Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. —Nido Qubein
“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.”

Nido Qubein Businessman, motivational speaker, educator

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The mind, as you age, Is an artist, it seems. Monet paints your mem'ries, Picasso your dreams.

Anonymous
February 25, 2021

Very true! Movin' forward, not with blinders, but well aware!

RD from Valley of the Sun
January 25, 2017

Great motivating quote

Lucy from NC
January 25, 2017

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