Words of Wisdom

The Right Side of the Bed “Every morning, I wake up saying, ‘I’m still alive, a miracle.’ And so I keep on pushing.”— Jim Carrey “The day will be what you make it, so rise, like the sun, and burn.”— William C. Hannan “If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up.”— J.M. Power “Your first ritual that you do during the day is the highest leveraged ritual, by far, because it has the effect of setting your mind, and setting the context, for the rest of your day.”— Eben Pagan “An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.”— Henry David Thoreau “I get up every morning and it’s going to be a great day. You never know…

Family Matters “There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues… are created, strengthened and maintained.”— Winston Churchill “Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family.”— Paul Pearsall “Families are like fudge–mostly sweet, with a few nuts.”— Les Dawson “One day you will do things for me that you hate. That is what it means to be family.”— Jonathan Safran Foer “Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.”— Brad Henry “In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.”— Friedrich Nietzsche “The other night I ate at a real nice…

This Thing Called Life “Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.”— Soren Kierkegaard “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”— Albert Einstein “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.”— Steve Jobs “When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life or the life of another.”— Helen Keller “Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once.”— Lillian Dickson “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on.”— Robert Frost “It is…

Ready, Set, Grow “When you’ve got something to prove, there’s nothing greater than a challenge.”— Terry Bradshaw “Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.”— Walter Elliot “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”— Michael Jordan “Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.”— Truman Capote “Believe it is possible to solve your problem. Tremendous things happen to the believer. So believe the answer will come. It will.”— Norman Vincent Peale “Successful people have fear, successful people have doubts, and successful people have worries. They just don’t let these feelings stop them.”— T. Harv Eker “When you come…

That’s What Friends Are For “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”— Walter Winchell “Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.”— Oprah Winfrey “A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.”— William Shakespeare “Things are never quite as scary when you’ve got a best friend.”— Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes “Best friends don’t necessarily have to talk every day. They don’t even need to talk for weeks. But when they do, it’s like they never stopped talking.”— Unknown “Friendship is…

Famous Words from Famous Names “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.”— John Lennon “I hated every minute of training, but I said, don’t quit, suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”— Muhammad Ali “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”— Helen Keller “You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job and not be paid for it.”— Oprah Winfrey “You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.”— Michael Phelps “If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.”— Steve Jobs “Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understand the problems of running a country.”— Margaret…