words.of.encouragement.12.24.12

" You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Lauraielle F.


" We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive."
C.S Lewis --- Submitted by Lauren Covington --- New Jersey



" There's two ways of living your life. There's those who go through life, where everything seems to go their way. There's those who seems to have stumbling blocks or walls in their way. But just like the Berlin Wall, with positive thinking those walls can be knocked down. Over those walls lie your goals!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by C. Gordon --- United Kingdom


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" If you change your mind, you can change your life."
William James


‎" It's in the moments of struggle that our foundation is built... the very foundation that gives us the ability to fulfill our life's ultimate destiny."
Copyright © 2007 Pete W. Zafra


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" Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future."
Deepak Chopra --- Submitted by Lauren Covington


December 18, 2012  quotes to lift people up
" A bright smile has the strongest electrifying power to lift up the sagging morale and light up a depressed face effortlessly and immediately."
Written in 2012 by Anuj Somany

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 One can only know the true joy of victory by being well acquainted with the agony of defeat."
Copyright © 2003 Bradley Hannaford

" Hark work and commitment can often bring you success, so live your life to the fullest, work hard and never give up --- because you never know what day will be your last."
Copyright © 2004 Brett J. Antill


" Life might not go how you want or plan it to be. Don't look back and wish you had. Look forward and do."
Copyright © 2004 Nico D. Dato

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words.of.encouragement.12.16.12

" You do not fail in life, you only produce results, and you have the right to learn and grow from any results that you produce."
Wayne Dyer --- Submitted by George Wachirah


" You are already on the winning path if you have picked yourself up, dusted away the setbacks and have started moving forward."
Written in 2012 by Caroline Naoroji


" When I am most drained is when I am at my greatest peak. I fall gently into His arms and He gives me strength to soar to my highest height."
Written in 2012 by Janice Harris


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words.of.encouragement.12.9.12

" Count your joy instead of your sorrows, count your healings instead of your wounds. Count your friends instead of your foes, count your courage instead of your fears. Count your health instead of your wealth, count on God instead of yourself."
Written in 2012 by Caroline Naoroji


" I know for sure that appreciating whatever shows up for you in life changes your personal vibration. You radiate and generate more goodness for yourself when you're aware of all you have and not focusing on your have-nots."
Oprah Winfrey --- Submitted by Lauren Covington


" Your life may not be working out the way you planned it, but that is not an excuse to just give up. Make the most of today, and you might be surprised where you end up tomorrow."
Written in 2012 by Jacqui Reinhart

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" Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given to you, because you will not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer."
--- Rainer Maria Rilke --- Submitted by Lindsay Jones --- Ontario, Canada


" Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year."
--- Ralph Waldo Emerson --- Submitted by Martha Varzaly --- Pennsylvania


" We are often so caught up in our destination
That we forget to appreciate the journey;
Especially the goodness of the people we meet along the way.
Appreciation is a wonderful feeling, don't overlook it."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Sheila V. --- Alberta, Canada


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words.of.encouragement.11.26.12

" Don't let a moment of defeat define your life's outcome. No matter how many failures you've had, you still have it in you to create the greatest comeback story of your life."
Written in 2012 by Kwabena Amoah


" If I dare to dream, dare to be wanted, dare to be appreciated - one day I will be."
Written in 2012 by Ilana Berger


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words.of.encouragement.11.20.12

" The invincible strength of a committed person towards humanity is his towering faith in the invisible power."
Written in 2012 by Anuj Somany


" Many thoughts cross every mind but what remains in determines one's character and destiny."
Written in 2012 by James Njeru


November 14, 2012  life quotes
" If you are going to live a risk free life, you are going to die without having lived!"
Written in 2012 by Shuping Mokgothu

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" The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment."
Elbert Hubbard --- Submitted by George Wachirah



" Never doubt your potentiality. Learn from a butterfly; if it had doubts, it would have lived and died a crawling caterpillar."
Written in 2012 by Larispique Philidor



" Some doors lead to amazing things. Some doors lead to...well, not much. But the more doors a person tried, the greater the chances are that those amazing things will be discovered. If you try once and succeed, you're amazingly lucky. If you try 1000 times and succeed, you've earned it. The only trick is to keep on trying until it happens."
Doe Zantamata --- Submitted by Lauren Covington

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" I've been trying and tired, but I will never get tired of trying to achieve my goals."
Written in 2012 by Larispique Philidor

" The very science of closing the gap between reality and dream is time and action, patience and persistence, and a never die heart and passion within plus absolute direction and commitment."
Written in 2012 by Edgar Ng


" As a human, if you keep yourself centered, you can do and achieve whatever you want. No matter how it takes you in life, you are never too old to take an action. Just stay focus and tell yourself I will DO and GET IT."
Written in 2012 by Sadick Sessah-Odai


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" A hurdle that is overcome in life, if taken positively, can strengthen the soul. The only challenge with this, is we sometimes misunderstand strength for hardness; thus resulting in bitterness."
--- Copyright © 2001 Daniel Salce

" Without any EFFORT there won't be any EFFECT. Don't expect any OUT if you haven't put anything IN."
Written in 2007 by Mpho Shoroma --- South Africa


