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Maurice Setter: Expecting gold

Image via Wikipedia “Too many people miss the silver lining because they’re expecting gold.” ~Maurice Setter, quoted in “My Resolution”
Bob Klas: Creativity and effort

People will exercise great effort and creativity to make our plan work and sometimes expend just as much creativity and effort to make your plan fail. – Bob Klas. Related articles by Zemanta Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Shopping Trip (beliefnet.com)
Jules Renard: Ageing

Image via Wikipedia It is not how old you are, but how you are old. –Jules Renard, writer (1864-1910) Related articles by Zemanta Quotes & Asides! (linusfernandes.com)
William James: Singing and happiness

“I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.” ~William James, quoted in Tough Times, Tough People.
William Shakespeare: Company

William Shakespeare via last.fm Company, villainous company, hath been the spoil of me. – Shakespeare, William Source: The Quotations Book.
Shirley Hazzard: In anyone but oneself

One would always want to think of oneself as being on the side of love, ready to recognize it and wish it well –but, when confronted with it in others, one so often resented it, questioned its true nature, secretly dismissed the particular instance as folly or promiscuity. Was it merely jealousy, or a reluctance to admit so noble and enviable a sentiment in anyone but oneself? – Hazzard, Shirley
Unknown: While chasing a dream

Image by danbri via Flickr “There is no telling how many miles you will have to run while chasing a dream.” ~Unknown, quoted in “Teens Talk Getting In…To College” Related articles by Zemanta 10 reasons to smile (slideshare.net) Unknown unknowns (newstatesman.com)
Lewis B Smedes: Forgiving

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” ~Lewis B. Smedes, quoted in Tough Times, Tough People. Related articles by Zemanta Forgiving: What, Why, How (A Practical and Theoretical Approach) (zacharyburt.com) 101 Most Inspiring Quotes, Part 3 (celestinechua.com)
Mortimer J Adler: Quoting from Webster

Image via Wikipedia There is no more irritating fellow than the man who tries to settle an argument about communism, or justice, or liberty, by quoting from Webster. –Mortimer J. Adler, philosopher, educator, and author (1902-2001)
Francois de La Rochefoucauld: Qualities

It is not enough to have great qualities; we should also have the management of them. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld.
Malcolm S. Forbes: Value

“Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.” ~Malcolm S. Forbes, quoted in “Teens Talk Getting In… to College”. Embed from Getty Images Related articles by Zemanta Econ 101 – Big Mac Economics (economicnoise.com) Let Your Bliss Serve the World (untemplater.com)
Venus Williams: Attitude

“Some people say I have attitude – maybe I do…but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right there.” — Venus Williams. Embed from Getty Images Related articles by Zemanta Tsvetana Pironkova ::: The Venus Williams Killer! (dave-lucas.blogspot.com) Wimbledon 2010: […]
Sir Charles Lyell: Debit to his profession

Image via Wikipedia Never call an accountant a credit to his profession;a good accountant is a debit to his profession. – Sir Charles Lyell. Related articles by Zemanta Certified Management Accountants of Ontario in closing stages of public accounting licensing process (newswire.ca) ACCA widens access to accountancy certification (vanguardngr.com) Multiple Accounts (mytotalmoneymakeover.com) Certified General Accountants […]
Johann Schiller: Fathers and sons

“It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons.” ~Johann Schiller, quoted in “Thanks Dad”
St. Augustine: Man must raise the sails

Image by Fergal OP via Flickr “God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails.” ~St. Augustine, quoted in “Teens Talk Getting In… To College” Related articles by Zemanta He is Risen (Like it or Not) (catholicexchange.com)
Norman Vincent Peale: Positive results

Image via Wikipedia “The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.” ~Norman Vincent Peale, quoted in “Teens Talk Getting In… To College”.
Bertrand Russell: Great fear

Image via Wikipedia Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear. –Bertrand Russell, philosopher, mathematician, author, Nobel laureate (1872-1970)
Frank Scully: Go out on a limb

Why not go out on a limb? Isn’t that where the fruit is?” ~Frank Scully, quoted in “Teens Talk Relationships”
Bruce Jenner: Hard Work

“I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you’re a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you’ll win–if you don’t, you won’t.” — Bruce Jenner, Olympic Gold Medalist, Decathlon. Embed from […]
Lewis H. Lapham: Societal Aggression

A society that presumes a norm of violence and celebrates aggression, whether in the subway, on the football field, or in the conduct of its business, cannot help making celebrities of the people who would destroy it. –Lewis H. Lapham, editor and writer (1935- ) Embed from Getty Images Related articles by Zemanta Lewis Lapham: […]
Robert Osborn: Difficult undertaking

“Undertake something that is difficult; it will do you good. Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” ~Robert Osborn, quoted in “Inside Basketball” Embed from Getty Images
David Hillson: Unacceptable

Image by Robert Higgins via Flickr ‘If a risk happens once, that’s understandable; If the same risk happens twice, that’s unlucky; If the same risk happens three times, that’s unacceptable.’ Source: The two faces of Risk Management – David Hillson , Risk Doctor, Project Manager Today Related articles by Zemanta Risk Management Risk Management Outline: […]
Hannah Boyd: Giving a hug

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Nothing can make everything okay after a hard experience, but the simple act of giving a hug can come pretty close.” ~Hannah Boyd, quoted in “Teens Talk Relationships”
Babe Zaharias: Winning friends

“Winning has always meant much to me, but winning friends has meant the most.” ~Babe Zaharias, quoted in “Runners”
Thomas Paine: Delusion and error

Image via Wikipedia “It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.” ~Thomas Paine Related articles by Zemanta Graham’s Thomas Paine Facebook Page, Bradford 4th Period (slideshare.net)
Jane Austen: Neighbours

Image via Wikipedia “For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn?” – Jane Austen
Bob Talbert: Torments and woes

“Laughter leads us, kneads us, and sometimes helps bleed us of torments and woes.” ~Bob Talbert, quoted in “Empty Nesters”.
Charles Colson: Life’s length, width and depth

“One cannot control the length of his life, but he can have something to say about its width and depth.” ~Charles Colson, quoted in “Inside Basketball”. Related articles by Zemanta Think Globally, Love Locally (joshharris.com) Socialism: A Clear and Present Danger (dakotavoice.com) Investing Quote (linusfernandes.com) Thought For Today (linusfernandes.com)
Xenophanes: Gods resemble themselves

Image via Wikipedia Ethiopians imagine their gods as black and snub-nosed; Thracians blue-eyed and red-haired. But if horses or lions had hands, or could draw and fashion works as men do, horses would draw the gods shaped like horses and lions like lions, making the gods resemble themselves. –Xenophanes, philosopher and poet (c.570-475 BCE) Related […]
Anonymous: Skinned knees rather than broken hearts

Image via Wikipedia Sometimes I wish I were a little kid again; skinned knees are easier to fix than broken hearts. -Anonymous