Favorite Quote
I have the world's longest favorite quote...but it is a good one.
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.
And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes. - Charles Swindoll
What's your favorite quote?
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.
And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes. - Charles Swindoll
What's your favorite quote?
0
Replies
-
"It's never too late to be what you might have been." George Eliot :bigsmile:0
-
Awesome quote!
Mine is
"If you're going through hell, keep going." Winston Churchill0 -
The last stanza in the poem "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley:
"It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul."0 -
Long before the shirt company started with it....our favorite phrase is *Life is good.*
LIFE is good...not as in 'our life is great' but in the context of just plain LIFE...being alive...being happy for what we have instead of depressed about what we don't has made all the difference to our family. I agree...attitude truly makes a difference no matter what it is we are doing!
Of course when the shirts came out we loaded up on those!
0 -
We may not have it all together but together we have it all.0
-
with style and grace kick *kitten* and take names 0
-
"I'm not addicted to cocaine, I just like the way it smells" - Richard Pryor0
-
"Knowledge speaks but wisdom listens" - Jimi Hendrix
and
"Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little" - Margueritte Gardner, Countess of Blessington
and
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt0 -
My email signature is:
A kInD HeArT iS a FoUnTaIn oF GlAdNeSs, mAkInG eVeRyThInG In It's ViCiNiTy FrEsHeN iNtO SmiLeS'
another is: Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we are saved by love
Or my own... which is Embrace your inner insanity and find the True You (I wrote that one after I realized my name backwards (Melissa) spells Assilem) hehehehe0 -
We never know how high we are
Till we are called to rise;
And then, if we are true to plan,
Our statures touch the skies—
Emily ****inson0 -
"Faith is the bird that feels the light yet sings while the dawn is still dark." ~Rabindranath Tagore
He was an Indian Poet, Playwright and Essayist, Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, 1861-1941.0 -
Curious that the website edited out ****inson0
-
I have a several, including these:
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." - Thomas Jefferson
"A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water." - Eleanor Roosevelt
"If you can talk, you can sing; if you can walk, you can dance." - A saying from Zimbabwe
And then there is my personal motto, which is:
"Every choice you make about what you will put in your body and how you will move your body will either put you one step closer to good health or one step further away." - Me 0 -
D-I-C-K-inson0
-
Funny! They allow Peterson.
0 -
Sweat is just fat crying....0
-
Bump0
-
“My life has been the polar opposite of safe, but I am proud of it , and that is good enough for me. I would do it all over again without changing the beat, although I have never recommended it to others. That would be cruel and irresponsible and wrong, I think, and I am none of those things.”
― Hunter S. Thompson0 -
"I have the world's longest favorite quote...but it is a good one.
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.
And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes. - Charles Swindoll
What's your favorite quote?
Got to love Chuck!0 -
I have so many...I guess my absolute favorite at this time in my life is...
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. - Anais Nin0 -
Ha...I made a whole tumblr to keep track of quotes i love! (http://www.quotemeal.tumblr.com)
I still have LOTS of quotes to make images for and add though. One of my favorites that I have not yet added is:
"Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found. ~ Pema Chodron"0 -
If nothing ever changes you will always get the same results.0
-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o98q4AufIl8&feature=related
Elwood P. Dowd from the Movie Harvey
"Years ago my mother used to say to me, she'd say, "In this world, Elwood, you must be" - she always called me Elwood - "In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant." Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me. "0 -
"The light shines on a dog's *kitten* every once in a while", my Grandfather (he got it somewhere I'm sure).0
-
If you do what you did you will get what you got !0
-
"When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence." ~ Ansel Adams ~
I'm a photographer, and this is the most beautiful quote to me.0 -
“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” ― Audrey Hepburn0
-
I have the world's longest favorite quote...but it is a good one.
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.
And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes. - Charles Swindoll
What's your favorite quote?
This is a great topic! I love having quotes, especially on my motivation board. Here are a couple of mine:
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
--Albert Einstein
"Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint."
--Proverbs 23:4
"Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened."
--Billy Graham0 -
"Faith is the bird that feels the light yet sings while the dawn is still dark." ~Rabindranath Tagore
One of my favourite poets, along with Hafez.
"If you don't plan to be healthy, plan to be unhealthy"
-me.
Cheers 0 -
"Every time you wish something, keep your eyes wide open, focus and know exactly what you want. No one hits the target with eyes closed." - Paulo Coelho0
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.6K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.3K Health and Weight Loss
- 176K Food and Nutrition
- 47.5K Recipes
- 232.6K Fitness and Exercise
- 431 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.6K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.4K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.8K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions