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Inspirational Thoughts
 

HARD WORK
beats Talent
when Talent
doesn't work
HARD
- Author Unknown
 

Hard work is your best effort and complete focus on detail.       - Adam Ritter

Do not measure success relative to others - measure success by your effort and focus.       - Adam Ritter

Enjoy being challenged - find reward in the process and take pride in the hardwork you put in everyday. 
- Adam Ritter

Don’t HOPE you'll do well - believe in your training and ability.        - Adam Ritter

If you step on the block and you feel overwhelmed, you are done.  - Adam Ritter

A teacher affects eternity - every lesson creates a ripple affect with no logical end. You will never really know how far your influence will flow.

"If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people." - Confucius

"The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue." -Anonymous

"Lead the life that will make you kindly and friendly to everyone about you, and you will be surprised what a happy life you will lead." - Charles M. Schwab

"I don't know the rules of grammar. If you're trying to persuade people to do something, or buy something, it seems to me you should use their language." - David Ogilvy

"Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light." - Joseph Pulitzer

"God's hand is at the end of your arm."
 
Embrace humanity - lend a hand.

"Knowledge is like a garden; if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested." - African Proverb