Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.

Andrew Carnegie

Everything that’s really worthwhile in life comes to us.

E. Nightingale

We don’t know a millionth of one percent about anything.

Thomas Edison

Sometimes the greatest gain in productive energy will come from cleaning the cobwebs.

David Allen

The only limits to the possibilities in your life tomorrow are the buts you use today.

Les Brown

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.

John Quincy Adams

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.

Oprah Winfrey

Did you know...
... that today, besides being New Year's Eve in many countries (Happy New Year!), is the anniversary of Auld Lang Syne? The grand old song of New Year's Eve, "Auld Lang Syne," was first played as a new year's song by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians at the Hotel Roosevelt Grill in 1929.

Play the game for more than you can afford to lose only then will you learn the game.

Winston Churchill

Expecting doesnt hurt too much, assuming does.

"It's been such a long time, I think I should be going... "

Major Announcement... Coming Soon!

Don't set compensation as a goal. Find work you like, and the compensation will follow.

Harding Lawrence

Continue to do good, and heaven will come down to you.

Hawaiian proverb

When reviewing mistakes to find the lesson, we need to examine the mindset we’ve taken. Don’t let your mind hold you back from your dreams.

Robert Kiyosaki

No man is ever whipped until he quits in his own mind.

Napoleon Hill

Who refreshes others will be refreshed.

If it's meant to be, it will be.
If not, it won't. Simple as that.

Remind yourself often of your own positive power, and transform every limitation into a reason to succeed.

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

Emergencies have always been necessary to progress. It was darkness which produced the lamp. It was fog that produced the compass. It was hunger that drove us to exploration. And it
took a depression to teach us the real value of a job.

Victor Hugo

Did you know...
... that today is the Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute? On the next to last day of the year, before you must begin work on your new resolutions, take time out today to complete work on your previous year's resolutions. Make those
changes!

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

Aristotle

Good Thursday morning! Smile!
Get out there and make a difference!

Gary Dean Masters

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

John F. Kennedy

Playing safe is probably the most unsafe thing in the world. You cannot stand still. You must go forward.

Robert Collier

Trust is built when no one is looking...

Seth Godin

Everyone is gonna change. Through that change, you find out who your true friends are, as well as who's gonna turn and run away.

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

Marcus Aurelius

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Confucius

If you're single, focus on being a better you instead of looking for someone better than your ex. A better you will attract a better next.

Nobody needs to be the best for everybody, but everybody needs to be the best for somebody, start with you and the ones you love.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work...

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

Edith Wharton

Did you know...
... that today is Texas Admission Day? Texas became the 28th
state of the United States in 1845. Trivia fans: The official
state flag of Texas, called the Lone Star Flag, was adopted
when Texas was admitted. The colors represent bravery (red),
purity (white), and loyalty (blue). The large white star was first used on Texas flags in the 1830's during the battles
between Texas and Mexico.

No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you.
(Very appropriate for today. - GDM)

Althea Gibson

Dear Lord,

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Sincerely Grateful,
Gary Dean Masters

Anybody can love your looks, but it's your personality that makes someone stay with you.

Love is not about finding the perfect person, but learning to love an imperfect person, perfectly.

Anyone can make you happy by doing something special, but only someone special can make you happy without doing anything.

It's funny how you can tell when someone likes someone else, but you can't tell when someone likes you.

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Frequently remind yourself that God is with you, that He will never fail you, that you can count upon Him.

Norman Vincent Peale

Don't spend so much time wishing for what you don't have that you don't have time to enjoy what you've already got.

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestioned ability of a man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.

Thoreau

Forgiveness does not always lead to a healed relationship.
Some people are not capable of love, and it might be wise to
let them go along with your anger. Wish them well, and let
them go their way.

Anonymous

Did you know...
... that today is the Birthday of Motion Pictures? In 1895, a
public audience paid to see a motion picture for the first time. The brothers Auguste and Louis Lumiere demonstrated the movies filmed using their first mass-produced motion picture
camera in the Grand Cafe in Paris, France. Watch your favorite movie today!

Relationship with NO TRUST = Car with NO GASOLINE → You can stay in it all you want but it won't go anywhere.

Your presence alone is a gift. Wherever you are, whoever you’re with, be there!

Aine Belton

Know your limits, not so that you can honor them, but so you can smash them to pieces & reach for magnificence.

Cherie Carter-Scott

God has perfect timing; never early, never late. It takes a little patience and faith, but it's worth the wait.

All the so-called "secrets of success" will not work unless you do.

Author Unknown

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

W. Churchill

You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.

Mark Twain

If two people are meant to be together, eventually they'll find their way back.

