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"If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. And so today I still have a dream.The Trumpet of Conscience" – Martin Luther King Jr.

“If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go …

"The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone." – William J. H. Boetcker

“The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.” – William J. H. Boetcker

"All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work." – Calvin Coolidge

“All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.” – Calvin Coolidge

"Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that’s no reason not to give it" – Agatha Christie

“Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that’s no reason not to give it” – Agatha Christie

"Some people feel guilty about their anxieties and regard them as a defect of faith [but] they are afflictions, not sins. Like all afflictions, they are, if we can so take them, our share in the passion of Christ." – C.S. Lewis

“Some people feel guilty about their anxieties and regard them as a defect of faith they are afflictions, not sins. Like all afflictions, they are, …

"Character, not circumstances, make the man." – Booker T. Washington

“Character, not circumstances, make the man.” – Booker T. Washington

"As an artist, all I need is my paints and brushes – and someone to drag me away when the canvas is done" – Pablo Picasso

“As an artist, all I need is my paints and brushes – and someone to drag me away when the canvas is done” – Pablo …

"No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance." – Confucius

“No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.” – Confucius

"Victor is a dynamic, results-oriented sales executive with more than 20 years of experience in the high technology market. Victor brings a strong sales management background and will be focused on major accounts and large systems sales to Fortune 1000 companies and Federal Government agencies." – Chand Vyas

“Victor is a dynamic, results-oriented sales executive with more than 20 years of experience in the high technology market. Victor brings a strong sales management …

"The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you’re in control of your life. If you don’t, life controls you." – Anthony Robbins

“The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you’re …

"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude" – Zig Ziglar

“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” – Zig Ziglar

"Reverence, humility, contentment, gratitude and hearing the good Dhamma, this is the best good luck" – Buddha

“Reverence, humility, contentment, gratitude and hearing the good Dhamma, this is the best good luck” – Buddha

"Just like Coca-Cola, NYU is a brand. We’re a dream school, the school of [TV series] Felicity, and we make news." – Dave Hancock

“Just like Coca-Cola, NYU is a brand. We’re a dream school, the school of Felicity, and we make news.” – Dave Hancock

"There is one thing one has to have: either a soul that is cheerful by nature, or a soul made cheerful by work, love, art, and knowledge." – Friedrich Nietzsche

“There is one thing one has to have: either a soul that is cheerful by nature, or a soul made cheerful by work, love, art, …

"Understanding of our fellow human beings…becomes fruitful only when it is sustained by sympathetic feelings in joy and sorrow." – Albert Einstein

“Understanding of our fellow human beings…becomes fruitful only when it is sustained by sympathetic feelings in joy and sorrow.” – Albert Einstein

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." – Theodore Roosevelt

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could …

"Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle" – George Washington

“Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle” – George Washington

"Every noble activity makes room for itself" – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Every noble activity makes room for itself” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Why love if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore; only the life I have lived. The pain now is part of the happiness then." – Anthony Hopkins

“Why love if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore; only the life I have lived. The pain now is part of the …

"Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing." – Abraham Lincoln

“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” – …

"Unemployment is of vital importance, particularly to the unemployed" – Edward Heath

“Unemployment is of vital importance, particularly to the unemployed” – Edward Heath

"Investors do not appreciate the superior financial dynamics at Apple and do not accord it the valuation it deserves – because, in our minds – Apple is still viewed by many as a reformed alcoholic – just one step away from returning to the gutter. We have a different view and think there is a great team." – Andrew Neff

“Investors do not appreciate the superior financial dynamics at Apple and do not accord it the valuation it deserves – because, in our minds – …

"This is the true joy in life – being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one." – George Bernard Shaw

“This is the true joy in life – being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one.” – George Bernard Shaw

"If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it." – William Arthur Ward

“If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it.” – William Arthur Ward

"When we cannot find contentment in ourselves it is useless to seek it elsewhere" – François de la Rochefoucauld

“When we cannot find contentment in ourselves it is useless to seek it elsewhere” – François de la Rochefoucauld

"The purpose of Christianity is not to avoid difficulty, but to produce a character adequate to meet it when it comes. It does not make life easy; rather it tries to make us great enough for life." – James L. Christensen

“The purpose of Christianity is not to avoid difficulty, but to produce a character adequate to meet it when it comes. It does not make …

"It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality. There are more television addicts, more baseball and football addicts, more movie addicts, and certainly more alcohol addicts in this country than there are narcotics addicts." – Shirley Chisholm

“It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality. There are more television …

"All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness … the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives." – Dalai Lama

“All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness … the important thing is they should be part of …

"It’s a totally different dynamic this year. It’s a lot more spread around." – Brandon Short

“It’s a totally different dynamic this year. It’s a lot more spread around.” – Brandon Short

"God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: It is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world" – C.S. Lewis

“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: It is His megaphone to rouse a …

"The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil." – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

"If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins." – Benjamin Franklin

“If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.” – Benjamin Franklin

"The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning." – Mitch Albom

“The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself …

"I believe that the brain has evolved over millions of years to be responsive to different kinds of content in the world. Language content, musical content, spatial content, numerical content, etc." – Howard Gardner

“I believe that the brain has evolved over millions of years to be responsive to different kinds of content in the world. Language content, musical …

"This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last." – Oscar Wilde

“This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.” – Oscar Wilde

"I have heard him assert, that a tavern chair was the throne of human felicity" – Samuel Johnson

“I have heard him assert, that a tavern chair was the throne of human felicity” – Samuel Johnson

"Vow to be valiant;<br/>Resolve to be radiant;<br/>Determine to be dynamic;<br/>Strive to be sincere;<br/>Aspire to be attuned." – William Arthur Ward

“Vow to be valiant;Resolve to be radiant;Determine to be dynamic;Strive to be sincere;Aspire to be attuned.” – William Arthur Ward

"The job of rearing a child consists of making conscious activities unconscious." – Friedrich Nietzsche

“The job of rearing a child consists of making conscious activities unconscious.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you." – A. A. Milne

“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without …

"We hadn’t expected an event like that. The caldera is a lot more dynamic than we thought, and this tells us more about how the plumbing of the caldera works as well." – Charles Wicks

“We hadn’t expected an event like that. The caldera is a lot more dynamic than we thought, and this tells us more about how the …

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