Zig Ziglar Quotes

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Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.

You were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success and endowed with the seeds of greatness.

Zig Ziglar (1926-2012) was an American author and motivational speaker.  He inspired many with his wit, optimism, and Christian faith.

Rosa Parks Quotes

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Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.

Memories of our lives, our works and our deeds will live in others.

Rosa Parks (1913-2005) was an American civil rights activist. She has sometimes been called the “mother of the civil rights movement.”

Living Footprints (Haiku Series #373)

Energized Pen

Morning’s rising sun

Creating poetic verse—

Filled with light’s moments

Identified Rendezvous

Vacation planning

Thinking very, very big—

Dreaming of Paris

Supercharged Mindset

Daring bike rider

Showing off his racing skills—

Grandparents marvel

Samuel Johnson Quote

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If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair.  Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.  Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

From Proverbs 23:23:  “Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.”

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was an English writer.  Many of his published works featured insightful essays, sermons, and poems.

Fountain of Life (Haiku Series #320)

Cherished

Tender memories

Child’s early steps remembered—

Milestones filled with love

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Determined

Young boy clearing path

Throwing shoveled snow behind—

Never looking back

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Loved

Coming dearest wife

Arriving in a jiffy—

Lifetime partnership

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Determined Outlook (Haiku Series #300)

Persistent Spirit

Heart’s deepest desire

Overcoming once again—

Triumph shall arrive

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Spirit’s Core

Facing challenges

Courage filled with inner fire—

Crossing finish line

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Spirited Solutions

Tested by darkness

Searching for light’s renewing strength—

Positive embraced

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Jerry Rice Quotes

Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.

My secret is that there are no shortcuts for hard work, determination, and having that “don’t give up attitude.”

Jerry Rice (born 1962) is an American Hall of Fame professional football player.  He played 20 seasons in the NFL, where he won three Super Bowls as a member of the San Francisco 49ers.  His penchant for spending extra time on the practice field was one of the keys to his success.

Zig Ziglar Quotes

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If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you.  If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.

Some of us learn from other people’s mistakes, and the rest of us have to be other people.

Zig Ziglar (1926-2012) was an American author and motivational speaker.  He inspired many with his wit, optimism, and Christian faith.

George Lorimer Quote

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You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.

Never ask a man what he knows, but what he can do.

George Lorimer (1867-1937) was an American author, journalist, and publisher.  One of his most enduring accomplishments was editing THE SATURDAY EVENING POST from 1899 to 1936.

Muhammad Ali Quotes

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Success is not achieved by winning all the time.  Real success comes when we rise after we fall.

True success is reaching our potential without compromising our values.

Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) was an American professional boxer and humanitarian.  He was regarded as one of the greatest boxers to ever step into the ring.