inspiring quotes and sayings i snatched from 43things..

• I must do the most productive thing possible at every given moment.
• Today is the most important day of my life.
• Live intentionally.
• Be optimistic.
• Self discipline is the most important personal quality for assuring long term success.
• Control your mood. Control your thoughts. You become what you think about most.
• Pay yourself first.
• Change is constant. Prepare for it and embrace it.
• Exert self-confidence. Look good.
• Be honest with yourself. Sometimes you have to confront uncomfortable things about yourself and change them.
• You must live in truth with yourself. Only then can you live in truth with everyone else in your life.
• Value community and experiences over things.
• The good life means living in the place where you belong, being with the people you love, doing the right work – on purpose.
• Be firm about who you really are. Be a person of content. Have a unique point of view.
• Never lose sight of those things that are fundamentally important to you.
• Live everyday moments with passion. Be present. Live for the moment.
• Make friends at every opportunity. Maintain current relationships.
• God puts mentors in your path. Use Them.
• Dedicate your life and your daily choices to something greater than yourself.
• Let the excellence of your work be your defining characteristic. Whatever you do, do it well.
• Lessons are repeated until they are learned. Failing is part of learning.
• Raw enthusiasm isn’t enough on its own; you’ve got to have a sense of direction.
• Character means doing the right things when no one’s watching.
• Don’t leave the joy of retirement until you are too old to enjoy it. Do it now, while you’re young.
• Surround yourself with good people.
• Moderation in all things.
• Choosing not to decide is still a decision. Doing nothing is a decision!
• Life is difficult. Once this truly is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters.
• Give up your materialistic lifestyle. Question every purchase.
• Remember a single detail. Names, birthdays, Anniversaries, dates, memories.
• Whatever you expect, with confidence, becomes your own self fulfilling prophecy.
• You can control only one thing in the world, and that is the way you think.
• Make a habit of confronting your fears.
• Your strengths are what have gotten you to where you are today. Your weaknesses are determining the speed at which you move ahead.
• The quality of your life is shaped by the quality of the people in your life.
• First you shape your habits, and then your habits shape you.”