"One of our biggest duties is that of encouragement - it is easy to laugh at a person's ideas; it is easy to pour cold water on their enthusiasm; it is easy to discourage them."
Criticize me, and I may not like you....laugh at me, and I may not forgive you....encourage me, and I will never forget you."
A teacher affects eternity - every lesson creates a ripple affect with no logical end. You will never really know how far your influence will flow.
"If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people." - Confucius
"The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue." -Anonymous
"Lead the life that will make you kindly and friendly to everyone about you, and you will be surprised what a happy life you will lead." - Charles M. Schwab
"I don't know the rules of grammar. If you're trying to persuade people to do something, or buy something, it seems to me you should use their language." - David Ogilvy
"Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light." - Joseph Pulitzer
"We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull . Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box. "
"I don't care if you like each other, but you will respect each other." - Remember the Titans
"The problem with the cutting edge is that someone has to bleed." - Zalman Stern
You don't need to be the first person to try something new - remember, the second mouse gets the cheese.
"If you plan on being less than you are capable of being, then you will be unhappy for the rest of your life." - Abraham Maslow
"You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them." - Michael Jordan
"Criticism is the disapproval of people, not for having faults, but having faults different from your own."
Keep in mind that when you criticize another person, it says nothing about that person; it merely says something about you.
"If you don't read the newspaper, you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper, you can be misinformed." - Mark Twain
"If you believe everything you read, you better not read." - Japanese Proverb
"The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do." - Sarah Ban Breathnach
When you have a dream you've got to grab it and never let go - you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars and change the world.
“When a test pilot comes off a flight, there is typically another pilot who is going to take the aircraft back up, and the next pilot believes in debriefing the prior pilot."
"Don't keep something to yourself - share it with those who follow you." - Wally Schirra (1923-2007)
"To know the road ahead, ask those coming back." - Chinese Proverb
"God's hand is at the end of your arm."
Embrace humanity - lend a hand.
"Knowledge is like a garden; if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested." - African Proverb
"In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy." - William Blake
"Life is like a taxi. The meter just keeps a-ticking whether you are getting somewhere or just standing still." - Lou Erickson
"You are the only one who can surrender your time, waste your talent, and stand in the way of your future accomplishments." – Denis Waitley
"It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity."
"Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking." - Christopher Morley
"Where force fails, patience will often succeed." - Aesop