Language

"If you talk to a man in a language he understands,  that goes to his head.
If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart." — Nelson Mandela

The human heart

Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the human heart can hold. -Zelda Fitzgerald, novelist (1900-1948)

Work

In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed: they must be fit for it; they must not do too much of it; and they must have a sense of success in it. -John Ruskin, author, art critic, and social reformer (1819-1900)

Life

When you're young you think life is a sprint.
When you're older you see it's a marathon.
And when you're mature you see it's a relay race. - attrib.. Doc Searls

Accomplishment

"Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use." — Earl Nightingale

Value

If you really do put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price. ~Anonymous

Perspective

It is difficult to see the picture when you are inside of the frame. ~ Anonymous

Dental Health

Some tortures are physical / And some are mental, / But the one that is both / Is dental. -Ogden Nash, poet (1902-1971)

Reading

In a library we are surrounded by many hundreds of dear friends imprisoned by an enchanter in paper and leathern boxes. -Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882)

Life plans

If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you will fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. ~ Jim Rohn

Perseverance

If you're going through hell, keep going ~ Winston Churchill

Injustice

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. -Elie Wiesel, writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1928)

Light

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow ~ Helen Keller

Light

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

Light

There are two kinds of light -- the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures. -James Thurber, writer and cartoonist (1894-1961)

Dictionary

Dictionary: The universe in alphabetical order. -Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (1844-1924)

Habits

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. ~ Jim Rohn

Goals

You do not always have to know when you are going to get to your goal, or how you are going to get to your goal, but you do need to take the next step.  ~Peggy McColl

Medicine

Walking is man's best medicine. -Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine (460-377 BCE)

Vanity

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for. -Marie Ebner von Eschenbach, writer (1830-1916)

Tact

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves. -Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the US (1809-1865) 

Decisions

If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. -Chinese proverb

Party Season Advice

Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties. - Barbara Walters

Youthful advice

If you are young and you drink a great deal it will spoil your health, slow your mind, make you fat - in other words, turn you into an adult. - PJ O'Rourke, Comedian

New Year Resolutions

New Year's Day:  Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions.  Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.  ~Mark Twain