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katsujinkin said: ""Damatte keiko" ~found on a banner in a martial arts store, described as "Zen instructions for setting aside extraneous concerns and entering completely into practice." I asked my Japanese mentor, Megumi-sensei, what it meant and his reply was, "Shut up and train"."

Heather said: ""If you are thirsty, you'll find water." - Wise salesclerk. :)"

helplesscase said: "Clever....."

UniqueMystique said: "“Obstacles are those frightful things you can see when you take your eyes off your goal.” -- Henry Ford"

UniqueMystique said: "Failure does not count. If you accept this, you'll be successful. What causes most people to fail is that after one failure, they will stop trying. --Frank Burford--"

UniqueMystique said: "" Feel free to tell yourself that you are the greatest of all. It's not being cocky; it's being your own motivator. No one in the entire world will audition to play that role except for you." Author Unknown"

UniqueMystique said: "" Nobody ever woke up on top of the mountain; sometimes you just got to go climbing!" Copyright © 2004 Bill E. Williams"

UniqueMystique said: "" It is not so important to be better than others, but rather to focus on being better yourself." Copyright © 2005 Ron Skalski"

UniqueMystique said: "Success finds a way; failure finds an excuse." Lawrence V. Fitz"

UniqueMystique said: "Just trying to motivate. ;)"

UniqueMystique said: "" I am Someone, with Something, going Somewhere!" Copyright © 2005 Julie Odushile"

UniqueMystique said: "I had to laugh at this one....guess we need to know what we're doing in the process too! ;) Motivation alone is not enough. If you have an idiot and you motivate him, now you have a motivated idiot. Jim Rohn"

UniqueMystique said: ""Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing, it's when you've had everything to do and you've done it!" --Margaret Thatcher"

UniqueMystique said: ""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, speaker, author"

UniqueMystique said: ""Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." --Mark Twain"

UniqueMystique said: "Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. Jim Ryun"

UniqueMystique said: "Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice. Wayne Dyer"

UniqueMystique said: ""There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don't allow yourself to become one of them." - Ralph Marston, Author and Publisher of The Daily Motivator"

UniqueMystique said: "Remember......there is 3 types of people in the world.Ones that watch things happen. Ones that make things happen. Ones that wonder what the hell happened! Prof. Phil Erramehe, Ph.D."

UniqueMystique said: "Dreams - Action = Fantasy Dreams + Action = Reality Prof. Phil Erramehe, Ph.D."

UniqueMystique said: "I haven't failed, I have found 10,000 ways that don't work."

UniqueMystique said: "How we spend our days is of course how we spend our lives. Annie Dillard"

UniqueMystique said: "The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than success, than what other people think, say or do. It is more important than appearance, gift, or skill. It will make or break a company...a church...a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... The only thing we can do is play on the string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes. - Charles Swindoll"

UniqueMystique said: "A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. - unknown"

UniqueMystique said: "To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. - Anatole France"

UniqueMystique said: "To accomplish great things, we must not only dream, but act. - Bill Blackman"

UniqueMystique said: "Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more wisely. - unknown"

UniqueMystique said: "Great changes may not happen right away, but with effort even the difficult may become easy. - Bill Blackman"

UniqueMystique said: "The toughest part of getting to the top of the ladder, is getting through the crowd at the bottom. - unknown"

UniqueMystique said: "He who seeks rest finds boredom....He who seeks work finds rest. - unknown"

UniqueMystique said: "When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. - Franklin D. Roosevelt"

UniqueMystique said: "Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson"

UniqueMystique said: "It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. - Seneca"

UniqueMystique said: "Remember when you see a man at the top of a mountain, he didn't fall there. - unknown"

UniqueMystique said: "Stopping at third base adds no more runs than striking out. - unknown"

UniqueMystique said: "People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to. - George Allen"

UniqueMystique said: "It is quite possible to work without results, but never will there be results without work. - unknown"

