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 Min. Sandra Weeks on November 20, 2008 at 2:39pm: We need men who can dream of things that never were.
-John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Min. Sandra Weeks on November 20, 2008 at 2:39pm: Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.
-John Updike (1932 - ); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Min. Sandra Weeks on November 20, 2008 at 2:40pm: I do not want to die... until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown.
-Kathe Kollwitz, O Magazine, September 2002; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Min. Sandra Weeks on November 20, 2008 at 2:40pm: It has never been my object to record my dreams, just to realize them.
-Man Ray, O Magazine, September 2002; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Min. Sandra Weeks on November 20, 2008 at 2:41pm: One must desire something to be alive.
-Margaret Deland, O Magazine, September 2002; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Min. Sandra Weeks on November 20, 2008 at 2:41pm: Margaret Deland, O Magazine, September 2002
Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: - 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'
-Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968), Speech at Civil Rights March on Washington, August 28, 1963; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Min. Sandra Weeks on November 20, 2008 at 2:42pm: I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.
-Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine, September 2002; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Min. Sandra Weeks on November 20, 2008 at 2:42pm: The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.
-Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine, September 2002; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Min. Sandra Weeks on November 20, 2008 at 2:43pm: The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what each of us is here for.
-Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Min. Sandra Weeks on November 20, 2008 at 2:43pm: It hurts to find out that what you wanted doesn't match what you dreamed it would be.
-Randy K. Milholland, Something Positive Comic, 09-07-04; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Min. Sandra Weeks on November 20, 2008 at 2:44pm: Last night I dreamed I ate a ten-pound marshmallow, and when I woke up the pillow was gone.
-Tommy Cooper; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Min. Sandra Weeks on November 20, 2008 at 2:44pm: There is nothing like dream to create the future. Utopia to-day, flesh and blood tomorrow.
-Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), Les Miserables, 1862; ▶ Reply to This