Subject: Great quotes


I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances."
--Martha Washington, former U.S. first lady


In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing."
--Theodore Roosevelt,
twenty-sixth president of the United States


When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us."
--Helen Keller,
author, activist and lecturer


There are so many people out there who will tell you that you can't. What you've got to do is turn around and say, 'I can. Watch me.'"
--Layne Beachley,
Australian champion surfer


Leadership is, among other things, the ability to inflict pain and get away with it -- short-term pain for long-term gain."
--George Will
columnist


Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened."
--Cora Harvey Armstrong,
gospel singer and songwriter


We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
--Aristotle,
Greek philosopher


Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still."
--Chinese proverb


Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."
--Thomas Edison,
inventor and businessman


Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing."
--William James,
philosopher, psychologist

Sent to me by Frank P.