"I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I
may learn how to do it."

-- Pablo Picasso

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"I am not a has-been. I am a will be."

-- Lauren Bacall

"There are generations yet unborn, whose very lives will be
shifted and shaped by the moves you make and the actions
you take."

-- Andy Andrews

"The meaning of life is to give life meaning."

-- Ken Hudgins

"The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves
miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is
the same."

-- Carlos Castaneda

"Everyone experiences tough times; it is a measure of your
determination and dedication how you deal with them and how
you can come through them."

-- Lakshmi Mittal

Many of our fears are tissue paper thin, and a single
courageous step would carry us clear through them."

-- Brendan Francis

"Take a deep breath, count to ten, and tackle each task one
step at a time."

-- Linda Shalaway

"Every student can learn, just not on the same day, or the
same way."

-- George Evans

"The future may be made up of many factors but where it truly
lies is in the hearts and minds of men. Your dedication should
not be confined for your own gain, but unleashes your passion
for our beloved country as well as for the integrity and
humanity of mankind."

-- Li Ka Shing

"Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day;
live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have.
It is later than you think."

-- Horace

"You will never find time for anything. If you want time you
must make it."

-- Charles Buxton

"Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most
difficult lesson in the world."

-- Miguel de Cervantes

"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an
understanding of ourselves."

-- Carl Jung

"If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst
kind of heart trouble."

-- Bob Hope

"A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles
than any wonder drug."

-- Patricia Neal

"Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning
that does the work."

-- Mark Twain

"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're
supposed to help you discover who you are."

-- Bernice Johnson Reagon

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being
can alter his life by altering his attitudes."

-- William James

"It isn't sufficient just to want - you've got to ask yourself
what you are going to do to get the things you want."

-- Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Whatever acts a good or bad man may do, the fruits thereof
follow him and will never stop pursuing him."

-- Sri Sai Baba

"Laughter is the brush that sweeps away the cobwebs of your
heart."

-- Mort Walker

... that today is Are You Somebody Day? This day celebrates
all of us who are good but not yet "somebody" who counts.
Celebrate you as you. Make a list of what you do, what you
have done, and what you want to do. Build your self-esteem at
the beginning of the school year. Celebrate yourself!

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Today's Inspirational Quote:

"I believe that man will not merely endure; he will prevail.
He is immortal, not because he alone among the creatures has
an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit
capable of kindness and compassion."

-- William Falconer

"In order to change the world, you have to get your head
together first."

-- Jimi Hendrix

"The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation.
Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or
whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what?
After you start doing the thing, that,s when the motivation
comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it."

-- John C. Maxwell

"The beginning is always today."

-- Mary Wollstonecraf