalresponsibilityforself-motivation.Hestartswithhimselfbecausehepossessesthekeytohisownignitionswitch.Kemmons Wilson

7�� Everyonehashisownspecificvocationormissioninlife;everyonemustcarryoutaconcreteassignmentthatdemandsfulfillment.Thereinhecannotbereplaced,norcanhislifeberepeated,thuseveryone’staskisuniqueashisspecificopportunity.Viktor Frankl

7�2 Whenindoubt,tellthetruth.Mark Twain

7�3 Children,youmustremembersomething.Amanwithoutambitionisdead.Amanwithambitionbutnoloveisdead.Amanwithambitionandloveforhisblessingshereonearthiseversoalive. Pearl Bailey

7�4 Youcan’tcrossaseabymerelystaringintothewater.Rabindranath Tagore


7�5 Thesecretofgettingaheadisgettingstarted.Thesecretofgettingstartedisbreakingyourcomplex,overwhelmingtasksintosmallmanageabletasks,andthenstartingonthefirstone.Mark Twain

7�6 Iwilldieaveryrichmanfinancially,butitwillnotcomparetotherichnessinspirit,contributionandgivingofmyselfhelpingpeopletoseegreatervisionsofthemselvesandpossibilitiesfortheirlife.Origin Unknown

7�7 Littlestrokesfellgreatoaks.Benjamin Franklin

7�8 Whenloveandskillworktogetherexpectamasterpiece.John Ruskin

7�9 Ifamandoeshisbest,whatelseisthere? General George S. Patton

720 TheharderIwork,theluckierIget.Samuel Goldwyn

72� Givetheworldthebestyouhaveanditmayneverbeenough.Givetheworldyourbestanyway.Mother Teresa

722 IfIamnotformyself,whowillbeforme?YetifIamformyselfalone,ofwhatgoodamI?Hillel

723 Liberty,whenitbeginstotakeroot,isaplantofrapidgrowth.George Washington

724 Thebestthingsinlifearefree.Origin Unknown

725 Thefuturebelongstothosewhobelieveinthebeautyoftheirdreams. Eleanor Roosevelt

726 Amusicianmustmakemusic,anartistmustpaint,apoetmustwrite,ifhebeatpeacewithhimself.Whatamancanbe,hemustbe.Abraham Maslow

727 Lifeconsistsnotinholdinggoodcardsbutinplayingthoseyouholdwell. Josh Billings

728 Somedesireisnecessarytokeeplifeinmotion.Samuel Johnson

729 Happinessisnotamatterofevents,itdependsuponthetidesofthemind.Alice Meynell

730 Thehearthasitsreasonswhichreasonknowsnotof.Pascal


73� Nobodycangiveyoufreedom.Nobodycangiveyouequalityorjusticeoranything.Ifyou’reaman,youtakeit. Malcolm X

732 Don’tjudgeeachdaybytheharvestyoureap,butbytheseedsyouplant.Robert Louis Stevenson

733 Mosttruehappinesscomesfromone’sinnerlife,fromthedispositionofthemindandsoul.Admittedly,agoodinnerlifeisdifficulttoachieve,especiallyinthesetryingtimes.Ittakesreflectionandcontemplationandself-discipline.William L. Shirer

734 Onlywhentheclamouroftheoutsideworldissilencedwillyoubeabletohearthedeepervibration.Listencarefully.Sarah Ban Breathnach

735 Noneofuscanchangeouryesterdays,butallofuscanchangeourtomorrows. Colin Powell

736 Whenyoudeterminewhatyouwant,youhavemadethemostimportantdecisioninyourlife.Youhavetoknowwhatyouwantinordertoattainit.Douglas Lurtan

737 Ifyouthinkyou’retoosmalltohaveanimpact,trygoingtobedwithamosquitointheroom.Anita Roddick

738 Lifeisonegrand,sweetsong,sostartthemusic.Ronald Reagan

739 Itakerejectionassomeoneblowingabugleinmyeartowakemeupandgetgoing,ratherthanretreat.Sylvester Stallone

740 Itisthesoul’sdutytobeloyaltoitsowndesires.Itmustabandonitselftoitsmasterpassion. Dame Rebecca West

74� Yesterday’slessonsandexperiencesmustbeusedwiselytodaytocreateabettertomorrow.Origin Unknown

