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[Quote No.50421] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"The real winners in life are the people who look at every situation with an expectation that they can make it work or make it better!!" - Barbara Pletcher
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[Quote No.50493] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"Goals are my north star. My compass. The map that guides me along the road I wish to travel. Goals are motivations with wind in their sails - they carry me forward despite the storms!!" - Richelle E. Goodrich
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[Quote No.50497] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"Every day is a new beginning. Treat it that way. Stay away from what might have been, and look at what can be." - Marsha Petrie Sue
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[Quote No.50513] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"The roots of education [disappointments, lessons, mistakes, wasted resources, etc.,] are bitter, but the fruit [understanding, empowerment, self-esteem, achievement, satisfaction, etc.,] is sweet!" - Aristotle
Greek philosopher
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[Quote No.50528] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"[Continuous improvement and evolution:] ...assess and proactively confront obstacles to continued survival ...[you] can’t be satisfied with the status quo. If you’re not busy changing [growing, improving, evolving into a better you with a better life and a better future], you’re busy dying!" - Laura Stack
Laura is the president of The Productivity Pro - www.TheProductivityPro.com - a training company helping professionals achieve 'Maximum Results in Minimum Time'®. She’s the author of six books, including 'Execution IS the Strategy'. [http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/how-to/growth-strategies/2014/05/leadership-skills-for-success-like-steve-wozniak.html?page=all ]
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[Quote No.50537] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes!" - John F. Kennedy
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[Quote No.50553] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"Curiosity provides life with wonder and excitement beyond our crummy, quotidian routines! A passion for learning, an unqualified commitment to pursuing your interests — and seeking new ones — will carry you through the good times and bad times, the rich times and poor times, the miserable times and happy ones!
So stay curious. Keep learning. Never stop enjoying the wonder of the world...
" - Tim Donovan
freelance author who blogs about Millennial issues at The Suffolk Resolves
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[Quote No.50631] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"Change It or Accept It:
Matters leading to sadness fall into two categories: matters that can be corrected and matters that cannot.
If something can be done to correct a situation, why feel sad? Simply take action to correct the matter!
On the other hand, if nothing can be done, what gain is there in feeling sad? Sadness will not improve matters. It is wiser to accept what cannot be changed!
" - Rabbi Zelig Pliskin
Quote from his book, 'Gateway to Happiness', pp.179-80.
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[Quote No.50636] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"There is no greater illness than discouragement!" - Rabbi Yisroel Salanter
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[Quote No.50678] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"...doctors put in a positive mood before making a diagnosis show almost three times more intelligence and creativity than doctors in a neutral state, and they make accurate diagnoses 19 percent faster. Optimistic salespeople outsell their pessimistic counterparts by 56 percent. Students primed to feel happy before taking math achievement tests far outperform their neutral peers. It turns out that our brains are literally hardwired to perform at their best not when they are negative or even neutral, but when they are positive.
" - Shawn Achor
in his book 'The Happiness Advantage'.
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[Quote No.50685] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"One group was told to focus on all the upbeat things they could find - sunshine, flowers, smiling pedestrians. Another was to look for negative stuff - graffiti, litter, frowning faces. The third group was instructed to walk just for the exercise. At the end of the week, when the walkers' well-being was tested again, those who had deliberately targeted positive cues were happier than before the experiment!!! The negatively focused subjects were less happy, and the just plain exercisers scored in between. The point, says Bryant, is that 'you see what you look for. And you can train yourself to attend to the joy out there waiting to be had, instead of passively waiting for it to come to you.'
" - Winifred Gallagher
'Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life'
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[Quote No.50689] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"People prone to joyful anticipation, skilled at obtaining pleasure from looking forward and imagining future happy events, are especially likely to be optimistic and to experience intense emotions." - Sonja Lyubomirsky
The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want
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[Quote No.50701] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"The reason why most people face the future with apprehension instead of anticipation is because they don't have it well designed!" - Jim Rohn
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[Quote No.50751] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless!" - G.K. Chesterton
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[Quote No.50752] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"Hope is both the earliest and the most indispensable virtue inherent in the state of being alive." - Erik Erikson
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[Quote No.50754] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"If we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster!" - Dalai Lama
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[Quote No.50756] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"There is an authentic biology of hope. Belief and expectation — the key elements of hope — can block pain by releasing the brain’s endorphins and enkephalins, mimicking the effects of morphine." - Dr. Jerome Groopman
in his book, The Anatomy of Hope.
