William Matthews Quotes

"A great deal of the joy of life consists in doing perfectly, or at least to the best of one’s ability, everything which one attempts to do. There is a sense of satisfaction, a pride in surveying such a work, a work which is rounded, full, exact, complete in all its parts-which the superficial man, who leaves his work in a slovenly, slipshod, half-finished condition can never know. It is this conscientious completeness which turns work into art. The smallest thing, well done, becomes artistic." ~William Matthews

"The first law of success is concentration; to bend all the energies to one point, and to go directly to that point, looking neither to the right nor the left." ~William Matthews

Saint Patrick - desire

"I am imperfect in many things, nevertheless I want my brethren and kinsfolk to know my nature so that they may be able to perceive my soul's desire.” ~Saint Patrick

Dele Olanubi Quotes

"Be a light in the dark. Shine brightly for those who have lost their way in the storm. Use your story to help another person continue their own. You are loved. You are significant. You belong here. Be blessed!" ~Dele Olanubi

"I wish to live a life that causes my soul to dance inside my body." ~Dele Olanubi

“No more holding back. No more pleasing you. No more making myself small to make you more. I am here, and I am going to take up space. I am going to live.” ~Dele Olanubi

“Sometimes you just have to take a day to shut the world out so you can open up to yourself and deal with the chaos inside of you. And you don’t need to feel guilty or apologize or try to justify needing space. You just do what you need to do to take care of yourself, and that’s it. No explanation needed.” ~Dele Olanubi

"Wounds don't heal the way you want them to, they heal the way they need to. It takes time for wounds to fade into scars. It takes time for the process of healing to take place. Give yourself that time. Give yourself that grace. Be gentle with your wounds. Be gentle with your heart. You deserve to heal." ~Dele Olanubi

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Nanc Dixon - morning

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"There is nothing like the newness of the early morning! The fresh smells, the coolness on your face, and the sounds before life gets busy!" ~Nanc Dixon

Kay Conner - renewal

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"Let us not overlook that there are people who are unable to return love for whatever reason. If one does not realize or understand this, then the giving of love may feel like it is being repaid with heartache and pain. Sometimes in the real world, things do not happen as we would wish. At times like these, it is very important to take time for our self and our spiritual, emotional and physical renewal. Namaste." ~Kay Conner

Gertrude Jekyll Quotes

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"A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all, it teaches entire trust." ~Gertrude Jekyll, TFBFG 2014

"The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies." ~Gertrude Jekyll

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Allan G. Johnson - patriarchal order

“For women, getting angry is socially unacceptable, even when the anger is over violence, discrimination, misogyny, and other forms of oppression. Anger is unacceptable because angry women are women in touch with their passion and power, especially in relation to men, which threatens the entire patriarchal order. It’s unacceptable because it forces men to confront the reality of male privilege and women’s oppression and their involvement in it, even if only as passive beneficiaries. Women’s anger challenges men to acknowledge attempts to trivialize oppression with “I was only kidding." And women’s anger is unacceptable to men who look to women to take care of them, to prop up their need to feel in control, and to support them in their competition with other men. When women are less than gracious and good-humored about their own oppression, men often feel uncomfortable, embarrassed, at a loss, and therefore vulnerable." ~Allan G. Johnson

Martine Joseph - change

"Exciting changes begin with peace of mind," ~Martine Joseph, Thriving Minds

E. A. Bucchianeri - price of love

“So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.” ~E. A. Bucchianeri

James Madison Quotes

“If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.” ~James Madison

"It will be of little avail to the people, if the law is so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood." ~James Madison, the Father of the American Constitution

"The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty." ~
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"The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money." ~James Madison

"Vision is the art of seeing the invisible." ~James Madison

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Audrey Niffenegger -

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"Sleep is my lover now, my forgetting, my opiate, my oblivion." ~Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife

Grace Livingston Hill - gifts

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"GOD gave me my GIFTS. I will do all I can to show HIM how grateful I am to HIM." ~Grace Livingston Hill

Rebecca Eanes Quotes

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"Too much love won't spoil. Kindness doesn't provoke poor behaviour. Respect doesn't invite disrespect. This is backward thinking which has caused us to feel trapped into being too harsh for too long. Generations of children are still searching and longing for unconditional love." ~Rebecca Eanes

“When we believe in children, they learn to believe in themselves, and that is a priceless gift to give to them. We'd all long to have at least one person in our corner, no matter what. who we know believes the best in us. A parent should be that one person." ~Rebecca Eanes (from Joy of Mom)

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Victoria Martínez Quotes

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"A small decision can lead you to achieve a great dream." ~Victoria Martínez

"Things do not always succeed the first time round, success comes hand in hand with perseverance." ~Victoria Martínez

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John Holland - light

"We all have a beautiful light within. We sometimes forget it is there." ~John Holland

Arnold Henry Glasow Quotes

"A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit." ~Arnold H. Glasow

"A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down." ~Arnold H. Glasow

"It’s only by the hard blows of adverse fortune that character is tooled." ~Arnold Glasow (Forbes.com)

"One of the chief objects of education should be to widen the windows through which we view the world." ~Arnold Glasow

"The better part of maturity is knowing your goals." ~Arnold Glasow (Firbes.com)

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Dada Mukerjee - garland

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"There were many saints who were the same as Babaji in their love and compassion, rescuing the fallen, standing by the deserted, and bringing cheer and joy to the distressed. The string in the garland passes through various kinds of flowers and links them together in one strand like the current of the stream of compassion which passes through the hearts of the saints." ~Dada Mukerjee

Jan Phillips - moment

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"We are vulnerable to fear only when we leave the present. If I drift into the past, my regrets surge up, my memories of failing and forsaking. If I shift into the future, I meet with doubt and delusion, fear of what's to come, what I'm not capable of controlling. It's in the present moment that I belong." ~Jan Phillips

Carolyn Macko - mere bodies

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"... it is shameful if someone sees us as mere bodies and nothing more for pleasure sake instead of for God's sake. God's Love sustains, the pleasures of the body are temporary. To teach someone to see beyond the body is good medicine and the rest will fall into place." ~Carolyn Macko

Bonnie Arbon - puzzle

"You are a piece of the puzzle of someone else's life. You may never know where you fit, but others will fill the holes of their lives with pieces of you." ~Bonnie Arbon

Rosidah Abidin - sparkle of light

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"Dear Leah, I believe that all the positive energy you conveyed to others will reach back to you. Try to sit back and take a deep breath. Remembering all these years we have spent struggling and rejoicing in our daily lifes... There always was this little sparkle of light that sometimes even could come from unexpected places. Keep your spirits. Hugs and love." ~Rosidah Abidin

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Bobbe Sommer - precondition

"Having a low opinion of yourself is not "modesty". It's self-destruction. Holding your uniqueness in high regard is not "egotism". It's a necessary precondition to happiness and success." ~Bobbe Sommer

Alfred de Vigny - example

"Of what use is the memory of facts, if not to serve as an example of good or of evil?" ~Alfred de Vigny

Laurie Halse Anderson - aspect

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“In one aspect, yes, I believe in ghosts, but we create them. We haunt ourselves.” ~Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls

Bob Moore - strength

"My strength did not come from lifting weights. My strength came from lifting myself up when I was knocked down." ~Bob Moore