Borrowed and Shared

Life is a checkerboard - the opposing player is TIME. Play smart. :-)

The most wasted day of all is that during which we have not
laughed.

Sebastian R. N. Chamfort

Did you know...
... that today is Uneeda Biscuit Day? In 1898, National Biscuit trademarked the name Uneeda Biscuit, one of the first cracker brand names to be so protected. "Uneeda" celebrate today by munching on your favorite cracker!

One day your life will flash before your eyes.
Make sure its worth watching.

If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future.

W. Churchill

People with Passion can change the world for the better.

Steve Jobs

Purpose of going into business: To allow you to enjoy life the way it's meant to be.

Borrowed and Shared

A smile is a gift you can give everyday!

If people talk behind my back, what does that mean? Simple; It means I am two steps ahead of them.

No need to rush things. If something is bound to happen, it will happen. In the right time, with the right person and for the best reason.

You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself.

Jim Rohn

Effort only fully releases it's reward after a person refuses to quit.

Napoleon Hill

Cast your cares upon the Lord, for He cares about you.

I Peter 5:7

When were the good and the brave ever in a majority?

Henry David Thoreau

Love is so tender, so soft, so kind, yet so deliciously divine it will blow your mind!

Aine Belton

Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.

Swami Sivananda

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Happy Birthday, Jesus!

Dear Lord,

Thank you for the blessings you have given me!
Thank you for the friends that you have given me that are so gracious as to read and like my quotes!
Thank you for letting me wake up this morning!

Gary Dean Masters

Set your own trend rather than scrambling to conform to someone else’s.

It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.

W.T. Ellis

Sometimes the things we can't change, end up changing us instead.

Don't waste your time giving someone a second chance, when there is someone better out there waiting for their first.

Achieving a level of mastery in any aspect of your life requires re-training your brain and body.

Those waiting for perfect train get left at depot.

Dave Weinbaum

Can we stop acting like we mean nothing to each other?

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The value of an idea lies in the using of it.

Thomas Edison

2,000 years ago, God gave us the greatest gift of all... Salvation through His precious Son, Jesus Christ. Merry Christmas!

2,000 years ago, God gave us the greatest gift of all... Salvation through His precious Son, Jesus Christ. MerryChristmas!

The worst thing you can do for love is deny it; so when you find that special someone, don't let anyone or anything to get in your way.

Dear Santa,

I need some help with my Fantasy Football Team. Will you help me to at least finish in fourth place? Please! :-)

Gary Dean Masters

There comes a point when you're more important than your past.

The best thing that you can do in life is follow your heart. Take risks. Don't just take the safe and easy choices because your afraid of what might happen. Don't have any regrets and know that everything happens for a reason.

Sometimes in life... pain becomes such a huge part of your life that you expect it to always be there, because you can't remember a time in your life when it wasn't. But then one day you feel something else. Something that feels wrong only because its so unfamiliar, and in that moment you realize you're happy. :-)

Someday, someone will walk into your life and make you realize why it never worked out with anyone else.

I cannot predict the future, I cannot change the past, I have just this moment... I will live it like my last.

... and we put a fake smile to hide the pain, yet we wish someone would look closely enough and see how broken we really are inside.

I found a new source...
You folks are going to catch a heavy dose today!

Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about the one's who don't. Believe things happen for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.

I may be BENT, but not BROKEN, everything happens for a REASON. Because if GOD brings you to it, HE will bring you through it.

I've been walked on, used and forgotten and I don't regret one moment of it because in those moments, I've learned a lot. I've learned who I can trust and can't. I've learned the meaning of friendship. I've learned how to tell when people are lying and when they're sincere. I've learned how to be a teenager, and how to grow up when I need to. I've been to hell and back a few times, and I won't ever take what I have for granted. This is life, live it one day at a time. You never know how many days you've got left.

A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away.

Bill Keane

Did you know...
... that today is the anniversary of Silent Night? In 1808, Franz Gruber of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria, composed the
music for the Christmas carol, "Silent Night." Father Joseph
Mohr wrote the words. The song, then known as "Stilla Nacht,"
was first sung at the Church of St. Nikolaus. Celebrate today
by singing some favorite songs with your loved ones.

No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you.

Althea Gibson

A boy makes his girl jealous of other women.
A gentleman makes other women jealous of his girl.

Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have.

Jim Rohn

Being beautiful is a choice, and it's never too late to choose it.

Contentment comes from knowing the truth and appreciating reality.

Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.

Sophia Loren

What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?

The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.

A narrow mind is fooled by appearances, a wise mind sees into the soul and far beyond.