" Don't allow people to hold you down when gravity's the only thing in life with the power to do so."
Copyright © 2007 Adrian Taylor


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" If two people believe in something, really believe, anything, even the impossible, is possible."
Castle --- Submitted by Rosalind HTW


" Challenge yourself everyday to do better and be better. Remember, growth starts with a decision to move beyond your present

circumstances."
Robert Tew --- Submitted by Lauren Covington


" If we never felt like a failure, perhaps we have failed to define the meaning of success."
Written in 2012 by Anton Suharyanto

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" Getting over those unexpected hurdles may not be exactly enjoyable, but ultimately I believe that such challenges and the solutions we find give us more confidence. They teach us with common sense and determination we can turn what looks like a disaster into a triumph.quot;
Martha Stewart --- Submitted by Lauren Covington


" Being genuine is more important than being right. You may say or do all the right things, but if it doesn't come from the heart, it means nothing. You may not always know the right things to say or do, but if your intent is genuine, then it means the world. When you work from a foundation of truth, you are free to make as many choices, free to make as many mistakes, free to take as much time as necessary to get it right."
Copyright © 2012 Spencer Chapman


" You may avoid suffering and sorrow if you don't risk, but you simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love, live. The greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing and has nothing. Only a person who risks is free."
Bob Proctor --- Submitted by Jack Hayes


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" Your success is not defined against another, nor is it defined by another's idea of success, but by what YOU aspire to be, by what YOU achieve and by getting to where YOU want to be. Do not measure yourself against another. Focus on what it is that YOU alone want to do, where YOU want to go, and what YOU want from life. For if you don't follow your own heart, dreams and goals, you'll always feel as though you fall short. The only person that YOU should aspire to be better than is yourself. That is what drives you as an individual to achieve what you define as success."
Copyright © 2012 Mike Woodcroft


" People are quick to condemn than to congratulate. So, do not be dismayed if the opposite is what you get."
Written in 2012 by Eyo Justice Ellis


" There are failures before any success; just don't dwell on them, learn from them and focus on the success. Successful people have failed more than they have succeeded."
Written in 2012 by Bridget Benya


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" Hard work and togetherness. They go hand in hand. You need the hard work because it's such a tough atmosphere....to win week in and week out. You need togetherness because you don't always win, and you gotta hang tough together."
Tony Dungy


" Opportunity often comes in the form of misfortune or temporary defeat."
Napoleon Hill


" The greatest success is not giving up, even when it seems like you should. When things seem unclear, I sit back and ask myself, where are you going and what do you need to do right now to get there?"
Copyright © 2005 Joseph Magagnoli


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words.of.encouragement.11.2.12

" Rising and falling is a talent already within us. It started before we could walk or run."
Written in 2007 by Winnie Cemat Sharp --- California

" Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power."
Clint Eastwood


" If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome."
Michael Jordan

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" After a while, you just can't cry anymore. You just have to believe that what happens is what's supposed to happen, and, well, you can't change that, even if you tried. So just dry the tears and hope that tomorrow will be a better day."
Written in 2012 by Kwabena Opare Amoah


" Sometimes it's the tiniest gestures that can make the greatest impact on a person's life. A simple hello, thank you, you look nice. At the right moment, these simple words can be the greatest motivation for someone to go on."
Written in 2012 by Janice Harris


" Failing ninety-nine times doesn't matter at all if you keep your spirits high and succeed the hundredth time."
Written in 2012 by Daideepya Bhosale


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" Every bubble is born to burst; it is just a matter of time. Likewise, happy and sad moments are transient, and are bound to end. Be glad to yourself with whatever you have, and try to improve."
Written in 2010 by Lakkoju Goutam --- India


" I certainly don't regret my experiences because without them, I couldn't imagine who or where I would be today. Life is an amazing gift to those who have overcome great obstacles, and attitude is everything!"
Sasha Azevedo --- Submitted by Lauren Covington --- New Jersey


" There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why."
William Barclay --- Submitted by A.M. --- Maryland

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words.of.encouragement.10.30.12

" Where you end up doesn't depend on where you start, it depends on which direction you choose to take. Do not allow your circumstances to determine your future. Your life is not limited."
Written in 2012 by Kwabena Opare Amoah


" Why do we have friends, why do we have a family, why do we need festivals? It's because we know how much we fear loneliness. It's hard to stay alone, be alone and live alone. That's why we need that group of people who make us feel wanted because we are God's greatest, favorite and special creation."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Sadikshya Ghimire --- Nepal


" Real love is not based on romance, candle light dinners, long talks and walks along the beach! In fact, it is based on Respect, Compromise, Care and Trust!!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Ganesh Gupta ---India


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words.of.encouragement.10.29.12

" The secret of our being is not only to live, but to have something to live for..."
Copyright © 2004 Anne Manuel


" Walk away from it (your problems) until you get stronger. All your troubles will be there when you get back, but you'll be better able to cope."
Lady Bird Johnson



" The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world."
Marianne Williamson


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words.of.encouragement.10.27.12

" Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even."
Muhammad Ali


" To move ahead you need to believe in yourself...have conviction in your beliefs and the confidence to execute those beliefs."
Adlin Sinclair


" The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself."
Friedrich Nietzsche


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words.of.encouragement.10.25.12

" For a happy and healthy relationship, learn to live with the deficiencies of your partner."
Written in 2012 by Pramod Kumar Sharma


" You can't base your life on other people's expectations."
Stevie Wonder --- Submitted by George Wachirah



" Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever. Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side. Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent. Remember to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you. Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again. Give time to love, give time to speak, and give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
Thomas Taylor


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Fear is our greatest fear; summon courage and face your greatest fear."
Written in 2011 by Joseph Ademola


" Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success."
Swami Vivekananda --- Submitted by Raghunath Joishi
One idea, one thought can change the expectation about the future. Dream, Hope, so we must create positive ideas for becoming a successful Human.


