"We are what we think.  All that we are arises with our thoughts.  With our thoughts, we make the world." - Buddha

"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly." - Richard Bach

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” ― C.S. Lewis

“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” Marilyn Monroe

"Problems are Personal Development Exercises that are designed to prepare us to achieve our purpose and destiny in life". Unknown

“I am personally convinced that one person can be a change catalyst, a transformer in any situation, any organization. Such an individual is yeast that can leaven an entire loaf. It requires vision, initiative, patience, respect, persistence, courage, and faith to be a transforming leader.”  Stephen R. Covey 

"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new." Albert Einstein

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” John Quincy Adams 

"If you ever get a second chance in life for something, you've got to go all the way." Lance Armstrong

 
"Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally." David Frost

"Last year's words belong to last year's language and next year's words await another voice.  And to make an end is to make a beginning."  T.S. Elliot

"Your attitude determines how you experience the world.  And more often than not what you love is a sign of what you are to do.  Be open, and stand firm in that which you are." Anonymous

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." Eleanor Roosevelt

 

“Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as you mind lets you. What you believe, you can achieve. “ Mary Kay Ash

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Your time is limited; don't waste it living someone else's life.  Don't be trapped by dogma, which is living the result of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinion drown your own inner voice.  And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become.  Everything else is secondary." Steve Jobs

"Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it." Buddha

"You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true.  You may have to work for it, however." Richard Bach

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us." Helen Keller

"Champions aren't made in gyms.  Champions are made from something they have deep inside them- a desire, a dream, a vision.  They to have the skill, and the will.  But the will must be stronger than the skill." Muhammad Ali

"The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers." Ralph Nader

"Planning is bringing the future into the present so you can do something about it now." Alan Lakein

"Out of clutter, find Simplicity. From discord, find Harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies Opportunity."  Albert Einstein

"Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn."  Harriet Beecher Stowe

"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. "  Thomas Jefferson

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, "I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along." You must do the thing you think you cannot do."  Eleanor Roosevelt, Former First Lady

"Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning."   Warren G. Bennis

"There are four kinds of people in this world: those who have been caregivers, those who currently are caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers." Rosalynn Carter, Former First Lady

“Some people think that optimism is about living in a Pollyanna world where everything is nice and bad things never happen to good people. Well, nothing could be further from the truth. Optimism really is a courageous state of mind – one that comes from a person’s desire, effort, and choice to accept and make the best of difficult situations. Certainly, the road of optimism is not without its potholes. And that’s especially true from those in leadership (caregiving) positions.  If you serve as a leader (caregiver) long enough, you’ll undoubtedly come face to face with setbacks and unexpected events that have the potential to be devastating. People and situations change, and your ability to remain optimistic will surely be tested against fear of the unknown. Refusing to engage in the all-too-common “woe is me” lament takes courage.  The optimistic leader (caregiver) believes that defeat is a temporary setback – isolated to a given situation. He or she wants the best possible outcome and therefore concentrates on finding something positive and hopeful in what appears to be a hopeless situation. This is a leader (caregiver) who understands a basic principle of human nature: You usually see whatever it is you are looking for.” David Cottrell and Eric Harvey & credit to Tender Loving Eldercare