742 Ratherthancountingyouryears,makeyouryearscount.Origin Unknown

743 Thingsmaycometothosewhowait,butonlythethingsleftbythosewhohustle. Abraham Lincoln

744 Thefuturebelongstothosewhoprepareforittoday.Malcolm X

745 Failureisonlytheopportunitytobeginagainmoreintelligently.Henry Ford


746 Youwillneverfindtimeforanything.Ifyouwanttimeyoumustmakeit.Charles Buxton

747 Youcannotescapetheresponsibilityoftomorrowbyevadingittoday.Abraham Lincoln

748 Onemachinecandotheworkoffiftyordinarymen.Nomachinecandotheworkofoneextraordinaryman.Elbert Hubbard

749 Theroadtosuccessisalwaysunderconstruction.Origin Unknown

750 Nearlyallmencanstandadversity,butifyouwanttotestaman’scharacter,givehimpower.Abraham Lincoln

75� Obstaclesarethosefrightfulthingsyouseewhenyoutakeyoureyesoffyourgoals. Henry Ford

752 Theonlythingwehavetofearisfearitself.Franklin D. Roosevelt

753 Themindhasexactlythesamepowerasthehands:notmerelytograsptheworld,buttochangeit.Colin Wilson

754 Ifyouhavebuiltcastlesintheair,yourworkneednotbelost;thatiswheretheyshouldbe.Nowputthefoundationsunderthem.Henry David Thoreau

755 Ialwaysentertaingreathopes.Robert Frost

756 Apeoplethatvaluesitsprivilegesaboveitsprinciplessoonlosesboth. Dwight D. Eisenhower

757 Challengesmakeyoudiscoverthingsaboutyourself,youneverreallyknew.They’rewhatmakestheinstrumentstretch;whatmakeyougobeyondthenorm. Cicely Tyson

758 Obstaclescannotcrushme.Everyobstacleyieldstosternresolve.Leonardo Da Vinci

759 Moneygrowsonthetreesofpatience.Japanese Proverb

760 Ican’tgiveyouasure-fireformulaforsuccess,butIcangiveyouaformulaforfailure:trytopleaseeverybodyallthetime.Herbert Bayard Swope

76� Courageiswhatittakestostandupandspeak;courageisalsowhatittakestositdownandlisten.Winston Churchill

762 Threegrandessentialstohappinessinthislifearesomethingtodo,somethingtolove,andsomethingtohopefor.Joseph Addison


763 Ihaveyettofindaman,howeverexaltedhisstation,whodidnotdobetterworkandputforthgreatereffortunderaspiritofapprovalthanunderaspiritofcriticism.Charles M. Schwab

764 Leadershipislikeballroomdancing.Youcanleadbythrowingyourweightaroundandyankingyourfollowerswithyou.Oryoucanlearnthesecretsofleadershipandarriveatyourdestinationsooner-withbetterresultsandmuchhappierfollowers-byputtingyourselfintheirshoestoseethingsfromtheirperspective.Michael Masterson

765 Don’tcompromiseyourself,youareallyou’vegot.Origin Unknown

766 Yourpainisthebreakingoftheshellthatenclosesyourunderstanding.Kahlil Gibran

767 Wheneveryoufindyourselfonthesideofthemajority,itistimetopauseandreflect.Mark Twain

768 Changeyourthoughts,changeyourlife.James Allen

769 Themainthingistokeepthemainthingthemainthing.Stephen Covey

770 Givemealeverlongenoughandafulcrumonwhichtoplaceit,andIshallmovetheworld. Archimedes

77� Don’twalkinfrontofme,Imaynotfollow.Don’twalkbehindme,Imaynotlead.Walkbesidemeandbemyfriend.Albert Camus

772 CarpeDiem.(SeizetheDay)Latin

773 Thoughtisactioninrehearsal.Sigmund Freud

774 IwanttoknowGod’sthoughts...therestaredetails.Albert Einstein

775 Thereisnosuchthinginanyone’slifeasanunimportantday.Alexander Woollcott

776 Ifyoulovewhatyoudoyou’llneverworkanotherdayinyourlife.Mark Twain

777 Itiseasytositupandtakenotice.Whatisdifficultisgettingupandtakingaction.Al Batt


778 Procrastinationisthebadhabitofputtingoffuntilthedayaftertomorrowwhatshouldhavebeendonethedaybeforeyesterday.Napoleon Hill

779 Successisthesumofsmallefforts,repeateddayinanddayout.Robert Collier

780 Everythingyouwantisjustoutsideyourcomfortzone.Robert Allen

78� Whenlifekicksyou,letitkickyouforward.Origin Unknown

782 Wedon’tstopplayingbecausewegrowold,wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.George Bernard Shaw

783 Andthedaycamewhentherisktoremaintightinabudwasmorepainfulthantheriskittooktoblossom.Anais Nin

784 Opportunityismissedbymostpeoplebecauseitisdressedinoverallsandlookslikework.Thomas Edison

785 Itain’tovertillit’sover.Yogi Berra

786 Justasthehumanbodycanbestrengthenedandtonedtomuscularpowerthrough...exercise,sotoocanthemindbestrengthenedandsharpened.Youcan’tbuildagreatbodyinafewhours;thesamegoesforyourintellect.Rememberthatthesecrettothesuccessofanyexerciseprogramisrepetition,repetition,repetition.Onlythenwillyoubegintoseeresults.Marilyn vos Savant

