“Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.” —Robert H. Schuller
Not Important
“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” —Jackie Robinson
He Who Knows Best
“He who knows best knows how little he knows.” —Thomas Jefferson
The Walls We Build
“The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keep out the joy.” —Jim Rohn
Fail and Achieve
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” --Robert Kennedy
Bad Attitude
“The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” --Scott Hamilton
Pain and Pleasure
“Nothing brings more pain than too much pleasure; nothing more bondage than too much liberty.” --Benjamin Franklin
Difficult Families
“With difficult families, the therapist must be predictable enough to be relied on by the family, but not so predictable that he can be easily anticipated, thus he can bring about change. One must be predictable in one’s commitment to solving the family problem but unpredictable and inconsistent in moment-to-moment maneuvers.” --Jay Haley in Leaving Home: the Therapy of Disturbed Young People, pg. 276
The Most Difficult Thing
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.” —Amelia Earhart
Open Rebuke and Hidden Love
“Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.” —Proverbs 27:5-6
Up and Down
“The man who will get up will be helped up; and the man who will not get up will be allowed to stay down.” —Frederick Douglass
Addicts Are
“Addicts are those who use compulsive, obsessive, and destructive behavior to escape pain. This expresses itself in two ways: those overwhelmed because they have been exposed to excessive pain and cannot cope healthfully, and those overwhelmed because they have been sheltered from sufficient pain and cannot cope healthfully.” —Steven R. Hobbs
Live Like a Poor Man
“It is better to live like a poor man and worry like a rich man, than to live like a rich man and worry like a poor man.” —Steven R. Hobbs
Price of Greatness
“The price of greatness is responsibility.” —Winston Churchill
Thinking Alike
“If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.” —George S. Patton
Discover New Lands
“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.” —Andre Gide
Loved and Lost
“‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” —Alfred Lord Tennyson
Learn from Defeat
“If you learn from defeat, you haven’t really lost.” —Zig Ziglar
Patience and Time
“Patience and time do more than strength or passion.” —Jean de La Fontaine
Simplest Tastes
“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.” —Oscar Wilde