by chucky roberts

Created on: February 19, 2007   Last Updated: February 22, 2007

Here are some thought provoking quotations from people that have served humanity in one shape or another. I strongly believe that these people were placed into our existence to remind us that we can make a difference. No matter what atrocities we face, we have the power as people and individuals to make an impact. We have the ability to shape, mold, and achieve anything we envision as long as we KNOW that we can.

1. If you want to know your past, examine your present conditions. If you want to know your future, examine your present actions. - Buddha

2. You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. - Buckminister Fuller

3. My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there. - Charles F. Kettering

4. Recall the face of the poorest and most helpless you have seen and ask yourself if the next step you contemplate is going to be any use to that person. - Mohandas Ghaundi

5. Imagination is more important than knowledge. - Albert Einstein

6. The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend. - Abraham Lincoln

7. I was once asked why I don't participate in anti war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro peace rally, I'll be there. - Mother Teresa

8. There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility is being superior to your former self. - Muhammad ibnu Abdillah - Islamic prophet

9. Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. - Chinese proverb

10. Go to the people, live with them, love them, and learn from them. Start with what they know, build with what they have, and work with the best leaders, so when the work is done, people can say, 'We did these ourselves'. - Lao Tzu 700 B.C.

After reading these I felt there was nothing I couldn't do. This is definitely a must to read when starting or ending your day.

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