{"id":1881,"date":"2011-05-05T08:46:19","date_gmt":"2011-05-05T12:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=1881"},"modified":"2011-05-05T08:47:24","modified_gmt":"2011-05-05T12:47:24","slug":"our-favourite-25-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=1881","title":{"rendered":"Our favourite 25 quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"

As regular readers of the By George Journal <\/em>know, we are on Twitter, tweeting favourite quotes and observations about leadership, success, a healthy attitude and life.\u00a0 Here are our current Favourite 25:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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  1. Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. – Aristotle<\/li>\n
  2. A ship is safe in harbour, but that’s not what ships are for. – William Shedd<\/li>\n
  3. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. – Mark Twain<\/li>\n
  4. If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. – Napoleon Hill<\/li>\n
  5. Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it. – Andre Gide<\/li>\n
  6. Respect all. Admire some. Idolize none. \u2013 Anonymous<\/li>\n
  7. The first rule of focus is ”Wherever you are, be there.” \u2013 Anonymous<\/li>\n
  8. Great minds have purposes, little minds have wishes. – Washington Irving<\/li>\n
  9. You cannot dream yourself into character; you must hammer and forge yourself one. – J.A. Froude<\/li>\n
  10. It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. – Babe Ruth<\/li>\n
  11. 10 persons who speak make more noise than 10,000 who are silent. – Napoleon Bonaparte<\/li>\n
  12. In this Internet age of faceless communications, words wield great power. Our challenge is to use with caution, use with grace. \u2013 Chris George<\/li>\n
  13. To change one’s life: 1. Start immediately. 2. Do it flamboyantly. 3. No exceptions. \u2013 William James<\/li>\n
  14. Sow an action and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny. \u2013 William James<\/li>\n
  15. Looking for the dream makes us forget we are standing in the middle of one we use to have right now. – D. Carrizales<\/li>\n
  16. To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. – Anatole France<\/li>\n
  17. The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you never know if they are genuine. – Abraham Lincoln (as quoted by Camberley)<\/li>\n
  18. Having a dream you don’t pursue is like buying an ice-cream cone and watching it melt all over your hand. – Frank Papasso<\/li>\n
  19. We must be the change we wish to see in the world. – Mahatma Gandhi<\/li>\n
  20. Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to be needed. – Storm Jameson<\/li>\n
  21. Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still. – Thoreau<\/li>\n
  22. Success is simple: Do what’s right, the right way, at the right time. – Arnold H. Glasow<\/li>\n
  23. You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do. – Henry Ford<\/li>\n
  24. Insist on yourself. Never imitate. – Ralph Waldo Emerson:<\/li>\n
  25. It is a luxury to be understood. – Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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