Thursday, February 3, 2011

Quotes

Quotes make me happy.  I find that people can say what I want to and always better than I can.  My family knows this because I slaughter sayings and don't use my words all the time.  So here are a few quotes that I have not messed up and make me feel inspired.

"What you get by reaching your destination is not nearly as important as what you will become by reaching your destination."
- Zig Ziglar

"I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition."
- Martha Washington

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us."
- Helen Keller

"It's never too late to become the person you might have been."
- George Elliot
 

"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one."
- Elbert Hubbard

 "Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger."
- Lou Holtz

"There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread."
- Mother Teresa

"If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves."
- Thomas Edison

 "It's time to start living the life you've imagined"
- Henry James

"This one step - choosing a goal and staying to it - changes everything."
- Scott Reed

 "Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end."
- Scott Adams 

Enjoy!

1 comment:

  1. My favorite quote is "If you two don't stop that, I am going to slap you in my face."

    -Lauren Beames

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