Marriage: When I Am with You

“I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.”

~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Poet

Are We Praying or Just Complaining?

“God answers prayers; He doesn’t answer complaints.”

~ Joyce Meyer
Author, Speaker & Philanthropist

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When No One Else is Looking

“Always do your very best. Even when no one else is looking, you always are. Don’t disappoint yourself.”

~ Colin Powell
Politician, Statesman, Diplomat, United States Army 4-Star General (1989) & 65th United States Secretary of State (2001-2005)

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The Whole Secret of A Successful life

“The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one’s destiny to do, and then do it.”

~ Henry Ford,
Industrialist, Business Magnate &
Founder of Ford Motor Company

Your Best Inside & Out

“Beauty is being the best possible version of yourself on the inside and out”

~ Author Unknown

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Finding Peace in a Few Minutes

“But I try to steal other moments. Sometimes I get up very early in the morning and enjoy a quiet house and cup of tea before the craziness begins. Other times, I’ll take a quick walk on the beach. You can find peace in a few minutes.”

~ Cindy Crawford,
Entrepreneur, Super-Model,
Actress, & Television Personality

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Blessing Somebody Else While You’re Hurting

“The best thing you can do when you’re hurting is to go be a blessing to somebody else.”

~ Joyce Meyer
Author, Speaker & Philanthropist

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A Past, Present or Future: Caregivers

“There are only four kinds of people in the world – those who have been caregivers, those who are caregivers, those who will be caregivers and those who will need caregivers.”

~ Rosalynn Carter
First Lady of the United States (1977-1981), Author, Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (1998- ), National Women’s Hall of Fame (2002), Presidential Medal of Freedom (1999), Mental Illness Foundation Dorothea Dix Award (1988), Georgia Woman of the Year Award (1996), Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged (1996), United Nations Children’s Fund International Child Survival Award (1999), Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health – Institute of Medicine (2000), United States Surgeon General’s Medallion (2000) & American Peace Award (2009)

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Class Clowning Cash

“You know, I was the class clown in Catholic school, but I never thought I would make a living out of it!”

~ Sofia Vergara
Actress, Television Producer, Presenter, Model, Imagen Foundation Awards (2011), NAACP Image Awards (2011),
Screen Actors Guild (2012), Glamour Awards (2012), Screen Actors Guild (2013) & People’s Choice Award (2017)

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We Won’t Ignore Their Cries

“People with mental problems are our neighbors. They are members of our congregations, members of our families; they are everywhere in this country. If we ignore their cries for help, we will be continuing to participate in the anguish from which those cries for help come. A problem of this magnitude will not go away. Because it will not go away, and because of our spiritual commitments, we are compelled to take action.”

~ Rosalynn Carter
First Lady of the United States (1977-1981), Author, Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (1998- ), National Women’s Hall of Fame (2002), Presidential Medal of Freedom (1999), Mental Illness Foundation Dorothea Dix Award (1988), Georgia Woman of the Year Award (1996), Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged (1996), United Nations Children’s Fund International Child Survival Award (1999), Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health – Institute of Medicine (2000), United States Surgeon General’s Medallion (2000) & American Peace Award (2009)

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Failure is a Possibility, So is Success!

“”You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don’t win, at least you can be satisfied that you’ve tried. If you don’t accept failure as a possibility, you don’t set high goals, you don’t branch out, you don’t try – you don’t take the risk.””

~ Rosalynn Carter
First Lady of the United States (1977-1981), Author, Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (1998- ), National Women’s Hall of Fame (2002), Presidential Medal of Freedom (1999), Mental Illness Foundation Dorothea Dix Award (1988), Georgia Woman of the Year Award (1996), Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged (1996), United Nations Children’s Fund International Child Survival Award (1999), Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health – Institute of Medicine (2000), United States Surgeon General’s Medallion (2000) & American Peace Award (2009)

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To Be

“Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Essayist, Lecturer and Poet

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Is Your Product Phenomenal?

“Our thinking is that a product should be phenomenal all the way through, inside and out. ”

~ Jas Bagniewski,
Co-Founder – Eve Sleep

Doing What You Can to Show You Care

“Do what you can to show you care about other people and you will make our world a better place.”

