031725 From the banks of Burcham Creek...

From the banks of Burcham Creek…
March 17th quotes archive

Enjoy!

Hayden Childs

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“Again I saw under the sun
that the race is not to the fast
and the battle to the men of war.
Bread is not to the wise and riches
are not to the men of understanding.
Favor is not to able workers.
Time comes and goes and things
happen for no reason to them all.
Ecclesiastes 9:11 NLV

The race is not
Always to the swift,
But to those who
Keep on running.  
- Hugh E. Keough

May God grant you always...
A sunbeam to warm you,
a moonbeam to charm you,
a sheltering Angel so
nothing can harm you.
Laughter to you.
Faithful friends near you.
And whenever you pray,
Heaven to hear you.
- Irish Blessing

May flowers always line your path
and sunshine light your day.
May songbirds serenade you
every step along the way.
May a rainbow run beside you
in a sky that's always blue.
And may happiness fill your heart
each day your whole life through.
- Traditional Irish Blessing =

May the road rise up to meet you,
may the wind be ever at your back.
May the sunshine warm upon your face
and the rain fall softly on your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of his hand.
- Irish Blessing

May love and laughter light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures.
May all life's passing seasons bring
the best to you and yours.
- Irish Blessing

This is the way of peace…
Overcome evil with good,
falsehood with truth,
And hatred with love.
- Peace Pilgrim

Coming together is a beginning;
keeping together is progress;
working together is success.
- Henry Ford

In every person who comes near
you look for what is good and strong;
honor that; try to imitate it,
And your faults will drop off
like dead leaves when their time comes.
- John Ruskin

Any business whose management
Has the foresight to adopt a policy
Which consolidates management,
Employees and the public it serves
In a spirit of teamwork, provides itself
With an insurance policy against failure.
- Napoleon Hill Foundation

Many can argue that reality
is as it is, but my experience
is that the opposite is exactly true.
Reality is ours for the making.  
- Asara Lovejoy

Don’t wait for extraordinary
opportunities.
Seize common occasions and
make them great.
- Orison Swett Marden

There is always a shortage
of people who get the job done
on time without excuses or grumbling.
- Napoleon Hill Foundation

Go confidently in the direction
of your dreams.
Live the life you have imagined.
- Henry David Thoreau

The greatest oak was once
a little nut,
Who held its ground.
- Anonymous

The first step toward
change is awareness.
The second step is acceptance.
- Nathaniel Branden

You are what you repeatedly do.
Excellence is not an event…
It is a habit.
- Aristotle

The world cares very little
About what a man or woman
Knows;
It is what the man or woman
Is able to do that counts.
- Booker T. Washington

The only opinion about your
Dream that really counts is
Yours.
The negative comments of
Others merely reflect their
Limitations… not yours.
- Cynthia Kersey

The only difference between
A good shot and a bad shot
Is if it goes in or not.
- Charles Barkley

The secret is to have
Eight great players and
Four others who will
Cheer like crazy.  
- Coach Jerry Tarkanian

I don’t count my sit-ups.
I only start counting when
it starts hurting.
That is when I start counting,
Because then it really counts.
That’s what makes you a champion.
- Muhammad Ali

Excellence is not a singular act,
But a habit.
You are what you repeatedly do.
- Shaquille O'Neal

If you say “can’t”
you’re restricting what you
Can do or ever will do.
- Michael Phelps

Everyone wants to leave a legacy,
But it’s not about having a
Building named after you,
Or having a statue.
Your legacy lays in the people you
Have impacted,
And the people you leave behind.
- Tim Tebow

Some people focus on what
They’re going through;
Champions focus on what
They are going to.
- Grant M. Bright

Champions in any field of endeavor
Always rise to the occasion.
Champions see what they can become
Rather than live in the past.
Champions view life as a
self-fulfilling prophecy.
- Reed Markham

True champions are made
When no one is looking.
- Sign hanging in the
Cincinnati Reds
Spring training clubhouse
Sarasota, Florida

A man can be as great as he
wants to be.
If you believe in yourself
and have the courage,
The determination, the dedication,
the competitive drive and if you
are willing to sacrifice the little
things in life and pay the price
for the things that are worthwhile,
It can be done.
- Coach Vince Lombardi