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Visual Soliloquy #1240 Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action…
Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action. –Peter Drucker
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Visual Soliloquy #1239 Technique and ability alone do not get you to the top – it is the willpower that is the most important. This willpower you cannot buy with money or be given by others – it rises from your heart…
Technique and ability alone do not get you to the top – it is the willpower that is the most important. This willpower you cannot buy with money or be given by others – it rises from your heart. — … Continue reading
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Visual Soliloquy #1238 Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer…
Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer. –Denis Waitley Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your … Continue reading
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Visual Soliloquy #1237 The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand…
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand. –Vince Lombardi
Visual Soliloquy #1236 The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day…
The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What … Continue reading
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Visual Soliloquy #1235 Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud…
Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. –Maya Angelou
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Visual Soliloquy #1234 Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing dad…
Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing dad. —Anonymous Today is a very special Visual Soliloquy. 1234. At one point, I thought I would stop doing them at this number. But I won’t. I’m still enjoying doing them too … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #1233 As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live…
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Visual Soliloquy #1232 We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves…
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. –Buddha
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Visual Soliloquy #1231 Exploration is a state of mind. It’s a way of being in the world…
Exploration is a state of mind. It’s a way of being in the world. –TA Loeffler
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Visual Soliloquy #1230 In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed…
In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. –Khalil Gibran
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Visual Soliloquy #1229 We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community…
We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community…Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own. –Cesar Chavez
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Visual Soliloquy #1228 I learned the value of hard work by working hard…
I learned the value of hard work by working hard. –Margaret Mead
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Visual Soliloquy #1227 You must have kindness for all beings at the reason for whatever you do if you wish to have continued success…
You must have kindness for all beings at the reason for whatever you do if you wish to have continued success. –Lama Geshe
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Visual Soliloquy #1226 In nature, light creates the colour. In the picture, colour creates the light…
In nature, light creates the colour. In the picture, colour creates the light. –Hans Hofmann
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Visual Soliloquy #1225 Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world…
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. –Harriet Tubman
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Visual Soliloquy #1224 You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it. You don’t let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space…
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it. You don’t let it have any of your energy, or … Continue reading
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Visual Soliloquy #1223 I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful — an endless prospect of magic and wonder…
I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful — an endless prospect of magic and wonder. — Ansel Adams
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Visual Soliloquy #1222 Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home…
Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. — Matsuo Basho
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Visual Soliloquy #1221 You need to be content with small steps. That’s all life is. Small steps that you take every day so when you look back down the road it all adds up and you know you covered some distance…
You need to be content with small steps. That’s all life is. Small steps that you take every day so when you look back down the road it all adds up and you know you covered some distance. ― Katie … Continue reading
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Visual Soliloquy #1220 We need colour to live; it’s just as necessary an element as fire and water…
We needs colour to live; it’s just as necessary an element as fire and water. -Fernand Leger
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Visual Soliloquy #1219 Compassion is the basis of morality…
Compassion is the basis of morality. ― Arthur Schopenhauer
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Visual Soliloquy #1218 The moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you…
The moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you. –J. K. Rowling
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Visual Soliloquy #1217 Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty…
Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty. –Jacob Bronowski
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Visual Soliloquy #1216 There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning…
There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of … Continue reading
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Visual Soliloquy #1215 Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success…
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. –Henry Ford
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Visual Soliloquy #1214 Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion…
Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion. –B. C. Forbes Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/exertion.html#3OpWlWKRilbAhHLO.99
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Visual Soliloquy #1213 Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life…
Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life. –Anne Roiphe
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Visual Soliloquy #1212 The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure…
The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure. –Joseph Campbell
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Visual Soliloquy #1211 Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change…
Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change. —Bob Kerrey
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Visual Soliloquy #1210 Rise above the storm and you will find the sunshine…
Rise above the storm and you will find the sunshine. ― Mario Fernández
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Visual Soliloquy #1209 You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children…
You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children. ― Madeleine L’Engle
Visual Soliloquy #1208 May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view…
May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. –Edward Abbey Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/view.html#Q0Hl8RxzbkCrfFKK.99
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Visual Soliloquy #1207 Do you think that I count the days? There is only one day left…
“Do you think that I count the days? There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.” ― Jean-Paul Sartre
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Visual Soliloquy #1206 Music is the great uniter. An incredible force. Something that people who differ on everything and anything else can have in common…
Music is the great uniter. An incredible force. Something that people who differ on everything and anything else can have in common. ― Sarah Dessen
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Visual Soliloquy #1205 Hard is trying to rebuild yourself, piece by piece, with no instruction book, and no clue as to where all the important bits are supposed to go…
Hard is trying to rebuild yourself, piece by piece, with no instruction book, and no clue as to where all the important bits are supposed to go. ― Nick Hornby
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Visual Soliloquy #1204 Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding…
Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding. –Albert Einstein
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Visual Soliloquy #1203 It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit…
It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. –Harry S Truman
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Visual Solioquy #1203 People sacrifice the present for the future. But life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now…
People sacrifice the present for the future. But life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now. –Thich Nhat Hanh
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Visual Soliloquy #1202 We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us…
We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. – Joseph Campbell
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