~ Rosalynn Carter
First Lady of the United States (1977-1981), Author, Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (1998- ), National Women’s Hall of Fame (2002), Presidential Medal of Freedom (1999), Mental Illness Foundation Dorothea Dix Award (1988), Georgia Woman of the Year Award (1996), Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged (1996), United Nations Children’s Fund International Child Survival Award (1999), Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health – Institute of Medicine (2000), United States Surgeon General’s Medallion (2000) & American Peace Award (2009)

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The Best for You

“When people don’t want the best for you, they are not the best for you.”

~ Gayle King
Author, Broadcast Jounalisst,Television Personality

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Your Life Influences Others

“Our life ripples out, and it has influence. That’s why it’s important that we’re at our best and that we’re influencing others for the good.”

~ Victoria Osteen,
Co-Pastor – Lakewood Church, Author, Philanthropist &
Founder – Lakewood Church Women’s Ministry

The Best Man, Husband & Father

“For myself, it’s trying to do my best in whatever I am doing.
At this time, it is boxing; then when I get home,
I want to be the best father, the best husband, the best man I can be.”

~ Sonny William “Bill” Williams
International Newcomer of the Year (2004), World XIII (2004), Samoan Sports Association Junior Sportsman of the Year (2004),
Nickelodeon Australian Kids’ Choice Awards “Fave Rising Star” (2005), New Zealand Professional Boxing Association (NZPBA) Heavyweight Champion (2012),
Chiefs Players’ Player Award (2012), WBA International Heavyweight Champion (2013), Jack Gibson Medalist – Sydney Roosters’ Player of the Year (2013),
No.9 in Ask Men’s Top 49 Most Influential Men (2013 Edition), RLIF International Second-Rower of the Year (2013), RLIF International Player of the Year (2013) &
Panathlon International Fair Play Award (2015)

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He Inspires Everything

“I think what makes our marriage work amid all the glare is that my husband is my best friend.
He inspires everything in my life and enables me to do the best that I can.
I want to hang out with him more than anyone.”

~ Faith Hill,
Singer, Actress & Record Producer

Be Prepared to Succeed

“Either you’re prepared and succeed or you fall short and never get another shot.”

~ Nancy Wilson,
Song Stylist, Singer (Blues, Jazz, Cabaret, Pop & soul)
Grammy Awards (2007, 2005 1964, 3X)

Things We Can Be Proud to Show to the Kids

“Children are easily influenced, and I always want to do things
I can be proud to show my kids someday.”

~ Faith Hill,
Singer, Actress & Record Producer

Liking What You Do

“Like what you do, and then you will do your best.”

~ Katherine G. Johnson
Mathematician, Computer, Space Scientist, Physicist, Presidential Medal of Freedom (2015), Silver Snoopy Award (2016), NASA Group Achievement Award (2016)
Congressional Gold Medal (2019), Mattel ‘Katherine G. Johnson’ Barbie Doll (2018), West Virginia State College Outstanding Alumnus of the Year (1999),
De Pizan Honor from National Women’s History Museum (2014), NCWIT Pioneer in Tech Award (2015), Presidential Medal of Freedom (2015),
Silver Snoopy award from Leland Melvin (2016), Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s Arthur B.C. Walker II Award (2016),
Langley West Computing Unit NASA Group Achievement Award (2016), Congressional Gold Medal (2019), NASA Group Achievement Award &
NASA Langley Research Center Special Achievement Award (5X)

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CEO, Wife, Mother & or More

“Feminism is being able to have the choice – the choice to be a CEO, to be an executive,
to be a journalist, to be a congresswoman, to be a mother, a stay-at-home mother, to be a wife.”

~ Stacey Dash,
Actress, Talk Show Host & Author

If You Have to Be Extraordinary

“If there are opportunities, seize them and be prepared for them, and be the best, if that’s what it takes.
If you have to be extraordinary, then be extraordinary.”

~ Stacey Dash,
Actress, Talk Show Host & Author

When You Expect Good

“When you expect good, it’s available constantly, and it makes itself a reality in your life.”

~ Alfre Woodard,
Co-Founder – Artists for a New South Africa,
Emmy Award (4X), Golden Globe Award & Screen Actors Guild Awards (3X)

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Using the Negativity

“Whenever I feel bad, I use that feeling to motivate me to work harder.
I only allow myself one day to feel sorry for myself.
When I’m not feeling my best I ask myself, ‘What are you gonna do about it?’
I use the negativity to fuel the transformation into a better me.”

~ Beyonce Knowles,
Singer, Songwriter, Actress & Philanthropist