For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.

Matthew 18:20

Forgiveness can’t change the past, but it changes the present in a mighty way.

A good heart does no ill.
An even better heart thinks none.

I’d rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.

Robert Schuller

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

W. Churchill

I don't believe you have to be better than everybody else. I
believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could
be.

Ken Venturi

I don't text you first because I don't want to feel like I'm annoying you.

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My hobby is my work. I love it so much, it is not work.

Dick Vermeil

I'm Single - and you're welcome to change that.

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I can be surrounded by a sea of people and still feel all alone when I think about you.

Borrowed and Shared

There is far more opportunity than there is ability.

Thomas Edison

Real friends pick us up when we fall down, and if they can't pick us up, they lie down and listen for a while.

Good relationships don’t just happen. They take time, patience and two people who truly want to be together.

"Perspective" is the essential gene of wisdom; it can't be taught, but it can be intuitively or instinctively assimilated.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Aristotle

Timing, perseverance and 10 years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.

Biz Stone

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.

Denis Waitley

Did you know...
... that today is the anniversary of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony Premiere? In 1808, Ludwig van Beethoven premiered his Fifth and Sixth Symphonies in Vienna, Austria, during a four-hour concert.

Life is too short to worry about what others think or say about you. Now get out there, have some fun and give them something to talk about!

Never look down on anybody, unless you're helping them up.

Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.

Eleanor Roosevelt

I believe in the SUN even when it isn’t shining,
I believe in LOVE even when I don’t feel it,
most of all I believe in GOD even when He is silent.

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Gary Dean Masters

The only person who never makes mistakes is the person who never does anything.

Denis Waitley

Daughter: I got an A in chemistry!
Mom: WTF, well done!
Daughter: Mom, what do you think WTF means? Mom: Well That's Fantastic.
:-)

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.

Confucius

Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes.

Napoleon Hill

Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.

There's a way to do it better - find it.

Thomas Edison

You can close your eyes to things you don't want to see, but you can't close your heart to the things you don't want to feel.

When you feel stuck, thinking you haven't made any progress, ask yourself where you were this time last year.

The truth hurts, but then again, living in a world full of lies is more painful.

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever
bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.

Marcus Aurelius

Did you know...
... that today is Humbug Day? Yell 12 "humbugs" to vent
Christmas-preparation frustrations. Do it: it'll make you feel better! :-)

In a relationship, Honesty and Trust must exist.
If they do not, there is no point of loving.
If you can't afford to be honest, stay single.

Borrowed and Shared

Happiness is a conscious choice, not a response.

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

Chinese Proverb

Good Tuesday morning! Fight the Good Fight of Faith! Smile!

Gary Dean Masters

You deserve to be with somebody who makes you happy. Somebody who doesn't complicate your life, somebody who won't hurt you.

Borrowed and Shared

Review your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them.

Les Brown

Ignore the risk and take the fall,
if it's meant to be, it's worth it all!

Regardless of who you are or what you have been, you can be what you want to be.

W. Clement Stone

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

Anatole France

When you first start liking someone, that's when the feelings are the strongest.

Borrowed and Shared

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy that makes happiness.

Charles Sprugeon

He's not your prince charming if he doesn't make sure you know that you're his princess.

Borrowed and Shared

I can't promise you a perfect relationship, but what I can promise you is that if you're trying, I'll be here for you.

Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins.

Jim Rohn

Did you know...
... that today is It's a Wonderful Life Day? The perennial holiday favorite movie, "It's a Wonderful Life," premiered on December 20, 1946. Trivia buffs: When the film was released in 1946 it was a box office flop! The weekend it opened happened to be the same time as vicious snowstorms slammed the entire
Midwest.

At some point you realize that some people can stay in your heart, but not in your life.

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You cannot change your destination overnight,
but you can change your direction overnight.

Jim Rohn

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You can play it safe and be good,
or you can take a chance and be great.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

Thomas Jefferson

You make more of a difference being you than you may ever know.

Aine Belton

If it isn't your job to do it, perhaps it is your opportunity.

Napoleon Hill

Will 2012 be your best year ever?
Plan it to be so, then execute your plan each day.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Albert Einstein

Two people together can go further together than two people alone.

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.

Maya Angelou

It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.

Napoleon Hill

One of the most powerful ways to reward people who do business with you is to pay attention to them.

In life you are either a passenger or a pilot, it's your choice.

Unknown

Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.

Tennessee Williams

Did you know...
... that today is Believe It or Not Day? In 1918, Robert Ripley began his "Believe It or Not" column in "The New York Globe." Subjects covered in Ripley's cartoons and text ranged from sports feats to little known facts about unusual and
exotic sites.

