We Grow Great By Dreams

We grow great by dreams.  All big men are dreamers.  They see things in the soft haze of a spring day or in the red fire of a long winter’s evening.  Some of us let these great dreams die, but others nourish and protect them, nurse them through bad days till they bring them to […]

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Happiness Must Be Tricked

Happiness is a rebound from hard work. One of the follies of man is to assume that he can enjoy mere emotion. Happiness must be tricked. She loves to see men work. She loves sweat, weariness, self-sacrifice. She will not be found in the palaces, but lurking in cornfields and factories, and hovering over littered […]

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6 Nice Motivational Quotes

Today I thought I’d do something different and post multiple random motivational quotes that I have found during my travels. If you like them or not, or they spark a thought in your mind, please feel free to comment on this post.  Go ahead!  Here they are: 1) You can have anything you want if […]

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Now I Like Good People

This is one of my favorite quotations of all time: “Years ago I preferred clever people.  There was a joy in beholding a mind bearing thoughts quickly translated into words, or ideas expressed in a new way.  I find now that my taste has changed.  Verbal fireworks often bore me.  They seem motivated by self-assertion […]

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Cast of Characters

CAST OF CHARACTERS I Can’t is a quitter, I Don’t Know is lazy, I Wish I Could is a wisher, I Might is waking up, I Will Try is on his feet, I Can is on his way, I Will is at work, I Did is now the boss. -Earl Cassel

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Perseverance: The Slender Force of Human Beings

“All the performances of human art, at which we look with praise or wonder, are instances of the resistless force of perseverance: it is by this that the quarry becomes a pyramid, and that distant countries are united with canals.  If a man was to compare the effect of a single stroke of the pick-ax, […]

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Unswerving Singleness of Purpose

“Determine what specific goal you want to achieve. Then dedicate yourself to its attainment with unswerving singleness of purpose, the trenchant zeal of a crusader.” -Paul J. Meyer

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Live Your Life Like You Climb A Mountain

“Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. Climb slowly, steadily, enjoying each passing moment; and the view from the summit will serve as a fitting climax for […]

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