Don Sibet
What comes from the heart, touches the heart.
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I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.
There are no mistakes, save one, the failure to learn from a mistake.
Anybody can do just about anything with himself that he really wants to and makes up his mind to do. We are all capable of greater things than we realize.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Within us all there are wells of thought and dynamos of energy which are not suspected until emergencies arise. Then oftentimes we find that it is comparatively simple to double or treble our former capacities and to amaze ourselves by the results achieved. Quotas, when set up for us by others, are challenges which goad us on to surpass ourselves. The outstanding leaders of every age are those who set up their own quotas and constantly achieve them.
The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.
In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
When a man finds no peace within himself, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
I believe that the science of chemistry alone almost proves the existence of an intelligent creator.
If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
You must do the things you think you cannot do.
You talkin to me ?
A dream is a wish your heart makes.
No man is happy who does not think himself so.
Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way.
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
The idea of working all your life, saving, and putting money into a retirement account is a very slow plan.
I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.
I tended to place my wife under a pedestal.
Only the healing art enables one to make a name for himself and at the same time give benefit to others.
Where there is no wealth there is no poverty.
Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.
Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit.
As you live your values, your sense of identity, integrity, control, and inner-directedness will infuse you with both exhilaration and peace. You will define yourself from within, rather than by people's opinions or by comparisons to others.
Until we take how we see ourselves (and how we see others) into account, we will be unable to understand how others see and feel about themselves and their world. Unaware, we will project our intentions on their behavior and call ourselves objective.
Whatever you think that you will be. If you think yourself weak, weak you will be , if you think yourself strong, you will be.
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
A teacher, a really good teacher, is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to truth. Therefore, a good teacher, or, more appropriately, a guide, studies each student individually and helps to awaken the student to explore himself, both internally and externally, and ultimately to integrate himself with his being. All in all, a teacher acts as a catalyst, and not only must he have a tremendous understanding; he must also possess a sensitive mind with great flexibility and adaptability.
For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.
Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold , the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.
Never close your lips to those whom you have opened your heart.
You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals.
Love never claims, it ever gives.
Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression, in order that every man present his views without penalty, there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.
Tomorrow will be like today. Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live. Our friends and fellow-workers die off from us.
If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find we have lost the future.
Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
An error gracefully acknowledged is a victory won.
A life without love in it is like a heap of ashes upon a deserted hearth, with the fire dead, the laughter stilled and the light extinguished.
This above all, To Thine Own Self Be True.
I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubble gum.
I have spread my dreams under your feet , Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.
Hope is like a bird that senses the dawn and carefully starts to sing while it is still dark.
All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination
There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group, there is less competition there.
There is nothing as remarkable as learning how to think better.
Think of me as a sex symbol for men who don't give a damn.
When you work, work, and when you play, play, dont get the two mixed up
Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself.
The best portion of a good man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts, of kindness and of love.
There's a name for you ladies, but it isn't used in high society -- outside of a kennel.
Things do not change we change.
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
Yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow but a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day.
No, this trick won't work... How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love ?
Come back to me in dreams, that I may give pulse for pulse, breath for breath. Speak low, lean low, as long ago, my love, how long ago.
Oh, to be free from the stifling pressures of life to rest, a peaceful slumber that will rejuvenate my soul
As a writer, I tell stories and people give me money. Then financial planners tell me stories, and I give them money.
But, in the opinion of the court, you are not only sane but you're the sanest man that ever walked into this courtroom.
He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time he looks at the object beloved, drawing from it with his eyes and his mind those virtues which it possesses.
A life lived in fear is a life half lived.
What is the use of living if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone.
Romance is the fuel that keeps love burning hot.
Every life form seems to strive to its maximum except human beings. How tall will a tree grow ? As tall as it possibly can. Human beings, on the other hand, have been given the dignity of choice. You can choose to be all or you can choose to be less. Why not stretch up to the full measure of the challenge and see what all you can do ?
Procrastination is opportunities natural assassin.
Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.
No one knows what he can do until he tries.
If I am pressed to say why I loved him, I feel it can only be explained by replying. Because it was he, because it was me.
Results ? Why, man, I have gotten lots of results ! If I find ways something won't work, I haven't failed
People fascinated by the idea of progress never suspect that every step forward is also a step on the way to the end.
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
I am resolved that I will not through my humility become the devil's attorney. I will endeavor to speak a good word for the truth.
Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
Love is like pi - natural, irrational, and very important.
Who indeed can harm you if you are committed deeply to doing what is right ?
To love what you do and feel that it matters, how on earth could anything be more fun !
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
As physicians, we are invited into the most intimate chambers of our patients’ lives. We should acknowledge that unfettered trust with dignity, deference, and respect. For a physician, caring for patients is not only a duty; it is a privilege. Alleviating pain and restoring health for another human being can induce an exhilaration few others experience in their careers.
In each man there is a priceless treasure that is in no other. Every man's foremost task is the actualization of his unique, unprecedented and never-recurring potentialities, and not the repetition of something that another, and be it even the greatest, has already achieved.
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.
No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities -- they're always there.
They call it a "Royale with Cheese".
I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore !
Opportunities multiply as they are seized ; they die when neglected. Life is a long line of opportunities.
Only love interests me, and I am only in contact with things that revolve around love.
God is present in every jiva, there is no other god besides that. Who serves jiva serves god indeed.
Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who are ever afraid of the consequences.
I am a great believer in luck and I find that the harder I work the more I have of it.
People who are afraid to fail can never experience the joys of success.
Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.
People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care.
Instill great values in your children today and your grandchildren will prosper tomorrow.