John Maxwell Quote

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If you don’t have peace, it isn’t because someone took it from you; you gave it away.  You cannot always control what happens to you,but you can control what happens in you.

From Isaiah 26:3:  “Those of steadfast mind You keep in peace, in peace because they trust in You.”

John Maxwell (born 1947) is an American pastor, author, and speaker.  He has written numerous books about leadership, with a Christian point of view.

F. W. Nichol Quotes

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When you get right down to the root meaning of the word “succeed,” you find that it simply means to follow through.

Almost all men are intelligent.  It is method that they lack.

F. W. Nichol was a Vice President and General Manager for IBM (International Business Machines).

Bud Wilkinson Quotes

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Morale and attitude are fundamentals to success.

The man who tried his best and failed is superior to the man who never tried.

Bud Wilkinson (1916-1994) was an American college football coach and broadcaster.  From 1947-1963, he served as the head coach at the University of Oklahoma, and his teams won three national titles and 14 conference championships.

Sammy Davis Jr. Quotes

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Savor the moments that are warm and special and giggly.

You always have two choices:  your commitment versus your fear.

Sammy Davis Jr. (1925-1990) was an American singer, dancer, and actor.

Patience’s Landscape

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Meeting darkness once again

Searching for morning escape

Knowing sunrise overcomes

Patience, changing day’s landscape

 

Deflecting morning worries

Finding peace in clearest sky

Touching early hour’s stillness

Patience, never say goodbye

 

Wanting calmness, come forward

Filling positive mindset

Nurturing new attitudes

Patience, powers life’s reset

 

Stirring kindness from within

Enduring love for others

Overflowing into hearts

Patience, shared with another

 

Sailing serenity’s seas

Reaching for each shooting star

Focusing on tomorrow 

Patience, lowers each crossbar

 

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LL Cool J Quotes

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Dreams don’t have deadlines.  Believe in yourself.

You can’t let your past hold your future hostage.

LL Cool J (born 1968) is an American rapper, songwriter, and actor.  In addition to his singing credits, he has starred in the long-running television drama, “NCIS:  Los Angeles.”  His real name is James Todd Smith.

Reassurance (Haiku Series #248)

Receiving

Attitude’s darkness

Single moment sharing light—

Friend’s words of kindness

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Energizing

Beaten, defeated

Evaporating spirit—

Tomorrow’s sunrise

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Discovering

Confidence shaken

Endless search for proper key—

Today, door opens

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Dale Evans Rogers

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Cowgirl is an attitude really.  A pioneer spirit, a special brand of courage.  The cowgirl faces life head-on, lives by her own lights, and makes no excuses.

It’s the way you ride the trail that counts.

Dale Evans (1912-2001) was an American actress, singer, and songwriter.  She also just happened to be married to one of the most famous of Hollywood cowboys, Roy Rogers.

Walt Whitman Quotes

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Keep your face always toward the sunshine–and shadows will fall behind you.

Do anything, but let it produce joy.

Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was one of America’s most influential poets.  His writing prowess was not only evident in his poems, but also in his work as a journalist and essayist.

John Dewey Quotes

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The most important attitude that can be formed is that of desire to go on learning.

Give the pupils something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results.

John Dewey (1859-1952) was an American philosopher and educational reformer.  A native of Vermont, he was born in Burlington.