I used to say, “I sure hope things will change.” Then I learned that the only way things are going to change for me is when I change. 728
Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better. Don’t wish for less problems; wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenges; wish for more wisdom. 939
I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care then they do their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change. 2.22K
If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn’t need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around. 1.62K
Life responds to deserve and not to need. It doesn’t say, “If you need, you will reap.” It says, “If you plant you will reap.” The guy says, “I really need to reap.” Then you really need to plant. 632
You cannot solve a problem until you acknowledge that you have one and accept responsibility for solving it. 705
There are seldom, if ever, any hopeless situations, but here are many people who lose hope in the face of some situations. 680
When someone we love is having difficulty and is giving us a bad time, it’s better to explore the cause than to criticize the action. 635
It’s not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life; it is how you handle what happens to you. 2.54K
After every difficulty, ask yourself two questions: “What did I do right?” and “What would I do differently?” 2.17K
The history of the human race is the history of ordinary people who have overcome their fears and accomplished extraordinary things. 707
