Monday, August 15, 2011

~Quotes~

Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. ~ Denis Waitley


The fragrance always remains on the hand that gives the rose. ~ Gandhi

"Remember, things don't get better by chance, they get better by change."

 “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” –Albert Einstein

 “Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.”

 “One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.” — Sophocles
"In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired." ~Author Unknown
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." ~Vince Lombardi
"The enlightened ones are neither attached to nor detached from their senses and thoughts." -- Huang-Po
The supreme happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved — loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.Victor Hugo


Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the staircase. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.


Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. - Japanese Proverb

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"When death comes to me let him not find me falling down a mountain, but climbing a new one." 

“Real leaders offer help to others before they’re asked for it.”

The government doesn’t want to tax us so we think they’re financial idiots, so instead they are going to raise interests on things we buy. Inflation will then go up. Genius.

"Knowledge isn’t power –applying knowledge is power." –Mr. Dinh


"You’re mind is a parachute and will only work when it is open." –Mr. Dinh


"It’s not about knowing everything. It’s not about being a follower. It’s about being a leader and being willing to learn." – Mr. Dinh


Competency is something you show through your actions –not a diploma.

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What my Mom taught me:
Religion - "You better pray that comes out of the carpet"
Logic - "Because I said so, that's why"
Irony - "Keep crying and I'll give you something to cry about"
Wisdom - "When you get to my age you'll understand"
Justice - "One day you'll have kids, I hope they turn out just like you!!"













"Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are." -Malcolm Forbes





"The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up." - Paul Valery

"If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert , in five years there'd be a shortage of sand." ~ Milton Friedman

"The mind gets angry, not the heart."
"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." ~George Bernard Shaw
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I'm turning into me, not you. Not all who love are blind, some are just too kind - we forgive too much and never speak our minds.”

Wisdom is knowing what to do; virtue is doing it.” - David Jordan
"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals." ~Zig Ziglar


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