" IF YOU QUIT OR GIVE UP THEN YOU DON'T DESERVE IT! Process that and get back in the fight, DREAMER! You can do it."
Tyler Perry --- Submitted by Lauren Covington


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" Just when you feel like it's over, just when you think you are down, someone comes along, picks you up and dusts you down; then you realize that the person who picked you up is your own hope and faith."
--- Copyright © 2002 Paul Cargill


" I know God won't give me more than I can handle.
I just wish He didn't trust me so much."
--- Mother Theresa --- Submitted by Samantha S. --- Texas


" Disappointment and trouble are often the way (instruments) in which we are fashioned for better and bigger things to come. You must never give up. Life never takes away from us without giving something better in its place. Life is not a straight and easy corridor; the road is not always smooth and unhampered. Many times our paths are like a maze of passages through which we must seek, search, and find our way.
At times we find our way and then are confused - at one time we find ourselves on a freeway and then again in a blind alley. But always, if we have faith, God will open another door. Perhaps not the door we thought was the best but another door, which HE knows is the best, that will take us to a greater and more useful destination.
Out of my deepest hurts have come my greatest strengths. If the door you hoped for has closed, try the other one -- it just could be the pathway that could lead to the greatest fulfillment of your dreams."
--- Don Polston --- Submitted by Stephanie Williams --- South Carolina

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" Like dust, you may beat me beneath your shoe. And like dust, the harder you beat the higher I shall rise. You can't stop a determined will."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Uk Prestige


You are confined only by the walls you build yourself
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Cynthia Farina


" Each of us must confront our own fears, must come face to face with them. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. To experience adventure or be limited by the fear of it."
Judy Blume --- Submitted by Lynsey Doel


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words.of.encouragement.10.16.12

" Let the trials of life and the hardships of your past be your motivation. Let the hot summery days and the cold winter knights bring you hope that there will be better days. Be motivated for the unborn child; be motivated for the child that you gave life. Find motivation in knowing that consistency is important. Find motivation in knowing that you never gave in and you never gave up. The motivation that lingers over your head like a Halo, and aches your stomach to the core as it dwells in a place where there is no room to breathe. Be motivated by the ancestors that paved the way for you. Find motivation in the things that you have done and once thought you could not do. Be motivated to see every day without fear, with your sword and shield. Being motivated is something that is really hard to do. However, once you have mastered this area in your life... Motivation will come with ease."
Copyright © 2012 Leslie Weston


" No need for miracles to do the impossible If we have beliefs, will, and insistence."
Written in 2012 by Mohammed Sekouty



" Win if you are courageous. Win by losing, if you are a man loaded with guts."
Written in 2012 by Tasos Anastasiou


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" We never know what miracles are right in front of us! Remember, often times, things are not as they seem to be. Things can change instantly with a 'change' of perception."
Copyright © 2003 Michelle W. Seamons


" Have faith; you are capable of the greatest things."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Brooke Randall --- Victoria, Australia


" Believe it is possible to solve your problem. Tremendous things happen to the believer. So believe the answer will come. It will."
Norman Vincent Peale


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words.of.encouragement.10.14.12

" If you climbed one step, it means you can climb the rest."
Written in 2004 by Praveen Kumar --- Andhra Pradesh, India


" The fearless are merely fearless, those who act in spite of their fear are truly brave."
James A. Lafond-Lewis --- Submitted by Katie G. --- California


" We are the only ones who have the power to accomplish what we set out to do."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by D. Smith --- Oklahoma

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words.of.encouragement.10.13.12

" We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee."
Marian Wright Edelman


" Tears are meant to be shed, lives are meant to be lead, but the only way we describe success in any amount of words is if at the end of the day you can smile... life was worth just that little while."
Copyright © 2006 Shane Fredrick


" Know where you're going in life but leave it up to faith to put you where you belong."
Written in 2006 by K.R. --- New Jersey


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words.of.encouragement.10.12.12

" Seek not outside yourself; success is within."
Mary Lou Cook


" I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve. This level of resolve can move mountains, but it must be constant and consistent. As simplistic as this may sound, it is still the common denominator separating those who live their dreams from those who live in regret."
Anthony Robbins


" To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all is lost - who can say this is not greatness?"
William Makepeace Thackeray


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" The failures in life strengthen you for good works. Know that you are not the first to fail but those who succeeded, first failed before succeeding."
Written in 2010 by Reverend Arnold Bradley Oteng Nhyira


" Life is too short to hate people! So love each and every moment of it! Love others and be loved!"
Written in 2012 by Devyani C., Age 15 --- India
People (most of the teens) lose their time in hating people and forget the loved ones! This quote is for everyone!


" Life is the way you look at it: LIFEISNOWHERE. Some will read as - 'Life is no where' while others will look as - 'Life is now here.' So it depends on us how we see life."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Purna P., Age 17 --- India


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 " Never lose hope, never give up on your faith, and never STOP believing in your dreams because miracles do happen; you just need to believe in yourself!!"
Written in 2010 by Nuzhat Nasir


" Always suppress your pride and admit your wrong for every wrong doing, there's a chance to learn the right thing."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Ethel P., Age 14 --- Maryland


" For what it's worth: it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same; there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again."
F. Scott Fitzgerald --- Submitted by Lauren Covington

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" A day of victory totally annihilates years of defeat. Life might daze us, blow us, toss us, throw us, flick us, flip us and beat us in various rounds, but just like a game of boxing, we have the last rounds. No matter how battered or messed up we are right now, our victory is right in front of us. Don't give up the fight because a winner will emerge out of you. We are victorious!"
Copyright © 2012 Smek Osemeke Uwakina


" Do not base your life on the promises from someone else for they are human and they will make mistakes; do not let their mistakes be yours."
Written in 2012 by Lucy M. Garcia


" One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. So, when all fails, I encourage you to simply tap into your five senses because they are the most powerful tools in the preparation. It is how you respond to touch, what you look for and see, how you walk, what you provide for others to smell, and quality in your taste."
Written in 2012 by Dr. Maloney Hunter-Lowe


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words.of.encouragement.10.8.12

" When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bounds. Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be."
Patanjali --- Submitted by Lauren Covington


" Believe in yourself and you can do unbelievable things."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Rupa Gautam


" I love them a lot...because without them I would have been unable to get whatever I got today...They taught me, they made me strong...they filled me with temerity and helped me to face the worst challenges in my life....Yep, they are the 'HURDLES'..."
Written in 2012 by Brijesh Kumar Pandey


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" There is no future
There is no past
I live each moment as my last
There is only us
There is only this
Forget regret or life is your's to miss
No other road
No other way
NO DAY BUT TODAY."
--- Jonathan Larson --- Sent in by Ignacio --- Texas


" It is easy to complicate the simple.
But a great man can simplify the complicated."
--- WindyG


" I believe that we cannot live better
Than seeking to become still better than we are."
--- Socrates --- Sent in by Kristen --- Virginia


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words.of.encouragement.10.2.12

" If you want to do something different in your life then you'll have to do something different to show that you're different!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Ravi Meena


" When you welcome your emotions as teachers, every emotion brings good news, even the ones that are painful."
Gary Zukav --- Submitted by George Wachirah


" Today, let us choose not to complain, back bite, gossip or spread rumors but choose to encourage, edify, comfort & love."
Written in 2012 by Caroline Naoroji


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" Victory always starts in the head. It's a state of mind. It then spreads with such radiance and such affirmations that destiny can do nothing but obey."
Douchan Gersi


" Fight! Be somebody! If you have lost confidence in yourself, make believe you are somebody else… somebody who has brains and act like that person."
Sol Hess


" Remember anything you want that's valuable requires you to break through short-term pain in order to gain long-term pleasure."
Anthony Robbins

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" No one knows what he/she can do until they try."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Ethel P., Age 14 --- Maryland


" Who never made a mistake never made a discovery."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Sruthi, Age 14 --- India


" If you don't fight for what you want, then don't cry for what you lost."
Lord Krishna --- Submitted by Nagaraj Thallanje


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" Belief is more important than ability. Without belief we can do little. With the belief that you can do something, the ability will come and you'll be laughing. Believe people. Anything truly is possible when we remove the proverbial limits from our mind."
Copyright © 2012 Mike Woodcroft


September 26, 2012  Motivational Quotations
" If you fail ..... try, try, and try even for one thousand times and you will find one thousand ways to achieve."
Written in 2012 by Kaleel Ramzeen


Be Aware ....... But Still

Your kindness may be
treated as your weakness
....... still be kind

Your help to others
may go unheeded and unnoticed
......... still be helpful

If you are successful
you will win false friends and true enemies
----- still succeed

Honesty and frankness,
make you vulnerable
---- still be frank and honest

The good you do today,
will be forgotten tomorrow
----still do good

Your forthrightness
may be treated as high-handedness or
insubordination
---- still be forthright

Virtues and values of life
may mean little to people
----- still be virtuous

Your faith in God and
love for humanity may be taken as
orthodoxy and foolishness
---- still have faith in God
Anonymous --- Submitted by Jagdish Kaviraj

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" Reading a motivational quote feels good... Acting upon it feels even better... Try it!"
Written in 2012 by Sai S.


" On my knees I find HIS strength."
Written in 2012 by Robert Moore


" Anyone who says it is the government's responsibility to take care of those in need is simple saying: 'Let someone else help, I do not want to do it'. There was a time that sons and daughters took care of their own parents and grandparents. There was a time that one looked after their neighbors. There was a time when one did things for the community because they wanted to, not because they had to. Do not look to government to help others, look them in the eye, grab them by the hand and say, 'What can I do?'"
Copyright © 2012 Salomon A. Quijada


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" I know life, at the moment, can be a horrible, cold place; when you're too depressed to move, too sad to talk, and so closed-up that everyday, you cry to yourself internally, never letting anyone know your pain. I know that life is better than this. Get out of bed. Take a walk outside in the beautiful sunshine, take a deep breath and breathe in the grace and wonders of life. Smile and laugh with those whom you call friends. I know, whenever you're down, in that cold place, throw away your journal and just think of life and how outstanding it is to be alive."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Kurt T. --- NSW, Australia

" In love and in pain, always know that you have friends. Friends are forever. A true friend will always be there for you in times of need, even when the rest of the world seems to have left you behind. I hope I can be such a friend, because I know I treasure the friends I have."
--- Copyright © 2002 Neill MacRae

" When you seek happiness for yourself, it will always delude you.
When you seek happiness for others, it will always serve you."
--- Wayne Dyer --- Submitted by Dan I., --- Vic, Australia

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words.of.encouragement.9.20.12

" Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your night prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good."
Maya Angelou --- Submitted by George Wachirah


" Why allow a past grudge to divide us from the ones we love most? Reach out and bring them back! If you build the bridge they will cross!"
Copyright © 2012 Jon Hawks


" Sometimes the littlest things in life can make your whole world change."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Rinku Rajpal


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words.of.encouragement.9.17.12

" Be truthful in all you do. Be loving to all you meet. Be kind in all you share. Be humble for all you have. Be happy in all your circumstances. Be the kind of person that people can look up to!! Be yourself!"
Written in 2012 by Tatum Wiehahn


" Move apart from your problems, move apart from your griefs, move towards your aim, to help the world in grief."
Written in 2012 by Tanay Pareek


" Instead of putting others down, try improving yourself instead. The only person you have a right to compete with is you. In the meantime, treat others how you'd like to be treated. One trait that some of the best (communicators) share is empathy. A couple of kind words can not only make a person's day, but earn you a friend and supporter for life. For the rest of the week, whenever you see someone you want to judge negatively, pay them a compliment instead. See what happens."
Neil Strauss --- Submitted by Lauren Covington

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words.of.encouragement.9.16.12

" Do not stop enjoying the wonders of life despite the inevitable hurting that impairs our soul. Hence, it does not make you less of a person when you weep in tears and are in distress. Nonetheless, learn to withstand the stings of time; rise on your feet for no one can ever bring back the soul in you and the beauty of life except you, and you and you."
Written in 2012 by Rodyssa Estabillo


" I would rather stand in the line of wise men to catch the breadcrumbs falling off their plate of encouragement, wisdom and guidance than the buffet line of naysayers, slanders and crushers of the spirit."
Written in 2012 by Caroline Naoroji



" Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it."
Ella Wilcox --- Submitted by Kwabena Opare Amoah


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words.of.encouragement.9.5.12

" Taking ACTION is the ultimate power of Motivation. Nothing beats it, period."
Written in 2012 by Edgar Ng


" With tenacity, audacity, and simplicity thou shall overcome."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Jason Lagesse --- Virginia


" Fear of failure can lead to failure, for if you think it, you can achieve it."
Copyright © 2003 Dia Forrester


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words.of.encouragement.9.3.12

" We can smile even though we are hurting and we can feel happy even though we are unhappy. It's called strength."
Thea Destiny --- Submitted by M.L. --- Norway


" Life is a series of tests that offer magnificent learnings; either you get an 'A' or you fall short. Yet in the end, it is not really about who made it and who did not. It it is about the learning from each string of outcomes we gained, thriving to see who among us becomes better, tougher and well made after each test."
Author Unknown ---Submitted by Rodyssa Estabillo



" If you're not overwhelmed and don't have a lot on your plate, you might be wasting your time. Everyone needs to feel a little bit uncomfortable to know that they're growing."
Written in 2012 by Dr. Maloney Hunter-Lowe

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words.of.encouragement.9.2.12

" It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of someone else's life with perfection."
Bhagavad Gita --- Submitted by George Wachirah


" It is easy to read history but hard to create. Anybody can be intelligent but not everybody can be wise. I never mean to hurt myself but still I hurt myself and block my paths with my foolishness."
Written in 2012 by Dayo Omotuwa


" There is no point in complaining about the problems that you face. Work your way out to solve them and eventually become happy for the rest of your life."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Manish Balodi


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words.of.encouragement.8.31.12

" Taking ACTION is the ultimate power of Motivation. Nothing beats it, period."
Written in 2012 by Edgar Ng


" No Guts, No Glory
It's always been the same old story
In order to increase your skill you need to increase your will
And in case you do not
Then fear is the only thing that you will ever instill
Copyright © 2012 Oscar Alva



" Self worth is not measured by accolades but by being able to look in the mirror and Smile."
Written in 2012 by Janice Harris


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words.of.encouragement.8.28.12

" When it seems that you are at the end of the road, don't turn back; hold on. There is always a road ahead, find it or create one."
Written in 2012 by Nosakhare Ugiagbe


" If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it."
John Irving --- Submitted by Lauren Covington



