Putting others down

"As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might."

Marian Anderson
1902-1993, Concert and Opera Singer

Understanding others

"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving."

Dale Carnegie

Listening to your heart

"I believe there's an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts."

Sylvester Stallone

When you think something might just work ...

"Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level."

Dr. Joyce Brothers

Seeing beauty

"Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old."

Franz Kafka

The happiest people

"I began learning long ago that those who are happiest are those who do the most for others."

Booker T. Washington

Overcoming the obstacles

"Steady, patient, persevering thinking will generally surmount every obstacle in search of truth."

Nathanael Emmons

Changing the world

"Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have."

Margaret Mead
1901-1978, Anthropologist, Writer and Speaker