Thoughts & Quotes

The mind is like a parachute - it has to be open to work.

There is no greater challenge than to challenge yourself.

The grass is not greener on the other side of the fence. It's greener where you water it. Just like everything else - if you put the effort or work in you will be rewarded.

Life is the only game in which the object of the game is to learn the rules. -Ashleigh Brilliant

A turtle must stick its neck out in order to move forward. -Confucius

The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work. -A. Brisbane

Goals are just dreams with a timeline and some accountability.

A life not lived for others is not a life. -John Wooden

Never let your schooling interfere with your education. -Mark Twain

The more you know, the more you realize you don't know.

What you believe, you can achieve.

If you want to catch a cold, hang out with someone who has one. Attitudes are contagious; would anyone want to catch yours?

No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

A mistake is evidence that somebody has tried to accomplish something.

An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it. -O. A. Battista

You never fail until you stop trying.

Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal. -Cossman

The unexamined life is not worth leading. -Socrates

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

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. -Beverly Sills

Common sense is not that common. -Voltaire

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination. -Tommy Lasorda

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. -Abraham Lincoln

Wonders never cease, as long as you never cease to wonder.

A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations. -Patricia Neal

Always do what you say you are going to do. It is the glue and fiber that binds successful relationships. -Jeffery A. Timmons

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge. -Martin Luther King

It's better to have burnt out than to have rusted out. -Sir Herman Black

The only thing that costs more than education is ignorance. -Benjamin Franklin

Success is nothing but a good idea coupled with hard work. Because hard work is the key to success, many people prefer to pick the lock.

I prefer group activity because, even if it's foolish, at least I'm not the only fool. -Ashleigh Brilliant

It is better to have debated a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it. -Joseph Joubert

The only thing that can't be taken from you is your education.

We must believe in luck for how else can we explain the success of those we don't like? -Jean Cocteau

When it comes to guilt trips I'm a frequent flyer.

There are many things you can't control in life but the one thing you can control is your outlook on life.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. -William Arthur Ward

The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway. -Henry Boye

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one's entire life, perhaps it would be 'thoughtfulness.' -Confucius

Life is the sum of all your choices. -Albert Camus

Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once. -Lillian Dickson

Life is the flower for which love is the honey. -Victor Hugo

Life is nothing without friendship. -Marcus Tullius Cicero

When a man is ready to learn a teacher will always appear. -Confucius

Work like you don't need the money. Dance like no one is watching. Love like you have never been hurt.

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It is about learning to dance in the rain.