Tuesday, October 26, 2010

good thots

We have too many high sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.
-Abigail Adams
(1744 - 1818)

The surest test of discipline is its absence.
-Clara Barton
(1821 - 1912)

If I can stop one heart from breaking I shall not live in vain.
-Emily Dickinson
(1830 - 1886)

The triumph can't be had without the struggle.
-Wilma Rudolph
(1940 - 1994)

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
-Maya Angelou
(1928 - )

I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.
-Florence Nightingale
(1820 - 1910)

A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.
-Amelia Earhart
(1898 - 1937)

Everyone has the power of greatness. Not for fame, but greatness. Because greatness is determined by service."
~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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