Lettie B. Cowman Quote

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Do not limit the limitless God!  With Him, face the future unafraid because you are never alone.

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.”

Lettie B. Cowman (1870-1960) was an American writer of Christian devotional books.

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.

Robert Collyer Quote

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Faith makes the discords of the present the harmonies of the future.

From Jeremiah 29:11:  “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.”

Robert Collyer (1823-1912) was an English-born pastor.  Early in his adult life, he emigrated to the United States and would later resuming preaching after having done so in England.

Kurt Vonnegut Quotes

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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.

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.

Charles Stanley Quote

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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.”

Visions Awakened (Haiku Series #298)

Imagination Stirred

Immersed in reading

Daily trips to quiet spot—

Catalyst for dreams

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Future Foretold

Lifetime of learning

Reaching for another sip—

Fountain filled with dreams

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Stars Fulfilled

Climbing one more tree

No mountain ever too high—

Hope sown in each dream

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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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Horace Greeley Quotes

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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.

Margaret Mead Quotes

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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.