Quotes to live by:  

"Those who truly have the spirit of champions are never wholly happy with an easy win. Half the satisfaction stems from knowing that it was the time and the effort you invested that led to your high achievement."
---Nicole Haislett

"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start now and make a brand new ending."
---Carl Bard

"Whenever you see darkness, there is extraordinary opportunity for the light to burn brighter."
---Bono

"It is not intelligence alone that brings success, but also the drive to succeed, the commitment to work hard, and the courage to believe in yourself. Know that your dreams must come from your heart's deepest desires. Only then will the barriers come down before you. To know your heart, you must know yourself. You are who you decide to be, not who other people decide for you to be. Be noble. Stand on the higher ground. Create your life and then go out and live it."
---Unknown

"If you want it and you dream about it...there's nothing that's going to stop you."
---Chris Witty

"Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement, and we will make the goal."
---Jerome Fleishman

"Keep in mind that part of growing up is learning how to deal with difficult issues, and the benefits can be great if you have the courage to ask for help. Human beings are not designed to go through life alone. No one has to bear the burden of the tough times all by themselves."
---Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Kimberly Kirberger

 

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and conveniences, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
---Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Dreams are what makes life tolerable."
---"Rudy"

"All of us have at least one great voice deep inside. People are products of their environment. A lucky few are born into situations in which positive messages abound. Others grow up hearing messages of fear and failure, which they must block out so the positive can be heard. But the positive and courageous voice will always emerge, somewhere, sometime, for all of us. Listen for it, and your breakthroughs will come."
---Pat Riley

"On the road to life there are many paths... some twist, some turn, some dip, some curve. As long as you keep your focus, your destination is obtainable."
---Brenda Good

"The most intense joy lies not in the having but in the desire. The delight that never fades, the bliss that is eternal, is only yours when what you most desire is just out of reach."
---Shadowlands

"To dream anything you want to--
That is the beauty of the human mind.
To do anything you want to--
That is the strength of the human will.
To trust yourself, to test the limits--
That is the courage to succeed."
---Lindsey Smith

"If you think education is expensive these days, then what is the price of ignorance?"

-----Albert Warda

He who teaches often learns himself. ~Italian proverb

He who is afraid to ask is ashamed of learning. 
~Danish proverb

Learning makes a man fit company for himself. 
~Thomas Fuller (1608-1661)

The road to success is not straight. There is a curve called Failure, a
Loop called Confusion, speed bumps called Friends, red lights called
Enemies, caution lights called Family. You will have flats called Jobs.
But, if you have a spare called Determination, an engine called
Perseverance, insurance called Faith, a driver called Jesus, you will make
It to a place called Success.  ------ Copeland, Selena