Speakers Stories

Love

2012-02-14T19:06:00.000-05:00

The more a person perceives that he or she is loved, the less they will interfere with the lives of others.

~Dr. William Glasser

Silence

2012-01-25T22:23:00.003-05:00

There are times when silence has the loudest voice.

~Leroy Brownlow

Conversation

2012-01-25T16:18:00.001-05:00

Conversation means being able to disagree and still continue the discussion.

~Dwight MacDonald

Experience

2012-01-25T06:15:00.000-05:00

One thing about experience is that when you don't have very much you're apt to get a lot.

~Franklin P. Jones

How to Live

2012-01-24T22:20:00.000-05:00

Live so that your friends can defend you, but never have to.

Arnold H. Glasow

Cowardice

2012-01-24T15:15:00.001-05:00

To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.

~Confucius

Things

2012-01-24T06:12:00.000-05:00

The most important things in life aren't things.

~ Author unknown but greatly appreciated

Judgement

2012-01-23T22:09:00.000-05:00

We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Opinions

2012-01-23T13:52:00.000-05:00

Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

~ John F. Kennedy

Humor

2012-01-23T13:49:00.000-05:00

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.
~Henry Ward Beecher

Trust

2012-01-15T18:43:00.000-05:00

To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.

~George MacDonald

What to Overlook

2012-01-15T06:42:00.000-05:00

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

~William James

Blame

2012-01-14T18:36:00.002-05:00

Big people are always giving someone credit and taking blame; little people are always seeking credit and giving blame.

~Charlie 'Tremendous' Jones

Giving

2012-01-14T06:33:00.004-05:00

If you give to get something, you're not really giving, you are trading. Giving is never to get, because you have it and are not aware of how much you have until you give.

~Charlie 'Tremendous' Jones

People Who Matter

2012-01-13T18:31:00.003-05:00

Be who you are and say what you feel cause people who mind don't matter, and people who matter don't mind.

~Dr. Seuss

Examples

2012-01-13T06:29:00.002-05:00

Rules make the learner's path long, examples make it short and successful.

~Seneca

A Step Up

2012-01-12T22:27:00.001-05:00

The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.

~Aldous Huxley

The Silver Rule

2012-01-12T18:27:00.000-05:00

Do unto others as you would like them to do unto your kids.

~Doug Constant

Only You...

2012-01-09T22:46:00.001-05:00

Because your existence in time and space is unique, there are lives that only you can touch.

~Harry Palmer

Valuing People

2012-01-09T10:45:00.001-05:00

Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back.

~Princess Diana

To Be Beautiful

2012-01-08T10:44:00.001-05:00

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

~Thich Nhat Hanh

Expectations

2012-01-08T08:41:00.000-05:00

Don’t live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.

~Wendy Wasserstein

Hating Ourselves...

2012-01-07T22:38:00.004-05:00

The things we hate about ourselves aren’t more real than things we like about ourselves.

~Ellen Goodman

How To Do Without...

2012-01-07T08:37:00.001-05:00

Practice within when you’re without.

~Daniel Pena

Our Own Special Light

2012-01-06T22:36:00.001-05:00

We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.

~Mary Dunbar