INSPIRING INSPIRING QUOTATIONSQUOTATIONS

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TRUE FRIENDSTRUE FRIENDS

True friends are those who come and True friends are those who come and share our happiness when we call them share our happiness when we call them and our misfortune without being called and our misfortune without being called - DEMETRIO DE FALERA- DEMETRIO DE FALERA

AMBITIONAMBITION

Open your eyes and look within. Open your eyes and look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

Bob Marley (1945 - 1981)Bob Marley (1945 - 1981)Jamaican musician, singer, and songwriter.Jamaican musician, singer, and songwriter.

BEST RELATIONSHIPBEST RELATIONSHIP Health is the greatest gift, contentment Health is the greatest gift, contentment

the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship - GAUTAMA BUDDHArelationship - GAUTAMA BUDDHA

ENTHUSIASMENTHUSIASM Enthusiasm is a sign of spiritual health – Enthusiasm is a sign of spiritual health –

GREGARIO GREGARIO MARANONMARANON

LOVELOVE

When love is your greatest weakness, When love is your greatest weakness, you will be the strongest person in the you will be the strongest person in the world - GARMAN WOLDworld - GARMAN WOLD

REACH FOR THE STARSREACH FOR THE STARS

It’s a whole lot more satisfying to reach It’s a whole lot more satisfying to reach for the stars, even if you end up landing for the stars, even if you end up landing only on the moon - KERMIT THE FROG only on the moon - KERMIT THE FROG

THINKINGTHINKING

Thinking should become your capital Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life - downs you come across in your life - Dr. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM Dr. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM

SOMETHING NEWSOMETHING NEW If you can do something with your eyes If you can do something with your eyes

closed, it’s time to find something new - closed, it’s time to find something new - KATHIE LEE GIFFORD KATHIE LEE GIFFORD

NEW RACENEW RACE The finish line is just the beginning of a The finish line is just the beginning of a

whole new race - SUSAN SAINT whole new race - SUSAN SAINT JAMESJAMES

AEROPLANE TRAVELAEROPLANE TRAVEL Aero plane travel is nature’s way of Aero plane travel is nature’s way of

making you look like your passport making you look like your passport photo – AL GOREphoto – AL GORE

CONCENTRATIONCONCENTRATION Concentration comes out of a Concentration comes out of a

combination of confidence and hunger -combination of confidence and hunger -ARNOLD PALMERARNOLD PALMER

CRITICIZMCRITICIZM

If you are not criticized, you may not be If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much – DONALD H. doing much – DONALD H. RUMSFELD RUMSFELD

CHALLENGED LIFECHALLENGED LIFE To be tested is good. The challenged life To be tested is good. The challenged life

may be the best therapist – GAIL SHEEHYmay be the best therapist – GAIL SHEEHY

POETRYPOETRY You can’t write poetry on the computer - You can’t write poetry on the computer -

QUENTIN TARANTINOQUENTIN TARANTINO

GOOD BOOKGOOD BOOK

The mark of a good book is it changes The mark of a good book is it changes every time you read it - ANDERSON every time you read it - ANDERSON COOPERCOOPER

BEST ADVICEBEST ADVICE

My father gave me the best advice of my My father gave me the best advice of my life. He said, “ Whatever you do, don’t life. He said, “ Whatever you do, don’t wake up at 65 years old and think about wake up at 65 years old and think about what you should have done with your what you should have done with your life- GEORGE CLOONEYlife- GEORGE CLOONEY

PERMANENT SUCCESSPERMANENT SUCCESS

Success is more permanent when you Success is more permanent when you achieve it without destroying your achieve it without destroying your principles - WALTER CRONKITEprinciples - WALTER CRONKITE

EDUCATIONEDUCATION My father always said, “ Education is My father always said, “ Education is

the one cure-all for insecurity” - HUGH the one cure-all for insecurity” - HUGH JACKMANJACKMAN

LEARNINGLEARNING

You never really learn much from hearing You never really learn much from hearing yourself talk - GEORGE CLOONEYyourself talk - GEORGE CLOONEY

BIGBIG In order to be BIG, you have to think In order to be BIG, you have to think

big. If you think small, you’re going to be big. If you think small, you’re going to be SMALL - EMERIL LAGASSE SMALL - EMERIL LAGASSE

LISTENINGLISTENING Real listening is a willingness to let the Real listening is a willingness to let the

other person change you- ALAN ALDAother person change you- ALAN ALDA

OPTIMISTS & PESSIMISTSOPTIMISTS & PESSIMISTS Both optimists and pessimists contribute Both optimists and pessimists contribute

to our society. The optimist invents the to our society. The optimist invents the aero plane and the pessimist the aero plane and the pessimist the parachute - GIL STERNparachute - GIL STERN

ACHIEVEMENTACHIEVEMENT Anybody can be Pope; the proof of Anybody can be Pope; the proof of

this is that I have become one. – this is that I have become one. – John XXIII(1881-1963) Italian pope John XXIII(1881-1963) Italian pope

REWARDREWARD The reward of a thing well done is to The reward of a thing well done is to

have done it- Ralph Waldo Emerson, have done it- Ralph Waldo Emerson, U.S. poet and essayistU.S. poet and essayist

AMBITIONAMBITION

Go for the moon. If you don’t get it, Go for the moon. If you don’t get it, you’ll still be heading for a staryou’ll still be heading for a star - - Willis Reed, U.S. Professional sports Willis Reed, U.S. Professional sports team executiveteam executive

AMBITIONAMBITION

Climb ev'ry mountain, ford ev'ry stream, Climb ev'ry mountain, ford ev'ry stream, Follow ev'ry rainbow, till you find your Follow ev'ry rainbow, till you find your

dream.dream.

Oscar Hammerstein II (1895 - 1960)Oscar Hammerstein II (1895 - 1960)U.S. lyricist and librettist.U.S. lyricist and librettist.

APPEARANCEAPPEARANCE

To succeed in the world, we do everything To succeed in the world, we do everything we can to appear successful.we can to appear successful.

François La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680)François La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680)French epigrammatist and moralist.French epigrammatist and moralist.

THANK YOUTHANK YOU