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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Quotes from Martina Navratilova


Martina Navratilova is a Czech athlete and a former World No. 1 women's tennis player. She has also been named as the second best female player of the 20th century, only next to Steffi Graf. She has won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, an all-time record of 31 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She has also reached the Wimbledon singles final 12 times (with 9 consecutive years from 1982 through 1990). She also won the women's singles title at Wimbledon a record of 9 times.

Here are her quotes:
1. “I just try to concentrate on concentrating.”

2. “Just go out there and do what you have to do.”

3. "The player ultimately has to take responsibility. If they're not 100 percent, they're the only
ones who can make that decision."

4. "The mark of great sportsmen is not how good they are at their best, but how good they are at their worst."

Sunday, November 15, 2009

William Shakespeare's quotes


William Shakespeare is an English poet and playwright. He is known as the greatest writer in the English language. His works, including “Romeo and Juliet” and “Macbeth” have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

Here are Shakespeare's inspiring quotes:

1. "Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them."

2. "Ambition should be made of sterner stuff."

3. "Better three hours too soon than a minute too late."

4. "Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course."

5. "Boldness be my friend."

Friday, November 13, 2009

Inspiring quotes from Henry Van Dyke


Henry Van Dyke is an American author, educator, and clergyman. He became Minister to the Netherlands and Luxembourg in 1913. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters and received many other honors. He also wrote the lyrics to the popular hymn, "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" in 1907.

Here are some of his inspiring quotations:

1. "Genius is talent set on fire by courage."

2. "In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence."

3. "Look around for a place to sow a few seeds."

4. "What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us."

5. "Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity."

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Julie Andrews' beautiful quotes


Julia Elizabeth Wells, popularly known as Julie Andrews is an English actress, singer, author and icon. She has received honors from award organizations such as Golden Globe, Emmy, Grammy, BAFTA, People's Choice Awards, Theatre World Award, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Awards. She is also an author of children's books. In 2008 she published an autobiography, "Home: A Memoir of My Early Years".

Here are her quotes:

1. "I would be a fool to deny my own abilities."

2. "A lot of my life happened in great, wonderful bursts of good fortune, and then I would race to be worthy of it."

3. “Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.”

4. “Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and
be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.”

5. "Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly."

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Margaret Fuller's quotes


Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli was an American journalist, critic and women's rights activist. She wrote the book “Woman in the Nineteenth Century”, considered the first major feminist work in the United States.


Here are some quotes from Margaret Fuller:

1. "I am suffocated and lost when I have not the bright feeling of progression."

2. “Drudgery is as necessary to call out the treasures of the mind, as harrowing and planting those of the earth.”

3. “Only the dreamer shall understand realities, though in truth his dreaming must be not out of proportion to his waking.”

4. "Very early, I knew that the only object in life was to grow."

5."Genius will live and thrive without training, but it does not the less reward the watering-pot and pruning-knife."

Friday, February 27, 2009

Elbert Green Hubbard inspires


Elbert Green Hubbard was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. He is most famous for his essay “A Message to Garcia”. He also wrote the book "Health and Wealth", published in 1908, which focused on using intelligence to rid one of fear and to bring the body back to health and happiness which leads to true wealth through service to others.

Here are some of his inspiring quotes:

1. "A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience."

2. "A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success."

3. "A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them."

4. "The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one."

5. "The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today."

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Martha Graham's quotes


Martha Graham was one of the best known American teachers and choreographers of modern dance.

Be inspired with Martha Graham's quotes:

1. "The only sin is mediocrity."

2. "Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men."

3. "Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion."

4. "Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired."

5. "Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can."