787 Everyonehasapurposeinlife...auniquegiftorspecialtalenttogivetoothers.Andwhenweblendthisuniquetalentwithservicetoothers,weexperiencetheecstasyandexultationofourownspirit,whichistheultimategoalofallgoals.Deepak Chopra

788 Successdemandssinglenessofpurpose.Vincent Lombardi

789 Lifeistheonlygameinwhichtheobjectofthegameistolearntherules. Ashleigh Brilliant

790 Onthewaytowhatyouplannedtohappen,somethingevenbettercomesalong. Janice Endique

79� Payanypricetostayinthepresenceofextraordinarypeople.Mike Murdock


792 Thereisasecretpsychologytomoney.Mostpeopledon’tknowaboutit.That’swhymostpeopleneverbecomefinanciallysuccessful.Alackofmoneyisnottheproblem;itismerelyasymptomofwhat’sgoingoninsideyou.T. Harv Eker

793 It’salwaystoosoontoquit!Norman Vincent Peale

794 Thecurveofasmilecansetalotofthingsstraight.Origin Unknown

795 Benotafraidofgrowingslowly,beafraidonlyofstandingstill.Chinese Proverb

796 Letmetellyouthesecretthathasledmetomygoal.Mystrengthliessolelyinmytenacity.Louis Pasteur

797 Youcannotdoakindnesstoosoon,foryouneverknowhowsoonitwillbetoolate.Ralph Waldo Emerson

798 Iknowofnomoreencouragingfactthantheunquestionableabilityofmantoelevatehislifebyconsciousendeavour.Henry David Thoreau

799 Ifyouthinkyouarebeaten,youare.Ifyouthinkyoudarenot,youdon’t.Ifyou’dliketowin,butthinkyoucan’t,it’salmostacinchyouwon’t.Life’sbattlesdon’talwaysgotothestrongerorfasterman;butsoonorlatethemanwhowinsistheonewhothinkshecan.Origin Unknown

800 Ifyoubuildit,hewillcome.Field of Dreams (movie)

80� Themostbeautifulthingwecanexperienceisthemysterious.Itisthesourceofalltrueartandallscience.Hetowhomthisemotionisastranger,whocannolongerpausetowonderandstandraptinawe,isasgoodasdead:hiseyesareclosed.Albert Einstein

802 Knowthyself. Socrates

803 Iexpecttopassthroughlifebutonce.Iftherefore,therebeanykindnessIcanshow,oranygoodthingIcandotoanyfellowbeing,letmedoitnow,andnotdeferorneglectit,asIshallnotpassthiswayagain.Ettiene De Grellet

804 Ifthouwiltmakeamanhappy,addnotuntohisrichesbuttakeawayfromhisdesires. Epicurus

805 Wouldyoulikemetogiveyouaformulaforsuccess?It’squitesimple,really.Doubleyourrateoffailure.Thomas J. Watson


806 Thegreatestuseoflifeistospenditforsomethingthatwilloutlastit.William James

807 Youcanhaveanythingyouwantrightnow,aslongasyoubeginhavingitrightnowinanabbreviatedway.Raymond Aaron

808 Whenyougetrightdowntotherootofthemeaningoftheword‘succeed’,youfindthatitsimplymeanstofollowthrough.F. W. Nichol

809 Lifeislikeacombinationlock;yourjobistofindtherightnumbers,intherightordersoyoucanhaveanythingyouwant. Brian Tracy

8�0 Ithinkyoucanaccomplishanythingifyou’rewillingtopaytheprice.Vince Lombardi

8�� Ouraspirationsareourpossibilities.Robert Browning

8�2 Youcannotbereallyfirst-rateatyourworkifyourworkisallyouare.Anna Quindlen

8�3 Ahappypersonisnotapersoninacertainsetofcircumstances,butratherapersonwithacertainsetofattitudes.Hugh Downs

8�4 Mostoftheimportantthingsintheworldhavebeenaccomplishedbypeoplewhohavekeptontryingwhenthereseemedtobenohopeatall.Dale Carnegie

8�5 Youwillbecomeassmallasyourcontrollingdesire;asgreatasyourdominantaspiration. James Allen

8�6 Ifyourefusetoacceptanythingbutthebestyouveryoftengetit.Somerset Maugham

8�7 Theycanbecausetheythinktheycan.Virgil

8�8 Itisonlywiththeheartthatonecanseerightly.Antoine de Saint Exupery

8�9 Wherethereislife,thereishope.Wheretherearehopes,therearedreams.Wheretherearevividdreamsrepeated,theybecomegoals.Goalsbecometheactionplansandgameplansthatwinnersdwelloninintricatedetail,knowingthatachievementisalmostautomaticwhenthegoalbecomesaninnercommitment.Denis Waitley


