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Excuses are Tools of Incompetence which build Monuments of Success for others to look upon
Motivational quotes to keep you going.
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Life without knowledge is death in disguise.
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the adversity one
it reminded me of this
kinda long, sorry
The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups Of Coffee
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 Hours in a day is not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and emptymayonnaise jar
and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golfballs.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous"yes."
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table And poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space betweenthe sand.
The students laughed.
"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided,"I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are theimportant things -God, family, children, health, friends, and Favorite passions --things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your lifewould still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car. The sand is everything else --the small stuff.
"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.
The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. So...Payattention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play With your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. Playanother 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.
"Take care of the golf balls first --the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked". It just goes to showyou that no matter how full
your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
kinda long, sorry
The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups Of Coffee
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 Hours in a day is not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and emptymayonnaise jar
and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golfballs.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous"yes."
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table And poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space betweenthe sand.
The students laughed.
"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided,"I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are theimportant things -God, family, children, health, friends, and Favorite passions --things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your lifewould still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car. The sand is everything else --the small stuff.
"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.
The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. So...Payattention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play With your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. Playanother 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.
"Take care of the golf balls first --the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked". It just goes to showyou that no matter how full
your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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I'm not too big on quotes but this is what I find myself repeating lately..."It will all figure itself out somehow" :S
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I got a date with destiny and she more than a girl
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Nothing in life worth having is easy!!!
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"The motivation for me is them telling me what I could not be" -Pharrell from "So Ambititious"-BP3
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Get Yo Black #$$ Out My House!!!
-My Pops
-My Pops
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I will never quit. I persevere and thrive on adversity. My Nation expects me to be physically harder and mentally stronger than my enemies. If knocked down, Iwill get back up, every time. I will draw on every remaining ounce of strength to protect my teammates and to accomplish our mission. I am never out of thefight.
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Word !!!!
"I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time."
- Michael Jordan
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A person that values there privileges above there principles soon loses both.
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A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set outto be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.
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Discipline is the soul of a man. It makes the small formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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God willing anything can happen
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Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.
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The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don't have
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If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.
What happens to a man is less significant than what happens within him.
- Louis L. Mann
There are times when a man should be content with what he has but never with what he is.
- William George Jordan
The most important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silent chambers of the soul.
- David O. McKay
One cannot think crooked and walk straight.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us
Winners don't blame fate for their failures, nor luck for their successes.
- Nancye Sims
What happens to a man is less significant than what happens within him.
- Louis L. Mann
There are times when a man should be content with what he has but never with what he is.
- William George Jordan
The most important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silent chambers of the soul.
- David O. McKay
One cannot think crooked and walk straight.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us
Winners don't blame fate for their failures, nor luck for their successes.
- Nancye Sims
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These days I dont sleep as much so that in my tomorrows I can daydream
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"Limitations are set in the limited mind"
The ideals we pursue determine who we are and what we will become"
"Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around" - Vanilla Sky
The ideals we pursue determine who we are and what we will become"
"Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around" - Vanilla Sky
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A person who never makes mistakes, Never makes anything
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i never knew what success was until i tried
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Destruction leads to a very rough road but it also breeds creation.
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I have not failed, I have found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to
the past or the present are certain to miss the future.
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to
the past or the present are certain to miss the future.