" What does "success" mean to you? Was Mother Teresa a "success"? Was your favorite teacher a "success"? Were your parents, grandparents, your pastor, your best friends a "success"? Success is as personal as a fingerprint or DNA; you must define it for yourself."
Copyright © 2012 Bob Teague


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words.of.encouragement.8.26.12

" Maybe the meaning of life is not to have all the right answers, but to have all the right questions."
Copyright © 2002 Opnick Tatone

" Everyone needs time to reflect. The best thing we can do is to look at life, as if it is a mirror of each day's events, and start appreciating how easily that mirror can be shattered, as it is "fragile". The truth always reflects our lives; this will give us the strength to deal with everyday life."
Author Unknown ---Submitted by Lurlin L.L. --- Cape Town, South Africa


" So often we look at a calendar of days as merely a symbol of the passage of time. We forget why we are on this earth. We forget that there is a reason for all of the pain and all of the struggles. We forget that we were put on earth to learn something. If everything were perfect in this life, we would never learn anything new. We would not be able to elevate our spirits through the events that happen to us."
Lynn V. Andrews --- Submitted by Rebecca W. --- California


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words.of.encouragement.8.24.12

" There's no such thing as perfection. But, in striving for perfection, we can achieve excellence."
Vince Lombardi


" The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come."
James Whitcomb Riley


" The key to success is to just want it bad enough. If you want it bad enough, you'll figure out a way to get it. All other factors are irrelevant. Upbringing, IQ, genetics, environment, and possessions - all don't matter. It comes down to drive. If you have the fire, then you'll get what you want, guaranteed."
Copyright © 2008 Brian Buchner


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words.of.encouragement.8.17.12

" Life is not just to take... it's to give, forgive and move on. One good work done today will get you 10 blessings, so be positive and think forward."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Bakul Kant --- India


" When we clear our minds of the clutter of useless baggage, worthless information and second-hand knowledge, stored to bolster our ego that is allowed to weigh upon us for no discernible reason other than to gain a sense of ascendancy over others to justify our otherwise meaningless existence, then clear spiritual highways to blissful reality open up."
From "Good Bye, Mr Patel" --- Submitted by Anil Kumar ---U.K.


" Life is very beautiful if you live in simplicity. You can find your Happiness in the simplest things. You also find Love by giving Love to others. You can build your own world, loving and caring for others. There you will also find your Happiness."
Written in 2010 by Claudine Patrascu --- Romania


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words.of.encouragement.8.16.12

" Disappointment is not the cause of your failure; it is because you left the belief of success."
Written in 2007 by Sonik Rana



" I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and Non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have done is to

try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Robert Mitchell



" It is the road you take that decides your destiny and not your destiny that decides the road you take."
Written in 2012 by Apoorve Dubey


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words.of.encouragement.8.15.12

" Never trade what you want most for what you want in the moment."
Spencer W. Kimball --- Submitted by Lalit W. Chandna



" People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built."
Eleanor Roosevelt --- Submitted by George Wachirah



" Your ego is the one thing that can destroy you, learn to let it go. There is nothing wrong with not always being right or winning. Just live life ego free and you will see a difference."
--Renee Scalfani


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words.of.encouragement.8.14.12

" Let this life be not a struggle, but a relentless journey, not of mediocrity, but towards the impossible."
Written in 2012 by Kevin Eck


" Alive is always the best situation you can be in. Everything else, you can overcome."
Written in 2012 by Johnnie Ivery


" If there are no limitations to my imaginations, then, there are no limitations to my success."
Written in 2012 by Zakiyu Iddris Tandunayir


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words.of.encouragement.8.12.12

" I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe."
Dalai Lama


" The most amazing powers to change our lives and the world are waiting just beneath the surface of our daily habits, if only we could see these hidden powers, awaken them, and put them into action."
Orison Swett Marden


" To love means not to impose your own powers on your fellow man but offer him your help. And if he refuses it, to be proud that he can do it on his own strength."
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross


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words.of.encouragement.8.11.12

" A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort."
Sydney Smith


I've got hope, I've got dreams and I have aspirations.
I don't need to climb mountains; I don't need to build nations.
What I do need is the courage to look deep inside,
Cos I'm me and from me I know I can't hide.
I don't wish to fly, I'm quite happy to glide.
I am who I am and I'll be me with pride.
Copyright © 2003 Patrick Kelly


" The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are."
Joseph Campbell


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words.of.encouragement.8.9.12

" Negative thoughts are the weak link; a shift in your awareness and thinking positive will change your day."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Mike T. --- Florida


" Successful men are those who have chosen to be encouraged in discouragements." Written in 2007 by Andrew Effiong --- Nigeria


" Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in."
Andrew Jackson


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words.of.encouragement.8.7.12

" People are of three categories: some people dream with an opportunity, some people pursuit an opportunity and some people create an opportunity."
Written in 2011 Mohammed Sekouty
Create your opportunity.



" Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacles."
Christian D. Larson --- Submitted by George Wachirah


" Always remember that when we walk, we all walk on the solid ground. The height of success is only what you make it."
Written in 2012 by Sherril Lee Griffin


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words.of.encouragement.8.5.12

" Your future is influenced by the vision you have, not by the qualifications you acquire. Men are inspired by vision rather than qualifications."
Written in 2010 by Kenneth Rumi Imu



" We should not dwell in the past and we should not worry about the future. The present is God's gift to humanity. What you do with it will determine your future and will establish your legacy."
Written in 2012 by Chaplain (Capt.) Jesus M. Perez, US Army


" Courage, Faith, and Making Decisions can overcome your fear throughout your entire lifetime."
Written in 2012 by Adisu Woyesso


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words.of.encouragement.8.2.12

" Vision is a mental image of what the future will/could look like. It is equally the privilege to foresee the outcome of an event prior to the event. Permit me to tell you obviously, visionaries are far much insightful than the ambitionaries. Do you know why? O.K. listen up. Visionaries sees the future with an eye like that of an eagle whereas, ambitionaries only sees the present. Moreover, ambition often leads to frustration but on the contrary, vision certainly brings provisions to the visionary."
Written in 2012 by Emeasoba George
It pays to be a visionary rather than an ambitionary. That's worth thinking about, isn't it?


" A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown."
Denis Waitley --- Submitted by George Wachirah


" Load the ship and set out. No one knows for certain whether the vessel will sink or reach the harbor. Cautious people say, "I'll do nothing until I can be sure". Merchants know better. If you do nothing, you lose. Don't be one of those merchants who won't risk the ocean."
Rumi --- Submitted by Lauren Covington


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words.of.encouragement.7.29.12

" Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely; excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence."
Eleanor Roosevelt --- Submitted by George Wachirah



" Courage is fearlessness in a fearful situation. Courage is doing the things you cannot possibly do."
Written in 2012 by Sheye Hassan


" You're only as good as you allow yourself to be. Allow yourself to be great, and embrace the happiness that follows."
Written in 2012 by Joseph Torres


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words.of.encouragement.7.23.12

“The only one who can tell you ‘you can’t’ is you. And you don’t have to listen.” – Nike

“All your life you are told the things you cannot do. All your life they will say you’re not good enough or strong enough or talented enough; they will say you’re the wrong height or the wrong weight or the wrong type to play this or be this or achieve this. THEY WILL TELL YOU NO, a thousand times no, until all the no’s become meaningless. All your life they will tell you no, quite firmly and very quickly. AND YOU WILL TELL THEM YES.”

 “Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might think if we tried. We let our fears stand in the way of our hopes.

We say no when we want to say yes. We sit quietly when we want to scream. And we shout with the others, when we should keep our mouths shut. Why? After all, we do only go around once. There’s really no time to be afraid.

So stop. Try something you’ve never tried. Risk it. Enter a triathlon. Write a letter to the editor. Demand a raise. Call winners at the toughest court. Throw away your television. Bicycle across the United States. Try bobsledding. Try anything. Speak out against the designated hitter. Travel to a country where you don’t speak the language. Patent something. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. JUST DO IT.”
Barry Sanders (1992):

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" Life is an adventure of your own creation. Make it exhilarating."
Written in 2011 by Kezzi Mizen --- United Kingdom


" There is no such thing as a negative experience; only opportunities to grow, learn and advance along the road of self mastery."
Robin Shilp Sharma --- Submitted by Mrs Swarna Prabha Kar --- India


" It takes practice to hear your true desires. Your passion will often come as a whisper or serendipitous event that reminds you of what's important and what makes you happy."
Eckhart Tolle --- Submitted by Lauren Covington --- New Jersey


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words.of.encouragement.7.20.12

" You can only fail in life, not for a lack of a degree, by ignorance of purpose. Purpose is the womb that carries the reason to be somebody, have something and do something in life."
McDuru Emmanuel --- Submitted by Albert Douglas Quayson


" Never make the same mistake twice. There are so many new ones; try a different one each day."
Anonymous --- submitted by Jagdish Kaviraj


" Don't make a permanent decision in a temporary situation-the best is yet to come."
Written in 2012 by Bishop Adam Alexander

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words.of.encouragement.7.19.12

" No matter how hard life treats you as it should, no matter how dark the road ahead would seem as it would, always keep your head above the skies because that's where your dreams and aspirations lie!"
Written in 2012 by Oscar Alva


" Life is filled with conundrums. It was designed to be a part of our living to shape our sense of being. It is meant to teach us to track the road of life with courage and faith despite the perils in all the dark corners of life. It is an element that God made to make us understand His wonderful presence and sculpt our human spirit."
Written in 2012 by Rodyssa Estabillo


" Even when it's hard to move, take small steps forward; especially in trying times, it's important to continuously push yourself forward because momentum is everything! As long as you keep the momentum positive - even if you're moving at a snail's pace - you'll eventually get to the finish line. So celebrate every step you take today, no matter how small because every step will lead you farther away from where you were yesterday and closer to where you want to be tomorrow. Be it for a better life or a dream we long to realize, we reach "OUR" destinations by taking many, many small steps in the same direction, one at a time...one day at a time...."
Zandra Jennifer Mcleod --- Submitted by Spencer Chapman


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words.of.encouragement.7.17.12

" A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes hard work."
Written in 2012 by Albert Iyangbe


