![Free-eBooks.net](/resources/img/logo-nfe.png)
![All New Design](/resources/img/allnew.png)
“Let us remember: one book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” ~ Malala Yousafzai b.1997, activist, Nobel laureate. COMMENT: This brave young lady is an inspiration to the whole world. She stood up to her oppressors and is still standing up to them even now, and speaking out loud and clear, even after they tried to kill her! And her message is simple: no, we can't change the whole world, but we can, and should, change a little bit of it, each one of us. If we all took action, even on this small scale, the results would be astonishing. Yes, and world-changing. |
|
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”~ Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), U.S. First Lady 1933-1945.COMMENT: It's hard, sometimes, to see the truth in something so simple. No one can make you feel bad about yourself, ever. It takes you to do that! And if you keep a tight rein on your thoughts, it needn't happen at all. |
|
|
“Tough times never last ... tough people do.”~ Robert Schuller (1926-2015), evangelist, motivational speaker.COMMENT: Engrave this on your mind! Think tough! Be tough! It's nothing to do with 'macho', it's about mental toughness, the kind of attitude that will get you successfully through life (the hard bits, that is) when all else fails. |
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”~ Mark Twain (1835-1910), American writer and humourist. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (his real name) was an American writer of great wit and skill. Among his works are 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' and the sequel, 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'. William Faulkner called him 'the father of American literature'. |
|
When he suffered a huge financial loss, due to a failed investment, he filed for bankruptcy to save him from his creditors. But notably, once he was back on his feet, he paid off every one of them in full, even though he wasn't legally obliged to do so. COMMENT: We live such timid and timorous lives, most of us. There's so much we could do, so much we could attain, yet we settle for a tiny little bit, barely a nibble at the great feast laid out before us. Why settle for an hors d'oeuvre, no matter how tasty, when a magnificent feast awaits you? |
|
“We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.”~ Anaïs Nin (1903-1977), author.COMMENT: The world really is a reflection of yourself, and this says it so eloquently. |
|
“Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown.”~ Ross Perot b.1930, businessman, ex-presidential candidate.COMMENT: How many times have you quit when you were inches from success? |
It's happened to all of us, and we often become aware of it only much later. And when we do it can leave a very bitter taste. The trick is to learn from this. Once you've set out on a path, stick to it no matter what.The truth is, you never know how close you are from reaching your goal. It could seem infinitely far away (and no wonder you feel despondent), and then you could make great strides inside of a day or two. But if you quit, you'll never know how close you came. |
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”~ Groucho Marx (1890-1977), comic genius.COMMENT: Thanks, Groucho! I know you weren't totally against TV, since you made such great movies (although they're not really the same animal, to be fair), but it takes someone with your wit to say something like this and make it funny. |
|
|
|
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”~ Albert Einstein (1879-1955), theoretical physicist.COMMENT: Old Al knew a thing or two about a thing or two. He obviously knew that the secret to getting things done was perpetual motion ... or perpetual motivation. |
|
|
“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”~ George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish playwright.COMMENT: There's a lot of nonsense talked about 'finding yourself'. You are what you are. Get to know yourself. You won't have to look far, you've been there all along. And if you don't much like what you find, set about making changes. One day at a time. |