By: Misty Murph'Ariens

You know, “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” 1  So “When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” 2  “Every truth passes through three stages before it is recognized. In the first, it is ridiculed. In the second, it is opposed. In the third, it is regarded as self evident.” 3    Always remember, “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” 4   “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty,”5   and, “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope or confidence.” 6      I am confident that “All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.” 7   If we would just “Wake up everyone. How can you sleep at a time like this, unless the dreamer is the real you? Listen to your voice, the one that tells you to taste pass the tip of your tongue.  Leap and the net will appear.” 8   “Some men see things as they are and say why – I dream things that never were and say why not.” 9   “If we all did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.” 10   I know that “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” 1  “Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions.”1   “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” 1   “Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.” 11   “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” 12   Therefore, “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” 13   You see,“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” 14   We sometimes forget that “You must be the change you want to see in the world,” 15  but the “People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do,” 16   because,“You create your own universe as you go along.”  5 “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” 17   “A man is but the product of his thoughts; what he thinks, he becomes.” 15   “All that we are is the result of what we have thought.”  18   However, “A mind is like a parachute, it doesn’t work if it isn’t open.” 19   “I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.” 23   So, “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” 22   “Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.” 20    And “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” 21   So, if you want my advice,  “Fear less, hope more; Eat less, chew more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Love more, and all good things will be yours.” 24

1Albert Einstein, 2 Franklin D. Roosevelt, 3Arthur Schopenhauer, 4 Henry Ford, 5Winston Churchill, 6Helen Keller, 7Walt Disney, 8Jason Mraz, 9George Bernard Shaw, 10Thomas Edison, 11Roy Goodman, 12Lao Tzu, 13Napoleon Hill, 14Jimmy Johnson, 15 Mohandas Gandhi, 16 Steve Jobs, 17Abraham Lincoln, 18Buddha, 19Frank Zappa, 20Joseph Campbell, 21Milton Berle, 22Confucius, 23 Arthur Rubinstein, 24Swedish Proverb