You have to dream before your dreams can come true!

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Good morning! Best wishes for an awesome Sunday! Take a look around you and take it all in! Smile!

Gary Dean Masters

All wealth is the product of labor.

John Locke

Every girl wants to be romanced, swept off her feet, treated like a princess and live a fairy tale life! Don't settle! Decent men do exist!

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If you love someone, be brave enough to tell them, otherwise, be brave enough to watch them be loved by someone else.

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Nobody has a perfect life. Everybody has their own problems. Some people just know how to deal with it in a perfect way.

A man will love a woman for who she is.
A boy will love a girl for what she looks like.

Everyone has three lives:
A public life, a private life and a secret life.

Borrowed and Shared

Dear God, I wanna take a moment, not to ask for anything from You, but simply to say thank You for all I have.

Strangers think I'm quiet, my friends think I'm outgoing and my best friends think I'm insane.

Borrowed and Shared

The weak can never forgive.
Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Mahatma Gandhi

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.

Tony Robbins

Did you know...
... that today is Giant Panda Day? This week in 1936, the
first live giant panda from China was brought to the United States by clothing designer Ruth Harkness. Named Su-Lin, the
male bear cub arrived in San Francisco and was subsequently
sold to the Brookfield Zoo near Chicago for $8,750. It marked
the beginning of an extensive series of pandas going abroad
from China.

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Good morning! Best wishes for a safe and pleasant Saturday! Enter the stores at your own risk! Smile!

Gary Dean Masters

Never begrudge the money you spend on your own education.

Jim Rohn

The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.

Arthur C. Clarke

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.

William James

God gives every bird a worm, but he does not throw it into the nest.

Swedish Proverb

Textaphrenia - A disease where you think you have heard or felt a new text message vibration when there is no message.

The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch.

Jim Rohn

Successful people have doubts. They just don’t let doubt stop them.

A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.

Don’t say you’re happy because everything is alright. Be happy because even when everything’s complicated, you’re still doing fine.

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.

Thomas Jefferson

Did you know...
... that today is Blue Suede Shoes Day? In 1955, Carl Perkins wrote "Blue Suede Shoes." Less than 48 hours later, he recorded it at the Sun Studios in Memphis. The tune became one of the first records to be popular simultaneously on rock,
country and rhythm and blues charts.

When people walk away from you, let them go. Your destiny is never tied to anyone who leaves you, and it doesn't mean they are bad people. It just means that their part in your story is over.

When a woman tells you about her problems, it does not mean she's complaining. It means she trusts you...

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Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.

Robert Louis Stevenson

You can't create healthy growth within a dysfunctional environment. Innovation depends on renovation!

Your mistakes do not define who you are... you are a sum of all the capabilities and possibilities you can dream and do!

Gary Dean Masters

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.

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Thank God It's Friday! Friday's Rock! SMILE!

Gary Dean Masters

Four Pillars of Success:
Pray, Work, Think, and Believe.

Norman Vincent Peale

When the voice and the vision on the inside becomes more profound and clear than the opinions on the outside, then you have begun the journey to mastering your life.

Persistence is not will-power, it is much stronger and is grounded in belief, passion and desire.

Richard Parkes Cordock

Don’t bring your need to the marketplace, bring your skill.

Jim Rohn

Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it.

Failure is often that early morning hour of darkness which precedes the dawning of the day of success.

Leigh Mitchell Hodges

People may dislike you for being different and not living by society's standards, however deep down, they wish they had the courage to do the same.

At the end of the day, the questions we ask of ourselves determine the type of people that we will become.

Leo Babauta

If you are insecure, guess what?
The rest of the world is, too.

Tim Ferriss

Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.

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Did you know...
... that today is the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party? In 1773, as a protest over a tea tax and monopoly granted by the British Parliament, American patriots boarded a British vessel and dumped 350 chests of tea. Celebrate today by having your own tea party! :-)

Oh, the things you can find if you don't stay behind.

Dr. Seuss

If you make good things happen,
then good things will happen to you.

Robert Collier

Good Thursday morning! If you're reading this, give thanks! Make it a great day! Smile!

Gary Dean Masters

Your worth lies not in what you do, or who you know, but in who you are... and who you are is amazing! :-)

Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.

Steven Covey

Beauty is what radiates from the heart.

We are all born with goodness although it can be hidden very deeply under layers of hurt and fear of denigration.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

William Blake

See yourself doing the things you'll be doing when you've reached your goal.

E. Nightingale

Better to aim high and miss than to aim low and hit.

True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.

