Graduation thoughts Your talent is in your choice. Stella Adler Actress Feb 10, 1901 - Dec 21, 1992 Voicesvoyagethroughtime .com When you reach your highest goal, choose a new one! Jay van Andel Business entrepreneur AMWAY June 3, 1924 – December 7, 2004 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Education isn’t something you finish. Isaac Asimov Writer ~ futurist Jan 2, 1920 - Apr 6, 1992 Voicesvoyagethroughtime .com Now get the hell out of here and go change the world. Lucille Ball Television icon Aug 06, 1911 - Apr 26, 1989 Voicesvoyagethroughtime .com Standing still is the fastest way of moving backwards in a rapidly changing world. ~Lauren Bacall~ Actress voicesvoyagethroughtime.com See into life, don't just look at it. Anne Baxter Actress 1923 may 7 ~ 1985 Dec 12 Voicesvoyagethroughtime .com You're on earth. There's no cure for that. Samuel Beckett Novelist Apr 13, 1906 - Dec 22, 1989 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Any fool can turn a blind eye but who knows what the ostrich sees in the sand. Samuel Beckett Novelist Samuel Barclay Beckett Apr 13, 1906 - Dec 22, 1989 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness. Josh Billings Humorist voicesvoyagethroughtime.com The best way to treat obstacles is to use them as stepping-stones. Laugh at them, tread on them, and let them lead you to something better. Enid Mary Blyton Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Stuff your eyes with wonder. Ray Bradbury American Author Aug 22, 1920 - Jun 5, 2012 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com You can make yourself happy or miserable - that's the same effort. Ray Bradbury American Author Aug 22, 1920 - Jun 5, 2012 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out. Ray Bradbury American Author Aug 22, 1920 - Jun 5, 2012 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Life is like a butterfly. You can chase, or you can let it come to you. Ruth Alston Brown Entertainer Jan 12, 1928 - Nov 17, 2006 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students in identical caps and gowns that ‘individuality’ is the key to success. Alan Dundes Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Attitude is everything, so pick a good one. Wayne Walter Dyer Motivational Speaker May 10, 1940 – August 29, 2015 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com So many people are expecting a miracle instead of BEING a miracle. Wayne Walter Dyer Motivational Speaker May 10, 1940 – August 29, 2015 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Everyone gets the experience. Some get the lesson. T. S. Eliot Thomas Sterns Eliot Poet Sep 26, 1888 - Jan 4, 1965 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com You are here to deliver a divine gift to the world. Debbie Ford Motivational author and speaker Oct 01, 1955 ~ Feb 17, 2013 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Live with the objective of being happy. Anne Frank Jun 12, 1929 - Mar 12, 1945 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Our power is in our ability to decide. Buckminister Fuller Architect July 12, 1895 - Jul 1, 1983 www.voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Be the change that you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi Oct 2, 1869 - Jan 30, 1948 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com When you can't wait for your ship to come in, you've got to row out to it. Eileen Garson Actress 29 September 1904 – 6 April 1996 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com I am forever on the way. Maxine Greene philosopher Sarah Maxine Greene 1917 Dec 23 ~ 2014 May 29 Voicesvoyagethroughtime .com Anytime you see a turtle up on top of a fence post, you know he had some help. Alex Haley American writer; Roots August 11, 1921 ~ February 10, 1992 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Each day is a new opportunity. Yesterday is over and done. Today is the first day of my future. Louise Lynn Hay Hay House publishing Oct 8, 1926 - Aug 30, 2017 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com I want to be remembered as one who tried. Dorothy Height Activist Mar 24, 1912 - Apr 20, 2010 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Believe you can change the world. William Redington Hewlett Entrepreneur (HP) May 20, 1913 - Jan 12, 2001 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com The ladder of success is never crowded at the top. Napoleon Hill Self Help author October 26, 1883 – November 8, 1970 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com I made a promise to myself to be kinder to other people. Lena Horne Singer Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it. Lena Horne Singer Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Crises precedes transformation. Barbara Marx Hubbard Author Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Every ceiling reached becomes a floor. Aldous Huxley Writer and philosopher voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Don’t just stand there; make something happen. Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca Automotive Executive Oct 15, 1924 - Jul 02, 2019 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain. William James Philosopher voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice. William James Philosopher voicesvoyagethroughtime.com
Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second. William James Philosopher voicesvoyagethroughtime.com
