“We do not truly understand that everything arises from our minds, that every thought we have is instantly felt throughout the entire universe.”
-Buddha
Persistence
“Winners never quit, and quitters never win.”
-Vince Lombardi
Forgiveness
“Forgive and be free. Forget that you have forgiven and be freer.”
-Buddha
Courage
“The only failure is not to try.”
-George Clooney
Motivation
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”
— Dr. Seuss
Happiness
“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.”
— Buddha
Strength
“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
-Marcus Aurelius
Intensity
“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.”
-Bruce Lee
Courage
“Keep calm and carry on.”
— Winston Churchill
Character
“Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.”
— Charles Swindoll
Consistency
“Little by little, one travels far.”
-J.R.R. Tolkien
Happiness
“The healthiest response to life is joy.”
— Deepak Chopra
Effort
“When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life or the life of another.”
— Helen Keller
Love
“Life is a flower of which love is the honey.”
-Victor Hugo
Attitude
“I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.”
-Anne Frank
Thoughts
“Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.”
— Lao-Tze
Character
“Focus, not on the rudeness of others, nor on what they’ve done or left undone, but on what you have and have not done yourself.”
-Buddha
Strength
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
Attentiveness
“You never really learn much from hearing yourself speak.”
― George Clooney
Attitude
“Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.”
— Kobe Bryant
