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Still I Rise By Maya Angelou

You may write me down in history

With your bitter, twisted lies,

You may tread me in the very dirt

But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?

Why are you beset with gloom?

'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells

Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,

With the certainty of tides,

Just like hopes springing high,

Still I'll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?

Bowed head and lowered eyes?

Shoulders falling down like teardrops.

Weakened by my soulful cries.

Does my haughtiness offend you?

Don't you take it awful hard

'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines

Diggin' in my own back yard.

You may shoot me with your words,

You may cut me with your eyes,

You may kill me with your hatefulness,

But still, like air, I'll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you?

Does it come as a surprise

That I dance like I've got diamonds

At the meeting of my thighs?

Out of the huts of history's shame

I rise

Up from a past that's rooted in pain

I rise

I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,

Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.

Leaving behind nights of terror and fear

I rise

Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear

I rise

Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,

I am the dream and the hope of the slave.

I rise

I rise.

A - "Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." Lou Holtz

B - "Believing in yourself is not for you; it's for every person who has touched your life in a significant way and for every person your life will touch the same way five minutes from now, or five centuries from now." Jaye Miller

C - "Change is as inexorable as time, yet nothing meets with more resistance." Benjamin Disraeli

D - "Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the action stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living." Anais Nin

E - "Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do." Norman Vincent Peale

F - "Focused will is incredible. If you have a dream and you don't give up no matter what obstacles come up, then life's problems will fall away and you will get what you want. It happens. It works." Yanni

G - "Goals are like a map. They help us determine where we want to end up, and give us personal direction on which to focus our energy." Catherine Pulsifer

H - "Happiness depends upon ourselves." Aristotle

I - "Ideas won't keep; something must be done about them." Alfred North Whitehead

J - "Joy is not in things; it is in us." Richard Wagner

K - "Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it." Samuel Johnson

L - "Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects." Arnold Glasow

M - "Motivation is like food for the brain. You cannot get enough in one sitting. It needs continual and regular top ups." Peter Davies

N - "Nature does nothing uselessly." Aristotle

O - "Opportunity dances with those who are ready on the dance floor." H. Jackson Brown Jr.

P - "Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish." John Quincy Adams

Q - "Quality questions create a quality life. Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers." Anthony Robbins

R - "Results! Why, man I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work." Thomas A. Edison

S - "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." Leonardo DaVinci

T - "Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend." Diogenes Laetius

U - "Use your unique abilities to shake the world." Wendy Hearn

V - "Victory belongs to the most persevering." Napoleon Bonaparte

W - "Wisdom is the daughter of experience." Leonardo da Vinci

X - "X-ray your life, are you where you want to be, if not set your goals, take action." Catherine Pulsifer

Y - "Youth teaches, age puts what we have learned into practice, teaching us wisdom." Catherine Pulsifer

Z - "Zone into your comfort zone, and, then zone into where you want to be. Be all that you can be." Catherine Pulsifer
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Dare to Dream

Some people only look at life through eyes that seldom gleam

while others look beyond today as they're guided by a dream

And the dreamers can't be sidetracked by dissenters who may laugh

for only they alone can know how special is their path

But dreams aren't captured easily;

there's much work before you're through

but the time and efforts are all worthwhile

when the impossible comes true

And dreams have strength in numbers

for when a common goal is shared

the once impossible comes true because of all who cared

And once it's seen as reality a dream has just begun

for magically from dreams come dreams

And a walk becomes a run

But with growth of course comes obstacles

and with obstacles come fear

but the dream that is worth dreaming

finds its way to the dear

And the dream continues growing

Reaching heights before unseen

And it's all because of the courage of the dreamers

and their dream.

John Turnipseed

Director of People Services at Southwest Airlines

"It Couldn't Be Done" by Edgar A. Guest

Somebody said that it couldn’t be done,

But, he with a chuckle replied

That "maybe it couldn’t," but he would be one

Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.

So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin

On his face. If he worried he hid it.

He started to sing as he tackled the thing

That couldn’t be done, and he did it.

Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you’ll never do that;

At least no one has done it";

But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,

And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.

With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,

Without any doubting or quiddit,

He started to sing as he tackled the thing

That couldn’t be done, and he did it.

There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,

There are thousands to prophesy failure;

There are thousands to point out to you one by one,

The dangers that wait to assail you.

But just buckle it in with a bit of a grin,

Just take off your coat and go to it;

Just start to sing as you tackle the thing

That "couldn't be done" and you'll do it.

