We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.
And a step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction.
Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) was an American writer, whose prolific career of over fifty years produced countless works filled with his unique satire and dark humor.
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.
If we are to discover the Lord’s best for our life, we must trust His way is better than our plans and desires.
From Jeremiah 29:11-12: “For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. Then when you call upon Me and come and pray to Me, I will hear you.”
Immersed in reading
Daily trips to quiet spot—
Catalyst for dreams
Lifetime of learning
Reaching for another sip—
Fountain filled with dreams
Climbing one more tree
No mountain ever too high—
Hope sown in each dream
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
Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wing, and only character endures.
The best way to secure future happiness is to be as happy as is rightfully possible today.
Horace Greeley (1811-1872) was an American newspaper editor and publisher.
There is no greater insight into the future than recognizing . . . when we save our children, we save ourselves.
Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.
Margaret Mead (1901-1978) was an American cultural anthropologist. Her birthplace was Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was best known for her studies and writings about the culture and people of Oceania.
Every thought we think is creating our future.
My day begins and ends with gratitude and joy.
Louise Hay (1926-2017) was an American author and motivational speaker.
The life of a republic lies certainly in the energy, virtue, and intelligence of its citizens.
It is our sacred duty to transmit unimpaired to our posterity the blessings of liberty which were bequeathed to us by the founders of the Republic.
Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) was the 17th President of the United States.
There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.
One forgets so quickly one’s own youth.
Graham Greene (1904-1991) was an English writer and journalist. He has been regarded as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century.
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