820 Theuniverseoperatesthroughdynamicexchange...givingandreceivingaredifferentaspectsoftheflowofenergyintheuniverse.Andinourwillingnesstogivethatwhichweseek,wekeeptheabundanceoftheuniversecirculatinginourlives.Deepak Chopra

82� Theonlypersonwhonevermakesmistakesisthepersonwhoneverdoesanything.Denis Waitley

822 Allthebooksyouhaven’treadwon’thelpyou.Mark Victor Hansen

823 Muchwisdomoftengoeswithfewerwords. Sophocles

824 Donotthinkthatwhatyourthoughtsdwellondoesnotmatter.Yourthoughtsaremakingyou. Bishop Steere

825 Moneyislikemanure.Ifyouspreaditarounditdoesalotofgood.Butifyoupileitupinoneplaceitstinkslikehell.Junior Murchison

826 Youhavetomeasurewhatyouwantmoreof. Charles Coonradt

827 Wherethereisgreatlovetherearealwaysmiracles. Willa Cather

828 Treatamanasheisandhewillremainasheis.Treatamanashecanandshouldbeandhewillbecomeashecanandshouldbe.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

829 Dreamsarerenewablenomatterwhatourage.Dale Turner

830 Wherethere’slife,there’shope.Terence

83� Ibelievethatitisbettertotellthetruththanalie.Ibelieveitisbettertobefreethantobeaslave.AndIbelieveitisbettertoknowthantobeignorant. H.L. Mencken

832 Beginwiththeendinmind.Stephen Covey

833 Don’taskforittobeeasy,askforittobeworthit. Dan Kuschell

834 Althoughtheworldiffullofsuffering,itisfullalsooftheovercomingofit.Helen Keller

835 Thereismoretolifethanincreasingitsspeed.Mahatma Gandhi

836 Everymemorableactinthehistoryoftheworldisatriumphofenthusiasm.Nothinggreatwaseverachievedwithoutitbecauseitgivesanychallengeoranyoccupation,nomatterhowfrighteningordifficult,anewmeaning.Withoutenthusiasmyouaredoomedtoalifeofmediocritybutwithityoucanaccomplishmiracles.Og Mandino


837 ShewasalittlestartledbyseeingtheCheshireCatsittingonaboughofatreeafewyardsoff.TheCatonlygrinnedwhenitsawAlice.“Wouldyoutellme,please,whichwayIoughttogofromhere?”“Thatdependsagooddealonwhereyouwanttogetto,”saidtheCat.“Idon’tmuchcarewhere,”saidAlice.“Thenitdoesn’tmatterwhichwayyougo,”saidtheCat. Lewis Carroll

838 Thebestwaytohaveagoodideaistohavelotsofideas.Linus Pauling

839 Ninety-ninepercentofallfailurescomefrompeoplewhohaveahabitofmakingexcuses.George Washington Carver

840 Don’tmajorinminorthings. Origin Unknown

84� Greatmindshavepurposesothershavewishes.Washington Irving

842 Itisfarmoreimpressivewhenothersdiscoveryourgoodqualitieswithoutyourhelp.Judith Martin

843 A‘No’utteredfromdeepestconvictionisbetterandgreaterthana‘Yes’merelyutteredtoplease,orwhatisworse,toavoidtrouble.Mahatma Gandhi

844 Ihavenotfailed.I’vejustfound10,000waysthatdon’twork.Thomas Alva Edison

845 Lifeisapromise;fulfillit.Mother Teresa

846 Youknowyou’veachievedperfectionindesign,notwhenyouhavenothingmoretoadd,butwhenyouhavenothingmoretotakeaway.Antoine de Saint Exupery

847 Thereisatideintheaffairsofmen,which,takenattheflood,leadsontofortune.Omitted,allthevoyageoftheirlifeisboundinshallowsandinmiseries.William Shakespeare

848 Manyafalsestepwasmadebystandingstill.Inside a fortune cookie

849 Onedayatatime-thisisenough.Donotlookbackandgrieveoverthepast,foritisgone:anddonotbetroubledaboutthefuture,forithasnotyetcome.Liveinthepresent,andmakeitsobeautifulthatitwillbeworthremembering. Ida Scott Taylor

850 Studyanyonewho’sgreat,andyou’llfindthattheyapprenticedtoamaster,orseveralmasters.Therefore,ifyouwanttoachievegreatness,renown,andsuperlativesuccess,youmustapprenticetoamaster.Robert Allen


85� IcarenotsomuchwhatIamintheopinionofothers,aswhatIaminmyown;Iwouldberichofmyself,andnotbyborrowing.Montaigne

