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Face your fears, and the death of fear is certain. Thinking may not overcome fear but action will. ~Dan Zadra
Posted by Tonya Kirkland, Mill Creek, Washington | Jul 29, 2008
Motivational Quote of the hour!! What gets you going??
Lets fill the board with quotes that move us.....we all need them, however, not all speak to us at the same time. Like the saying goes.....
"When the Student is Ready, The Teacher Appears"
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Posted by Gwen Williams, Seattle, Washington | Jul 30, 2008"If you don't risk anything you risk even more"
-Erica Jong
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Posted by Nancy Hanauer, Seattle, Washington | Jul 30, 2008Here's one my dad always said to me, a saying others close to me have said not realizing it's importance to me on many levels...and one I need to keep in mind considering how my week started out...
"Keep fighting the good fight."
Nancy
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Posted by Tonya Kirkland, Mill Creek, Washington | Jul 30, 2008
Nancy and Gwen,
Thank you for your additions. I think those are great. Right now they are both what I needed to hear :)
I will add another one to the group.......
"Worry is like praying for something you don't want"
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Posted by Bob Dunn, Seattle and Renton, Washington | Jul 30, 2008Okay, this is one of my favorites. Maybe not so much motivational, but during those stressful project deadlines, I sometimes feel like this!
Curly of the Three Stooges.
"I'm trying to think, but nothing happens!"
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Posted by mike young, seattle, Washington | Jul 30, 2008This is my new favorite quote.
"We can't solve problems using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them" --Albert Einstein
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Posted by Scott Brinkerhoff, Marysville, Washington | Jul 31, 2008"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who matter don't mind, and those that mind, don't matter." - Dr. Seuss
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Posted by Tonya Kirkland, Mill Creek, Washington | Jul 31, 2008
I love them Bob, Mike and Scott. It is great learning new quotes and ideas. I have to say Albert Einstein is one of my favorite people!
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Posted by Hsuan-Hua Chang, PCC, MS, Seattle, Washington | Jul 31, 2008"I often see life is a game. it all depends how you choose to play it." ~ Randy Pausch
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Posted by Tonya Kirkland, Mill Creek, Washington | Jul 31, 2008
That is so true! It love it when things are put into words that make you go....duh!! Why have I been trying so hard? :)
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Posted by Marlene Rockey, Seattle, Washington | Jul 31, 2008"Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing" Harriet Braiker
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Posted by Tonya Kirkland, Mill Creek, Washington | Jul 31, 2008
Okay, today is a new day....how can we inspire today???
"They" Can't Make You Feel Inferior--Without Your Permission!
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Posted by mike young, seattle, Washington | Jul 31, 2008
That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest. Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
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Posted by Marlene Rockey, Seattle, Washington | Jul 31, 2008
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~Yogi Berra~
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Posted by Tonya Kirkland, Mill Creek, Washington | Jul 31, 2008
Gotta Love Yogi :)
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Posted by Alison Schlegel, Bothell, Washington | Jul 31, 2008I've heard this from several sources and said in many ways...
"What you think about, you bring about."
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Posted by Julie Cosgrove, Bothell, Washington | Jul 31, 2008I use this one as part of my auto signature
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. ~Henry David Thoreau
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Posted by Tonya Kirkland, Mill Creek, Washington | Jul 31, 2008
I love them both and use the "what you think about you bring about" daily :) That is for sure one of my favorites.
One of my favorit relationship ones is
Go where you are appreciated not tolerated!
I use that in all relationships
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Posted by Winnie Lau-Heath, Bellevue, Washington | Jul 31, 2008"If you think you can, YOU CAN!" - my ex-coworker ;o)
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Posted by Tonya Kirkland, Mill Creek, Washington | Aug 01, 2008
ex-coworker? Did they start their own company???
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Posted by Caroline Strittmatter , Snohomish, Washington | Aug 01, 2008My favorite is: Don't compare your insides to other peoples outsides. Whew, that one gets me every time.
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Posted by Tonya Kirkland, Mill Creek, Washington | Aug 01, 2008
That is a great one....Really makes you think. Nice addition Caroline.....Thank you :)
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Posted by Mary Boisselle, Issaquah, Washington | Aug 01, 2008Here's a little woo-woo for you. I have it on my desk as a reminder of mine and every humans' greatness.
"You live in illusions and the apprearance of things. There is a Reality; You are that Reality. When you recognize this you will realize that you are nothing, and in being nothing, you are everything."
Kalu Rinpoche, Tibetan Lama
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Posted by Julie Cosgrove, Bothell, Washington | Aug 01, 2008
These are all so inspiring. Thanks Tonya for starting this.
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