Misc.

“Don’t let what is immediately feasible to drive out what is ultimately desirable.”
Hamel & Prahalad, Competing for the Future

“Transforming your life is a marathon, not a sprint.”
Rick Pitino

“The miracle of gratitude is that it shifts your perception to such an extent that it changes the world you see.”

Dr. Robert Holden

“He does not believe that does not live according to his belief.”

Thomas Fuller

“Use your smile to change this world, don’t let this world change your smile.”

Author Unknown

“The best angle from which to approach any problem is the try-angle.”

Author Unknown

“When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way.”

Dr. Wayne Dyer

“We don’t see things the way they are.  We see things the way WE are.” 

Talmud

“Of all the liars in the world, the worst are our own fears.” 

Rudyard Kipling

“When we prioritize being loyal to a person or group over doing what we feel is right, we lose integrity.”
Stephen R. Covey

“Adversity will usually start to resolve itself when you begin to take action.”
Rick Pitino

“Good intentions are terrible things to waste.”
John Domenick

“It is better to think first than to think fast.”
Author Unknown


“If it ain’t broke, break it.”
Rick Pitino

“Good thoughts not acted upon mean squat.”
Kenneth Blanchard

“Most of us can instantly improve our communication skills simply by listening more and speaking less.”
Rick Pitino

“He who asks a question is a fool for a minute; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.”
Chinese Proverb

“You’ve got to stand for something, or you’ll fall for anything.”
Aaron Tippen

“How you relate to people in the workplace—both those above you and those below you—is vital, because you never know who might one day be your boss.”
Rick Pitino

“Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment.”
Whitey Burnham

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Cherish what you need to know…even if it’s not what you’d like to hear.”
Unknown

“Act quickly, think slowly.”
Greek Proverb

“Our life is what our thoughts make of it.”
Marcus Aurelius Antonius

“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”
Theodore Roosevelt

“You must get good at one of two things: planting in the spring or begging in the fall.”
Jim Rohn

“The walls we build around us to keep out the sadness also keep out the joy.”
Jim Rohn

“Time is our most valuable asset, yet we tend to waste it, kill it, and spend it rather than invest it.”
Jim Rohn

“Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.”
Peter Ducker

“The true definition of insanity is someone who gets up every day and does the same thing over and over and gets the same lousy results.”
Unknown

“When we act on too many things at once, we wind up acting on nothing.”
John Izzo

“The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, but the second best time is today.”
Chinese Proverb

“Don’t count on cramming—if something is important to you, do it now.”
George Beer

“When memories exceed dreams, the end is near.”Michael Hammer

“The problem with common sense is that it is not common.”
Mark Twain

“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, but it always robs today of its joy!”
Leo Buscaglia

“In each moment, we must ask what really matters and act accordingly.”
John Izzo

“Everything we do affects everything else. So, when we choose to love, whether our children or a stranger, we change the future.”
John Izzo

“Good listening is common sense but rarely common practice.”
Unknown

“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.”
Stephen Covey

"No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks."
Unknown

“If the spiritual nature that we carry with us isn’t first and foremost in our lives, then I don’t think our priorities are correct.”
Bronco Mendenhall

"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."
Epictetus

“A pat on the back is worth a lot more than a kick in the fanny.”
Charles Nirenberg

“Some men obtain a victory by exerting at the last moment, more vigorous effort than before.”
Polybius

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”Eleanor Roosevelt

"One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so, we build trust of those who are present."Stephen R. Covey

“With life so short, why is the craft of living take so long to learn?”
Chaucer

“Things which matter most should never be at the mercy of things that matter least.”
Goethe

“Sometimes we need to sweat the small stuff.”
Anonymous

“To get what we’ve never had we must do what we’ve never done.”
Anonymous

"Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with true principles and values."
Stephen R. Covey

“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”
Abraham Lincoln

“When the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box.”
Italian Proverb

“I have so much to do today, I’ll need to spend another hour on my knees.”
Martin Luther

"Fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind."
Dale Carnegie

“I will plant only good seeds this day.”
Og Mandino

“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.”
African Proverb

“People are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves. They therefore remain bound."
James Allen

“I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.”
Thomas Jefferson

“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.”
Victor Borge

“What your children really want for dinner is you.”
Anonymous

“We must work at our responsible as parents as if everything in life counted on it, because in fact everything in life does count on it.”
Gordon Hinckley

“Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.”
Goethe

“Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.”
Joseph Campbell

“He who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never be able to change reality, and will never, therefore, make any progress.”
Anwar Sadat

“Time management is really a misnomer. The challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves.”
Stephen R. Covey

"Forgiveness means letting go of the hope for a better past!"
Marshall Goldsmith

“It’s not how much you do, but how much love you put into what you are doing.”
Mother Teresa

“Only real wealth, for any of us, lies in our faith.”
Gordon B. Hinckley

"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."
Epictetus

“Mere wanting is hardly a guide for moral conduct.”
Todd D. Christofferson

"Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them is the true measure of our thanksgiving."
W.T. Purkiser

“Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.”Thomas S. Monson

“Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it.”
William Feather

“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”Epictetus

“Discover and treasure the beauty and sweetness of every day moments.”
Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“Regardless of our circumstances, each of us has much for which to be grateful if we will but pause and contemplate our blessings.”
Thomas S. Monson

“When love underlines our actions, everything gets better.”
Unknown