Moving on is simple, its what you leave behind is what makes it difficult.

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

Aristotle

Life consists not in holding good cards
but in playing those you hold well.

Josh Billings

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.

Josh Billings

Did you know...
... that today is Gone with the Wind Movie Premiere Day? In
1939, this great movie, starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable,
premiered at Lowe's Grand Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. Trivia
fans: Two versions of the film were produced. One contains
Rhett Butler's famous farewell to Scarlett, "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn." The other version had Gable's Butler
saying, "Frankly my dear, I just don't care."

Games will be played, hearts will be broken, tears will fall, people will change and rumors will spread. However life will always go on.

I'm sorry, did the middle of my sentence interrupt the beginning of yours?

Sometimes we waste too much time to think about someone who doesn't even think about us for a second.

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.

Jonathan Swift

Set your goal, don't give up when you face obstacles, and stay focused, as the power within is truly amazing.

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Ingenuity plus courage plus work equals miracles.

Bob Richards

It's Wednesday! Make it a great day! Smile!

Gary Dean Masters

Dear Lord, help me to open myself up to the happiness that is mine today.

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.

Aristotle

A girl's behavior makes her cute, her face makes her pretty, and her personality makes her beautiful. What makes her stunning? All the above.

If you haven't got charity in your heart,
you have the worst kind of heart trouble.

Bob Hope

Stop allowing mediocrity to rule your life. Decide that you're no longer willing to settle for less than God's Best! :-)

Never think less of yourself than a dazzling STAR, for that is the truth of who you are!

Aine Belton

Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life.

Les Brown

I may not be the hottest or best looking out there but trust me, if you give me a chance, I will love you like no one else could!

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Be mindful what you decide about someone you don't know, for it will invariably reveal less of them and more of you.

Money without brains is always dangerous.

Napoleon Hill

The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.

Wilson Mizner

Did you know...
... that today is Alabama Admission Day? Alabama was admitted as the 22nd state of the United States on December 14, 1819. Deep in the "Heart of Dixie," (one of the state's nicknames), Alabama was first inhabited by the Creek Indians (Alabama means 'tribal town'), then explored by the Spanish, settled by the French, and then controlled by the British.

Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.

Chinese Proverb

To the world, you might be one person,
but to one person you might be the world.

Silly conversations make sense when you're talking to someone special.

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.

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Everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.

Richard L. Evans

Good Tuesday morning!
Be COOL, Be LOOSE!

Gary Dean Masters

6 keys to a good relationship: friendship, freedom, honesty, trust, understanding and communication.

When you are being authentic, all the right people and resources surround you.

Those who desire God will live in His Kingdom.

Matthew 5:3

I don't want a perfect person, I just want someone to act silly with, someone who treats me well and loves being with me more than anything.

Borrowed and Shared

A good guy isn't ashamed to kiss his girlfriend in public, brag about the queen that she is and love her like she's never been loved before.

When you have to make a hard decision, flip a coin. Why? Because when that coin is in the air, you suddenly know what you're hoping for.

Relationships last long not because they are destined to last long; but because two brave people made a choice to keep fighting for it.

Did you know...
... that today is Japan Soot Sweeping Day? During this
Japanese festival, people clean the interior and exterior of their homes to purify their homes before the coming new year.
Sounds like a great tradition to start!

I cheated on my fears, broke up with my doubts,
got engaged to my faith and now I'm marrying my dreams.

If you don't like me, someone else will.
If you're not missing me, someone else is.
If you don't love me, someone else does.

It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.

Good Monday morning! It's time to hit it and get it! Make it worth the price you pay! Smile!

Gary Dean Masters

Don't care about what other people think of you. There will always be those people who want to see you fail because they can't succeed.

Live everyday like it's your last because
you never know when it will be your last day.

If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

Dale Carnegie

Keep your mind going in the right direction,
and your life will catch up with it.

Crying has never been an indicator that you are weak. Since birth, it has always been a sign that you are alive.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself...

Mother: "Clean your room, family is coming over."
Daughter: "Oh I'm sorry, I didn't realize the gathering would be held in my bedroom..."

Born free... taxed to death.

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Be amazing. Be good. Be pretty. Be gorgeous.
Be strong. Be smart. Be cool, but the most important thing is, Be yourself.

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Life is short, live it. Love is rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it. Fear is awful, face it. Memories are sweet, cherish it.

Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful... that's what matters to me.

Steve Jobs

Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me.
Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful... that's what matters to me.

Steve Jobs

Did you know...
... that today is Music Composition Day? In 1792, the great composer Ludwig von Beethoven (then age 22) received his first music composition lesson from composer Franz Joseph Haydn.
I think the lesson worked!

