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| Sun, 01-30-2005 - 9:27am |
Remember-
Optimism is essential to achievement
and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress
~Nicholas Murray Butler~

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Super... can I piggy-back this thread and ask that we all post quotes that are positive and inspirational for us... who knows... maybe we'll add some news one to our personal lists. Also... please share WHY you find your 'quote' good/useful/nice/swell...whatever. Insight is best when shared!
The quotes:
1) "Successful people do what unsuccessful people won't"... Dr. Phil's dad.
2) "I didn't bring anything in my hands but I brought an idea in my head"... Mr. Fred Rogers
The analysis':
1) I have learned over the years that most people give up. They don't see their tasks/goals through. They quit. They 'get off the bus'. When I first read this quote in People magazine a few years ago, I was approaching the end of my M.S. and I was ready to quit. I had one more semester yet to go and I was mentally pooped. I was ready to bail. As a single parent, I had more than enough 'good excuses' to bail... no one would have thought poorly of me... but in the very teensy place in the back of my mind I knew it would bother me for a LONG, LONG time (took me almost 18 years from the time I started my B.A. til I finished it... I 'know' that feeling and I wasn't really wanting to go there). So I stuck it out and I made it. I use that same approach to weight loss. While a lot of people think Dr. Phil is a hack (and, yes, in MY opinion he is)... the words of his dad, in this case, propel me forward.
2) First, let me start by saying, I ADORE MR. ROGERS. I think the world would be a nicer, kinder, gentler place if we all stopped bringing things in our hands and brought more things in our heads. Nuff said.
Now... anyone else up to the 'motivational challenge'?
Lynn
Just curious,
Ginger
...the positive quote thread- I love it! We've done these before, but it's been a long time-
KEEP EM' COMING LADIES
ps. Ginger I am in the VI, originally from Ireland so I have a different accent from the West Indian one....though sometimes they can be confused, lol!
:~:~: Moderation is Key :~:~:
Getting Fit In Your 30's
cl-vi_islandgirl
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...adding another-
This thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down
Mary Pickford (1893-1979)
:~:~: Moderation is Key :~:~:
Getting Fit In Your 30's
cl-vi_islandgirl
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"Coooooookieeeeeeees!!!!!" - cookie monster
Lol,not exactly what you were looking for, right? ;)
Kim
Actually, that is too funny, as I just went and bought two macadamia nut cookies this morning.
Oh, I *love* those type of cookies! Hey, two cookies isn't so bad! :) But I'll try not to be a bad influence anymore! lol
Kim
...not really a quote but something I thought would be useful-
Squeeze your buttocks anywhere, anytime —
turn that idle time into exercise time!
:~:~: Moderation is Key :~:~:
Getting Fit In Your 30's
cl-vi_islandgirl
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Thanks IG - that is an area I could really use a "lift" in!!
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