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If Success Seems Out of Reach
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." – Thomas Edison, American inventor and businessman, best-known as the inventor of the light bulb (1847-1931) Sometimes what we try to achieve isn’t successful after the first effort. If we deem it worthwhile, however, [...]
The Importance of Believing All the Way
"When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably." – Walt Disney, American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator and entrepreneur, co-founder of the Walt Disney Productions with his brother Roy O. Disney (1901-1966) We cannot and should not underestimate the power of believing in ourselves. And it’s [...]
Act Today to Make Changes
"Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay." – Simone de Beauvoir, French existentialist philosopher, writer and feminist (1908-1986) For most of us, we can count on there being a tomorrow. Some of us, however, will not see a tomorrow. In either case, there’s definitely no time like the present [...]
With Respect to Challenges and Victory
"Accept challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory." – General George S. Patton, American general in World War I and II (1885-1945) Whenever we think of General George S. Patton, those of us who know our history, that is, many of us will have an image of George C. Scott, the late [...]
Exerting a Profound Influence
"In a gentle way, you can shake the world." – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian philosopher, internationally esteemed for his doctrine of nonviolent protest (1869-1948) Thinking of ourselves as gentle isn’t a thought that comes easily to most of us. To some, a gentle person may be regarded as somewhat of a simple being, someone without sophistication [...]
