Notes and Quotes
Collected by Merril Brofee
“If criticism had any power to harm, the skunk would be extinct by now.” – Fred Allen
“Any fool can criticize. The man with a future is the one who can match his criticism with a cure.” -The Lion
“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” – Jim Ryun
Attitude determines your altitude.
“Obstacles are the things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.” – E. Joseph Cossman
If a dog chases two rabbits, it will not catch either one. -
“The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else.” – Martina Navratilova
“The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can’t blow and uncertain trumpet.” – Theodore Hesburgh
“The hardest thing in life to learn is which bridge to cross and which to burn.” – David Russell
“A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn’t feel like it.” – Alistair Cook
Lincoln ran for office nine (9) times and only won two times. It is okay to fail, just never quit.
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas Edison
The things that count most in life are the things that you can’t count.
“The two hardest things to handle in life are failure and success.” – Dr. Joyce Brothers
“The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything” - Theodore Roosevelt
If you haven’t got all of the things you want, be grateful for the things you don’t have that you don’t want. - Unknown
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
“There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.” - Indira Gandi
“A man can succeed at most anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.” – Charles M. Schwab
“I am a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.” - Stephen Leacock
“It is not true that nice guys finish last. Nice guys are winners before the game ever starts.” – Addison Walker
“It is wise to keep in mind that no success or failure in necessarily final.” - Unknown
“A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.” – William Ward
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.” - Walter Elliott
‘If at first you do succeed - try to hide your astonishment.” - Los Angeles Times Syndicate
“Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It’s not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it’s when you’ve had everything to do and you’ve done it.” - Margaret Thatcher
“If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it.: - William Ward
“Always keep in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing. – Abraham Lincoln
“Make all the money you can, save all the money you can, and give all the money you can.” – John Wesley
People will not long remember what you say, but they will always remember how you make them feel.
I’d rather attempt to do something great and fail than attempt to do nothing and succeed.
“You control your life by controlling your time.”
- Hyrum W. Smith
“The biggest lesson I have ever learned is the stupendous importance of what we think. If I know what you think, I will know what you are, for your thoughts make you what you are. By changing our thoughts, we change our lives.” - Dale Carnegie
“My interest is in the future ----- because I am going to spend the rest on my life there.” - Charles Kettering
Worry is the dark room where negatives are developed.
Invert the “M” in me to change to a “We” attitude.
“Nothing lasts forever, not even troubles.” – Arnold H. Glasow
“Respect cannot be learned, purchased, or acquired – it can only be earned.” Bits & Pieces
True leaders have the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. Leaders do not set out to be leaders, but become one by the quality of their actions, and the integrity of their intent. In the end, leaders are like eagles ------ they don’t flock, you find them one at a time.
“While education plays a role, leadership is ultimately developed through experience, not in classrooms.” - Alice Korngold
“There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder, or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.” - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Why is the thrill of soaring with eagles always limited by the fear of falling?
Failing to plan is planning for failure.
“To be upset over what you don’t have is to waste what you do have.” - Ken S. Keys, Jr.
“A goal is a planned conflict with the status quo.” - Hyrum Smith
The only ones that like change are babies with wet diapers and they cry as you change them.
“Intrinsic motivation is when inner things like purpose, passion and mission motivate you.
One of the quickest ways to meet new people is to pick up the wrong ball on the golf course. – Bits & Pieces
Parents spend the first part of a child’s life getting him/her to walk and talk, and the rest of his/her childhood getting him/her to sit down and shut up.
People who are motivated intrinsically do not quit very easily.” – Tom Wood
What is the difference between happiness (external sources) and joy (internal)?
All You Can Do is All You Can Do – But All You Can Do Is Enough - Al Williams
1. You must have a specific goal.
2. You must have a specific time in which to achieve your goal.
3. You must write down your goal.
4. You must develop a plan to achieve your goal.
5. You must decide the price that you are willing to pay to achieve the goal.
6. You must think about reaching your goal every day.
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