INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
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“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.”
John Quincy Adams
PERSEVERANCE
“Today if anything is trying to hold you back, give no attention to it. Get your hopes up, get your faith up, look up, and get ready to rise up.”
Germany Kent
PERSEVERANCE
“I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”
Christopher Reeve
PERSEVERANCE
“A smile starts on the lips, A grin spreads to the eyes, A chuckle comes from the belly; But a good laugh bursts forth from the soul, Overflows, and bubbles all around.”
Carolyn Birmingham
LAUGHTER
“To thrive in life you need three bones. A wishbone. A backbone. And a funny bone.”
Reba McEntire
LAUGHTER
“I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person.”
Audrey Hepburn
LAUGHTER
“Good character is the single most important attribute of a successful and worthy life.”
Michael Josephson
CHARACTER
“Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition – such as lifting weights – we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.”
Stephen R. Covey
CHARACTER
“Our ability to handle life’s challenges is a measure of our strength of character.”
Les Brown
CHARACTER
“Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are to some extent a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it piece by piece by thought, choice, courage and determination.”
John Luther
CHARACTER
“The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.”
Bob Marley
INTEGRITY
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”
Ernest Hemingway
HUMILITY
“Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others.”
Gordon B. Hinckley
HUMILITY
“If there is any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not deter or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.”
William Penn
COMPASSION
“Compassion is the sometimes fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It's the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too.”
Frederick Buechner
COMPASSION
“Treat people the way you want to be treated. Talk to people the way you want to be talked to. Respect is earned, not given.”
King Hussein Nishah
RESPECT
“Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.”
U Thant
RESPECT
“The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them.”
Ralph Nichols
LISTENING
“When you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it. ”
Jiddu Krishnamurti
LISTENING
“Listening is an art that requires attention over talent, spirit over ego, others over self. ”
Dean Jackson
LISTENING
“Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in mind.”
David G. Allen
PATIENCE
“Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”
Napoleon Hill
PATIENCE
“It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever – the one who recognizes the challenges and does something about it. ”
Vince Lombardi
