December 2009
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Disturb us, Lord
Disturb us, Lord, when We are too well pleased with ourselves, When our dreams have come true Because we have dreamed too little, When we arrived safely Because we sailed too close to the shore.
Disturb us, Lord, when With the abundance of things we possess We have lost our thirst For the waters of life; Having fallen in love with life, We have ceased to dream of eternity And in our...
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What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make...
– Sir Winston Churchill
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Never confuse prominence with significance. Your ministry has eternal...
– Rick Warren
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But oh, how I struggled in vain
To solve this riddle with my brain
When the...
– Anya Marina (via elephantwoman) (via quote-book)
November 2009
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So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will...
– The Apostle Paul (Galatians 6:9, NLT)
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A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others...
– David Brinkley
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The way we continually talk about our inabilities is an insult to our Creator.
– Oswald Chambers
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I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.
– Louisa May Alcott (via blogut) (via quote-book)
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I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
– Thomas Jefferson (via stalkme-not)
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Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be...
– Albert Einstein (via brittanysims)
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Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason once accepted, despite your...
– C.S. Lewis
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Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it...
– Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose their direction and begin...
– Walter Savage Landor
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Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
– Albert Einstein (via kari-shma) (via quote-book)
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When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with...
– W. Clement Stone (via kari-shma)
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When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt (via itwasme)
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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not;...
– Calvin Coolidge
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Fall seven times, stand up eight.
– Japanese Proverb
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Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to...
– Josh Billings
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A man without passion is only a latent force, only a possibility, like a stone...
– Henri-Frédéric Amiel
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Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the...
– C.S. Lewis
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Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue...
– Cicero
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Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of...
– Judy Garland
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are...
– Marianne Williamson
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To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
– Oscar Wilde (via teddyme)
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Many people feel they are powerless to do anything effective with their lives....
– Rollo May (via myserendipities)
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It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do...
– Seneca
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To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose...
– Soren Kierkegaard
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To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan,...
– Anatole France (via nhislegit)
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Discover your uniqueness, then discipline yourself to develop it.
– Jim Sundberg
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Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which...
– Samuel Johnson
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Forget The Money - Follow Your Passion
A study of business school graduates tracked the careers of 1,500 people from 1960 to 1980. From the beginning, the graduates were grouped into two categories.
Category A consisted of people who said they wanted to make money first so that they could do what they really wanted to do later - after they had taken care of their financial concerns.
Those in Category B pursued their true interests...
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Is it possible that when we begin to find the dream for our lives, it always...
– Erwin McManus
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It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow...
– Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an...
– James 1:2-4 (New Living Translation)
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No man has come to true greatness who has not felt in some degree that his life...
– Phillips Brooks
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I love those who yearn for the impossible.
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and...
– Unknown
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I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do...
– Pablo Picasso