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“There are only two options regarding commitment. You're either in or out. There's no such thing as a life in-between. ”

PAT RILEY
FORMER NBA PLAYER AND COACH
COMMITMENT

“So with imagination, ingenuity and audacity, explore, discover, change the world. And have fun while you're at it. Always take time out to love and to live. You're going to be busy, but never forget family and friends. ”

DANIEL S. GOLDIN
ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA
LIVE LIFE

“No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. ”

CALVIN COOLIDGE
30TH US PRESIDENT
RESPECT

“It is always in the midst, in the epicenter, of your troubles that you find serenity. ”

ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY
FRENCH AUTHOR
RISING ABOVE

“Rivers know this: There is no hurry. We shall get there. ”

A. A. MILNE
ENGLISH AUTHOR, BEST KNOWN FOR HIS BOOKS ABOUT WINNIE-THE-POOH
PATIENCE

“I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself. ”

ALDOUS HUXLEY
NOVELIST
MAKING A DIFFERENCE

“Ask the experienced rather than the learned. ”

ARABIC PROVERB
LEARNING

“It sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents. ”

ERIC HOFFER
PHILOSOPHER
DETERMINATION

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 2 or 8. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.”

MOSHE ARENS
FORMER ISRAELI MINISTER OF DEFENSE
EDUCATION

“Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.”

CONFUCIUS
PHILOSOPHER
EDUCATION

“It is better to fail in a cause that will ultimately succeed than to succeed in a cause that will ultimately fail.”

PETER MARSHALL
FORMER CHAPLAIN OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE
INTEGRITY

“The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.”

MORRIS ADLER
PSYCHIATRIST
LEARNING

“Your greatness is measured by your kindness; your education and intellect by your modesty; your ignorance is betrayed by your suspicions and prejudices, and your real caliber is measured by the consideration and tolerance you have for others.”

WILLIAM J.H. BOETCKER
RELIGIOUS LEADER, INFLUENTIAL PUBLIC SPEAKER
EDUCATION

“The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence, but in the mastery, of his passions.”

ALFRED LORD TENNYSON
POET LAUREATE OF GREAT BRITAIN
PASSION

“Don't wait for extraordinary circumstance to do good; try to use ordinary situations. ”

CHARLES RICHTER
AMERICAN SEISMOLOGIST AND PHYSICIST; CREATOR OF THE RICHTER MAGNITUDE SCALE
DO YOUR PART

“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing. ”

ALBERT SCHWEITZER
PHILOSOPHER, PHYSICIAN, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER
TEACHING BY EXAMPLE

“Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down. ”

CHARLES F. KETTERING
INVENTOR, ENGINEER
COMMITMENT

“Little drops of water wear down big stones. ”

RUSSIAN PROVERB
PERSISTENCE

“Tact is the art of building a fire under people without making their blood boil. ”

FRANKLIN P. JONES
REPORTER
CLASS AND GRACE

“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.”

EDITH LOVEJOY PIERCE
ENGLISH POET
OPPORTUNITY

“Another fresh new year is here . . . another year to live! To banish worry, doubt, and fear, to love and laugh and give! This bright new year is given me to live each day with zest . . . to daily grow and try to be my highest and my best! I have the opportunity once more to right some wrongs, to pray for peace, to plant a tree, and sing more joyful songs.”

WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD
AUTHOR, EDUCATOR, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER
LIVE LIFE

“Scatter confetti over the floor, sweep an old year out the door!”

MYRA CONN LIVINGSTON
ACHIEVEMENT

“People are partying, songs are being sung, Sugarplums are dancing, all in holiday fun. Presents are under the tree, reindeer fly high above, peace on earth, goodwill to all, sending joy and love!”

D.M. DELLINGER
LOVE

“As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December's bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same.”

DONALD WESTLAKE
AMERICAN WRITER
CARING

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.”

DAME EDITH SITWELL
BRITISH POET
APPRECIATION

“People create their own questions because they are afraid to look straight. All you have to do is look straight and see the road, and when you see it, don't sit looking at it-walk.”

AYN RAND
WRITER, PHILOSOPHER
VISION

“Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.”

DR. ALBERT SZENT-GYORGYI
NOBEL PRIZE WINNER IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE IN 1937
INNOVATION

“We have two ears and only one tongue in order that we may hear more and speak less. ”

DIOGENES LAERTIUS
BIOGRAPHER OF THE GREEK PHILOSOPHERS
LISTENING

“May the spirit of the season be with you today and throughout the new year! ”

EDITH LOVEJOY PIERCE
ENGLISH POET
OPPORTUNITY

“Life is not the way it is supposed to be. It is the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference. ”

VIRGINIA SATIR
AMERICAN AUTHOR AND PSYCHOTHERAPIST
CHARACTER

“Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than before. ”

POLYBIUS
GREEK STATESMAN AND HISTORIAN
PERSEVERANCE

“I want to be everybody, and I want to be everything. One life is not enough. ”

VLADIMIR SOKOLOFF
RUSSIAN ACTOR
LIVE LIFE

“Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm. ”

ABRAHAM LINCOLN
16TH U.S. PRESIDENT
PERSISTENCE
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