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Inspiring Quotations
Sometimes we just need a little kick in the fanny, a little gas in the tank, a kiss on the cheek, a bear hug that squeezes
the air out of us. Sometimes we just need someone to come along and pull up those ol' bootstraps for us when we don't
think we can do it ourselves. For times such as these, I love quotes. I may not always remember who said what, but the idea
will stick with me for days after reading a really good one.
I like to print out a favorite quote and tape
it to my bathroom mirror. It gives me inspiration, and something more interesting to look at than that person who's always
staring back at me! I've also been known to put favorite quotes in my wallet, tape them to the dashboard in my car,
or frame them to put on my nightstand. If you find one that resonates with you, I encourage you to do the same.
Support and Encouragement
When we are confident, all
we need is a little support.
--Andre Laurendeau, Un Vie D'Enfer
Humor
We are all
worms, but I do believe I am a glowworm.
-- Wynston Churchill
I've always wanted
to be somebody, but I see now I should have been more specific.
-- Lilly Tomlin
Our Children
If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.
--Haim Ginott
Contentment
The most important things in life aren't things.
-- Quoted in the bulletin of The First Christian Church
of Fairfield, Illinois
It's a funny thing about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very
often get it.
-- W. Somerset Maugham
It is not the man who has too little who is poor, but the one who craves
more.
-- Seneca
We need to learn to set our course by the stars, not by the lights of every passing ship.
-- General Omar N. Bradley
Take your work seriously but yourself lightly.
-- C.W. Metcalf
One
cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can only collect a few, and they are more beautiful if they are
few.
-- Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gifts from the Sea
Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
-- H. Jackson Browne, Jr., Life's Little Instruction Book
Strength from the Inside Out
Self-respect
is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
--Abraham Joshua Heschel
In the depth of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer.
--Albert Camus, Lyrical and
Critical Essays
Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.
--Benjamin Spock, MD, Baby and
Child Care
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