Favorite Inspirational Quotes

“So many people “miss the boat” because it’s easier and more comforting to follow - to follow without questioning the qualifications of the people just ahead - than to do some independent thinking and checking.” Earl Nightingale-I picked this quote out of a talk, I suppose, that was given as the Insight of the Day Friday story. I say talk as most of Nightingale’s stuff is in audio format. It’s funny how this jumped out at me, or maybe I shouldn’t be surprised. I was just reading an…

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“Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.” Lance Armstrong-Since this quote is from Lance Armstrong, I’m sure he’s talking about the pain from his cancer and treatments. But there are other types of pain. There’s the pain of loss and emotional hurt. There’s the pain that comes from…

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“We were not created to be eaten by anxiety, but to walk erect, free, unafraid in a world where there is work to do, truth to seek, love to give and win.” Joseph Ford Newton-Of all inspirational quotes that could have show up today, this one is on the money. I have spent an anxious night and will have an anxious day because the winds have come again. Why would that make me anxious? Because…

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