Reaching Upwards

It takes just one step at a time

moving forward and upward

but not stopping for a laze

making sure you hear every wise word

Wisdom is the true source of knowledge

without it you lag way behind

your brain cells will get weak

if not fed they'll go blind

Feed the mind with good books

let the intellect soak it in

it'll instil strength to the brain

together they'll make you win

The body also needs strengthened

for the rocky road ahead

to make sure you reach the target

sustaining yourself with strong bread

So keep looking upwards

never lose sight of the goal

keep these feet moving

till you hit the winning pole

Go out there and show what you are...

If I am gonna die while trying to go for my dream, then its worth it....

Don't Count The Cost : Just go for it...

You don't need to worry about the demands of your dream, you only need to worry about what is your dream and how you are going to get it...

If you want it just go for it.. Take it from your full heart.. You will definately get it.

Who Am I ??? I am the Champion..

I am the Champion. I am the Champion. I am the Champion.

Its Possible...Get up...Go for it...

Close your eyes and listen to this

Lost But Won

Things will always try to put you down, but its you, on whom it depends whether you accept it and go down or get up and fight like it is the only thing in life which will make you live, make you breath, make you out of the world....

The Greatness Within

Come out of past, problems and think about:
What you can do ?
What are you best at?
What you love to do ?
What are your dreams?

Realize your talent. You are capable of doing anything if you believe you can do it. Nothing can stop you, if you decided to do anything. All is in mind, if you make it believe you can, then you definately will.. Realize the greatness within you..

A dream of life

When I was young--long, long ago--

I dreamed myself among the flowers;

And fancy drew the picture so,

They seemed like Fairies in their bowers.

The rose was still a rose, you know--

But yet a maid. What could I do?

You surely would not have me go,

When rosy maidens seem to woo?

My heart was gay, and 'mid the throng

I sported for an hour or two;

We danced the flowery paths along,

And did as youthful lovers do.

But sports must cease, and so I dreamed

To part with these, my fairy flowers--

But oh, how very hard it seemed

To say good-by 'mid such sweet bowers!

And one fair Maid of modest air

Gazed on me with her eye of blue;

I saw the tear-drop gathering there--

How could I say to her, Adieu!

I fondly gave my hand and heart,

And we were wed. Bright hour of youth!

How little did I think to part

With my sweet bride, whose name was Truth!

But time passed on, and Truth grew gray,

And chided, though with gentlest art:

I loved her, though I went astray,

And almost broke her faithful heart.

And then I left her, and in tears--

These could not move my hardened breast!

I wandered, and for weary years

I sought for bliss, but found no rest.

I sought--yet ever sought in vain--

To find the peace, the joy of youth:

At last, I turned me back again,

And found them with my faithful Truth.

Sam G. Goodrich

Trust your struggle...

In such times of great transition,

Don't get stuck in one position.

Be supple, be bold,

Be strong, don't fold.

Hold your nerve

Through the swerve,

Retain your verve,

And all will be well,

As far as I can tell.

If in doubt,

Or afraid you'll go without,

Say, 'all change is good', over and over

And before you know it, you'll recover

Your composure

And will stop fearing exposure

To the new, so much.

Use a light touch

In your push-and-pull,

And always remember empty and full

Alternate in a cycle like day and night,

Then everything will be alright.

That's my wish for you,

As you do what you do,

Today and tonight.

Get some air...

Don't hide, come out and face the truth...

Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you get hit, its about how hard you can take it and still rise up and do what you wanted.

My life my rules...

Getup and rise....

“It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.”
― Lou Holtz

“Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.”
― Paulo Coelho, Brida

“It's not that some people have willpower and some don't... It's that some people are ready to change and others are not.”
― James Gordon

“When you're following your inner voice, doors tend to eventually open for you, even if they mostly slam at first.”
― Kelly Cutrone, If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You

“I cannot compromise my respect for your love. You can keep your love, I will keep my respect.”
― Amit Kalantri

'Inspirational: I know how to fly'

