“Should is an ordinary, everyday word — except when it is used to indicate an order that may not be refused. Then should becomes a finger waving under the nose. …Should users build prison cells for themselves. They are so focused on what they should do — that they cannot think about what they can do, what they might do in the future.”
— Dr. Arthur Freeman and Rose Dewolf
“To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart.”
— Pearl S. Buck
“To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.”
— George Santayana
“There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune.”
— Thomas Carlyle
“In times of change, learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”
— Eric Hoffer
“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”
— John F. Kennedy
“You are in the present greeting the future. When you shine the light of your intentional focus ahead of you toward what is desired, bright, and beautiful, you are determining your direction and your bright and beautiful outcomes.”
— William DeFoore
“How people treat you is their karma, how you react is yours.”
— Wayne W. Dyer
“The going is always hard on the road to greatness. If success were easy, everyone would achieve it. NFL All-Pro lineman Brian Holloway recalled that when he was playing for the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Raiders, there wasn’t a single day when he didn’t feel like giving up because the road was too tough and the sacrifices were too great. He didn’t quit, of course; he was willing to pay the price because he was determined to succeed. True thoroughbreds never quit. Competition only spurs them, and obstacles merely reinforce their determination to succeed. If you have not yet achieved greatness in your life, it is because you have been willing to settle for less. You may not cross the finish line first every time you try, but if you stay in the race, you will eventually prevail.”
— Napoleon Hill