Motivational Quotes of the Day

Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - July 10, 2017
No matter how lonely you get or how many birth announcements you receive, the trick is not to get frightened. There's nothing wrong with being alone.
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Wendy Wasserstein (1950 - 2005), Isn't It Romantic, 1983  
It is certainly desirable to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors.
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Plutarch (46 AD - 120 AD), 'Morals,' 100 A.D.  
Never be entirely idle; but either be reading, or writing, or praying or meditating or endeavoring something for the public good.
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Thomas a Kempis (1380 - 1471)  
Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. Impatience breeds anxiety, fear, discouragement and failure. Patience creates confidence, decisiveness, and a rational outlook, which eventually leads to success.
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Brian Adams  

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