Below are some quotes from a variety of sources that I have found inspirational and would like to share – they touch on the areas of leadership, the power of groups and cooperation, self-awareness and development, the interconnectedness of humans and life, the wisdom of patience and risk-taking, and bringing your intentions to the universe and inviting it to provide.  I hope you will find something here that will give you hope, inspiration, perspective and make you smile.

“Life is what happens while you’re making plans.”
– John Lennon

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“Luck is the residue of intent.”
– Anonymous

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“Leap and the net will appear.”
– Zen Koan

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“If you bring forth what is in you, what you bring forth will save you.”
– Jesus Christ, Thomas 70:1-2

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“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”
– Carl G. Jung

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“Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving till the right action arises by itself?”
– Lao Tzu

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“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.”
– Suzuki Roshi

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“Do not wait for the leaders; do it alone, person to person.”
– Mother Theresa

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“Good leaders make people feel that they’re at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning.”
– Warren G. Bennis

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“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.”
– Mohandas Gandhi

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“We are tied together in the single garment of destiny, caught in an inescapable net of mutuality.  And whatever affects one directly – affects all indirectly.”
– Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
– Margaret Mead

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“Be the change you want to see in the world.”
– Mohandas Gandhi

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“Be excellent to each other.”
– Bill & Ted

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“One hand washes the other and together they wash the face.”
– Giovanna Chiarradona (my grandmother)

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“Doing things right, and doing the right things.”
– Radha Chandra

“People have to know that you care before they care what you know.”
– Carole Ann Rand

“It is better to fail at your own life than to succeed at someone else’s.”
– paraphrased from the Bhagavad Gita via Josh Michaell

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