Thanksgiving

“Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.”

― Barbara Bus

Prioritize

“The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.”

― Brandon Sanderson

Motivation

“One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.”

― Lucille Bal

Perseverence

“We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.”

― Henry Ward Beecher

Gratefulness

“Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It’s not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it’s a day you’ve had everything to do and you’ve done it.”

― Margaret Thatcher

Good to Great

“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.”

—Albert Einstein

Enthusiasm

“The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can not achieve it.”

Leonardo DiCaprio

Taking Risk

“The only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”

Mark Zuckerberg

Education Philosophy

“Education is not to reform students or amuse them or to make them expert technicians. It is to unsettle their minds, widen their horizons, inflame their intellects, teach them to think straight, if possible.”

—Robert M. Hutchins

Inspire

“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”

-William A. Ward