Let no man pul you low enough to

hate him.-Martin Luther King J

Somehow we've come to believe that greatness is only for the

chosen few, for the superstars. The truth is, greatness is for us all. This is not about lowering expectations; it's about raising

them for every last one of us. Greatness is not in one special

place, and it's not in one special person. Greatness is wherever somebody is trying to find it.

Find your greatness.-Nike Advertisement.

The best day of your life is the one

on which you decide that your life is

your own. No apologies or excuses.

No one to lean on, rely on, or blame.

The gift is yours – It is an amazing

journey – and you alone are

responsible for the quality of it.

This is the day your life really

begins.

-Bob Moawad

Before you act, listen.

Before you react, think.

Before you spend, earn.

Before you criticize, wait.

Before you pray, forgive.

Before you quit, try.

-Ernest Hemingway

We can't solve problems by

using the same kind of thinking we used when

we created them.

Albert Einstein

The two most

important days in

your life are the day

you were born and

the day you figured

out why.

-Mark Twain

Courage does not

always roar.

Sometimes, it's the

quiet voice at the end

of the day saying “I

will try again

tomorrow.”

In three words, I

can sum up

everything I've

learned about life.

“It goes on.”

-Robert Frost

Why fit in when you

were born to stand out?

-Dr. Seuss

We've all got both

light and dark inside

of us. What matters is

the part we choose to

act on, that's who we

really are.

-Sirius Black

There are three ways to

ultimate success:

The first way is to be kind.

The second way is to be kind.

The third way is to be kind.

-Mr. Fred Rogers

If you could only sense how

important you are to the

people you meet; how

important you can be to the

people you may never dream

of. There is something of

yourself that you leave at every

meeting with any person.

-Mr. Fred Rogers

We can complain

because rose bushes

have thorns, or rejoice

because thorn bushes

have roses.

-Abraham Lincoln

It does not do to

dwell on dreams and

forget to live.

Remember that.

-Albus Dumbledore

It's our choices that

show us who we

truly are,

far more than our

abilities.-Albus Dumbledore

Love me or hate me,

both are in my favor.

If you love me,

I'll always be in your heart.

If you hate me,

I'll always be in your mind.

-William Shakespeare

If you want to know what a

man's like,

take a look at how he

treats his inferiors, not his

equals.

-Sirius Black

When people hurt you

over and over, think of

them as sandpaper.

They scratch and hurt

you, but in the end, you

are polished and they

are all used up.

I'm not out there

sweating for three

hours every day, just

to find out what it

feels like to sweat.

-Michael Jordan

Sometimes, we

must choose

between what is

right and what is

easy.-Albus Dumbledore

If you want to be the

best, you have to do

things that other

people aren't willing

to do.

-Michael Phelps

Spend a little more

time trying to make

something of yourself

and a little less trying

to impress people.

-The Breakfast Club

Don't worry about

those who talk

behind your back.

They are there for a

reason.

I always wondered

why somebody didn't

do something about

that.

Then I realized...

I am somebody.

Happiness can be found,

even in the darkest

times, if one only

remembers to turn on

the light.

-Albus Dumbledore

Darkness cannot drive

out darkness.

Only light can do that.

Hate cannot drive out

hate.

Only love can do that.

-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The strongest people

are not those who show

strength in front of us,

but those who win

battle that we know

nothing about.

I've learned that

opportunities are

never lost. Somebody

will take the ones you

miss.

-Andy Rooney

Life becomes easier

when you learn to

accept an apology

you never got.

-Robert Brault

I choose:

To live by choice, not by chance.

To be motivated, not manipulated.

To be useful, not used.

To make changes, not excuse.

To excel, not compete.

I choose self-esteem, not self pity.

I choose to listen to my inner

voice, not to the random opinion

of others.

Always remember:

You are braver than you

believe,

stronger than you seem,

smarter than you think,

and twice as beautiful as

you'd ever imagined.

You build a failure. You use it

as a stepping stone. Close the

door on the past. You don't

try to forget the mistakes, but

you don't dwell on it. You

don't let it have any of your

energy or any of your time, or

any of your space.

-Johnny Cash

I'll take character over

reputation.

Your character is what you

really are, while your

reputation is merely what

others think you are.

-A.J. Perez

To succeed in life, you

must have three things:

A Wishbone,

A Backbone,

and a Funny bone.

-Reba McEntire

It is impossible to live

without failing at

something, unless you live

so cautiously that you

might as well not have

lived at all – in which

case, you fail by default.

-J.K. Rowling

If you truly expect to realize

your dreams, abandon the

need for blanket approval. If

conforming to everyone's

expectations is the number

one goal, you have sacrificed

your uniqueness, and

therefore, your excellence.

