Inspirations for Tue., Mar. 1, 2011
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THANKS to our friend Shirley Williams for sharing the following:
“Your car is German. Your vodka is Russian. Your pizza is Italian. Your kebab is Turkish. Your democracy is Greek. Your coffee is Brazilian. Your movies are American. Your tea is Tamil. Your shirt is Indian. Your oil is Saudi Arabian. Your electronics are Chinese. Your numbers Arabic, your letters Latin. And you complain that your neighbour is an immigrant? Pull yourself together.”
Editor’s Comment: And NO, “neighbour” is NOT misspelled, because the Contributor is British!
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ArtWorks is a multi-disciplinary, arts-based job-training program serving Northeast Ohio high school students. Check them out at http://www.yaneo.org/what/artworks.php.
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The March-April of VISIONS Newsletter is available as a PDF Download at http://visions.successisyou.org/PDF/Visions_Mar_2011.pdf. We hope you enjoy this issue and as usual we welcome your feedback. Please give some thought to having us include you, a family member or your organization in an upcoming issue.
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Inspirations for Mon., Feb. 28, 2011
Inspirations for Mon., Feb. 28, 2011
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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
Epictetus (55-135 AD)
Greek Philosopher
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Fear is the opportunity for courage, not proof of cowardice.
John McCain
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It's the little things you do that can make a big difference. What are you attempting to accomplish? What little thing can you do today that will make you more effective? You are probably only one step away from greatness.
Bob Proctor
Author and Speaker
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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
Epictetus (55-135 AD)
Greek Philosopher
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Fear is the opportunity for courage, not proof of cowardice.
John McCain
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It's the little things you do that can make a big difference. What are you attempting to accomplish? What little thing can you do today that will make you more effective? You are probably only one step away from greatness.
Bob Proctor
Author and Speaker
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
Inspirations for Fri., Feb. 25, 2011
Inspirations for Fri., Feb. 25, 2011
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There is a sense of exhilaration that comes from facing head-on the hard truths and saying, "We will never give up. We will never capitulate. It might take a long time, but we will find a way to prevail.
Jim Collins, from his book, Good to Great
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Pessimism is depreciated will-to-live.
Albert Schweitzer
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The mark of a great player is in his ability to come back. The great champions have all come back from defeat.
Sam Snead
1912-2002, Golfer
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Reminder for Northeast Ohio Area Residents
Please join us for the District Dr. Martin Luther King Oratorical Contest
Sat., Feb. 26, 10:30 AM
Mt. Zion of Oakwood Village
1 Mt. Zion Circle
Oakwood Village, Ohio
(Conveniently located just minutes from I-271 and Broadway Avenue)
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There is a sense of exhilaration that comes from facing head-on the hard truths and saying, "We will never give up. We will never capitulate. It might take a long time, but we will find a way to prevail.
Jim Collins, from his book, Good to Great
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Pessimism is depreciated will-to-live.
Albert Schweitzer
--
The mark of a great player is in his ability to come back. The great champions have all come back from defeat.
Sam Snead
1912-2002, Golfer
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Reminder for Northeast Ohio Area Residents
Please join us for the District Dr. Martin Luther King Oratorical Contest
Sat., Feb. 26, 10:30 AM
Mt. Zion of Oakwood Village
1 Mt. Zion Circle
Oakwood Village, Ohio
(Conveniently located just minutes from I-271 and Broadway Avenue)
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Inspirations for Thur., Feb. 24, 2011
Inspirations for Thur., Feb. 24, 2011
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There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.
Booker T. Washington
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To believe in something not yet proved and to underwrite it with our lives: it is the only way we can leave the future open.
Lillian Smith
1897-1966, Writer
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There is a secret person undamaged in every individual.
Paul Shepard
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There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.
Booker T. Washington
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To believe in something not yet proved and to underwrite it with our lives: it is the only way we can leave the future open.
Lillian Smith
1897-1966, Writer
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There is a secret person undamaged in every individual.
Paul Shepard
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Inspirations for Wed., Feb. 23, 2011
Inspirations for Wed., Feb. 23, 2011
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Unswerving loyalty to duty, constant devotion to truth, and a clear conscience will overcome every discouragement and surely lead the way to usefulness and high achievement.
Grover Cleveland
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Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness and small obligations, given habitually, are what win and preserve the heart and secure comfort.
Humphry Davy
1778-1829, Chemist
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Bless a thing and it will bless you. Curse it and it will curse you. If you bless a situation, it has no power to hurt you.
Emmet Fox
1886-1951, Spiritual Leader
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See video and photo coverage we provided at last week’s events celebrating Black Family Technology Awareness Campaign (BFTAC) by clicking http://www.bdpa.successisyou.org/file41.html.
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Unswerving loyalty to duty, constant devotion to truth, and a clear conscience will overcome every discouragement and surely lead the way to usefulness and high achievement.
Grover Cleveland
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Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness and small obligations, given habitually, are what win and preserve the heart and secure comfort.
Humphry Davy
1778-1829, Chemist
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Bless a thing and it will bless you. Curse it and it will curse you. If you bless a situation, it has no power to hurt you.
Emmet Fox
1886-1951, Spiritual Leader
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See video and photo coverage we provided at last week’s events celebrating Black Family Technology Awareness Campaign (BFTAC) by clicking http://www.bdpa.successisyou.org/file41.html.
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Monday, February 21, 2011
Inspirations for Tue., Feb. 22, 2011
Inspirations for Tue., Feb. 22, 2011
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Nothing is more endangered in the modern world than the powerful combination of hard work toward meaningful goals joined with an exuberant embrace of the present moment.
Tom Morris
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
Confucius (Chinese Philosopher)
551-479 B.C.
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Those who turn good (organizations) into great (organizations) are motivated by a deep creative urge and an inner compulsion for sheer unadulterated excellence for its own sake.
Jim Collins, author of "Good to Great"
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See video and photo coverage we provided at last week’s events celebrating Black Family Technology Awareness Campaign (BFTAC) by clicking http://www.bdpa.successisyou.org/file41.html.
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Nothing is more endangered in the modern world than the powerful combination of hard work toward meaningful goals joined with an exuberant embrace of the present moment.
Tom Morris
--
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
Confucius (Chinese Philosopher)
551-479 B.C.
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Those who turn good (organizations) into great (organizations) are motivated by a deep creative urge and an inner compulsion for sheer unadulterated excellence for its own sake.
Jim Collins, author of "Good to Great"
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See video and photo coverage we provided at last week’s events celebrating Black Family Technology Awareness Campaign (BFTAC) by clicking http://www.bdpa.successisyou.org/file41.html.
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Sunday, February 20, 2011
Inspirations for Mon., Feb. 21, 2011
Inspirations for Mon., Feb. 21, 2011
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A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown.
Denis Waitley
Author and Speaker
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Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I shall have the belief that I can do it. I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it, even if I may not have it at the beginning.
Mahatma Gandhi
1869-1948, Indian Nationalist Leader
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When I thought I couldn't go on, I forced myself to keep going. My success is based on persistence, not luck.
Estee Lauder
Entrepreneur
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A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown.
Denis Waitley
Author and Speaker
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Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I shall have the belief that I can do it. I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it, even if I may not have it at the beginning.
Mahatma Gandhi
1869-1948, Indian Nationalist Leader
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When I thought I couldn't go on, I forced myself to keep going. My success is based on persistence, not luck.
Estee Lauder
Entrepreneur
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