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Helen Steiner Rice Quote

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For faith is a mover of mountains–there’s nothing man cannot achieve if he has the courage to try it and then has faith to believe.

From Mark 11:22-23:  “Jesus answered them, ‘Have faith in God.  Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and if you do not doubt in your heart but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you.'”

Helen Steiner Rice (1900-1981) was an American writer who specialized in Christian and inspirational poetry.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes

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Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.  Let us move forward with strong and active faith.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) was the 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945). 

Nannie Helen Burroughs Quotes

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High standards can be contagious.  But it doesn’t necessarily happen through osmosis.

Just as love is a verb, so is faith.

Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879-1961) was an American educator and religious leader.

Booker T. Washington Quotes

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Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

Those who have accomplished the greatest results are those who never grow excited or lose self-control, but are always calm, self-possessed, patient, and polite.

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was an American educator, author, and orator.  He was the founder of Tuskegee University (originally named Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute) in the state of Alabama.

Orison Swett Marden Quotes

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All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.

No one can make a real masterpiece of life until he sees something infinitely greater in his vocation than bread and butter and shelter.

Orison Swett Marden (1848-1924) was an American inspirational writer.  He founded Success magazine in 1897.  Many of his ideas were based upon the New Thought philosophy.

W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

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It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.

Only a mediocre person is always at his best.

W. (William) Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was a French-born English writer.  His writings published quite an impressive collection of short stories, novels, and plays.

Langston Hughes Quotes

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Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.

When a man starts to build a world, he starts first with himself.

Langston Hughes (1901-1967) was an American writer and social activist.  He was an influential leader of the Harlem Renaissance.

Studs Terkel Quotes

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I have come across ordinary people who have done extraordinary things.

We’re born to live.  One is a realist if one hopes.

Louis “Studs” Terkel (1912-2008) was an American writer, historian, and radio broadcaster.  His work in gathering oral histories of common Americans was recognized as one of his most well-received projects.  He received the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction.

Recipe for Success

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Childhood dreams

Goals undefined

Future’s clarity

Waiting, to be defined

 

Youthful path

Faithful seeds sowed

Love’s tenderness cares

Waiting, harvest so proud

 

Days lengthen

Filled with hope’s gifts

Efforts bring rewards

Waiting, actions upshift

 

Tomorrow

Life’s follow-through

Strength in discipline

Waiting, lasting breakthrough

 

Leaving home

Granted access

Past always teaching

Recipe for success

 

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Viola Davis Quotes

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Anything can be achieved with a good, healthy dose of courage.

Relationships change us and make us grow.

Viola Davis (born 1965) is an American actress and film producer.  She is one of a handful of performers to have earned an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award.