"Quotes About Life Lessons"
"Ancoro imparo" ( I am still learning. )
Michelangelo --- Submitted by p.s. k --- Oklahoma
Amazing things can be accomplished when there is desire and passion.
"Procrastination is the key to failure. If you don't do it today, who's to say you'll do it tomorrow?"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by CPL Javied --- Virginia/Maryland
"Every so often you have to build up enough confidence not to care what everyone else thinks."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Neelu W. --- Canada
"An optimist is someone who believes life is uncertain."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Paul Hayes --- Australia
"The trial of a principle: Without it a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not."
Henry Fielding
"Self-trust is the essence of heroism."
Emerson
"Yes, I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can find his way by moonlight, and see the dawn before the rest of the world."
Oscar Wilde
"Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."
Edgar Allen Poe
"Respect others; you wouldn't know how much they mean to you until you lose them."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Pratik Gandhi --- California
"Look to today. Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday."
Don Marquis
"A challenge overcome, a battle won, confirms the 'I Can' in us and provides the much needed internal drive to succeed, so embrace challenges as they come."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Udemgba O. --- Lagos, Nigeria
"We cherish the memories that hold us together as we chase our own dreams."
Copyright © 2003 Darbi Strahle
We realize that as we grow older and go our own ways, we must hold onto the memories we have formed with others along the way. We grab onto those memories, for they are a part of who we are today. Run with them and chase after our dreams!
"Great endeavors are inseparable from great risks."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by John P. --- New Jersey
"Good performance comes from the ability to focus on the present moment."
Copyright © 2003 Philip Lee
"There is no age limit on transforming your life. No rule that says that after a certain age you are simply the way you are and that's it. Change not only is possible at any time but is essential."
Rick Pitino --- Submitted by Jill W. --- Pennsylvania
"Life is a series of problem-solving opportunities. The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you - depending on how you respond to them."
Rick Warren --- Submitted by Lora Tsang --- Hong Kong
"Misfortunes come in by the door left open to them."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Patrick B. --- Canada
"Life is a competition for which you must train daily."
Copyright © 2003 James Coombes
"We all need accountability, not control."
Copyright © 2003 Adeline Fallon
Life can be a struggle and our bosses and sometimes our peers want to have power over us. It seems that the majority of people want to be the "Boss"; they want control, they want to give the orders. This quote is saying, that we are all accountable for our actions and the higher your station is in life the greater the accountability. We all need to be accountable for our actions in life!
"The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life."
Muhammad Ali --- Submitted by S.L. --- Oklahoma
"A man honors a woman by being a man. What traits define a man? A man speaks softly to his wife. He listens to her with his eyes open and his mouth shut. He quietly admires her eyes and her voice while she expresses her inner most thoughts. Publicly, he stands united along side her whether she is right or whether she is wrong. Privately, he shares his honest opinions with her so as to protect her honor."
Copyright © 2003 Brian Roscher
"The only difference between a success and a failure is that the successful person is willing to do what the failure is not willing to do."
J.R. Ridinger --- Submitted by J.G. --- North Carolina
"Dream big, plan well, and work hard. Above all, don't wobble."
Copyright © 2003 Philip Lee
I would give this advice to anyone on the threshold of making out in any field of endeavor.
"Never give up, never give in, never fear."
Written in 2003 by Wahid B. --- Australia
"Every time you fail, ask yourself why?"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Gale Y. --- Singapore
"He who refuses to learn has no respect to earn!"
Copyright © 2003 Daniel Chow