“A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.”
CAN’T DO THIS IN A GYM! "A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood." —General George S. Patton
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Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s future. And we are all mortal.
Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.
“If wrinkles must be written on our brow, let them not be written on our heart. The spirit should not grow old.”
"If wrinkles must be written on our brow, let them not be written on our heart. The spirit should not grow old."
“So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune.”
"So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune."
“You should be unique, you should be confident, and that’s how people remember who you are. You have to be willing to share who you are and your story.”
"You should be unique, you should be confident, and that's how people remember who you are. You have to be willing to share who you are and your story."
“The first step toward tolerance is respect and the first step toward respect is knowledge.”
"The first step toward tolerance is respect and the first step toward respect is knowledge." - Henry Louis Gates Jr.
“This [phototherapy] method represents an immense step forward … For this reason, he deserves the eternal gratitude of suffering humanity.”
"This method represents an immense step forward ... For this reason, he deserves the eternal gratitude of suffering humanity." —Nobel Prize award speech in 1903 for Dr. Niels Finsen
“Life’s short. Anything could happen, and it usually does, so there is no point in sitting around thinking about all the ifs, ands, and buts.”
"Life’s short. Anything could happen, and it usually does, so there is no point in sitting around thinking about all the ifs, ands, and buts."
“Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared.”
"Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared."
“Young people will have the seeds you bury in their minds, and when they grow up they will change the world.”
"Young people will have the seeds you bury in their minds, and when they grow up they will change the world." - Jack Ma
“I succeeded by saying what everyone else is thinking.”
"I succeeded by saying what everyone else is thinking." - Joan Rivers
“Achievement is talent plus preparation.”
"Achievement is talent plus preparation." - Malcolm Gladwell
“Chess is a matter of delicate judgment, knowing when to punch and how to duck.”
"Chess is a matter of delicate judgment, knowing when to punch and how to duck." - Bobby Fischer
“When you are happy, you can forgive a great deal.”
"When you are happy, you can forgive a great deal." - Princess Diana
“We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.”
"We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance." - Harrison Ford
“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.”
"When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful." — Malala Yousafzai
“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.”
"The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience." - Atticus Finch from Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird"
“True heroism is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.”
"True heroism is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost." - Arthur Ashe
“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”
"Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great." - John D. Rockefeller
“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
"The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." —Nelson Mandela
“Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time. No one learns more about a problem than the person at the bottom.”
"Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time. No one learns more about a problem than the person at the…
“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.”
"Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions." - The 14th Dalai Lama
“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”
"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." — Sir Isaac Newton
“I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival.”
"I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival." - John Adams, July 3,
“The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.”
"The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone." - Harriet Beecher Stowe
“Don’t be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when you feel nothing, it’s just death.”
"Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when you feel nothing, it's just death." - Lena Horne
“Art does not reproduce the visible; it makes visible.”
"Art does not reproduce the visible; it makes visible." - Paul Klee
“It’s harder to stay on top than it is to make the climb. Continue to seek new goals.”
"It's harder to stay on top than it is to make the climb. Continue to seek new goals." —Pat Summitt
“Mystery is the catalyst for imagination … What are stories besides mystery boxes?”
"Mystery is the catalyst for imagination ... What are stories besides mystery boxes?" - J.J. Abrams, in this TED Talk
“All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words, ‘Ich bin ein Berliner.'”
"All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words, 'Ich bin ein Berliner.'" - John F.…
“The extent to which you can walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their food, it’s a plus for everybody.”
"The extent to which you can walk in someone else's shoes or at least eat their food, it's a plus for everybody." - Anthony Bourdain
“You’re gonna need an oceanOf calamine lotionYou’ll be scratchin’ like a houndThe minute you start to mess around”
"You're gonna need an ocean Of calamine lotion You'll be scratchin' like a hound The minute you start to mess around" —"Poison Ivy" by The Coasters
“Forecasting our futures is built into our psyches because we will soon have to manage that future. We have no choice. No matter how often we fail, we can never stop trying.”
"Forecasting our futures is built into our psyches because we will soon have to manage that future. We have no choice. No matter how often we fail, we can never…
Henry Drummond: But all you have to do is knock on any door and say, “If you let me in, I’ll live the way you want me to live, and I’ll think the way you want me to think,” and all the blinds’ll go up and all the windows will open, and you’ll never be lonely, ever again. If that’s the case, I’ll change the plea – that is, if you know the law’s right and you’re wrong. – “Inherit the Wind”
Henry Drummond: But all you have to do is knock on any door and say, "If you let me in, I'll live the way you want me to live, and…
“There is nothing more precious than laughter–it is strength to laugh and lose oneself, to be light.”
"There is nothing more precious than laughter–it is strength to laugh and lose oneself, to be light." — Frida Kahlo
“I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.”
"I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird." - Paul McCartney
“A house divided against itself cannot stand.”
"A house divided against itself cannot stand." - Abraham Lincoln, in "House Divided"
“Common sense is seeing things as they are; and doing things as they ought to be.”
"Common sense is seeing things as they are; and doing things as they ought to be." - Harriet Beecher Stowe
“The legal system can force open doors and sometimes even knock down walls. But it cannot build bridges. That job belongs to you and me.”
"The legal system can force open doors and sometimes even knock down walls. But it cannot build bridges. That job belongs to you and me." - Thurgood Marshall
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." - Anne Frank
“Men and women are like right and left hands; it doesn’t make sense not to use both.”
"Men and women are like right and left hands; it doesn't make sense not to use both." - Jeannette Rankin
“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.”
"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else." - Judy Garland
“Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light.”
"Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light." —Norman B. Rice, former mayor of Seattle
“Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.”
"Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts." - Charles Dickens
“An idea is salvation by imagination.”
"An idea is salvation by imagination." - Frank Lloyd Wright
“Just start by creating your day. Then create your life.”
"Just start by creating your day. Then create your life." - Prince
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." - Bobby Kennedy
“We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.”
"We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out." - Ray Bradbury
“Your stress isn’t your fault, but managing it is your responsibility.”
"Your stress isn't your fault, but managing it is your responsibility." —Stress expert Dr. Aditi Nerurkar of Harvard Medical School
