It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again. if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. - Theodore Roosevelt
“It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch their imaginations--something that will help them make sense of their own lives and encourage them to reach out toward people whose lives are quite different from their own.”
- Katherine Patterson
It is with words as with sunbeams, the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn
--Robert Southey
If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.
Norman Douglas
"Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding." -- Harvey Mackay
What a grand thing, to be loved! What a grander thing still, to love!
- Victor Hugo
What a grand thing, to be loved! What a grander thing still, to love!
- Victor Hugo
"Habits grow with practice, from cobwebs into cables." -- Denis Waitley
"Habits grow with practice, from cobwebs into cables." -- Denis Waitley
"In relation to others, gratitude is good manners; in relation to ourselves, it is a habit of the heart and a spiritual discipline."
-- Daphne Rose Kingma