"Personal Development Quotes"
"Life is like a playground and each person is playing his/her part in his or her life. So what is there to take with us from here? Why quarrel, fight and give pain to others? Be happy and make others happy. Remember: If you make others happy, you will be happy."
Written in 2007 by Iswor K.C. --- Nepal
"The only lesson that you will learn easily is the one that Life teaches you."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Sunil D'Souza --- India
After years of being a Someone in life, I am still struggling to be ONE. There have been times when my parents or friends have explained to me the consequences but I never listened to anyone until one day, Life taught me and is still teaching me.
"Love does not mean compromise. It means a mutual understanding relationship. Those relations, which starts off with suspects and misunderstanding, are the ones whose base is weak and could be broken down easily, any time in life."
Written in 2007 by Munir Moosa Sewani --- Pakistan
"Confront your fears, list them, get to know them, and only then will you be able to put them aside and move ahead."
Jerry Gillies
"Maturity is the ability to do a job whether or not you are supervised, to carry money without spending it, and to bear an injustice without wanting to get even."
Ann Landers
"It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others."
Sidney J. Harris
"In those times where you're standing on the edge of a cliff, you can do one of two things: you can take steps backwards because you know you'll be safe or you can just take the leap and hope you fly!"
Written in 2007 by Devin Crouch --- Arizona
"The best thing about life is meeting people. Along the way, you will meet people that can alter your perception just for a few seconds - and those few second can last you a lifetime!"
Written in 2007 by Oskar Henning --- NSW, Australia
"Before trying to fix others, fix yourself first."
Written in 2007 by Haleigh K. --- Washington
"No limitations, just possibilities."
Marty O'Brien --- Submitted by Devin O'Brien --- Washington
"Show me your friends, and I'll show you your future."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Arno Morton --- Wisconsin
I saw this in a mall window in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. and realized how profound it really is.
"Life is all about struggle. Struggle can be faced through concentration, hard work and dedication."
Written in 2007 by Vikas Jain --- India
My way of living.
"Life has many lessons, a lot of them we do not understand at the time we face them, but they all have a purpose. These lessons are only to help us grow and get stronger. Never stress over things that come up in life that are out of your control. Just know there is victory in the end. If you learn the lesson the first time, you will not have to repeat it over and over again."
Copyright © 2007 T.R. Mead
"In life, one must lift his eyes from the troubles and look to where he is going because if he keeps his eyes on the pain, there is a high possibility that he will quit."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Saint El S. --- Liberia
It is something that has helped me over come my tough times.
"Strength is not measured by how tightly you hold on to something, but by how well you let it go."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Kelli Smith --- Florida
Tomorrow is beyond today,
Today is part of the past,
The past is where it began.
Awaken,
For the future is but a glimpse
Of that which was today,
Brought into tomorrow.
Accept,
That today is but a moment
Escaped from the past,
A lesson learned!
Can we?
Will we?
Tomorrow is today.
Copyright © 2007 Eric Hueneke
I haven't submitted in almost two years but I wanted to emphasize that in this current world of uncertainty, we shape the future and must learn from our own collective experiences. We have the extraordinary ability to change whatever we choose...if only we do!
"Tomorrow is not a reflection of what happened to you yesterday but rather what you chose to do today."
Copyright © 2007 Kris Kline
A personal reflection that helped to clarify a few things in my life during a particular rough time.
"Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration; I choose laughter cause there's less cleaning up to do afterwards."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Nickiesha Linton --- Ontario
"It is better to live and feel than to hide and die old and numb."
Copyright © 2007 Ronald J. Champion
To the freedom to express ourselves. For it is that which we learn and teach ourselves to suppress that may ultimately lead to our own demise.
"You are not only judged by the company you keep, but also the company you avoid."
Shiv Khera --- Submitted by Mohit Thukral ---India
I am very much motivated by the author.
"Mishaps are like knives that either serve us or cut us as we grasp them by the blade or the handle."
James Russell Lowell --- Submitted by Umesh Batra