Quotes Archive

" Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart. "

Henry Clay

" A group becomes a team when each member is sure enough of himself and his contribution to praise the skills of the others. "

Norman Glass Shidle

" Habit is a habit, not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time. "

Mark Twain

" It's the rough side of the mountain that's the easiest to climb; the smooth side doesn't have anything for you to hang on to. "

Aretha Franklin

" BELIEVE - Your belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that insures the successful outcome of your venture. "

William James

" We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. "

Max DePree

" No one can for any considerable time wear one face to himself and another to the multitude without finally getting bewildered as to which is the true one. "

Nathaniel Hawthorne

" People are set up to fail if they envision what they want to do before they figure out what kind of person they should be. "

Ruth Barton

" Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water looses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind. "

Leonardo da VInci

" One of the paradoxes of life is that the things that initially made you successful are rarely the things that keep you successful. "

John C. Maxwell