“You never know when one kind act, or one word of encouragement, can change a life forever.”

“you are what you are and where you are because of what’s gone into your mind,”

“It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action and discipline that enabled us to follow through.”

“A narrow mind and a fat head invariably come on the same person.”

“When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.”

“To a child love is spelled T-I-M-E.”

“We do not stop working and playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop working and playing.”

“When you’ve got a strong enough why, you can always fi nd the how.”

“Make today worth remembering.”

Problems—God's method of revealing himself to anyone who is interested.”

“You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want”

“Repetition is the mother of learning, the father of action, which makes it the architect of accomplishment.”

“There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs”

“Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life … all areas of life.”

“Most people have heard of Mahatma Gandhi, the man who led India to independence from British rule. His life has been memorialized in books and film, and he is regarded as one of the great men in history. But did you know Gandhi did not start out as a great hero? He was born into a middle-class family. He had low self-esteem, and that made him reluctant to interact with others. He wasn’t a very good student, either, and he struggled just to finish high school. His first attempt at higher education ended in five months. His parents decided to send him to England to finish his education, hoping the new environment would motivate him. Gandhi became a lawyer. The problem when he returned to India was that he didn’t know much about Indian law and had trouble finding clients. So he migrated to South Africa and got a job as a clerk. Gandhi’s life changed one day while riding on a train in South Africa in the first-class section. Because of his dark skin, he was forced to move to a freight car. He refused, and they kicked him off the train. It was then he realized he was afraid of challenging authority, but that he suddenly wanted to help others overcome discrimination if he could. He created a new vision for himself that had value and purpose. He saw value in helping people free themselves from discrimination and injustice. He discovered purpose in life where none had existed previously, and that sense of purpose pulled him forward and motivated him to do what best-selling author and motivational speaker Andy Andrews calls “persist without exception.” His purpose and value turned him into the winner he was born to be,”