-Hope Solo

To give anything

less than your best

is to sacrifice the

gift.

-Steve Prefontaine

Faith is taking the

first step even

when you don't see

the whole staircase.

-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

It's a job that's

never started that

takes the longest

to finish. -J.R.R. Tolkien

Do what you feel

in your heart to

be right – for

you'll be criticized

anyway.-Eleanor Roosevelt

Each morning when I open my

eyes, I say to myself: I, not

events, have the power to make

me happy or unhappy today. I

can choose which it shall be.

Yesterday is dead, tomorrow

hasn't arrived yet. I have just one

day, today, and I'm going to be

happy in it.

-Groucho Marx

Just remember that

there is someone

out there that is

more than happy

with less than what

you have.

It takes a great deal

of bravery to stand

up to our enemies,

but just as much to

stand up to our

friends.

-J.K. Rowling

We are what we

repeatedly do.

Excellence, then,

is not an act, but

a habit.

-Aristotle

Nothing haunts

us like the things

we don't say.

-Mitch Albom

Never argue with

stupid people. They

will drag you down to

their level and then

beat you with

experience.

-Mark Twain

It doesn't matter if the

glass is half empty or

half full.

Be grateful that you

have a glass and there

is something in it.

If you judge

people, you have

no time to love

them.

-Mother Teresa

If you look for the bad in

people expecting to find,

you surely will.

-Abraham Lincoln

I am too positive to

be doubtful, too

optimistic to be

fearful, and too

determined to be

defeated.

Snowflakes are one of

nature's most fragile

things, but just look

what they do when

they stick together.

-Verna M. Kelly

Have more than

you show,

speak less than

you know.

-William Shakespeare

Everybody is a genius.

But if you judge a fish by

its ability to climb a tree,

it will live its whole life

believing that it is

stupid.

-Albert Einstein

You know you're on

the right track

when you become

uninterested in

looking back.

Patience is not an

ability to wait, but the

ability to keep a good

attitude while

waiting.

-Joyce Meyer

You've got enemies?

Good. That means

you actually stood up

for something in your

life.

I can be changed

by what happens

to me, but I refuse

to be reduced by it.

-Maya Angelo

A bird sitting on a tree is

never afraid of the branch

breaking, because her

trust is not on the branch,

but on its own wings.

Always believe in yourself.

Now and then, it's

good to pause in

our pursuit of

happiness and just

be happy.

-Guillaume Apollinaire

Quiet people

have the

loudest minds.

-Stephen Hawking

Creativity is

intelligence

having fun.

-Albert Einstein

Two woods diverged in

a wood, and I -

I took the one less

traveled by,

And that has made all

the difference.

-Robert Frost

Be careful with your

words. Once they are said,

they can only be forgiven,

not forgotten.

The past can hurt, but the

way I see it, you can either

run from it or learn from it.

-The Lion King

You've only got

three choices in life:

Give up, give in, or

give it all you've

got.

Don't get

sidetracked by

people who are

not on track.

Good work

ain't cheap,

cheap work

ain't good.

Don't let your

happiness depend

on something you

may lose.

-C.S. Lewis

People are capable at

any time in their lives,

of doing what they

dream of.

-Paulo Coelho

Intelligence

without ambition is

a bird without

wings.

-Salvador Dali

If you are always

trying to be normal,

you will never know

how amazing you can

be.

-Maya Angelou

Life doesn't give you the

people you want. It gives

you the people you need:

to love you, to hate you, to

make you, to break you

and to make you the

person you were meant to

be.

Not till we are

lost do we

begin to find

ourselves.

-Henry David Thoreau

It takes nothing to

join the crowd. It

takes everything to

stand alone.

-Hans F. Hansen

Life is like a piano. The

white keys represent

happiness and the black

show sadness, but, as you

go through life's journey,

remember that the black

keys also create music.

Hard work

beats talent

when talent

doesn't work

hard.

Worrying is stupid.

It's like walking

around with an

umbrella waiting for it

to rain.

-Wiz Khalifa

When you feel

like quitting,

think about why

you started.

Three Simple Rules in Life:

1. If you do not go after

what you want, you'll never

have it.

2. If you do not ask, the

answer will always be no.

3. If you do not step forward,

you will always be in the

same place.

Accept what

you can't

change, change

what you can't

accept.

I can't tell you the key

to success, but the key

to failure is trying to

please everyone.

-Ed Sheeran

It's a good

day to have a

good day.

Forget all the reasons

why it won't work and

believe the one

reason why it will.

So... this is the part

where I'm supposed

to tell you it's not

scary. Well... it is... but

fear is natural, fear is

good – it just means

you're growing.

I want to stand as close to

the edge as I can without

going over. Out on the

edge you see all the kinds

of things you can't see

from the center.

