Wisdom Corner II

What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when you get into that state of mind in which you know exactly what you want and are fully determined not to quit until you get it.              -Alexander Graham Bell

I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life’s greatest rewards are reserved for
those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve.                                    -Anthony Robbins

Those who can drive themselves further once their efforts get painful, are those who will win.                                -Roger Bannister

The act of willing is a natural process of mind. It is not some strange or unnatural art. Character is built up by willing consistently in the same directions.               -Psychology

Our aim should be to think clearly; to decide by reason what things we intend to pursue in life; and then to act with rich and sustained emotion.            -Psychology

We should lose no time in following up decision by action. Having decided, as wisely as we could, we should not reproach ourselves later with regrets if fresh facts come to light.              -Psychology

The clearer the picture in our mind of the self we wish to be, the easier will it be for us to will in the right direction.          -Psychology

Fear is experienced when you challenge the unchallenged, when you question the unquestioned, when you move beyond that point where your confidence drops, your doubts rise, and your certainty melts.         -Unknown Author

life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they are supposed to help you discover who you are.       Bernice Johnson Reagon

Being certain, knowing the ending of things before the beginning, causes much unhappiness; for it puts a knife in the heart of wonder.    -Tad Williams

To get the tangible things that you desire, you must first trust in the intangible things that you fear.        Andres Lara.

The actions of Men/Women are the best interpreters of their thoughts.      -John Locke

what we have done for ourselves alone dies with us. what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.         A. Pine

There are things today that you wished you had started them a year ago. Yet a year from now, there will be things that you would have wished you started today.      Dr. Rob Gilbert.

Not every thing that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced.           -James Baldwin

Comfort resides in what you have mastered. Yet it's not in mastery where growth occurs, but in journey to it. you will never grow, unless you step beyond the land of familarity.