The Inspiring Dad

“I’ve said it before, but it’s absolutely true:
My mother gave me my drive, but my father gave me my dreams.
Thanks to him, I could see a future.”

~ Liza Minnelli,
Actress, Singer, Dancer, Choreographer, Philanthropist,
American Theater Hall of Fame inductee, Best Actress Academy Award,
BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, David di Donatello Career Award,
Grammy Award, Grammy Legen Award, Primetime Emmy Award & Tony Award

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If You Do Not Prepare …

“When you go to meetings or auditions and you fail to prepare,
prepare to fail. It is simple but true.”

~ Paula Abdul,
Singer, Songwriter, Dancer, Choreographer & Actress

Truly Educated

“Intelligence plus character, that is the goal of true education.”

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Pastor, Activist & Humanitarian

True Repentance

““True repentance isn’t just saying, “I’m sorry.” It’s. saying “I’m sorry, I’ll never, ever do that again
because my relationship with you means more to me than anything.””

~ Serita Jakes,
Author, Speaker & Potter’s House Executive Director:
God’s Leading Ladies Life Enrichment Program,
Distinctively Debs Youth Program & Starting Over

That Which is Right, Just & True

“The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty
by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”

“A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right.
A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice.
A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.”

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Pastor, Activist & Humanitarian

A Magnet in Your Heart

“There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends.
That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first;
when you learn to live for others, they will live for you.”

~ Paramahansa Yogananda,
Guru

True Faith

“True faith welcomes questions;
false faiths discourage and prohibit them.”

~ Samuel Rodriguez,
Founder & President – National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference & Author

Hand-holding, Flowers & Nice Gestures

“A common misconception about strong women
is that we don’t need
the hand-holding, the flowers, and the nice gestures,
and what I’ve found to be true
is that it’s the strong women who want it the most.”

~ Nicole Curtis,
Investor, Realtor, Author
& House Restorer, Host – Rehab Addict

The True & The Good

“You cannot really have the world and hold on to it.
It is all too temporary and the more you try to hold on to it,
the more it actually holds you.
By contrast, the more you hold onto the true and the good,
the more you are free to truly live.”

~ Ravi Zacharias,
Christian Apologist, Author, Radio Host, Scholar &
Founder & Chairman of the Board of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries

The Fundamental Key to Success

“The fundamental key to success is
what you believe is true for yourself.”

Oprah Gail Winfrey,
Chairwoman & CEO of Harpo Productions,
Chairwoman, CEO & CCO of Oprah Winfrey Network,
Television Host, Producer, Author, Actress & Philanthropist

Put Imagination to Work

“Creativity is putting your imagination to work,
and it’s produced the most extraordinary results in human culture.”

~ Ken Robinson,
Educator

It’s a Cliche, So True!

“The more you give,
the more you get –
it’s a cliche, but it’s really true.”

~ Christie Brinkley
a.k.a Christie Lee Hudson,
Super-Model, Actress, Artist,
Author & Entrepreneur

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Purified by Truth

“Bodies are cleansed by water; the mind is purified by truth.”

~ Horace Mann,
Educator, College President & Politician

True to You

“One of the lessons that I grew up with
was to always stay true to yourself
and never let what somebody else says
distract you from your goals.
So, when I hear about negative and false attacks,
I really don’t invest any energy
in them,
because I know who I am.”

~ Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama,
Lawyer, Writer, &
First Lady of the United States (1.20.2009-1.20.2017)

Love In Deed and Truth

Let us not love in word or talk
but in deed and in truth.
1 John 3:18

Be True

Greetings!  This quote is wonderful!:

“Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.”
Henry David Thoreau