My Pocketful of Thoughts

“Every great man is always being helped by everybody; for his gift is to get good out of all things and all persons.”
–John Ruskin

“Age is opportunity no less
Than youth itself, though in another dress,
And as the evening twilight fades away
The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.”
–Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps its because he hears a different drummer.  Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.”
–Henry David Thoreau

“You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.”
–Zig Ziglar

“What is success in this world? I would say it consists of four simple things- to live a lot, to love a lot, to laugh a lot, and from it all, to learn a lot.”
–Richard J. Needham

“The secret of concentration is the secret of self-discovery.  You reach inside yourself to discover your personal resources, and what it takes to match them to the challenge.”
–Arnold Palmer