Saturday, October 30, 2010

Involve Me!!

“Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.”

—Chinese Proverb

Give What You Can!

“Getting what you want is not nearly as important as giving what you have.”

—Tom Krause (born 1934); motivational speaker, teacher, and coach

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Excellence is a Habit

“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.”

—Aristotle (384-322); philosopher

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Rise to the Occasion!

“Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues.”

—Abigail Adams (1744-1818);
U.S. First Lady (1797-1801)

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Open Yourself to a World of Possibilities!

“It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert.”

—Jacques Cousteau (1910-1997);
marine biologist, diver, explorer

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Take Chances!

“The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them."

—Unknown

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Risk it!

“Behold the turtle. He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out."

—James Bryant Conant