UniqueMystique said: "When you reach for the stars, you may not get one, but you won't come up with a handful of mud, either. - unknown"

UniqueMystique said: "Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. - Confucius"

UniqueMystique said: "There is no chance, no fate, no destiny that can circumvent, or hinder, or control a firm resolve of a determined soul. - unknown"

UniqueMystique said: "Happiness is a state of activity. - Aristotle"

UniqueMystique said: "My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure. - Abraham Lincoln"

UniqueMystique said: "You haven't failed until you quit trying. - unknown"

UniqueMystique said: "Success is the proper utilization of failure. - unknown"

UniqueMystique said: "You're on the road to success when you realize that failure is only a detour. - unknown"

UniqueMystique said: "Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgement, repeated every day. - Jim Rohn"

UniqueMystique said: "Sacrifice is giving up something good for something better. - unknown"

UniqueMystique said: "Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right. - Henry Ford"

UniqueMystique said: "Only those who do nothing at all make no mistakes... but that would be a mistake. - unknown"

UniqueMystique said: "He who dares nothing need hope for nothing. - unknown"

UniqueMystique said: "A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on. - unknown"

UniqueMystique said: "A life lived in fear is half lived. - unknown"

UniqueMystique said: "Security is a kind of death. - Tennessee Williams, Esquire, September, 1971"

UniqueMystique said: "Anyone who thinks the sky is the limit, has limited imagination. - unknown"

UniqueMystique said: "It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect it’s successful outcome. –William James"

UniqueMystique said: "To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are. ––Muhammad Ali"

UniqueMystique said: "The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind. Dr. Wayne W. Dyer"

UniqueMystique said: "If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad. Denis Waitley"

UniqueMystique said: "Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. Lou Holtz"

UniqueMystique said: "Positive thinking won't let you do anything but it will let you do everything better than negative thinking will. Zig Ziglar"

UniqueMystique said: "Eagles come in all shapes and sizes, but you will recognize them chiefly by their attitudes. Charles Prestwich Scott"

UniqueMystique said: "A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier. Anonymous"

UniqueMystique said: "Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching? Anonymous"

UniqueMystique said: "People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. Anonymous"

UniqueMystique said: "Take charge of your attitude. Don't let someone else choose it for you. Anonymous"

UniqueMystique said: "The only disability in life is a bad attitude. Scott Hamilton"

UniqueMystique said: "Other people and things can stop you temporarily. You're the only one who can do it permanently. Zig Ziglar"

UniqueMystique said: "The best inspiration is not to outdo others....but to outdo ourselves!!!!!"

UniqueMystique said: "Fear is Success' Enemy #1 If there is something you are worrying about, get off your "rear" and start working on it. Action cures fear."

UniqueMystique said: "Don't wish it was easier; wish you were better. Don't wish for fewer problems; wish for more skills. Don't wish for fewer challenges; wish for more wisdom. Jim Rohn"

UniqueMystique said: "Thought I'd re-motivate everyone in the new year by bumping up some motivational quotes from the past. :D"

UniqueMystique said: "You're very welcome. I hope that they help. :)"

UniqueMystique said: "The pessimist may be right in the long run, but the optimist has a better time during the trip."

UniqueMystique said: "Bumping this up again for the new year! Enjoy!"

Holly said: ""One of the things I learned the hard way was that is doesn't pay to get dicouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself." Lucille Ball I love that! I found it in my school planner of all places. (They're are various printed sayings throughout the pages.) :)"

Holly said: "UM, you're full of....great quotes!!! ;) :)"

autum_goddess said: "If you do not work to acheive your goal, who will?? ~unknown~"

sam1027 said: "Thanks! :) Those were great quotes. I wrote a couple down and posted them up to remind me to keep going!!"

**Shorti** said: "Life is an adventure in forgiveness. -Norman Cousins (1915-1990)"

maddison said: "This one is one of my faverites. Enjoy. "Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out." [I]Robert Collier[/I]"