Archive for June, 2006

June 15, 2006 | Inspiration

1. Wisdom is knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech. – Unknown

2. Leap, and the net will appear. – Julie Cameron

3. You are unique. Just like everyone else. – Anonymous

4. You pile up enough tomorrows, and you’ll find you’ve collected a lot of empty yesterdays. – Harold Hill

MORE FROM MOLLY HERWOOD

1. Great works are performed not by strength, but perserverance. – Samuel Johnson

2. Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity. – Louis Pasteur

3. Never give up and never give in. – Hubert H. Humphrey

4. A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows. – St. Francis of Assisi

5. Don’t make excuses — make good. – Elbert Hubbard

6. The secret of success is constancy to purpose. – Benjamin Disraeli

If you have any favorite inspirational sayings and would like to share, please do so.

June 14, 2006 | Inspiration

I’ve received additional inspirational sayings from Molly Herwood’s personal collection. You can visit her new website at www. mollyherwood.com.

If you have inspirational sayings that help you get through the writing life, send them to me. I’ll post them, not only this week, but any time.

From Molly:

1. “Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.” – Dale Carnegie

2. “Greatness is but many small littles.” – Latin Proverb

3. “It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.” – Sir Winston Churchill

4. “Always aim for achievement and forget about success.” – Helen Hayes

5. “There is no such thing as a great talent without great willpower.” – Honore de Balzac
and
6. “It matters if you don’t just give up.” – Stephen Hawking

From Me:

1. “One man has enthusiasm for 30 minutes, another for 30 days, but it is the man who has it for 30 years who makes a success of his life.” – Edward B. Butler

2. “Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.” – Dale Carnegie

3. “It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are.” – E. E. Aimmings

June 13, 2006 | Inspiration

Okay, let’s start off another day of writing with three more quotes. You are writing, correct?

I pick them hoping to give you motivation to write, make you think, and maybe make you laugh.

1. Always remember, perservance is as important as talent. – Dean Koontz

2. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through. – Rosalynn Carter

3. You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf. – Unknown.

June 12, 2006 | Inspiration

I promised I was going to post three inspiraitonal quotes each day this week. Let’s get started.

1. Proscrastination is the fear of success. People proscrastinate because they’re afraid of the success they know will result if they move ahead now because success is heavy. It carries a responsibility with it. It’s just so much easier to proscrastinate and live on the “Someday I’ll …” philosophy. – Denis Waitley

2. Never pick a fight with a man who has the words “Born To Die” tattooed on his forehead.” – Dean Koontz

3. Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. – Winston Churchill