852 Today’spreparationdeterminestomorrow’sachievement.Origin Unknown

853 Thegreatertheobstacle,themoregloryinovercomingit. Moliere

854 Happinessisabutterfly,which,whenpursued,isalwaysjustbeyondyourgrasp,butwhich,ifyouwillsitdownquietly,mayalightuponyou.Nathaniel Hawthorne

855 Lovedoesnotconsistingazingateachotherbutinlookingoutwardtogetherinthesamedirection.Antoine de Saint Exupery

856 Ifyoualwaysdowhatyou’vealwaysdone,you’llalwaysgetwhatyou’vealwaysgotten.Origin Unknown

857 Whenthegoinggetstough,thetoughgetgoing.Joseph P. Kennedy

858 Ilovequotationsbecauseitisajoytofindthoughtsonemighthave,beautifullyexpressedwithmuchauthoritybysomeonerecognizedwiserthanoneself.Marlene Dietrich

859 Torealizeone’snatureperfectly-thatiswhateachofusisherefor.Oscar Wilde

860 It’snotthatsomepeoplehavewillpowerandsomedon’t.It’sthatsomepeoplearereadytochangeandothersarenot.James Gordon M.D.

86� Successisamatterofunderstandingandreligiouslypracticingspecific,simplehabitsthatalwaysleadtosuccess.Robert J. Ringer

862 Rememberthatwhenitcomestofindingameaningfulpurposeinlife,thefirsttwoquestionsyoushouldaskyourselfare:(1)WhatdoIenjoy?and(2)WhatamIgoodat?Andtheanswerstothesetwoquestionsarealsolikelytoleadyoutoyourhiddengenius.Robert Ringer

863 Youweren’tanaccident.Youweren’tmassproduced.Youaren’tanassembly-lineproduct.Youweredeliberatelyplanned,specificallygifted,andlovinglypositionedontheEarthbytheMasterCraftsman. Max Lucado


864 Youaretodaywhereyourthoughtshavebroughtyou;youwillbetomorrowwhereyourthoughtstakeyou. James Allen

865 LogicwillgetyoufromAtoB.Imaginationwilltakeyoueverywhere.Albert Einstein

866 Thepersonwhosaysitcannotbedoneshouldnotinterruptthepersonwhoisdoingit.Chinese Proverb

867 Wearewhatwerepeatedlydo.Excellence,then,isnotanact,butahabit.Aristotle

868 Happinessdependsuponourselves. Aristotle

869 Lifeisapureflame,andwelivebyaninvisiblesunwithinus. SirThomas Brown

870 SometimeswhenIconsiderwhattremendousconsequencescomefromlittlethings...Iamtemptedtothink...therearenolittlethings.Bruce Barton

87� Happinessismoreastateofhealththanofwealth.Frank Tyger

872 Onlythosewhoriskgoingtoofarcanpossiblyfindouthowfartheycango.T.S. Eliot

873 Ihavelivedalonglifeandhadmanytroubles,mostofwhichneverhappened.Mark Twain

874 Ifyouwanttobesuccessful,dowhatsuccessfulpeopledo.Origin Unknown

875 Nothingsplendidhaseverbeenachievedexceptbythosewhodaredbelievethatsomethinginsideofthemwassuperiortocircumstance.Bruce Barton

876 Behappyforthismoment.Thismomentisyourlife.Origin Unknown

877 Themindisnotavesseltobefilled,butafiretobekindled.Plutarch

878 Happinessisachoice.Barry Neil Kaufman

879 Justdoit!Nike

880 Thebestwaytoprepareforlifeistobegintolive.Elbert Hubbard


88� Successissimplyamatterofluck.Askanyfailure.Earl Wilson

882 Thefirstgreatgiftwecanbestowonothersisagoodexample.Thomas Morell

883 Factsdonotceasetoexistbecausetheyareignored.Aldous Huxley

884 Iamserious,soIlaughalot.Youneedtolaugh.Youdon’tlaughenough.Idon’ttrustanyonewhodoesn’tlaugh.Maya Angelou

885 Becreative.Useunconventionalthinking.Andhavethegutstocarryitout.Lee Iacocca

886 Nooneknowswhathecandountilhetries.Publilius Syrus

887 Falsefriendship,liketheivy,decaysandruinsthewallsitembraces;buttruefriendshipgivesnewlifeandanimationtotheobjectitsupports. Sir Richard Burton