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[Quote No.50791] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"[The happiest people have goals:]
In his studies, the psychologist Jonathan Freedman claimed that people with the ability to set objectives for themselves - both short-term and long-term - are happier. The University of Wisconsin neuroscientist Richard Davidson has found that working hard toward a goal and making progress to the point of expecting a goal to be realized don't just activate positive feelings - they also suppress negative emotions such as fear and depression.
" - Manel Baucells and Rakesh Sarin
'Engineering Happiness: A New Approach for Building a Joyful Life'.
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[Quote No.50828] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"Hope is the thing that is left to us, in a bad time...
Sailors have an expression about the weather: they say, the weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of our human society — things can look dark, then a break shows in the clouds, and all is changed, sometimes rather suddenly!" - E. B. White
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[Quote No.50852] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"It is the absence of facts that frightens people: the gap you open, into which they pour their fears, fantasies, desires." - Hilary Mantel
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[Quote No.50902] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"An optimist is the human personification of spring." - Susan Bissonette
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[Quote No.50953] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"Disappointment to a noble soul is what cold water is to burning metal; it strengthens, tempers, intensifies, but never destroys it!" - Eliza Tabor
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[Quote No.50982] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"In this world, the optimists have it, not because they are always right, but because they are positive. Even when wrong, they are positive, and that is the way of achievement, correction, improvement, and success. Educated, eyes-open optimism pays..." - David Landes
economic historian
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[Quote No.51045] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"There must be a goal at every stage of life!" - Maggie Kuhn
the founder of the Gray Panthers
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[Quote No.51048] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"People need dreams, there's as much nourishment in 'em as food.
" - Charlotte Gilman
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[Quote No.51049] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"When you cease to dream you cease to live.
" - Malcolm Forbes
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[Quote No.51050] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"Dreams nourish the soul just as food nourishes the body.
" - Paulo Coelho
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[Quote No.51051] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"The center of every man's existence is a dream.
" - G. K. Chesterton
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[Quote No.51052] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"There were many ways of breaking a heart.
Stories were full of hearts being broken by love,
but what really broke a heart was taking away its dream.
" - Pearl S. Buck
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[Quote No.51090] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future." - Robert H. Schuller
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[Quote No.51181] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
" - Aesop
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[Quote No.51184] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"It is not given to human beings, happily for them, for otherwise life would be intolerable, to foresee or to predict to any large extent the unfolding course of events." - Winston Churchill
(1874 - 1965) British Politician
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[Quote No.51207] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"Assume a virtue [attitude of anticipation] if you have it not." - William Shakespeare
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[Quote No.51230] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"Goals are not only absolutely necessary to motivate us. They are essential to really keep us alive." - Robert H. Schuller
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[Quote No.51263] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"Everybody wants to have a goal -- I gotta get to that goal, I gotta get to that goal, I gotta get to that goal. I can finally get to that goal. Then you get to that goal, and then you gotta get to another goal. But in between goals is a thing called life, that has to be lived and enjoyed -- and if you don't, you're a fool." - Sid Caesar
Comedian. Quoted in a 1987 interview.
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[Quote No.51265] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"People tend to make one of two mistakes in life: living so much in the present they don't pursue future goals; or so fervently pursuing future goals they don't live in the present." - Dr. Mardy Grothe
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[Quote No.51269] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach." - Benjamin E. Mays
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[Quote No.51278] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"So many tangles in life are ultimately hopeless that we have no appropriate sword other than laughter!" - Gordon W. Allport
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[Quote No.51291] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door, or I'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present!!" - Rabindranath Tagore
Indian writer
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[Quote No.51306] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"Psychologists have proven that the words, 'I can do it,' are the antidote to the fear of failure that often holds you back from trying. Repeat these words over and over to yourself whenever you feel fearful or doubtful about anything that you want to attempt. Say very enthusiastically to yourself, 'I can do it, I can do it, I can do it!' When you start saying, 'I can do it, I can do it,' you drive that message deep into your subconscious mind. This message lowers your fears and builds your self-confidence.