-Kurt Vonnegut

Talking about our

problems is our

greatest addiction.

Break the habit.

Talk about your joys.

-Rita Schiano

The Dalai Lama, when asked what

surprised him most about humanity,

answered, “Man. Because he

sacrifices his health in order to make

money. Then he sacrifices money to

recuperate his health. And then he is

so anxious about the future that he

does not enjoy the present; the result

being that he does not live in the

present or the future; he lives as if he

is never going to die, and then dies

having never really lived.”

If you can't fly then run,

if you can't run then

walk, if you can't walk

then crawl, but whatever

you do, you have to keep

moving forward.

-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Don't raise

your voice,

improve your

argument.

The earth

without

art is just

“eh.”

There comes a time in your life, when

you walk away from all the drama and

people who create it. You surround

yourself with people who make you

laugh. Forget the bad, focus on the

good. Love the people who treat you

right, pray for the ones who don't.

Life is too short to be anything but

happy. Falling down is a part of life,

getting back up is living.

-Jose N. Harris

Everything will be

okay in the end.

If it's not okay,

it's not the end.

Music is what I always

turn to when I'm

feeling a certain way.

It's my reason for

everything.

-Josh Groban

I'd rather regret the

things I've done

than regret the

things I haven't

done.

-Lucille Ball

Be so good

they can't

ignore you.

-Steve Martin

Do things with

passion or not at

all. Wherever you

go, go with all your

heart.

Work hard.

Have fun.

No drama.

When I was five years old, my mom

always told me that happiness was the

key to life. When I went to school,

they asked me what I wanted to be

when I grew up. I wrote down

“happy.” They told me I didn't

understand the assignment. I told

them they didn't understand life.

-John Lennon

At the end of the

day, you can either

focus on what's

tearing you apart or

what's keeping you

together.

I guess we are who we are

for a lot of reasons, and

maybe we'll never know

most of them. But even if

we don't have the power

to choose where we come

from, we can still chose

where we go from there.

I may not be

there yet, but

I'm closer than I

was yesterday.

When you look at a

person, any person,

remember that everyone

has a story. Everyone has

gone through something

that has changed them.

I really try to do my best to live

my life with no regrets.

Whether this is a gift or a curse,

I am constantly thinking of how

my actions in the present will

affect my life in the future. I

use this to make sure that I live

a life which I can be proud of.

-Nathan Adrian

There's winning and

there's losing and in

life, both will happen.

What is never

acceptable to me is

quitting.”

-Magic Johnson

I hated every minute

of training, but I said

“Don't quit. Suffer

now and live the rest

of your life as a

champion.”

-Muhammed Ali

You are never too

old to set another

goal or to dream a

new dream.

-C.S. Lewis

Tough times

don't last.

Tough

people do.

The only person you

are destined to

become is the person

you decide to be.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

The secret of change

is to focus all of your

energy, not on

fighting the old, but

on building the new.

-Socrates

Some days,

there won't be a

song in your

heart.

Sing anyway.

-Emory Austin

Kind words can be

short and easy to

speak, but their

echoes are truly

endless.

-Mother Teresa

People will forget what

you said. People will

forget what you did, but

people will never forget

how you made them

feel.”

-Maya Angelou

Be in love with

your life. Every

minute of it.

-Jack Kerouac

Life is like a camera.

Just focus on what's

important and capture

the good times, develop

from the negatives, and,

if things don't work out,

just take another shot.

Strive for

progress, not

perfection.

Be helpful. When

you see a person

without a smile,

give them yours.

-Zig Ziglar

No matter how good or

bad you think life is,

wake up each day and

be thankful for life.

Someone, somewhere

else, is fighting to

survive.

Sometimes you just have

to shut up, swallow your

pride, and accept that

you're wrong. It's not

called giving up, it's called

growing up.

Every day, set your

mind in the right

direction. Find

something to be

grateful for.

-Joel Osteen

Be careful not to do

something permanently

stupid because you are

temporarily angry,

stressed, scared, tired, or

hungry.

-Karen Salmansohn

If we wait until

we're ready, we'll

be waiting for the

rest of our lives.

-Lemony Snicket

Don't be pushed by

your problems. Be

led by your dreams.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Working hard is

important, but there

is something that

matters even more:

Believing in yourself.

-Harry Potter

Once in a while, it really

hits people that they

don't have to

experience life in the

way they have been told

to.

-Alan Knightly

To live a creative

life, we must lose

our fear of being

wrong.

-Joseph Chilton Pearce

Success is getting

what you want,

happiness is wanting

what you get.

-W.P. Kinnsella

Go into the world

and do well, but

more importantly,

go into the world

and do good.

-Minor Myers Jr.