888 IfIhaveseenfurtherthanothers,itisbystandingupontheshouldersofgiants. Sir Isaac Newton

889 Livewithpassion.Anthony Robbins

890 Daretoriskpubliccriticism.Mary Kay Ash

89� Yourdirectionismoreimportantthanyourspeed.Richard L. Evans

892 Ifyoudon’thaveanassistant,youareone. Raymond Aaron

893 Nobirdsoarstoohighifhesoarswithhisownwings.William Blake

894 Effortsandcouragearenotenoughwithoutpurposeanddirection. John F. Kennedy

895 It’snotthatI’msosmart,it’sjustthatIstaywithproblemslonger.Albert Einstein

896 Opportunitiesmultiplyastheyareseized. Sun Tzu

897 Giveamanafishandhewilleatfortheday,teachamantofishandhewilleatforalifetime.Chinese Proverb

898 Hewhomovesnotforwardgoesbackward.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe


899 Aswepersist[withmoralinventory]abrand-newkindofconfidenceisborn,andthesenseofreliefatfinallyfacingourselvesisindescribable.Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions

900 Liveneitherinthepastnorinthefuture,butleteachday’sworkabsorbyourentireenergies,andsatisfyyourwidestambition.Sir William Osler

90� Whenyouariseinthemorning,givethanksforthemorninglight,foryourlifeandstrength.Givethanksforyourfood,andthejoyoflivingifyouseenoreasonforgivingthanks,thefaultlieswithyourself.Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief

902 It’snicetobeimportant,butmoreimportanttobenice.Origin Unknown

903 Hewhoasksaquestionisafoolforfiveminutes.Hewhodoesnotaskaquestionremainsafoolforever.Chinese Proverb

904 Thegrassisnotalwaysgreenerontheothersideofthefence.Fenceshavenothingtodowithit.Thegrassisgreenestwhereitiswatered.Whencrossingoverfences,carrywaterwithyouandtendthegrasswhereveryoumaybe.Origin Unknown

905 Ifitistobe,itisuptome. Origin Unknown

906 Livelifetothefullest.Robert Louis Stevenson

907 Withoutpassionmanisamerelatentforceandpossibility,liketheflintwhichawaitstheshockoftheironbeforeitcangiveforthitsspark.Henri Frederic Amiel

908 Greatbeginningsarenotasimportantasthewayonefinishes.Dr. James Dobson

909 Changeisthelawoflife.Andthosewholookonlytothepastorpresentarecertaintomissthefuture. John F. Kennedy

9�0 Impeccabilityofthewordcanleadyoutopersonalfreedom,tohugesuccessandabundance;itcantakeawayallfearandtransformitintojoyandlove.Don Miguel Ruiz

9�� Thegreaterdangerformostofusisnotthatouraimistoohighandwemissit,butthatitistoolowandwereachit.Michelangelo

9�2 WhenIhearsomebodysigh,Lifeishard,Iamalwaystemptedtoask,Comparedtowhat?Sydney Harris


9�3 Farbetterisittodaremightythings,towinglorioustriumphs,eventhoughchequeredbyfailure,thantotakerankwiththosepoorspiritswhoneitherenjoymuchnorsuffermuch,becausetheyliveinthegreytwilightthatknowsnotvictoryordefeat.Theodore Roosevelt

9�4 It’skindoffuntodotheimpossible.Walt Disney

9�5 Don’tsweatthesmallstuff. Richard Carlson

9�6 Nothingwilleverbeattemptedifallpossibleobjectionsmustfirstbeovercome.Samuel Johnson

9�7 Actionmaynotalwaysbringhappiness,butthereisnohappinesswithoutaction.Benjamin Disraeli

9�8 Toenhancethequalityoftheday…Thatisthehighestofthearts.Henry David Thoreau

9�9 Mostpeopleareotherpeople.Theirthoughtsaresomeoneelse’sopinions,theirlivesamimicry,theirpassionsaquotation.Oscar Wilde

920 Youcanneverlearnless;youcanonlylearnmore.ThereasonIknowsomuchisbecauseIhavemadesomanymistakes.Buckminster Fuller

92� Ifeveryoneagreeswithyou,run.Origin Unknown

922 Therearenosecretstosuccessitistheresultofpreparation,hardwork,andlearningfromfailure.Colin Powell

923 Procrastinationisthethiefoftime.Edward Young

924 It’snotthesizeofthedoginthefight,it’sthesizeofthefightinthedog.Mark Twain

925 Successisajourneynotadestination.Ben Sweetland

926 Whatafollytodreadthethoughtofthrowingawaylifeatonce,andyethavenoregardtothrowingitawaybyparcelsandpiecemeal.John Howe

927 Realobstaclesdon’ttakeyouincircles.Theycanbeovercome.Inventedonesarelikeamaze. Barbara Sher


928 Pictureyourselfinyourmind’seyeashavingalreadyachievedthisgoal.Seeyourselfdoingthethingsyou’llbedoingwhenyou’vereachedyourgoal. Earl Nightingale