Stay hungry, stay foolish. Steve Paul Jobs Feb 24, 1955 - Oct 5, 2011 Voicesvoyagethroughtime .com The journey is the reward. Steve Paul Jobs Feb 24, 1955 - Oct 5, 2011 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Let's make a dent in the universe. Steve Paul Jobs Feb 24, 1955 - Oct 5, 2011 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. Steve Paul Jobs Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com You go to your TV to turn your BRAIN OFF. You go to the computer when you want to turn your BRAIN ON. Steve Paul Jobs Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com You can't force inspiration. It's like trying to catch a butterfly with a hoop but no net. If you keep your mind open and receptive, though, one day a butterfly will land on your finger. Chuck Jones Film maker and cartoonist Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Can't bring back time. Like holding water in your hand. James Joyce Novelist 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com The difference between a good life and a bad life is how well you walk through the fire. Carl Gustav Jung Psychiatrist Jul 26, 1875 - Jun 6, 1961 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Dream is not that which you see while sleeping it is something that does not let you sleep. Abdul Kalam Scientist and Prime Minister of India Oct 15, 1931 - Jul 27, 2015 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com What I’m looking for is not out there, it is in me. Helen Keller American author June 27, 1880 ~ June 1, 1968 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. Helen Keller American author June 27, 1880 ~ June 1, 1968 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us. Helen Keller American author June 27, 1880 ~ June 1, 1968 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com The place between your comfort zone and your dream is where life takes place. Helen Keller American author June 27, 1880 ~ June 1, 1968 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. Martin Luther King, Jr. Minister Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com We are the opening verse of the opening page of the chapter of endless possibilities. Joseph Rudyard Kipling Journalist Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don't even remember leaving open. Rose Wilder Lane Journalist December 5, 1886 – October 30, 1968 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Always have a dream that will outlast your lifetime. Jack Layton Former Leader of the Official Opposition Jul 18, 1950 - Aug 22, 2011 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one. Bruce Lee 李小龙 Actor Nov 27, 1940 - Jul 20, 1973 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Coincidences are God's way of remaining anonymous. Doris Lessing Novelist Oct 22, 1919 - Nov 17, 2013 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible. Doris Lessing Novelist Oct 22, 1919 - Nov 17, 2013 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching. C. S. Lewis British Writer Nov 29, 1898 - Nov 22, 1963 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com We must stop regarding unpleasant or unexpected things as interruptions of real life. The truth is that interruptions are real life. C. S. Lewis British Writer Nov 29, 1898 - Nov 22, 1963 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com One should always act from one's inner sense of rhythm. Rosamond Lehmann Novelist 1901, February 3 ~ 1990, March 12 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Self esteem comes from doing something and accomplishing something. Shari Lewis American Ventriloquist Jan 17, 1933 - Aug 02, 1998 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door. Douglas MacArthur General ww 2 Jan 26, 1880 - Apr 5, 1964 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Eventually everyone learns his or her own best way. The real mystery to CRACK is YOU. Bernard Malamud Novelist April 26, 1914 – March 18, 1986 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com It always seems impossible until it's done. Nelson Mandela President of Africa Jul 18, 1918 - Dec 5, 2013 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. Nelson Mandela Anti - apartheid leader of South Africa Jul 18, 1918 - Dec 5, 2013 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com
Imagine the possibilities. Ralph Marston Football personality 1907 Feb 16 ~ 1967 Dec 7 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com You are not here to grab all you can, but to give all you are. Ralph Marston Football personality 1907 Feb 16 ~ 1967 Dec 7 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare. Harriet Martineau British social theorist June 12, 1802 ~ June 27, 1876 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com No matter what, nobody can take away the dances you've already had. Gabriel Garcia Marquez Novelist Mar 06, 1927 - Apr 17, 2014 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. Abraham Maslow Psychologist 1908 Apr 1 ~ 1970 Jun 8 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity. Golda Meir Prime Minister of Israel 1898, May 3 ~ 1978, Dec 8 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com You can't drown your troubles ... because troubles can swim. Margaret Millar Writer February 5, 1915 – March 26, 1994 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Every problem has two handles. You can grab it by the