" - Brian Tracy
Business consultant and speaker
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[Quote No.51389] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"All I know is that the stable is empty, and the horse is gone. The rest I don't know. Whether [in the future] it be a curse or a blessing, I can't say. All we can see is a fragment. Who can say what will come next [and what is good or bad in the long run]?" - Max Lucado
'The Old Man and the White Horse - In the Eye of the Storm', (1991).
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[Quote No.51398] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." - Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks)
Forrest Gump is the name of the character played by the actor Tom Hanks, in the 1994 movie, 'Forrest Gump'.
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[Quote No.51412] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"[A story - with a message:] 'The Woodcutter's Wisdom' (Also known as 'The Old Man and the White Horse') Once there was an old man who lived in a tiny village. Although poor, he was envied by all, for he owned a beautiful white horse. Even the king coveted his treasure. A horse like this had never been seen before - such was its splendor, its majesty, its strength. People offered fabulous prices for the steed, but the old man always refused. 'This horse is not a horse to me,' he would tell them. 'It is a person. How could you sell a person? He is a friend, not a possession. How could you sell a friend?' The man was poor and the temptation was great. But he never sold the horse. One morning he found that the horse was not in the stable. All the village came to see him. 'You old fool,' they scoffed, 'we told you that someone would steal your horse. We warned you that you would be robbed. You are so poor. How could you ever hope to protect such a valuable animal? It would have been better to have sold him. You could have gotten whatever price you wanted. No amount would have been too high. Now the horse is gone, and you've been cursed with misfortune.' The old man responded, 'Don’t speak too quickly. Say only that the horse is not in the stable. That is all we know; the rest is judgment. If I've been cursed or not, how can you know? How can you judge?' The people contested, 'Don't make us out to be fools! We may not be philosophers, but great philosophy is not needed. The simple fact that your horse is gone is a curse.' The old man spoke again. 'All I know is that the stable is empty, and the horse is gone. The rest I don't know. Whether it be a curse or a blessing, I can't say. All we can see is a fragment. Who can say what will come next?' The people of the village laughed. They thought that the man was crazy. They had always thought he was fool; if he wasn't, he would have sold the horse and lived off the money. But instead, he was a poor woodcutter, an old man still cutting firewood and dragging it out of the forest and selling it. He lived hand to mouth in the misery of poverty. Now he had proven that he was, indeed, a fool. After fifteen days, the horse returned. He hadn't been stolen; he had run away into the forest. Not only had he returned, he had brought a dozen wild horses with him. Once again the village people gathered around the woodcutter and spoke. 'Old man, you were right and we were wrong. What we thought was a curse was a blessing. Please forgive us.' The man responded, 'Once again, you go too far. Say only that the horse is back. State only that a dozen horses returned with him, but don’t judge. How do you know if this is a blessing or not? You see only a fragment. Unless you know the whole story, how can you judge? You read only one page of a book. Can you judge the whole book? You read only one word of a phrase. Can you understand the entire phrase? Life is so vast, yet you judge all of life with one page or one word. All you have is a fragment! Don’t say that this is a blessing. No one knows. I am content with what I know. I am not perturbed by what I don't.' 'Maybe the old man is right,' they said to one another. So they said little. But down deep, they knew he was wrong. They knew it was a blessing. Twelve wild horses had returned with one horse. With a little bit of work, the animals could be broken and trained and sold for much money. The old man had a son, an only son. The young man began to break the wild horses. After a few days, he fell from one of the horses and broke both legs. Once again the villagers gathered around the old man and cast their judgments. 'You were right,' they said. 'You proved you were right. The dozen horses were not a blessing. They were a curse. Your only son has broken his legs, and now in your old age you have no one to help you. Now you are poorer than ever.' The old man spoke again. 'You people are obsessed with judging. Don’t go so far. Say only that my son broke his legs. Who knows if it is a blessing or a curse? No one knows. We only have a fragment. Life comes in fragments.' It so happened that a few weeks later the country engaged in war against a neighboring country. All the young men of the village were required to join the army. Only the son of the old man was excluded, because he was injured. Once again the people gathered around the old man, crying and screaming because their sons had been taken. There was little chance that they would return. The enemy was strong, and the war would be a losing struggle. They would never see their sons again. 'You were right, old man,' they wept. 'God knows you were right. This proves it. Yours son's accident was a blessing. His legs may be broken, but at least he is with you. Our sons are gone forever.' The old man spoke again. 'It is impossible to talk with you. You always draw conclusions. No one knows. Say only this: Your sons had to go to war, and mine did not. No one knows if it is a blessing or a curse. No one is wise enough to know. Only God knows.' " - Max Lucado
He is an author, pastor and minister. 'The Woodcutter's Wisdom' is taken from 'In the Eye of the Storm' ©1991 by Max Lucado. [http://maxlucado.com/read/topical/woodcutters-wisdom-and-other-favorite-stories/ ]
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[Quote No.51443] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation!!" - Arthur Ashe
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[Quote No.51514] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"[Poem: 'Loss and Gain' ]
But who shall dare,
To measure loss and gain in this wise?