929 Takingactionistherealdifferencebetweenthesuper-successfulandthewannabes.Rich Schefren

930 Authorityis20%givenand80%taken...Sotakeit!Peter Ueberroth

93� Hewhonevermadeamistakenevermadeadiscovery.Samuel Smiles

932 Thereisnowaytohappiness,happinessistheway.Origin Unknown

933 Visionwithoutactionisadaydream.Actionwithoutvisionisanightmare.Japanese Proverb

934 Dostthoulovelife?Thendonotsquandertime,forthatisthestuffthatlifeismadeof.Benjamin Franklin

935 Whenyouwereborn,youcriedandtheworldrejoiced.Liveyourlifesothatwhenyoudie,theworldcriesandyourejoice.Indian proverb

936 Asingleconversationacrossthetablewithawisemanisworthamonth’sstudyofbooks.Chinese Proverb

937 Becauseyourownstrengthisunequaltothetask,donotassumethatitisbeyondthepowersofman,butifanythingiswithinthepowersandprovinceofman,believethatitiswithinyourowncompassalso.Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

938 Youarealivingmagnet.Whatyouattractintoyourlifeisinharmonywithyourdominantthoughts. Brian Tracy

939 Doyouwanttobesafeandgood,ordoyouwanttotakeachanceandbegreat.Jimmy Johnson

940 Successleavesclues,andopportunityknocks,butonlyforthosewhoarepreparedtorecognizethem.Dan Giercke

94� Happinessisnotadestination.Itisamethodoflife. Burton Hills

942 Howcanyourespondtothechallengeinthesecondhalfwilldeterminewhatyoubecomeafterthegame,whetheryouareawinneroraloser.Lou Holtz


943 Lead,followorgetoutoftheway.Thomas Paine

944 I’dratherhave1percentoftheeffortsof100peoplethan100percentofmyownefforts. J. Paul Getty

945 Asweexpressourgratitude,wemustneverforgetthatthehighestappreciationisnottoutterwords,buttolivebythem.John Fitzgerald Kennedy

946 Mostofusaspiretobetter,richer,happierlives.Bethankfulthat,whateverhandicapsyouhaveandobstaclesyouface,youstillhavethemeanstoimproveyourself.Michael Masterson

947 Unlessyoutrytodosomethingbeyondwhatyouhavealreadymastered,youwillnevergrow.Ronald E. Osborn

948 Thekeytoeverythingispatience.Yougetthechickenbyhatchingtheegg,notbysmashingitopen. Arnold Glasgow

949 Hewhostopsbeingbetterstopsbeinggood. Oliver Cromwell

950 Nevertellpeoplehowtodothings.Tellthemwhattodoandtheywillsurpriseyouwiththeiringenuity.General George S. Patton

95� Weareallinthegutterbutsomeofusarelookingatthestars.Oscar Wilde

952 Ifyougivepeoplelight,theywillfindtheirownway.Dante

953 Loveandkindnessareneverwasted.Theyalwaysmakeadifference.Theyblesstheonewhoreceivesthem,andtheyblessyou,thegiver.Barbara De Angelis

954 Ifyoudon’tputavalueonmoneyandseekwealth,youmostprobablywon’treceiveit.Youmustseekwealthforittoseekyou.Ifnoburningdesireforwealthariseswithinyou,nowealthwillarisearoundyou.Havingdefinitenessofpurposeforacquiringwealthisessentialforitsacquisition.Dr. John Demartini

955 ThesecrettomysuccessisthatIbitoffmorethanIcouldchewandchewedasfastasIcould.Paul Hogan

956 Nurtureyourmindwithgreatthoughts,foryouwillnevergoanyhigherthanyouthink.Benjamin Disraeli

957 Thebestwaytocheeryourselfupistotrytocheersomebodyelseup.Mark Twain


958 Thetruemeasureofamanishowhetreatssomeonewhocandohimabsolutelynogood.Samuel Johnson

959 Smallopportunitiesareoftenthebeginningofgreatenterprises.Demosthenes

960 Whatmanactuallyneedsisnotatensionlessstatebutratherthestrivingandstrugglingforaworthwhilegoal,afreelychosentask.Viktor E. Frankl

96� Successfollowsdoingwhatyouwanttodo.Thereisnootherwaytobesuccessful.Malcolm S. Forbes

962 Historyhasdemonstratedthatthemostnotablewinnersusuallyencounteredheartbreakingobstaclesbeforetheytriumphed.Theywonbecausetheyrefusedtobecomediscouragedbytheirdefeats.B.C. Forbes

963 Successisnotthekeytohappiness.Happinessisthekeytosuccess. Albert Schweitzer

964 Themostimportantthingafathercandoforhischildrenistolovetheirmother. Origin Unknown

965 Successistobemeasurednotsomuchbythepositionthatonehasreachedinlifeasbytheobstacleswhichhehasovercomewhiletryingtosucceed.Booker T. Washington

