Inspirational Quotes of the Week
Last updated on: 10/23/2007
A good deed is never lost: he who sows courtesy reaps friendship;
and he who plants kindness gathers
love.
-Basil
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The first step in the acquisition of
wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice,
the fifth teaching others.
-Solomon Ibn Gabriol (also Solomon ben Judah)
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Real difficulties can be overcome;
it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable.
-Theodore N. Vail
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People prefer to follow those who help them, not those who
intimidate them.
--C. Gene Wilkes
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Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
The slogan, 'Press on,' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race
--Calvin Coolidge
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To be successful
you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can't just accept the
ones you like.
Mike Gafka
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Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.
--Unknown
Kites rise highest against the wind -- not with it.
--Sir Winston Churchill
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If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost.
That is where they should be. Now
put the foundation under them.
--Henry David Thoreau
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Some people still don't understand why military personnel do what they do for a living. This exchange between Senators John Glenn and Howard Metzenbaum is worth reading, in my opinion. Not only is it a pretty impressive impromptu speech, but it's also a good example of one man's explanation of why men and women in the armed services do what they do for a living. This IS a typical, though sad, example of what some who have never served think of the military.
Senator Metzenbaum to Senator Glenn:
"How can you run for Senate when you've never held a "real
job?"
Senator Glenn: "I served 23 years in the United States
Marine Corps. I served through two wars. I flew 149 missions.
My plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire on 12 different
occasions. I was in the Space Program. It wasn't my checkbook,
Howard; it was my life
on the line. It was not a nine to five job, where I took time
off to take the daily cash receipts to the bank. I ask you to
go with me ...as I went the other day ... to a Veterans Hospital
and look those men - with their mangled bodies - in the eye, and
tell THEM they didn't hold a job!
You go with me to the Space Program at NASA and go, as I have gone, to the widows and orphans of Ed White, Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee ... and you look those kids in the eye and tell them that their DADS didn't hold a job. You go with me on Memorial Day and you stand in Arlington National Cemetery, where I have more friends buried than I'd like to remember, and you watch those waving flags. You stand there, and you think about this Nation, and you tell ME that those people didn't have a job? I'll tell you, Howard Metzenbaum, you should be on your knees every day of your life thanking God that there were some men - SOME MEN - who held a REAL job. And they required a dedication to a purpose - and a love of country and a dedication to duty - that was more important than life itself. And their self-sacrifice is what made this country possible.
I HAVE held a job, Howard! --- What about you?"
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The Light of Integrity
“The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts.
Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the full light of day.
The content of your character is your choice.
Day by day, what you choose, and what you do is who you become.
Your integrity is your destiny… it is the light that guides your way.”
- Heraclitus, Greek poet and philosopher
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THE POWER OF ATTITUDE
"Our lives are not determined by what happens to us,
but by how we react to what happens;
not by what life brings to us,
but by the attitude we bring to life.
A positive attitude causes a chain reaction
of positive thoughts, events and outcomes.
It is a catalyst... a spark that creates extraordinary results.