STOP AND THINK – You must do the thing you think you cannot do. (Eleanor Roosevelt, late wife of the 32nd president of the United States) Mrs. Roosevelt was an active political wife, respected for her humanitarian efforts and strong...
STOP AND THINK – Reputation is what men say about you on your tombstone; Character is what angels say about you before the throne of God. (William Hershey Davis, Welsh poet and writer) Many people seem to be greatly concerned about their...
STOP AND THINK – Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil; our great hope lies in developing what is good. (Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States) It is abundantly evident in this 21st century...
STOP AND THINK – We must warn people not to build nests in trees destined for the axe. (Author unknown) A thought-provoking metaphor! Building nests implies making some kind of permanent investment, whether it’s a “nest egg” of savings or a...
STOP AND THINK – Man’s mind once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimension. (Oliver Wendell Holmes, late United States Supreme Court associate justice) That truth just might be a two-edged sword. If an evil idea is...
STOP AND THINK – Whenever you get one inch above the ground in your own esteem, you are that inch too high. (Charles Spurgeon, 19th century British preacher) Self-esteem is an important element in today’s evaluation of a person’s value...
STOP AND THINK – Look for things to laugh at—and laugh out loud. (Charles Swindoll, pastor and author) Life is serious. At times the events of our lives are not only tedious, but there are times when circumstances and responsibilities hang...
When we wake up in the morning, our routine starts. For some of us, it’s the same every day. For others, you open your eyes not knowing what the day will bring, or even the next ten minutes for that matter. But we do wake up, we do open...
STOP AND THINK – To lead with integrity means to place the highest value on issues of character and the heart, not on outward conformity and performance. (Scott Morton, management consultant) Our society seems to honor achievement and...
STOP AND THINK – Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them. (Epictetus, 2nd century Greek Stoic philosopher) It may require a little maturity to see things the way Epictetus did. Most of us are inclined to...
STOP AND THINK – Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. (Albert Einstein, 20th century theoretical physicist) Our attitude is one of the very few things we can control. If we don’t, our emotions will be affected by every...
STOP AND THINK – Everything that is done in the world is done by hope. (Martin Luther, 16th century Reformation leader) Many different factors motivate people to move ahead, to pursue a dream or a vision. But, no doubt, as Luther suggested...
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