Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise read more

Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement -- and we will make the goal.

It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most
intelligent, but the one most responsive to read more

It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most
intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.

Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever
without eror, and nothing we achieve without some read more

Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever
without eror, and nothing we achieve without some measure of finitude and
fallibility we call humanness, we are saved by forgiveness.

Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly
do."
N.B. This quotation is a read more

Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly
do."
N.B. This quotation is a paraphrase of a much older quote by Aristotle, which see.

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

HELP = H(umor), E-go, edging God out, L-istening, P-urpose.

HELP = H(umor), E-go, edging God out, L-istening, P-urpose.

Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law.

Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law.

Have a bias toward action - let's see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps read more

Have a bias toward action - let's see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away.

First, all relationships are with yourself-and sometimes they involve
other people. Second, the most important relationship in your life-the one
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First, all relationships are with yourself-and sometimes they involve
other people. Second, the most important relationship in your life-the one
you have, like it or not, until the day you die-is with yourself.