Life is about trusting your feelings and taking chances,
losing and finding happiness, appreciating the memories,
learning from the past, and realizing people change.

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The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work.

Andrew Carnegie

Earth laughs in flowers.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Respect a man, he will do the more.

James Howell

Yes, I've changed. Pain does that to people.

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Be about making yourself happy and you will be happy. If you run the risk of letting negativity get to you, you'll be stuck with sadness.

Age doesn't make you mature,
your actions and your ways do.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it.

Anthony J. D'Angelo

Try not. Do or do not. There is no try.

Yoda

What is unwanted within us changes by holding it in the Light (of awareness), not by hiding it from sight.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

Sir Winston Churchill

Focusing on your values may provide you with meaning, but it won't simplify things.

David Allen

Nobody is worth your tears,
and the one who is won't make you cry.

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You are accountable for your life,
not the other way around.

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Best wishes for a Pleasant and Fun Saturday!
Enjoy your day, enjoy your surroundings! Smile!

Gary Dean Masters

All the art of living lies in the fine mingling of letting go and holding on.

Always remember that striving and struggle precede success, even in the dictionary.

Sarah Breatnach

Success is not final, failure is not fatal:
it is the courage to continue that counts.

W. Churchill

Resolve to be a master of change rather than a victim of change.

Brian Tracy

Always keep your head up especially when your down so you can amaze everyone by how strong you are even if your truly falling apart inside.

Jump into your day and set the tone for all that follows.

A true friendship isn't being inseparable...
It's being separated and nothing changes.

Don't hide your feelings from someone who show you theirs.

If you expect him to treat you like a queen,
you need to learn how to treat him like a King.

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Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you.

Les Brown

Sometimes the best thing to say is nothing.
Some people are not even worth your words.

Did you know...
... that today is American Woman Nobel Peace Prize Day? In 1931, Jane Addams became the first American woman to receive
the Nobel Peace Prize. Addams was a pioneer settlement worker,
founder of Hull House in Chicago, public philosopher,
sociologist, author, and leader in woman suffrage and world peace. Here's to Jane!

I see possibilities in everything. For everything that's taken away, something of greater value has been given.

Michael J. Fox

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Be not deceived:
evil communications corrupt good manners.

Thank God It's Friday!
Be COOL, Be LOOSE!
Smile!

Gary Dean Masters

People that are single hate being alone and people that are married hate people that hate being alone.

Borrowed and Shared

Sometimes we forget to thank God.
Thank Him for everything you have,
you never know when it might all be gone.

Being strong isn't something you choose to do, it's something you're forced to do when being weak isn't an option.

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.

Emerson

The man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply without.

Some people are real athletes:
Always Running their mouth,
Jumping to conclusions, and
Throwing fits.

A good friend is like a wonderful book,
the inside is even better than the cover!

Me, quit? Hell, no! I quit quitting a long time ago. You should consider quitting quitting too! :-)

If I was stranded on a desert island and could only bring one thing, I would bring Dora. That chick has everything in that backpack.

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Things are never quite as scary when you've got a best friend.

Bill Watterson

Did you know...
... that today is Charlie Brown Christmas Day? "A Charlie Brown Christmas" premiered on this day in 1965. Trivia fans:
Just before her remarks about Christmas being a big commercial racket, Lucy refers to Charlie Brown simply as Charlie. This is the only time she does this in any of the TV specials: every other time it's Charlie Brown.

When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always get worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better.

Malcolm S Forbes

Life is not a matter of milestones, but moments.

Rose Kennedy

In order to appreciate the goodness within we have to appreciate the goodness that surrounds us every minute of every day.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone.

G.B. Stern

Shortcuts? There are no shortcuts. Do the work!

Every time the platform changes, insiders become outsiders and new opportunities become present.

If you judge, investigate.

Seneca

I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.

Thomas Edison

Successful people have doubts. They just don’t let doubt stop them.

An inner process stands in need of outward criteria.

Wittgenstein

The difference between death and taxes is death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.

Will Rogers

No one would have crossed the ocean if he could have gotten
off the ship in the storm.

Charles Kettering

Did you know...
... that today is the birthday of Eli Whitney (1765)? Eli Whitney was the inventor of the cotton gin and a pioneer in the mass production of cotton. Trivia fans: In 1798, Eli
Whitney invented a way to manufacture muskets by machine so that the parts were interchangeable. Ironically, it was as a manufacturer of muskets that Whitney finally became rich.

