“Do not let making a living prevent you from making a life.”
—John R. Wooden (1910-2010)
Basketball Coach, Author
When you are making life decisions, first ask yourself, "does this bring me joy?"...
“A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.”
—Saint Basil the Great (329-379)
Bishop Of Cesarea
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“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
—Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
British Statesman, Prime Minister, Author, Nobel Prize Winner...
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.”
—Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) Writer, Poet,
First Woman To Be Published In Colonial America...
“Good manners have much to do with the emotions. To make them ring true, one must feel them, not merely exhibit them.”
—Amy Vanderbilt (1908-1974)
Author...
Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass.”
—Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) Architect And Dramatist
One method of working through a difficult situation would be to use this phase coined by Dale Carnegie, "I may be wrong but let's examine the facts."...
