The Best at 85 That Can Be!

“I always think that age is a natural progression, and I’m ready for it, whatever. I’m going to be the best 85-year-old that I can be if I’m still around.”

~ Ann-Margret
ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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Magnetic Mind

“Your mind is a magnet.”

~ Carlos Santana,
Musician, Songwriter, Bandleader, Author, Kennedy Center Honoree (2013), Co-Founder – Milagro Foundation
Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award (2011), Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year Award (2004),
International Latin Music Hall of Fame (2002), BMI Latin Awards BMI Icon (2005),
Grammy Awards (10X) & Latin Grammy Awards (3X)

Looking Forward to Things Ahead

“I have no desire to look back, I only want to look forward to the things that are still ahead of me.”

~ Dionne Warwick
Singer, Actress, & Television Host

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Brainwashed Americans

““African-Americans have been brainwashed into not being open-minded, not even considering a conservative point of view. I have received some of that same vitriol simply because I am running for the Republican nomination as a conservative. So it’s just brainwashing and people not being open-minded, pure and simple.””

~ Herman Cain

Businessman

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Faithfully Yours

“And being apart ain’t easy on this love affair
Two strangers learn to fall in love again
I get the joy of rediscovering you
Oh girl, you stand by me
I’m forever yours,
faithfully.” ‘Faithfully’ (1983)

~ Jonathan Cain,
Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Keyboardist & Author

Visualize the Pinnacle

“I have always found it inspiring and motivating to close my eyes and think about what it might feel like and even look like should I actually reach the limits of my growth potential. Visualize the pinnacle, what exponential growth might look like. It is all within your reach.”

~ Bonneau Ansley
Entrepreneur, Speaker, Founder – Ansley Real Estate & Buckhead Coalition Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2018)

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The Life We Can Make for Our Children

“Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children.”

~ Sitting Bull
Hunkpapa Lakota Leader

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The Hard Curves of Life & Business

“For many people, the hard curves of life and business often seem like unwelcomed obstacles that stand in the path to their success. They can be seen as the deal-breakers, the brick walls that prevent growth and extinguish opportunity. I aim to look at them in a different light. We should learn to celebrate the hard curves, recognizing them for what they are—challenges that can make us better, more innovative, and stronger. This is the place where we can win the race.”

~ Bonneau Ansley
Entrepreneur, Speaker, Founder – Ansley Real Estate & Buckhead Coalition Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2018)

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People Standing at the Crossroads of Life

“I am overwhelmed to receive this Citizen of the Year Award for interacting with people who are standing at a crossroads in their lives and looking for a helping hand. By proactively approaching people in need and offering a helping hand, we have helped more than 200 people start new lives in this area, which has seen numerous suicides over the years.

With this award as encouragement, I plan to grow our network considerably moving forward.”

~ Yukio Shige,
Citizen of the Year (2009), Policeman, Suicide Preventer &
Founder – Kokoro ni Hibiku Bunshu Henshukyoku

It’s Not Always the Easiest

“Sometimes the right path is not always the easiest.”

~ Pocahontas
Powhatan Peacemaker

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FAITH is Contagious!

“FAITH is contagious, just like FEAR is contagious.”

~ Michael Todd
Lead Co-Pastor – Transformation Church , Author & Speaker

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Ah, Old Age.

“Ah, Old Age. Fear. Negligence. Valueless. Deterioration. Invisible … words that seem to grip us when we think about being old.
What has happened to us? Not so long ago, elders were revered, not reviled. Gray hair and wrinkles were honored, not disrespected.”

~ Camille O. Cosby
Producer, Executive Producer, Editor & Educator

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Thinking: The Final Frontier

“Thinking is the final frontier of privacy we have left. Our technology has invaded every other idiom of communication we have with each other. … The only safe place where there are no drones, where there are no hackers is within the confines of my own mind.”

~ T. D. Jakes, Sr.,
Bishop/Chief Pastor of The Potter’s House,
Author & Filmmaker

Your Next-Level Blessings

“You’re not ready for the next level until you’re ready for the next ‘devil’. ”

~ Rigel J. Dawson
Author & Minister

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Positive or Negative, Words Control Our Lives

“Words dominate us. Whether positive or negative, words control our lives. This is why we must be extremely careful to guard our tongues, especially when bad thoughts come to mind. Thoughts that are never spoken or acted upon will die unborn. It’s not until we give a thought voice and act on it that Satan has an open door into our lives.”

~ Frederick K.C. Price
Apostle, Author, Founder – Crenshaw Christian Center (CCC), & Founder – Fellowship of International Christian Word of Faith Ministries (FICWFM)

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The Mind is Its Own Place

“The mind is its own place and in itself
can make a heaven of hell or a hell of heaven.”

~ John Milton
Poet, Polemicist, Man of Letters
& Civil Servant – Commonwealth of England

Love Aging

“I love aging. Why would I want to be 21 for the rest of my life?”

~ Zoe Saldana-Perego”
Actress, Founder – BESE, Boston Society of Film Critics (2009), Empire Awards (2009),
Saturn Awards (2009), Teen Choice Awards (3X), ALMA Awards (2012) & Hollywood Walk of Fame Star(2018)

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When You Fall, You Can Get Back Up

“I know that being seen as a role model means taking responsibility for all my actions.
I am human, and of course, sometimes I make mistakes.
But, I promise that when I fall, I get back up.”

~ Jennifer Lynn Lopez
Actress, Author, Fashion Designer,
Dancer, Producer & Singer

If Bad Things Happen

“You don’t stop living because bad things happen. You keep going.”

~ Gina Neely
Restaurateur, Television Personality & Author

Your Thoughts

“Be careful what you think because your thoughts run your life!”

~ Lisa Osteen Comes,
Associate Pastor – Lakewood Church & Author

Defeated Before You Do Anything

“Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it,
for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before
you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are.”

~ Dr. Norman Vincent Peale,
Author & Minister

What’s In Your Spirit?

“What you put into your spirit, mind and life
is what will come out in the time of trouble.
Ask yourself, “Am I allowing negative input into my life?”
Replace anything negative with something positive.”

~ Lisa Osteen Comes,
Associate Pastor – Lakewood Church & Author

A Mindset Shift

“A shift in mindset can change your entire future.”

~ Than Merrill
Businessman, Television Personality, Co-Founder – CT Homes, LLC & Co-Owner – FortuneBuilders Inc.

Happy Attitudes

“Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind.
Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.”

~ Dr. Norman Vincent Peale,
Author & Minister

Don’t Be Small-Minded

“Only small-minded people get jealous.”

~ Joel Osteen,
Pastor – Lakewood Church, Motivational Speaker, Author & Executive Producer