I am a GREAT choice...
I might not be the most beautiful... Nor have the perfect body...
I might not be any ones first choice... But I am a GREAT choice...
I don't pretend to be someone else, cause I'm too good at being ME...
I might not be proud of some of the things I've done... but I'm proud of who I am today. Take me as I am or don't take me at all.

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It takes courage to show your dreams to someone else.

Erma Bombeck

The difference between death and taxes is death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.

Will Rogers

Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed.

Abraham Lincoln

The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.

Helen Keller

Many problems in this world can easily be solved if people start talking TO each other, instead of talking ABOUT each other.

I may forget what you said, but I'll never forget how you made me feel.

Borrowed and Shared

Life always gets harder near the summit.

One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus.

Tony Robbins

There are no easy answers but there are simple answers. We
must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.

Ronald Reagan

There are no easy answers but there are simple answers. We
must have the courage to do what we know is morally right."

Ronald Reagan

Did you know...
... that today is Mikhail Meets Ronnie Day? In 1987, Mikhail
Gorbachev arrived in the United States for an arms control summit with Ronald Reagan. The summit resulted in one of the
most significant arms control agreements of the Cold War.
Reagan and Gorbachev signed off on the Intermediate-Range
Nuclear Force (INF) Treaty, which called for the elimination
of all ground cruise and ballistic missiles and launchers in Europe with ranges of 320 to 3,400 miles.

Vision without action is a daydream.
Action without vision is a nightmare.

Japanese Proverb

Sometimes in life… a friend will comment on something, and you will not like the response. You are angry and upset; then another friend comments on the exact same thing, and you do not like their response either. You realize (and know deep down inside) that both of your friends are correct; you may have been trying to find a way to justify the wrong steps you were about to take. - Thank God for your friends!

Don’t worry about hard times; some of the most beautiful things we have in life come from changes and mistakes.

Leadership: If you're not working on you, then you've peaked.

Running away from a problem only increases the distance from the solution...

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The faster you rush things in a relationship, the faster it will end. If the relationship is good, it will be worth the wait.

It doesn't really matter where you come from, it's where you are going. If you work hard and play by the rules, you ought to get ahead.

You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.

Paulo Coelho

Life’s worth is not defined by external success, but by your collection of experiences.

Enthusiasm glows, radiates, permeates and immediately captures everyone's interest.

Paul Meyer

The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.

Andrew Carnegie

Never take someone's feelings for granted because you never know how much courage that they took to show it to you.

Work your hardest. Think your smartest. Dream your biggest. Be your greatest. Love your fullest. Smile your brightest!

When you're trying to motivate yourself, appreciate the fact
that you're even thinking about making a change. And as you
move forward, allow yourself to be good enough.

Alice Domar

Did you know...
... that today is Still Crazy Day? On this day in 1975, Paul Simon's album, "Still Crazy After All These Years," was number
one in the U.S. It was Simon's first #1 solo album and it contained his first recording with Art Garfunkel since their 1969 breakup ("My Little Town", which was also included on Garfunkel's "Breakaway" album).

You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

Eleanor Roosevelt

It's Monday morning... Good luck and God bless you! Make it worth the price you pay! Smile!

Gary Dean Masters

Relationships are like roads, they have bumps to go over and most are two way. There has to be give and take on both sides to make it work.

The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present.

The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.

Dale Carnegie

The day, water, sun, moon, night...
I do not have to purchase these things with money.

We shall never know all the good that a simple Smile can do.

Mother Teresa

We shall never know all the good that a simple Smile can do.

Mother Teresa

It's simple. My heart isn't yours to claim. It's mine to give away.

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She wants to be with you, and you want to be with her. So why don't you just be together?

Borrowed and Shared

Keep your heart open for as long as you can, as wide as you can, for others and especially for yourself.

At some point, you have to take your happiness in your own hands, and just let go of everyone that makes you unhappy.

Love is the hunger that is never satisfied enough.

Our heritage and ideals, our code and standards - the things we live by and teach our children - are preserved or diminished by how freely we exchange ideas and feelings.

Walt Disney

Did you know...
... that today is Walt Disney's Birthday? Walt Disney, the
creator of many wonderful movies, incredible characters, and fascinating theme parks, was born in 1901. Trivia fans: Walt Disney ate a hot dog in Disneyland and counted how many steps it took to finish it. It took him about 25 steps, which is roughly the spacing used between trash cans in every Disney park today!

Let there be light and let it be you, shining your unique rays of love on all you meet.

Good Sunday morning! May your day be peaceful and blessed! Smile!

Gary Dean Masters

You were born an original... Don't die as a copy.

Life is a gift. Receive it with open hands.

Insecurity asks, "Do you like me?" confidence asks, "Do I like you?"