" It's not Greatness when one does what he can, but it is when one does when one can't."
Written in 2012 by Joyal Mehta


" Be your biggest competitor - challenge yourself each day to be better than you were yesterday."
Written in 2012 by Kaoru Shinmon


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words.of.encouragement.7.16.12

" You are only one but one who cannot do everything but can do something. So don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. You can make a difference but it's up to you what you choose to do."
Written in 2012 by Radka Kozielova


" Do not let criticisms and judgments gulp down your daily life. If you do, you will end up seeing these beings feasting in joy. Learn to live your life beautifully and don't let those monsters distress your living."
Written in 2012 by Rodyssa Estabillo



" Life doesn't really have to be about live and learn if were willing to learn to live."
Written in 2012 by Roy Dela Calzada


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words.of.encouragement.7.14.12

" Life has no limitations, except ones you make."
Les Brown --- Submitted by George Wachirah


" Do not let anyone to cage your freedom. Fight for your Freedom and dignity."
Written in 2012 by Mohammed Sekouty


" Help us to be thankful for this day and every day and treat each one as a precious gem to be filled to the full with meaning and with love."
Norman Vincent Peale


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words.of.encouragement.7.11.12

" Today is a brand new day; a day to heal, a day to love, a day to forgive, a day to encourage, a day to start afresh."
Written in 2012 by Caroline Naoroji


" I will grow. I will become something new and grand, but no grander than I now am. Just as the sky will be different in a few hours, its present perfection and completeness is not deficient, so am I presently perfect and not deficient because I will be different tomorrow. I will grow and I am not deficient."
Dr. Wayne Dyer --- submitted by Lauren Covington


" I discovered, from my own little research, that most people give up waiting on God's promises or look for other alternative just at the exact time their much expected breakthrough was to emerge. My little advice: before you decide to quit waiting on God or throw in the towel, ask yourself this little question - what if my breakthrough is to come in the next minute? By so doing, a little strength will spring out of you and you'll see reasons why you ought to wait."
Copyright © 2012 Smek Osemeke Uwakina

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words.of.encouragement.7.10.12

" Why be fearful? Why let fear win? Why not take the same energy and become fearless!"
Written in 2012 by Leslie Weston
I wrote it myself. I am an aspiring writer.



" Behind every successful person, is a dream.... behind those dreams is reality... never stop dreaming of success."
Written in 2012 by Doughlas Taylor



" Your life, with all its ups and downs, has molded you for the greater good. Your life has been exactly what it needed to be. Don't think you've lost time. It took each and every situation you have encountered to bring you to the current moment. And every moment of your life, including this one right now, is a fresh start. If you have the courage to admit when you're scared, the ability to laugh even as you cry, the nerve to speak up even if your voice is shaking, the confidence to ask for help when you need it, and the wisdom to take it when it's offered, then you have everything you need to get yourself to a better place. ..."
Copyright © 2012 Spencer Chapman

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words.of.encouragement.7.9.12

" Today is unique! It has never occurred before and it will never be repeated. At midnight it will end, quietly, suddenly, totally. Forever. But the hours between now and then are opportunities with eternal possibilities."
Charles Swindoll --- Submitted by Claudine A.S. --- Metro Manila, Philippines


" Bad things happen to good people, and maybe this is the reason. The hard times strengthen our character, much like muscles being pushed beyond their limit. And, as we all know, fruit trees don't thrive on mountain tops, but in the valleys."
Copyright © 2002 Scott Johnson



" Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters."
M. Scott Peck, Md. --- Submitted by Katie M., Age 17 --- California


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words.of.encouragement.7.8.12

" Time tests everyone; many of us crumble. But the brave ones stand, fight and get honors."
Written in 2010 by Mehul Grover --- India


" Positive thinking is nothing unless you take a positive action. An action is nothing unless you face challenges and rejections. Think positively, plan creatively and act differently is the way of success."
Written in 2010 by Ramesh Thapa --- Nepal


" Don't tell me the problem is tough. If it is not tough, then it is not a problem."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Rick --- India


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words.of.encouragement.7.6.12

" Failure is never strange to human race, rather, it is and it has been the part of life of great men and heroes of the past. So, whenever you fail, never feel overwhelmed by failures; instead, relax for a while and forge ahead for if you do forge ahead, you will soon emerge a success."
Written in 2012 by Emeasoba George


" Prayer is where an amazing exchange takes place. You hand over your worries to God and He hands over his peace to you. Let us pray to God for all."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Ganesh Gupta


" Patience, faith, hard work and perseverance are the keys to getting what you want in life."
Written in 2012 by Mabinty Kanu --- Sierra Leone


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words.of.encouragement.7.5.12

" Now is the time... if you want to make a difference in the world, now is the time. Don't be fooled into thinking you should wait until you are older or wiser or more secure because it doesn't work that way. The wisdom will come. The security will come. But first you must begin."
Ron Atchison --- Submitted by George Wachira --- Kenya


" There will always be a time and a place for you to shine. Do not miss out on that moment when it comes."
Written in 2009 by Laura Lyseight --- United Kingdom


" They'll tell you, 'Quit now, you'll never make it.' If you disregard that advice, you'll be halfway there."
David Zucker


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