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I am a quick study - I can memorize a script in an hour - but I can't remember a name three seconds.

Don Adams

OK, I’ll admit it I have gone into memory overload. I am sure that is the reason why I…

Procrastination is the bad habit of putting off until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.

Napoleon Hill

I have written lately about the barriers to accomplishment that…

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.

Samuel Johnson

Yesterday I shared a letter that was forwarded to me by a retired professor friend that talked about the…

“It`s not how old you are, it`s how you are old.”

Jules Renard

As you know I have often reported that my life has never been better even though I have had to depend on more medical intervention…

If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.

Norman Vincent Peale

I am sometimes criticized for my having an excess of enthusiasm. I am not sure where…

“I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business.”

Michael J. Fox

Last week two of my friends talked about how burdensome perfectionism can…

The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.

William Somerset Maugham

The good news is that I’m over last week’s illness; the bad news is that I had a different internal…

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”

Henry Stanley Haskins

Rather than me rambling this morning I want to offer something written by Marc…

Don't let one bad day ruin everything for you. Tomorrow is a new day.

Good morning, It will be especially good for me for I have improved to the point I will be adventuring out to attend a Salvation Army Donut Day event. So…

Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.

Bill Cosby

I am still in recovery mode…

Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God's greatest gifts.  

Thomas Hughes

I woke up last night and for some reason found myself thinking of the people I have met…

I enjoy convalescence. It is the part that makes the illness worthwhile.

George Bernard Shaw

Monday already, time seems to be rushing by. Although I must say I had a heck of a week last week. The…

Holding on is believing that there’s only a past; letting go is knowing that there’s a future.

Daphne Rose Kingma

One of the great lessons that come with age is understanding that you cannot change what has…

"Too many young musicians today want to win polls before they learn their instruments."

Benny Goodman

Hi, sorry I can’t stop now I am off to a meeting. Just so you will have something to read while…

Your greatest power is to be... More loving, more courageous, more joyous, more friendly, more sensitive, more aware, more forgiving, more tolerant, more humble, more patient, more helpful. In essence, the power to be a better human being.

Ritu Ghatourey

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Follow your dreams, believe in yourself and don't give up.

Rachel Corrie

Our annual Memorial Day in the US is now behind us and it traditionally marks the unofficial beginning of summer which…

The brave die never, though they sleep in dust:

Their courage nerves a thousand living men.

Minot J. Savage

It is a national holiday in my country today and I am taking the day…

Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.

Doug Larson

I am not one of those who think that there is not a lot in today’s world that is better than it was years ago. For example I would not be visiting with you…

"If it is to be, it is up to me."

William H. Johnsen

As a quick side note I want to share a message I got the other day from a Daily reader. Here is what she said.

….your words…

“Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them.”

Marvin J. Ashton

I have come to believe that one of the greatest attributes we can have is…