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June 30-July 4
“Competition is a painful thing, but it produces great results.”
Jerry Flint
June 23-27
“Things turn out the best for those who make the best of the way things out.”
Anonymous
June 16-20
“Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.”
jean de la bruyere, 17th century French essayist
June 9-13
“I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experiences behind him.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
June 2-6
“Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.” Sam Ewing
May 26-30
“You should finish the day smarter than you started. If not you are doing something wrong.”
Warren Buffet
May 19-23
“A happy person is not someone in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.”
Anonymous
May 12-16
“Our duty is not to see through one another, but to see one another through.”
May 5-9
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
April 28-May 2
“Those who say it can’t be done should get out of the way of those who are doing it.”
Anonymous
April 21-25
“The difference between the right word and the wrong word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.”
Mark Twain
April 14-18
“If you’re keeping score, win!”
Red Auerbach, former Boston Celtics coach
April 7 - 11
“Principles only mean something when you stick to them even when they’re inconvenient.”
Senator Laine Hanson (as portrayed by Joan Allen in the movie “The Contender”)
March 31-April 4
“Don’t believe everything you hear. A lie can be halfway around the world before the truth gets its shoes on.”
Winston Churchill
March 24-28
“Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes.”
Hildebrand Kennet
March 17-21
“If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.”
Robert Fritz
March 10 - 14
“Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.”
Ray Bradbury
March 3 - 7
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”
John Quincy Adams
February 25 - 29
“You can’t build a reputation on what you are GOING to do.”
Henry Ford
February 18 - 22
"You will have more credibility if you say “I don’t know” when you don’t.”
Brian Jones
February 11 - 15
“Fools use tomorrow, Wise use today.”
Chinese Proverb
February 4 - 8
“Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.”
Barbara Bush
January 28- Feburary 1
“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.”
Anatole France
January 21-25
“Success gravitates toward those who are perceived to be successful. Regardless of how you feel within, you must emanate success if you want to attract people to your cause.”
Jeff Herman
January 14-18
“The path to success is to take massive, determined action.”
Anthony Robbins
January 7-11
“Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.” Earl Nightingale
December 31 - January 4
“Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.”
Helen Keller