Inspirational Quote Post

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I personally read 3-5 quotes every 2 hours during the business day to remind myself to reach for greatness, and I look forward to turning this discussion into a section of the network that will inspire us all.

"Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get."
Dale Carnegie

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Permalink Reply by Greg on October 30, 2008 at 7:06pm: Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
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Permalink Reply by STRAIGHTALK --> www.151years.com on October 30, 2008 at 7:06pm: Quote: Practice not your art, and it will soon depart.
Author: German proverb
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Permalink Reply by STRAIGHTALK --> www.151years.com on October 30, 2008 at 7:06pm: Quote: Whether we like it or not, each of us is constrained by limits on what we can do and feel. To ignore these limits leads to denial and eventually to failure. To achieve excellence, we must first understand the reality of the everyday, with all its demands and potential frustrations.
Author: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Source: Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement With Everyday Life by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jim Hickey on October 30, 2008 at 7:06pm: "It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped." Anthony Robbins; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by STRAIGHTALK --> www.151years.com on October 30, 2008 at 7:06pm: Quote: Take a look at those two open hands of yours. They are tools with which to serve, make friends, and reach out for the best in life. Open hands open the way to achievement. Put them to work today.
Author: Wilfred A. Peterson
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Permalink Reply by STRAIGHTALK --> www.151years.com on October 30, 2008 at 7:06pm: Quote: Five minutes, just before going to sleep, given to a bit of directed imagination regarding achievement possibilities of the morrow, will steadily and increasingly bear fruit, particularly if all ideas of difficulty, worry or fear are resolutely ruled out and replaced by those of accomplishment and smiling courage.
Author: Frederick Pierce
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Permalink Reply by STRAIGHTALK --> www.151years.com on October 30, 2008 at 7:07pm: Quote: There's no thrill in easy sailing when the skies are clear and blue, there's no joy in merely doing things which any one can do. But there is some satisfaction that is mighty sweet to take, when you reach a destination that you thought you'd never make.
Author: Spirella
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Permalink Reply by STRAIGHTALK --> www.151years.com on October 30, 2008 at 7:07pm: Quote: In every triumph there's a lot of try.
Author: Frank Tyger
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Permalink Reply by STRAIGHTALK --> www.151years.com on October 30, 2008 at 7:07pm: Quote: Within us all there are wells of thought and dynamos of energy which are not suspected until emergencies arise. Then oftentimes we find that it is comparatively simple to double or treble our former capacities and to amaze ourselves by the results achieved. Quotas, when set up for us by others, are challenges which goad us on to surpass ourselves. The outstanding leaders of every age are those who set up their own quotas and constantly achieve them.
Author: Thomas J. Watson
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Permalink Reply by STRAIGHTALK --> www.151years.com on October 30, 2008 at 7:08pm: Quote: He who finds diamonds must grapple in mud and mire because diamonds are not found in polished stones. They are made.
Author: Henry B. Wilson
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Permalink Reply by STRAIGHTALK --> www.151years.com on October 30, 2008 at 7:08pm: Quote: There is no such thing as a great talent without great willpower.
Author: Honore de Balzac
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Permalink Reply by Greg on October 30, 2008 at 7:08pm: Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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