966 Thesimplewillingnesstoimproviseismorevital,inthelongrun,thanresearch.Rolf Potts

967 Havepatiencewithallthings,butchieflyhavepatiencewithyourself.Donotlosecourageinconsideringyourownimperfectionsbutinstantlysetaboutremedyingthem-everydaybeginthetaskanew.Saint Francis de Sales

968 Ifyouwouldthoroughlyknowanything,teachittoothers. Tyron Edwards

969 Thephrase“Ican’t”isthemostpowerfulforceofnegationinthehumanpsyche.Paul R. Scheele

970 Donotthinkthatloveinordertobegenuinehastobeextraordinary.Whatweneedistolovewithoutgettingtired.Befaithfulinsmallthingsbecauseitisinthemthatyourstrengthlies.Mother Teresa


97� Thefoolishmanseekshappinessinthedistance;thewisegrowsitunderhisfeet.J. Robert Oppenheimer

972 Oneplanaccomplishedisworth10plansofaction. Jesse Yardley

973 Winnersneverquitandquittersneverwin. Vince Lombardi

974 Creationisabettermeansofself-expressionthanpossession;itisthroughcreating,notpossessing,thatlifeisrevealed.Vida D. Scudder

975 Goodistheenemyofgreat. Jim Collins

976 Ifamanwritesabook,lethimsetdownonlywhatheknows.Ihaveguessesenoughofmyown. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

977 Abendintheroadisnottheendoftheroadunlessyoufailtomaketheturn.Origin Unknown

978 Thereisnopointatwhichyoucansay“Well,I’msuccessfulnow.Imightaswelltakeanap.”Carrie Fisher

979 Anexpertisapersonwhohasmadeallthemistakesthatcanbemadeinaverynarrowfield.Niels Bohr

980 Whenyougettotheendofyourrope,tieaknotandhangon.Franklin D. Roosevelt

98� Unlessoneiscommitted,thereishesitancy,thechancetodrawback,alwaysineffectiveness.Concerningallactsofinitiativethereisoneelementarytruth,theignoranceofwhichkillscountlessideasandendlessplans.Thatthemomentonedefinitelycommitsoneself,thenprovidencemoves,too. Goethe

982 Thewholeartofteachingisonlytheartofawakeningthenaturalcuriosityofyoungmindsforthepurposeofsatisfyingitafterwards.Anatole France

983 Whatdoesn’tkillme,makesmestronger.Friedrich Nietzsche

984 ...yourrealworkistodecidewhatyouwantandthentofocusuponit.Foritisthroughfocusinguponwhatyouwantthatyouwillattractit.Thatistheprocessofcreating. Esther Hicks-Abraham

985 Youmiss100%oftheshotsyoudon’ttake.Wayne Gretzky

986 Findapurposeinlifesobigitwillchallengeeverycapacitytobeatyourbest.David O. McKay


987 Theintellecthaslittletodoontheroadtodiscovery.Therecomesaleapinconsciousness,callitintuitionorwhatyouwill,andthesolutioncomestoyou,andyoudon’tknowhoworwhy.Albert Einstein

988 Successisdependentupontheglands-sweatglands.Zig Ziglar

989 Thetruemysteryoftheworldisthevisible,nottheinvisible.Oscar Wilde

990 Goodjudgementcomesfromexperience.Experiencecomesfrombadjudgement. Jim Horning

99� Lovecurespeople-boththeoneswhogiveitandtheoneswhoreceiveit. Karl A. Menninger

992 Ourfirstandlastloveis-self-love. Bovee

993 Itiswelltorespecttheleader.Learnfromhim,observehim,studyhim,butdon’tworshiphim.Believeyoucansurpass.Believeyoucangobeyond.David Joseph Schwartz

994 Whenyouvisualize,thenyoumaterialize.Ifyou’vebeenthereinthemindyou’llgothereinthebody.Dr. Denis Waitley

995 Don`taskyourselfwhattheworldneeds;askyourselfwhatmakesyoucomealive.Andthengodothat.Becausewhattheworldneedsispeoplewhohavecomealive.Harold Whitman

996 Wisdomisknowingwhattodonext.David Starr Jordan

997 Realknowledgeistoknowtheextentofone’signorance.Confucius

998 Youwereputonthisearthwithaspecialpurpose,programmedwithuniquetalentsandabilitiesthathavenotyetbeenfullytappedandutilized.Whenyoufocusallofyourenergiesonunlockingyourtruepotential,youcanclaimyourultimatebirthright.Brian Tracy

999 Whynotgooutonalimb;isn’tthatwherethefruitis?Origin Unknown

�000 Don`tbotherjusttobebetterthanyourcontemporariesorpredecessors.Trytobebetterthanyourself.William Faulkner

�00� Mayyouliveallthedaysofyourlife. Jonathan Swift

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