Defeat may be victory in disguise;
The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.
" - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poet. Verse from his poem, 'Loss and Gain'.
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[Quote No.51597] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"[A true story - with a message about staying motivated by keeping your eyes on the eventual prize rather than on the temporary obstacles in the way:] The Catalina Channel -
On July 4, 1952, Florence Chadwick was on her way to becoming the first woman to swim the Catalina Channel. She had already conquered the English Channel. The world was watching. Chadwick fought the dense fog, bone-chilling cold and many times, the sharks. She was striving to reach the shore but every time she looked through her goggles, all she could see was the dense fog. Unable to see the shore, she gave up. Chadwick was disappointed when she found out that she was only half a mile from the coast. She quit, not because she was a quitter but because her goal was not in sight anywhere. The elements didn’t stop her. She said, ‘I’m not making excuses. If only I had seen the land, I could have made it.’ Two months later, she went back and swam the Catalina Channel. This time, in spite of the bad weather, she had her goal in mind and not only accomplished it but beat the men’s record by two hours!" - Unknown
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[Quote No.51635] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
" - Russian Proverb
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[Quote No.51647] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"[Poem: 'Optimism']
...
Talk faith. The world is better off without,
Your uttered ignorance and morbid doubt.
If you have faith in God, or man, or self,
Say so. If not, push back upon the shelf,
Of silence all your thoughts, till faith shall come;
No one will grieve because your lips are dumb.
...
" - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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[Quote No.51649] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"[A story - with a message about seeing the best in life.] 'The Optimist!' -
There is a story of identical twins. One was a hope-filled optimist. 'Everything is coming up roses!' he would say. The other twin was a sad and hopeless pessimist. He thought that Murphy, as in Murphy's Law, was an optimist. The worried parents of the boys brought them to the local psychologist.
He suggested to the parents a plan to balance the twins' personalities. 'On their next birthday, put them in separate rooms to open their gifts. Give the pessimist the best toys you can afford, and give the optimist a box of manure.' The parents followed these instructions and carefully observed the results.
When they peeked in on the pessimist, they heard him audibly complaining, 'I don't like the color of this computer . . I'll bet this calculator will break . . . I don't like the game . . . I know someone who's got a bigger toy car than this . . .'
Tiptoeing across the corridor, the parents peeked in and saw their little optimist gleefully throwing the manure up in the air. He was giggling. 'You can't fool me! Where there's this much manure, there's gotta be a pony!'" - Unknown
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[Quote No.51653] Need Area: Fun > Anticipation
"[A story - with a message about seeing potential, where others don't.] The Master! -
A writer arrived at the monastery to write a book about the Master. 'People say you are a genius,' he asked. 'Are you?'
'You might say so,' said the Master, none too modestly.
'And what makes one a genius?'
The ability to recognize.'
'Recognize what?'
'To recognize the butterfly in a caterpillar; the eagle in an egg; the saint in a selfish human being,' said the Master.
" - Anthony de Mello, SJ
(1931 – 1987), Anthony 'Tony' de Mello was an Indian Jesuit priest and psychotherapist.
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