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Quote #256 | John Kennedy | Forgive your enemies, but never (…)

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. John F. Kennedy Life moves in only one direction – ahead. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to keep ourselves down with a whole lot of emotional baggage, especially one that isn’t ours to carry.

Henry Ward Beecher on why we never know the love of a parent until we become parents ourselves

Quote #249 | Henry Beecher | We never know the love of a parent (…)

We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves. Henry Ward Beecher No worldly joy comes anywhere close to the joy of becoming a parent. A child is arguably the greatest gift a couple can hope for. Words can never describe the ecstasy that parenthood entails. Someone who hasn’t been a Read more…

Henri Amiel on how the man who insists on seeing with perfect clearness before he decides never decides

Quote #248 | Henri Amiel | The man who insists upon seeing (…)

The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Henri Frederic Amiel We all need a roadmap, a game plan to bring our plans to fruition. Once we have a clear vision about where we see ourselves in the future, we can start working in that direction. However, often times, Read more…

Oprah Winfrey on how luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity

Quote #243 | Oprah Winfrey | Luck is a matter of preparation (…)

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity. Oprah Winfrey Over the course of our lives, we get more than one opportunity to accomplish our objectives. What ultimately sets one person apart from another is what they make of these chances.

Max De Pree on why we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are

Quote #242 | Max De Pree | We cannot become what we need to be (…)

We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. Max De Pree It is important to have goals in life, for goals are what make our lives meaningful. A person with no aim in life is like a headless chicken, running haphazardly from one point to another. That said, while most Read more…

Edward Noyes Westcott on how the only man who can change his mind is a man that's got one

Quote #231 | Edward Noyes Westcott | The only man who can change (…)

The only man who can change his mind is a man that’s got one. Edward Noyes Westcott Change is the only constant in life. Ideas that are too rigid and people who are too set in their ways fall by the wayside before long. This is especially true of the present century, whose dynamics require Read more…

Ernest Hemingway on why happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing he knows

Quote #211 | Ernest Hemingway | Happiness in intelligent people (…)

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. Ernest Hemingway Wisdom and intelligence are coveted, rare virtues. These are mostly acquired with age and experience, though it isn’t impossible to get there with hard work and a willingness to learn. However, as is the case with the excess of anything, over-intelligence too has Read more…