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10 Life Lessons
1.
Every
Child is an artist. The problem is stating an artist when you grow up. –Picasso
2.
The ones
who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do.
–Steve Jobs
3.
It’s not
what you look at that matters. It’s what you see. – Henry David Thoreau
4.
Live the
life you want to live. Be the person you want to remember. Make decisions, make
mistakes. If you fall, at least you tried.
5.
Life is
partly what we make it, & partly what is made by the friends we choose.
–Tennessee Williams
6.
Life
shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. –Anais Nin
7.
Drama does
not just walk into your life. You either create it, invite it, or you associate
with people who love to bring it into your life.
8.
A man is
great by deeds, not by birth. –Chanakya
9.
Live to
learn and you will really learn to live. –John C. Maxwell
10.
The worst
enemy to creativity is self doubt. –Sylvia Plath
11.
Creativity
is intelligence having fun. –Albert Einstein
12.
In this
life we cannot do great things, we can only do small things with great love.
–Mother Teresa
13.
Good
actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others. –Plato
14.
If you can
find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere. –Frank A.
Clark
15.
Keep on
moving in spite of every obstacle thrown at you…That is the true definition of
character. –Jay Mullings
16.
The future
belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams… -Eleanor Roosevelt
17.
Effort
only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. –Napleon Hill
18.
Being
defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
–Marilyn vos Savant
19.
With
ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.
–Thomas Foxwell Buxton
20.
Experience
is what enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again. –Franklin P.
Jones
21.
Courage is
not the absence of fear it is the ability to act in the presence of fear.
–Bruce Lee
22.
Life is a
great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can. –Danny Kaye
23.
You have
to fight through some bad days to earn the best days of your life.
24.
Take time
every day to peacefully appreciate the beauty in the world around you.
25.
Instead of
wishing you were someone else, be proud of who you are. You never know who’s
been looking at you wishing they could be like you.
26.
Go
confidently in the direction of your dream. Live the life you have imagined.
–Henry David Thoreau
27.
Your life
does not get better by chance, it gets better by change. –Jim Rohn
28.
Create
something that will make the world awesome. –Kid President
29.
Fear is
what stops you. Courage is what keeps you going.
30.
Laugh when
you feel like it, life is full of suffering and pain. Joy is not to be
undervalued, interrupted or judged.
31.
Patience
and perseverance have a magical affect before which difficulties disappear and
obstacles vanish. –John Quincy Adams
32.
It’s nice
to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.
33.
Follow
your heart but take your brain with you.
34.
Don’t Give
Up…Don’t Ever Give Up!!! –Jim Valvano
35.
It’s
vitally important that we speak – and speak often – about our goals and dreams.
–Jim Valvano
36.
If wars
can be started by lies, they can be stopped by truth. –Julian Assange
37.
Behave so
the aroma of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of the atmosphere.
–Henry David Thoreau
38.
Love and
compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
–Dalai Lama
39.
Success is
the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. –R. Collier
40.
When you
focus on success you will get stress. When you pursue excellence, success is
guaranteed. –Deepak Chopra
41.
Greatness
is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he
or she has overcome to reach his goals. –Dorothy Height
42.
Life isn’t
about finding yourself, it’s about creating yourself.
43.
I don’t
intend to live in anyone’s shadow. –Jim Valvano
44.
Never give
up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding. –Jim Valvano
45.
Go to
college, stay in school, if they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they
can sure make something out of you. –Muhammad Ali
46.
A winner
is a dreamer who never gives up. –Nelson Mandela
47.
We must
use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.
–Nelson Mandela
48.
There are
flowers everywhere, for those who bother to look. –Henri Matisse
49.
Go nine
ridges and nine furrows further to help you own people than you would to the
stranger. (Irish version of “Birds of a feather flock together.”)
50.
You should
not whine if you do not get what you want for Christmas.
51.
Creativity
is seeing what everyone else has seen, and thinking what no one else has
thought.
52.
Our prime
purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least
don’t hurt them. –Dalai Lama
53.
Be kind,
even when the other kid doesn’t deserve it. We can change the world with
kindness.
54.
What lies
behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within
us. –Ralph Waldo Emerson
55.
True
leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders.
56.
On the
road of life the only thing you can truly control is your action and reaction.
57.
It’s what
you do that defines you.
58.
It is in
moments when you are thankful that you’re still alive, only to know that the
big dirty echo of yours sums up to merely nothing.
59.
Don’t be
afraid to stand for what you believe in, even if that means standing alone.
60.
Peace
cannot be kept by force, it can only be achieved by understanding. –Albert
Einstein
61.
You can’t
use up creativity the more you use the more you have. –Maya Angelou
62.
The
greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we
fall. –Nelson Mandela
63.
We can
change you world and make it a better place. It is in your hands to make a
difference. –Nelson Mandela
64.
Fairy
Tales are life lessons disguised with colorful characters and situations!
65.
Say,
“Thank You.” Slowly. Always.
66.
