Quotes

Quotes

Trying to provide some inspiration, motivation or think-about it moments...I put a weekly quote on display in the classroom as well as putting it into the learning partnership books (aka homework books):


2015:

• Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. - Aristotle
• You only fail when you stop trying. - Unknown.
• The struggle you're in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow. - Unknown.
• If you are persistent you will get it. If you are consistent you will keep it. - Unknown.
• Try to be a rainbow in someone else's cloud. - Maya Angelou
• You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them. - Michael Jordan
• Do not go where the path may lead, instead go where there is no path and leave a trail! - Ralph Waldo Emerson
• The best inspiration is not to out-do others, but to out-do ourselves. - Unknown
• Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. - Winston Churchill
• When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.  Kikuyu proverb
• You cannot live a positive life with a negative mind. - Unknown
• You cannot be a smart cookie if you have a crumbly attitude. - Unknown
• Reading can seriously damage your ignorance! - Tyson Adams
• It's not about being the best. It's about being better than you were yesterday. - Unknown
• When you make a choice, you change the future. - Deepak Chopra
• You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think - Christopher Robin (A.A. Milne)
• The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried. - Unknown
• All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. - Walt Disney

2014:

• You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. - Dr Seuss.
• A kind word is like a Spring day! - Russian proverb
• Your day will go the way your mouth turns. - Unknown
• When eating a fruit, think of the person who planted the tree. - Vietnamese proverb
• If you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm. - Unknown.
• Give a man to fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you will feed him for life. - Chinese Proverb
• The best inspiration is not to out-do others, but to out-do ourselves. - Unknown.