The Snake was crawling on the ground. The Eagle flew to her and said:
- How unfortunate you are, doomed to crawl all your life. Not like me - I am destined to fly.
The Snake looked at the Eagle and said:
- You are right Eagle, I can’t fly. But only I know what it means to fly.
- How can you know that? – The Eagle smiled, - you don’t have wing!
- Thoughts are my wings, - said the Snake proudly, - Dreams are my heaven. While crawling on the ground I close my eyes and I see the heaven. I image that I’m crawling in heaven not on the ground. Yes, it’s impossible to crawl in heaven, you can only fly. It means that in those moments I am flying. In my free thoughts I am learning to fly, Eagle. With my soul I rise to the high heaven, so when my time comes and my life as a snake comes to an end, I could ascend into the blue heaven, into the endless heaven and fly, to fly and not think about anything, enjoying my freedom. And I won’t be afraid to fly, because it won’t be a new thing for me. For you Eagle, the wings were given as you were born, but not for me. But the heaven will make us equal. We will be flying together one day, Eagle, under the clouds. Only I will be stronger and freer than you, because I have learned how to fly without having wings, simply crawling on the ground. Both things are available for me. I am not afraid to lose my wings because I know how to crawl, and I am not afraid to gain wings because I know how to fly. And what will you do, Eagle, if you lose your wings?

How failures resulted in great success

Henry Ford failed and went broke five times before he finally succeeded.
Beethoven handled the violin awkwardly and preferred playing his own compositions instead of improving his technique. His teacher called him hopeless as a composer.
Colonel Sanders had the construction of a new road put him out of business in 1967. He went to over 1,000 places trying to sell his chicken recipe before he found a buyer interested in his 11 herbs and spices. Seven years later, at the age of 75, Colonel Sanders sold his fried chicken company for a finger-lickin' $15 million!
Walt Disney was fired by a newspaper editor for lack of ideas. Disney also went bankrupt several times before he built Disneyland.
Charles Darwin, father of the theory of evolution, gave up a medical career and was told by his father, "You care for nothing but shooting, dogs, and rat catching." In his autobiography, Darwin wrote, "I was considered by my father, a very ordinary boy, rather below the common standard in intellect.
Albert Einstein did not speak until he was four years old and didn't read until he was seven. His teacher described him as "mentally slow, unsociable and adrift forever in his foolish dreams." He was expelled and refused admittance to Zurich Polytechnic School. The University of Bern turned down his Ph.D. dissertation as being irrelevant and fanciful.
The movie Star Wars was rejected by every movie studio in Hollywood before 20th-Century Fox finally produced it. It went on to be one of the largest grossing movies in film history.
Louis Pasteur was only a mediocre pupil in undergraduate studies and ranked 15 out of 22 in chemistry.
When NFL running back Herschel Walker was in junior high school, he wanted to play football, but the coach told him he was too small. He advised young Herschel to go out for track instead. Never one to give up, he ignored the coach's advice and began an intensive training program to build himself up. Only a few years later, Herschel Walker won the Heisman trophy.
When General Douglas MacArthur applied for admission to West Point, he was turned down, not once but twice. But he tried a third time, was accepted and marched into the history books.
After Fred Astaire's first screen test, the memo from the testing director of MGM, dated 1933, said, "Can't act! Slightly bald! Can dance a little!" Astaire kept that memo over the fireplace in his Beverly Hills home.
The father of the sculptor Rodin [The Thinker Statue] said, "I have an idiot for a son." Described as the worst pupil in the school, Rodin failed three times to secure admittance to the school of art. His uncle called him uneducable.
Babe Ruth, considered by sports historians to be the greatest athlete of all time and famous for setting the home run record, also holds the record for strikeouts.
Eighteen publishers turned down Richard Bach's Jonathan Livingston Seagull, before Macmillan finally published it in 1970. By 1975 it had sold more than seven million copies in the U.S. alone.
Margaret Mitchell's classic Gone with the Wind was turned down by more than twenty-five publishers.
Richard Hooker worked for seven years on his humorous war novel, M*A*S*H, only to have it rejected by 21 publishers before Morrow decided to publish it. It became a runaway bestseller, spawning a blockbusting movie and highly successful television series.
When the first Chicken Soup for the Soul book was completed, it was turned down by thirty-three publishers in New York and another ninety at the American Booksellers Association convention in Anaheim, California, before Health Communications, Inc., finally agreed to publish it. The major New York publishers said, "It is too nicey-nice" and "Nobody wants to read a book of short little stories." Since that time more than 8 million copies of the original Chicken Soup for the Soul book have been sold. The series, which has grown to thirty-two titles, in thirty-one languages, has sold more than 53 million copies.
In 1954, Jimmy Denny, manager of the Grand Ole Opry, fired Elvis Presley after one performance. He told Presley, "You ain't goin' nowhere… son. You ought to go back to drivin' a truck." Elvis Presley went on to become the most popular singer in America.
Dr. Seuss' first children's book, And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street, was rejected by twenty-seven publishers. The twenty-eighth publisher, Vanguard press, sold six million copies of the book.

Never give up believing in yourself!!!

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