If you
don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything. –Malcolm X
67.
Don’t be a
bully. Always be kind.
68.
Nothing
worth having was ever achieved without effort. –Theodore Roosevelt
69.
The flower
of friendship can bloom even in hell. Now the petals of that flower will be
spread over the rolling bosom of the sea. One day I will make that flower bloom
again. O, Come my way.
70.
Wisdom is
knowing the right path to take…Integrity is taking it.
71.
Kindness
is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. –Mark Twain
72.
The most
important thing about goals is…having one.
73.
Perseverance
is Priceless. “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems
longer.” –Albert Einstein
74.
Follow
your curiosity. “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”
–Albert Einstein
75.
A dream is
just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline. –Harvey Mackay
76.
Nothing
great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. –Ralph Waldo Emerson
77.
Do not
take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. –Elbert Hubbard
78.
Imagination
is more valuable than knowledge… -Albert Einstein
79.
A person
who never made a mistake, never tried anything new. –Albert Einstein
80.
Many of
life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success
when they gave up. –Thomas Edison
81.
Don’t be afraid
to give up the good to go for the great. –John D. Rockefeller
82.
You have
to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone
else. –Albert Einstein
83.
Positive
thoughts generate positive feelings and attract positive life experiences.
84.
Information
is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience. –Albert Einstein
85.
True
happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things
new. –Antoine de Saint-Exupery
86.
When you
are truly comfortable in your own skin, not everyone will like you, but you
won’t care about it one bit.
87.
Strong
people don’t put others down…They lift them up.
88.
He who
obtains has little. He who scatters has much. –Lao Tzu
89.
Don’t let
others determine how you feel about your life.
90.
Be who you
are, it is enough!
91.
Today you
are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive that is youer than you!
–Dr. Seuss
92.
When life
gives you lemonade, make lemons. Life will be all like, what?!
93.
Why try to
fit in when you were born to stand out. –Dr. Seuss
94.
You have
brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any
direction you choose. –Dr. Seuss
95.
Be who you
are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who
matter don’t mind! –Dr. Seuss
96.
Today I
shall behave as if this is the day I will be remembered. –Dr. Seuss
97.
The more
that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more
places you’ll go! –Dr. Seuss
98.
Courage
doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is that quiet voice at the end of the
day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.”
99.
Do not
follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a
trail. –Ralph Waldo Emerson
100.Be a leader, not a follower!
101.Be nice and stay seated in the bus. (John – Age
7)
102.The most important things in life are not the
possessions we own, but the people we love.
103.An essential aspect of creativity is not being
afraid to fail.
104.When the power of love overcomes the love of
power, the world will know peace. –Jimi Hendrix
105.Be there for others, but never leave yourself
behind. –Dodinsky
106.Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of
value. –Albert Einstein
107.With ordinary talent and extraordinary
perseverance, all things are attainable. –Thomas Foxwell Buxton
108.They always say time changes things, but you actually
have to change them yourself. –And Warhol
109.You will never influence the world by trying to
be like it.
110.What you do today can improve all of your
tomorrows. –Ralph Marston
111.Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own
it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve
lost it, you can never get it back. –Harvey Mackay
112.The Mind is a powerful tool, when married to
purpose. –Jay Mullings
113. Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you’ll
land among the stars. –Les Brown
114. Not everything that is faced can be changed
but nothing can be changed until it is faced. –James Baldwin
115. Authenticity is having the courage to let
others see you as you really are. –Charlie Efford
116. If it’s easy, it’s not working. –Kris Kennett
117. Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness
in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. –Lao Tzu
118. Always find time for the things that make you
feel happy to be alive.
119. Those who are at war with others are not at
peace with themselves. –William Hazlitt
120. Courage is the art of being the only one who
knows you’re scared to death. –Earl Wilson
121. If you’re making mistakes, it means you’re out
there doing something. –Neil Gaiman
122. The healthiest competition occurs when average
people win by putting in above-average effort. –Colin Powell
123. I read because it takes me away, away to a
place where anything is possible. –Hailey and Hannah (Route 10 riders)
124. Opportunity is always knocking. It’s your
choice whether to open the door or not. –Lane (Route 10 Rider)
125. Life is like a camera. Focus on what’s
important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives and if things don’t
work out, take another shot.
126. You can’t say “no” to something you don’t
know. –Mathew (Route 10 Rider)
127. Take the attitude of a student, never be too
big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new. –Og Madino
128. Until you value yourself, you won’t value your
time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. –M. Scott
Peck
The Five “W’s” of Life
1.
Who you
are is what makes you special. Do not change for anyone.
2.
What lies
ahead will always be a mystery. Do not be afraid to explore.
3.
When life
pushes you over, you push back harder.
4.
Where
there are choices to make, make the one you won’t regret.
5.
Why things
happen will never be certain. Take it in stride and move Forward.
We also had seven
lessons from kid’s to-do lists which can be found here.
I will add to this list during the school year,
as the kids and I continue to find new lessons on life!
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