Quotes & Poems I like
Miscalaneous Quotes and Poems
1) They say with great power comes great responsibility. Perhaps then we find ourselves with great responsibility because we already have great power.
a. Dave Verrier
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From the book WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT by Margolyn Woods & Maureen MacLellan
1) People don’t care that you know, until they know you care!
2) Before you put on your clothes for the day, put on a good attitude; everything will fit better.
3) People may not remember exactly what you did, or what you said – but they will remember how you made them feel.
4) Never accept unacceptable behavior, or you make it acceptable.
5) Every dissappointment or challenge is an opportunity for growth.
6) There are good ships and wood ships, And ships that sail the seven seas, But the best ships are friendships And may they always be.
7) Trust grows from trustworthiness.
8) You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
9) If a problem lasts all month it’s only 1/960th of your life. Keep your perspective!
10) Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
11) Many people walk in and our of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
12) The company you keep will determine the trouble you meet.
13) Remember , people who try to whittle you down are only trying to reduce you to their size.
14) Those who deserve love the least need it the most.
15) The best way to get the last word is to appologize.
16) Thoughtful minds discuss events; thoughtless minds discuss people.
17) He who loses money loses much. He who loses a friend loses much more. He who loses faith loses all.
18) To handle yourelf use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
19) Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
20) Friends are angles who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
21) May the best day of your past be the worst day of your future.
22) Today instead of telling God how big your problem is, tell your problem how big God is
23) You fail only when you quit trying.
24) May there always be work for your hands to do; may your purse always hold a coin or two; may the sun always shine on your windowpane; may a rainbow be certain to follow each rain; may the hand of a friend always be near you; may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you!
25) The problem you are dealing with is just a stage you are passing through. It will be much easier to look at in the rear view mirror than it is in the head lights.
26) Sometimes personal growth hurts. Have you ever heard the term “growing pains”? Try focusing on the “growing” part.
27) Remember that some of Gods greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.
28) The easiest way to feel good is to say something kind to someone else.
29) The secret of success is consistency of purpose.
30) Determination is often the first chapter in the book of excellence.
31) I am not what I want to be. I am not what I ought to be. But, thank God I am not what I was!
32) God himself does not propose to judge a man ‘till he is dead. So why should we?
33) For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For an attractive face, speak words of kindness. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.
34) Always laugh, always hope, always love, always pray.
35) What happens to men and women is less significant than what happens within them.
36) The task ahead of you is never greater than the power behind you.
37) An individual can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.
38) All glory comes from daring to begin.
39) Kindness is difficult to give away, because it keeps coming back.
From the book Dare To Believe by Beth Mende Conny
1) It’s all right to have butterflies in your stomach. Just get them to fly in formation.
a. Dr. Rob Gilbert
2) It always comes back to the same necessity: go deep enough and there is a bedrock of truth, however hard.
a. May Sarton
3) If you put a small value on yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price.
When the world says give up, hope whispers try it one more time!
"Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage.
Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are."
"I will never forget that the only reason that I'm standing here today is because somebody, somewhere stood up for me when it was risky. Stood up when it was hard. Stood up when it wasn't popular. And because that somebody stood up, a few more stood up. And then a few thousand stood up. And then a few million stood up. And standing up, with courage and clear purpose, they somehow managed to change the world." - Barack Obama
"When I dare to be powerful-to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid." - Audre Lorde
“Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.” -Bill Cosby
“I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” -Bill Cosby
“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” -Bill Cosby
“Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.”
“To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.”
“Love comes to those who still hope even though they've been disappointed, to those who still believe even though they've been betrayed, to those who still love even though they've been hurt before.”
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” Oscar Wilde
“What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise” Oscar Wilde
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” Albert Einstein
“Hope is the dream of a soul awake.” French Proverb
“May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human enough hope to make you happy.”
“When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always be worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better.”
“Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but only for one second without hope”
“Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark.” George Lles
“Hope is not a dream but a way of making dreams become reality.”
“When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.”
