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“People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.”
John C. Maxwell

“There was a time not too far in the past when a person’s word was his honor; to not keep one’s word was unthinkable.”
Joyce Meyer

“Men may speculate as they will; they may talk of patriotism; they may draw a few examples from ancient story' of great achievements performed by its influence; but whoever builds upon it as a sufficient Basis for conducting a long and [bloody] War can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be aided by the prospect of Interest or some reward. For a time, it may of itself push Men to Action, to bear much, to encounter difficulties; but it will not endure unassisted by Interest.”
George Washington

“It could be said that going to church will not make one a Christian. But . . . refusing to fellowship with believers will not make you one either.”
Billy Graham

“Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury - to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best for both the body and the mind.”
Albert Einstein

Lack of persistence. Most of us are good “starters” but poor “finishers” of everything we begin. Moreover, people are prone to give up at the first signs of defeat. There is no substitute for persistence. The person who makes persistence his watch-word, discovers that “Old Man Failure” finally becomes tired, and makes his departure. Failure cannot cope with persistence.”
Napoleon Hill

“He lives in the hearts of those who trust in Him. Our confidence in life after death comes from these very truths.”
Billy Graham

“The greatest enemy of good thinking is busyness.”
John C. Maxwell

“Today somebody is suffering, today somebody is in the street, today somebody is hungry. ... We have only today to make Jesus known, loved, served, fed, clothed, sheltered. Do not wait for tomorrow. Tomorrow we will not have them if we do not feed them today.”
Mother Teresa

“If you give what you do not need, it is not giving.”
Mother Teresa

“Forget about winning and losing; forget about pride and pain. Let your opponent graze your skin and you smash into his flesh; let him smash into your flesh and you fracture his bones; let him fracture your bones and you take his life! Do not be concerned with escaping safely- lay your life before him!!”
Bruce Lee

“When we are overly concerned with what people think we will be controlled by the thoughts and opinions of other people.”
Joyce Meyer

“Then he thought himself unhappy, but happiness was all in the future; now he felt that the best happiness was already in the past.”
Leo Tolstoy

“Everything intelligent is so boring.”
Leo Tolstoy

“Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his.”
Ronald Reagan

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