Friday, October 10, 2008

Quotes I Like from "Today Matters"

When opportunity comes, it is too late to prepare--John Wooden

One today is worth two tomorrows. What I am to be, I am now becoming.--Benjamin Franklin

Most people don't lead their own lives, they accept their lives.--John Kotter

Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.--John Wooden

Devoting a little of yourself to everything means committing a great deal of yourself to nothing--Michael LeBoef

The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.--William James

Money doesn't change men, it merely unmasks them.If a man is naturally selfish, or arrogant, or greedy, the money brings it out. Thats all--Henry Ford

Faith is to believe what we do not see; and the reward of this faith is to see what we do not believe.--St. Augustine of Hippo

Carve your name on hearts, and not on marble--Charles Spurgeoun

Try not to become men of success. Rather, become men of value,--Albert Einstein

Nice guys finish last, but they are usually running a different race.--Ken Blanchard and Normal Vincent Peale

2 comments:

reliv4life said...

the Henry Ford one made me think - I have always thought of money changing people - this makes more sense. Another Henry Ford I like: "whether you think you can or you think you can't, in either case you are right."

stephanie said...

LOVE the Spurgeon quote.

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