handle of fear or the handle of hope. Margaret Mitchell Novelist; Gone with the Wind November 8, 1900 – August 16, 1949 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Sometimes good things fall apart so better things could fall together. Marilyn Monroe Actress Jun 01, 1926 - Aug 05, 1962 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com I must get out all my ambitions and dust them. Lucy Maud Montgomery Author~ Anne of Green gables November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Having a dream is what keeps you alive. Overcoming the challenges makes life worth living. Mary Tyler Moore voicesvoyagethroughtime.com If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down. Toni Morrison Novelist voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free. Jim Morrison The Doors voicesvoyagethroughtime.com
Genius is finding the invisible link between things. Vladimir Nabokov Novelist voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Most of us have to be transplanted before we blossom. Louise Nevelson Sculptor voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Don't let one cloud obliterate the whole sky. Anais Nin Essayest voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Dreams don't have an expiration date. James Niven Actor Mar 01, 1910 - Jul 29, 1983 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Keep your feet on the ground, your chin up, your hands and mind busy, then you have nothing to fear. Merle Norman Cosmetic giant 1887, 15 Jan ~ 1972, 1 Feb voicesvoyagethroughtime.com The real test of character is how you treat someone who has no possibility of doing you any good. George Orwell voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Dream and give yourself permission to envision a You that you choose to be. Joy Page Actress Nov 09, 1924 - Apr 18, 2008 www.voicesvoyagethroughtime.com The road to success is always under construction. Arnold Palmer Golfer 1929 Sept 10 ~ 2016 Sept 25 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you! Arnold Palmer Golfer Sept 10, 1929 - Sept 25, 2016 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. Dorothy Parker American poet voicesvoyagethroughtime.com When a great moment knocks on the door of your life, it is often no louder than the beating of your heart, and it is very easy to miss it. Boris Pasternak Poet voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Genius consists not in making great discoveries, but in seeing the connection between small discoveries. Walker Percy Writer May 28, 1916 – May 10, 1990 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com
One person can change the world. Rosa Parks Reform Leader Feb 4, 1913 - Oct 24, 2005 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com
Write in the sand the flaws of your friend. Pythagoras Greek philosopher 525 B.C ~ 456 B.C. voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Do one thing everyday that scares you! Eleanor Roosevelt Former First Lady of the United States Oct 11, 1884 - Nov 7, 1962 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Imagination... its limits are only those of the mind itself. Rod Serling Screen writer: Twilight Zone Dec 25, 1924 - Jun 28, 1975 Voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard. Anne Sexton Poet November 9, 1928 ~ October 4, 1974 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com There's no one to stop you but yourself. Dave Thomas Founder ~ Wendy’s July 2, 1932 – January 8, 2002 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Life is a roller coaster, you have your ups and downs unless you fall off. John Updike Novelist March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Those who believe in telekinesis, raise my hand. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Author voicesvoyagethroughtime.com I think your imagination is your reality. Diana Vreeland Columnist September 29, 1903 – August 22, 1989 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Happiness is an inside job. William Arthur Ward voicesvoyagethroughtime.com If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. Booker T. Washington Educator Apr 5, 1856 - Nov 14, 1915 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Life is beating against the school windows. You must quickly open the doors and go out to learn that no door must be locked against you. Margaret Bourke-White Documentary Photographer June 14, 1904 ~ Aug 27, 1971 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Every moment is a new beginning. Elie Wiesel Writer Sep 30, 1928 - Jul 02, 2016 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com In order to fly, you have to give up the ground you are standing on. Elie Wiesel Writer Sep 30, 1928 - Jul 02, 2016 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much. Oscar Wilde Poet Oct 16, 1854 - Nov 30, 1900 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com Seize the day. Make your life extraordinary. Robin Williams Comedian Jul 21, 1951 - Aug 11, 2014 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com The shell must be broken before the bird can fly. Jennifer Worth Memoir ~ The Midwife September 25, 1935 ~ May 31, 2011 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open. Frank Zappa Multi-Instrumentalist Dec 21, 1940 - Dec 4, 1993 voicesvoyagethroughtime.com VOICES voyage through time ~the Best of Priceless Gems~ Graduation thoughts info _ [email protected] voicesvoyagethroughtime.com