A List of Quotes and URLs for My Friends and Associates

Friends and associates, below is a list of quotations and links I shared with my Facebook friends today. Please enjoy.

"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog." ~General Dwight D. Eisenhower

"Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it." ~Michael Jordan

"To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you." ~Tony Dorsett

"A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose – a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve." ~John Maxwell

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." ~Theodore Roosevelt

"Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one’s liberty." ~Henri Frederic Amiel

"Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want." ~Jim Rohn

"I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right." ~Albert Einstein

"It’s not about money or connections — it’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone… And if it fails, you learn from what happened and do a better job next time." ~Mark Cuban

"We must be the epitome, the embodiment of success. We must radiate success before it will come to us. We must first become mentally, from an attitude standpoint, the people we wish to become." ~George Herbert Allen

"When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal, you do not change your decision to get there." ~Zig Ziglar.

"It doesn’t matter how many times you fail. You only have to be right once and then everyone can tell you that you are an overnight success." ~Mark Cuban

"The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but because of the people who don't do anything about it." ~Einstein

“The motive behind criticism often determines its validity. Those who care criticize where necessary. Those who envy criticize the moment they think that they have found a weak spot.” ~ Criss Jami, Killosophy

“Manipulation, fueled with good intent, can be a blessing. But when used wickedly, it is the beginning of a magician's karmic calamity.” ~T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph Over Death and Conscious Encounters with "The Divine Presence"

“Along the way, in their attempt to make their dream come true, many ultimately prefer to stay on the sideline. In the meantime, their packages of good intentions start leaking, or their letters of hope remain silenced by unawareness.” ~Erik Pevernagie

“Once you are clear about what you wish to create, you can maintain a steady stream of thoughts – unwavering, resolute, and focused.” ~Dr Prem Jagyasi

“Being defiant is a two-year-old who doesn't want to go to bed when he's tired. Being resolute is standing one's ground even in the face of opposition. It's a man's virtue, not a toddler's vice.” ~Minisinoo, Finding Himself

“Every form of life must struggle. Life is an aberration; death is ordinary. Life requires obstruction, conflict, reverses, and resolve. Life requires questing. Questing provides the meaning that we seek, a purpose to justify the inevitable struggle to live knowing the absurdity that we must die.” ~Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“We develop our whole character from our thoughts, actions, attentive observations, and from the resolute pursuit of our inspirational dreams.” ~Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

"The greatest oak was once a little nut that held its ground." ~Anonymous

"Never consider the possibility of failure; as long as you persist, you will be successful." ~Brian Tracy

"There’s only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything." ~Vince Lombardi

"If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it; every arrow that flies feels the attraction of earth." ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"Decide carefully, exactly what you want in life, then work like mad to make sure you get it!" ~Hector Crawford

"Give the world the best you have, and the best will come to you." ~Madeline Bridge

"Nothing can withstand the power of the human will if it is willing to stake its very existence to the extent of its purpose." ~Benjamin Disraeli

In tandem with my line of motivation to you all today, I encourage to read the book, "From New Mills to New Life" written by Joshua Spencer (Yours truly). It can be had at Amazon, etc.. Here is a link:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DDNJKTB/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_P2WQ43N0EKQ0DY557ZJ8?fbclid=IwAR0bcZv2uC9ahTTsRc_rnV2d2mRzKnFCkgaUOyaaodIVOhoLgN7YOZ-3Yg8

Here is the link to another good book that you may check out: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08F65MNWK/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_Z2QGZ2A4RRKEC7MXFAP0?fbclid=IwAR2iInuPKRMxljnaxygPHy3JVd34iO79ukuryza80RPocIMzIgcFSReUftM

Thank you.

Joshua Spencer, educator and author.

Website: https://joshuaspencer.org