Insecurity asks, "Do you like me?" confidence asks, "do i like you?"

Big pay and little responsibility are circumstances seldom found together.

Napoleon Hill

Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.

Da Vinci

Every act of love sheds light on the world. Love most where it is most needed, beginning within.

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.

Tony Robbins

Go out into the world today and love the people you meet. Let your presence light the hearts of people.

Mother Teresa

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

P. Chodron

A problem is your chance to do your best.

Duke Ellington

You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die or when; but you can decide how you’re going to live.

Self acceptance opens you to the joy of intimacy.

People can live one hundred years without really living a minute.

Unknown

Don’t think too much. You’ll create a problem that wasn’t even there in the first place.

Ladies and Gentlemen, best wishes for a pleasant and peaceful Saturday! Smile!

Gary Dean Masters

Stop for a moment, take a deep breath, and feel grateful... How blessed you are to be alive and to be loved.

Never miss an opportunity to make others happy; even if you have to leave them alone in order to do it.

People don't leave because things are hard; they leave because it's no longer worth it.

Someone will always be prettier. Someone will always be smarter. Someone will always be younger. However they will never be you!

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.

V Frankl

Action without awareness is like shooting without aim. You’re likely to miss the mark.

A sunbeam to warm you, a moonbeam to charm you, a sheltering angel so nothing can harm you.

Irish Blessing

Short term or long term. Friendships should always be cherished.

Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way.


Florence Scovel Shinn

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.

Albert Einstein

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.

Albert Einstein

Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.

Napoleon Hill

You cannot build your own future without helping others to build theirs.

The knowledge of the past stays with us. To let go is to release the images and emotions, the grudges and fears, the clingings and disappointments of the past that bind our spirit.

Jack Kornfield

Did you know...
... that today is the birthday of Neon Lighting? In 1910 French physicist Georges Claude first displayed neon lighting to the public at the Paris Motor Show from December 3-18, 1910. In 1923, Claude introduced the signs to the United States, by selling two to a Packard car dealership in Los Angeles. Earle C. Anthony purchased the two signs reading "Packard" for $1,250 apiece.

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Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.

W.J. Slim

Ladies and Gentlemen, it's Friday! Thank, God! Best wishes for a fun and blessed day! Smile!

Gary Dean Masters

Give thanks that you can partake in the miracle of life... in every moment.

The real source of happiness involves one’s state of mind, outlook, and motivation, as well as one’s level of warm heartedness towards others.

Don’t force things... Everything happens at its own (right) timing with God’s own purpose. Keep your faith strong and trust Him.

No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.

Aristotle

Have the courage to live. Anyone can die.

Robert Cody

Have the courage to live. Anyone can die.

Robert Cody

Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway.

John Wayne

Pessimism is an excuse for not trying and a guarantee that leads to a personal failure.

Everything you have always wanted, always comes the very second you stop looking for it.

The old skin must be shed before the new one can come.

Human nature is just about the only nature some people experience.

Abigail Charleson

The wise are wise only because they love.

Paulo Coelho

Focus on the present, and enhance your time and life now
rather than always working toward tomorrow.

Dr. Laura Berman

Did you know...
... that today is Business of Popping Corn Day? In 1885,
Charles Cretors founded the company that invented the business of popping corn. Americans consume over 17 billion quarts of popcorn each year. This is more than 50 quarts per person, and that's enough popcorn to fill the Empire State Building 18 times! Celebrate by popping your favorite flavor of popcorn!

Life isn't about how great it is. Life is about how great you can make it.

Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.

Confucius

Remember to be thankful for the good things in your life and know that more is on the way.

Sometimes the best thing to do is nothing at all; give yourself time to rest and recharge.

Ladies and Gentlemen, best wishes for a good Thursday! If you are reading this; give thanks! Smile!

Gary Dean Masters

Often people complain about the lack of love in their life but are reluctant to take the time to be in love.

You are becoming all you were intended to be. The world is becoming all it is destined to be.

Don't make her your number one, make her your only one...

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Sometimes you're not given what you want because something better is planned for you instead.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

Thomas Edison

There's a story behind every person. There's a reason why they're the way they are.
Stop judging.

Sad is the continual postponement of life.

Emerson

The road is never easy but worth the travel. :-)

Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all-the-time thing. You don't do things right once in a while. You do them right all the time.

Vince Lombardi

Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.

E. Joseph Cossman

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

Michael Jordan

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

Confucius

One day, someone will walk into your life and make you see why it never worked out with anyone else.

It's not our abilities that show what we truly are, it's our choices.

You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.

Dale Carnegie