Good Living 123

“Begin each day with a fresh breath of air and a renewed attitude of positive possibilities.”

— Cathy Burnham Martin – American author, voiceover artist & dedicated foodie

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“We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.”

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 – 1882)

American poet

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“We are all role models. Our only choice is to be a good or bad one.”

— Cathy Burnham Martin – American author, voiceover artist & dedicated foodie

That is a theme that I’ve used for dozens of presentations to young people for a great many years on the business and public speaking circuits. So often we humans get thinking that only movie stars, politicians, and professional athletes should be held to a higher standard. (Oh, yeah… some celebs forget to think about that little detail.) I simply believe that we all must hold ourselves to a higher standard, for the sake of our souls and the world around us, and because someone impressionable and vulnerable is watching, even if we don’t think we are worthy of such influence.

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“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.”

— Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

British statesman, soldier & writer; former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being.”

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832)

German playwright, poet, and statesman

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“Fences are made for those who cannot fly.”

— Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)

American writer, publisher & philosopher

Editor & founder of Roycroft Press

Note: He and his wife died aboard the RMS Lusitania when it was sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915.

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“What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.”

— George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Irish playwright, critic, and political activist

“Anyone who doesn’t believe in miracles is not a realist.”

— David Ben-Gurion (1886 – 1973)

Former Prime Minister of Israel

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“The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery, and tenacity.”

— Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Indian lawyer, spiritual & political leader, and nonviolent resistance advocate

“Confidence in nonsense is a requirement for the creative process.”

— Epictetus (c50-135AD)

Greek philosopher

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“Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.”

– Babe Ruth (1895-1948)

American Major League Baseball player (1914-1935)

April 27^th is celebrated in ballparks throughout the United States and Japan as “Babe Ruth Day” in honor of the “King of Swing,” who helped people fall in love with baseball. In his Hall of Fame induction speech on June 12, 1939, Ruth quipped, “As my old friend Cy Young says, ‘I hope it goes another hundred years and the next hundred years will be the greatest.’ You know to me this is just like an anniversary, because 25 years ago yesterday, I pitched my first baseball game in Boston, for the Boston Red Sox.”

Play ball!

“A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)

American social activist & First Lady (1933-1945); Ambassador to United Nations

Featured in:

“Healthy Thinking Habits: 7 Attitude Skills Simplified” 2015

“A Healthier You! Fabulous ideas to help you live a healthier life” 2005

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“Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.”

— Casey Stengel (1890 – 1975) American Major League Baseball player & manager; Baseball Hall of Fame, 1966

May we always feel and express humility and great gratitude for the team players always among us.

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“‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.”

— Thomas Paine (1737-1809)

English-born American political activist, philosopher & revolutionary

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“If man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.”

— Martin Luther King, Jr., (1929 – 1968)

American Baptist minister & civil rights activist

Delivered in an address at the 1963 Great March on Detroit

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“We are born princes, and the civilizing process makes us frogs.”

— Dr. Eric Berne (1910-1970)

Canadian psychiatrist known for developing the theory of Transactional Analysis

This just happens to be National Bullfrogs Are Beautiful Day.

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“Whenever we feel like giving up, we must commit ourselves to finding a better attitude, developing new skills, and working harder.”

— Cathy Burnham Martin

American author, voiceover artist & dedicated foodie

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“Hope is the dream of the soul awake.”

– French proverb

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“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,

that whoever believes in him should not perish

but have eternal life.”

— John 3:16

Wishing you sunshine, good times, and many blessings… a life filled with happiness, love, and faith. He is risen! God bless you.

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“We may have a firm grasp on the obvious, but the crystal clear can still appear cloudy.”

— Cathy Burnham Martin

American author, voiceover artist & dedicated foodie

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“Calm self-confidence is as far from conceit as the desire to earn a decent living is remote from greed.”

— Channing Pollock (1926 – 2006), American Magician

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