" Don't allow people to hold you down when gravity's the only thing in life with the power to do so."
- Adrian Taylor
" If I were not myself, I would like to be somebody like myself."
--- Written in 2005 by Celal Kucuk --- Turkey
" The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people."
--- Theodore Roosevelt
" The time when there is no one there to feel sorry for you or to cheer for you is when a player is made."
--- Tim Duncan
" Instead of thinking about where you are, think about where you want to be. It takes twenty years of hard work to become an overnight success."
--- Diana Rankin
" Belief is a wish with an action plan."
--- Written in 2007 by J. Cadigan --- Maryland
" Your life is a book read by many, understood by few, but lived by none but you."
--- Written in 2007 by Otobong Adaise --- Nigeria
" A person who can't bend himself, can never get up after falling down."
--- Written in 2007 by Raj Pandian
" Real communication is an attitude, an environment. It is the most interactive of all processes. It requires countless hours of eyeball to eyeball, back and forth. It involves more listening than talking."
--- Jack Welch
" Not one of us knows what affect his life produces, and what he gives to others; that is hidden from us and must remain so, though we are often allowed to see some little fraction of it, so that we may not lose courage. The way in which power works is a mystery."
--- Albert Schweitzer
" When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself."
--- Wayne Dyer
" Seeing people as innocent is the greatest gift you can give another human being: the gift of acceptance."
--- Rhonda Britten --- Submitted by Amy Bauer --- Illinois
" I have many fears, none of which involve anything but my own potential."
--- Copyright © 2007 Robert Creed
" Manpower moves wrenches, horsepower moves cars, and the power of the mind moves the world."
--- Written in 2007 by K. Canadic --- Canada
PERSONAL IMPROVEMENT AND GROWTH
" Image is nothing...SELF-IMAGE IS EVERYTHING."
Written in 2007 by Nichol Meredith --- Maryland
" Rising and falling is a talent already within us. It started before we could walk or run."
Written in 2007 by Winnie Cemat Sharp --- California
" The gossip that hurts us the most is the gossip that gets back to us, which originated from us."
Copyright © 2007 Brian G. Jett
" If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome."
Michael Jordan
" Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power."
Clint Eastwood
" There is nothing wrong with making mistakes and not having all the answers, so long as we are willing to admit this and strive for personal betterment. Those who think they know it all have no way of finding out that they don't."
Leo Buscaglia
" One will break down the walls once one summons enough inner conviction that he is capable of facing himself."
Copyright © 2007 Francisco Leon
I realize now that my circumstances are a product of my own.
" First pretend to yourself that you are happy, slowly it becomes your habit and finally it becomes your character."
Written in 2007 by V. Sudha --- India
" No difficulty is permanent; the time will pass so believe in oneself."
V.K. Chamlikar --- Submitted by Pravin Chamlikar --- India
Whenever I get depressed my father says this to me and I always get the confidence.
" If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you."
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
" No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees."
Amelia Earhart
" No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change."
Barbara De Angelis
" Your life is just simply a reflection of you, just as a mirror shows you exactly what you are. So in order to change the image that is perceived, you must change the person who perceives the image and your life will be forced to follow!"
Written in 2007 by Jeremy M. --- North Carolina
" Do whatever it takes to keep your mind at perfect peace. I have found that it's not too hard when we keep pushing wrong thoughts and words out rather than trying to push people around."
Written in 2007 by Prerana Srinivasan --- India
" To do what you like is Freedom & to like what you do is Happiness."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Ameya Dharap --- India
MOTIVATIONAL THOUGHTS
" You must have life in your dance to have danced in your life."
Sagendorh --- Submitted by Lisa S. ---Ohio
It is all too true...To have life in your dance...your everyday steps...this just speaks for itself...the life you create for yourself will have been full of life because you danced...
" If everything was perfect then we would have nothing to strive for; you climb out of bed to jump over a hurdle."
Copyright © 2007 Greg Robertson
I overcame a really bad day by realising that it could only get better. If everyday was perfect then it would become the norm and there would be no more great days.
" It's easy to blame and defend fate for the events in our life, but it is brave to be able to see the bright side of a fall and move on. So be brave and be dedicated. Be committed, confident, and passionate; remember you have one life to choose from."
Written in 2007 by Siddharth Elhence --- India
" What is there to be afraid of? The worst thing that can happen is you fail. So what? I failed at a lot of things. My first record was horrible."
John Mellencamp
" When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take - choose the bolder."
Ezra Pound
" When you cannot be led or won't be led, be the lead."
Written in 2007 by Samarth Bhat --- India
" If you change your mind, you can change your life."
William James
