December 27, 2010
“ Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Vince Lombardi (whose name the Super Bowl Championship Cup is named after) •
July 11, 2010
“ A child who is hungry and cannot learn becomes an adult who cannot earn.
A saying from a food bank, as quoted in Changing Lives Through Books by David Baldacci (PARADE, July 11, 2010, pg. 17) •
“ People often ask me how I got into writing. I love to read, I always answer. When I opened a book, I open a world of possibilities. Then , when I began writing, I created my own possibilities. But when you can’t comprehend what’s inside a book, most possibilities vanish.
David Baldacci, as read in the July 11, 2010 issue of PARADE, pg. 17 (Changing Lives Through Books). •
April 18, 2010
“ W are all infinite spiritual beings having a temporary human existence.
Wayne Dyer (read in April 18, 2010 inside of PARADE magazine) •
January 18, 2010
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Life is too short to wake up with regrets.

So love the people who treat you right.

Forget about the one’s who don’t.

Believe everything happens for a reason.

If you get a chance, take it & if it changes your life, let it.

Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it.
Received in an email. •
January 17, 2010
“ What happiness lacks in length, it makes up for in height.
As read in the Jan 17, 2010 issue of PARADE, “Playing Cops and Robbers” by Jeanne Wolf, pg. 4 - 5, as quoted by LL Cool J and attributed to Robert Frost. •
August 9, 2009
“ You cannot realize a full life until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
John Wooden, Hall of Fame college basketball coach as read in St. Petersburg Times, Perspective, 1P, August 9, 2009. •
August 1, 2009
“ I’ve learned…. That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to
hold and a heart to understand.
In an email attachment “Japanese_Azaleas.pps” received from a friend. •
July 21, 2009
“ Goals: The world has the habit of making room for those who know where they are going.
As seen on a wall plaque in Toyota of Tampa Service Center on July 18, 2009. •
July 18, 2009
“ I know but one freedom, and that is the freedom of the mind.
Antoine de Saint-ExupĂ©ry, French writer and aviator (as read in ASCE SmartBrief, July 14, 2009) •