You Have to Win the Prize
“Without ambition, one starts nothing. Without work, one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Thermostats and Thermometers
“Are you a thermometer or a thermostat? A thermometer only reflects the temperature in its environment, adjusting to the situation. But, a thermostat initiates action to change the temperature in its environment.” – Nido Qubein
Continue reading →Explore, Dream, Discover
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. … Continue reading →
The Life That is Waiting for Us
“We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell
Continue reading →I Used Everything You Gave Me
“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me.’” – Erma Bombeck
Continue reading →Being Fooled
“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true. The other is to refuse to believe what is true.” – Soren Kierkegaard
Continue reading →Unhappiness Part 1
“Unhappiness comes from comparison.” – Greg Taunt
Continue reading →Finding Our Courage Again
“At night our fear is strong… but in the morning, in the light, we find our courage again.” – Malala Yousafzai
Continue reading →Be Yourself
“In an age where there is much talk about “being yourself,” I reserve to myself the right to forget about being myself, since in any case there is very little chance of my being anybody else.” – Thomas Merton
Continue reading →Constant Kindness
“Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust and hostility to evaporate.” – Albert Schweitzer
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