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The Basha Kill WetlandsThe Basha Kill Wildlife Management Area is located on the Orange County-Sullivan County border just south of Wurtsboro, New York. It consists of over 3,000 acres of wetlands and uplands which were acquired by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) with funds from the 1972 Bond Act. Until about 60 years ago the area was drained annually and used for agriculture, before the importance of freshwater wetlands to clean groundwater was recognized.
Wetlands act as a giant, filtering sponge, taking up organic pollutants and breaking them down during photosynthesis by rapidly-growing surface weeds. During periods of heavy rainfall or snow melt, water volume exceeds grounds capacity to absorb it, resulting in flooding and erosion damage. Wetlands soak up and hold the overflow, allowing it to slowly seep into cracks in the bedrock, percolating down into the water table. This process recharges wells and improves groundwater, as well as preventing flooding and damage caused by erosion.
As the largest freshwater wetland in southeastern New York, The Basha Kill provides vital services for both human and non-human residents. These wetlands provide a choice habitat and food source for over 30 varieties of fish, almost 200 kinds of birds and innumerable plants, reptiles, mammals and insects.
The landscape offers scenic views and an unmatched natural setting for hiking, canoeing, birdwatching and fishing. Above all, it is a place to breathe deeply, to feel the beauty and peace of a unique, unspoiled place in nature.
Wildlife abounds in The Basha Kill. Birdlife includes: the bald eagle, wild turkey, red-winged blackbird, woodpecker, hummingbird, great blue heron, red-tailed hawk, owl, grackle, pheasant, and Canadian Goose. Mammals seen to frequent the wetlands include: white tailed deer, opossum, porcupine, rabbit, raccoon, river otter, beaver and skunk. Fishermen find over 30 varieties of fish, including trout, carp, bass, pickerel, eel and sunny. Children are enchanted by the reptile population, including box turtles, bullfrogs, salamanders, snapping turtles and toads.
There are some very distinctive creatures found in the Basha Kill, including a prehistoric fish known as a Bowfin. The species is millions of years old and has swim bladders, which function as a sort of lung. This enables the fish to put its head out of the water and gulp air at the waters surface. They have large, cylindrical bodies that range to 21 pounds in the southern US, where they are more common. They are not native to the area, but were originally introduced in an attempt to control weeds. They are rugged predators that eat almost anything that moves.
Another unusual visitor to the Kill is the sea lamprey, which migrates from the Atlantic Ocean up the Delaware River and on into the Kill to spawn. Although these fish predators are a danger to many upstate fisheries, they are non-parasitic by the time they get to the Kill and die after spawning.
These wetlands are a botanical delight, with such plantlife as cattails, purple loosestrife, wild geranium, water lily, arrowhead, pickerelweed, voilet, cardinal flower, raspberry, dogwood, fern, white pine, white birch and beech.
DirectionsTake Route 17 west to exit 113. Take Route 209 traveling south (in the direction of Port Jervis). When you see the Moose Lodge on your left, make a left onto Haven Road. There are some parking spots here, and you can hike along the Basha Kill in both directions. Or, continue on Haven Road until it intersects with South Road. Make a right turn onto South Road and proceed to the first of four boat launch areas.
The Basha Kill Area Association Who we are: We are a group of people working to preserve the unspoiled quality of the beautiful and unique Basha Kill, as well as other nearby areas whose ecological health is interconnected with the Basha Kill.
Our mission: Since our founding in 1972, our mission has been to protect the Basha Kill wetlands and surrounding area from ecological degradation, to promote education and respect for the environment in general and to preserve the beauty of the area
What we do: We stay alert to possible threats to the Basha Kill watershed and surrounding area such as pollution, vandalism, and unwise development. As the official adopter of the Basha Kill under the DEC's Adopt-A-Natural-Resource program, the Basha Kill Area Association (BKAA) is the local watchdog organization for the wetlands. Members of the BKAA work with representatives from local government and from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to address these problems. We monitor local Town Board and Planning Board meetings in order to stay apprised of potential development problems. The BKAA partners with other environmental groups in an effort to safeguard the region's valuable natural resources. Membership in such organizations enhances our influence in the broader environmental community and consequently enables us to be more effective advocates.
We are a hands-on organization: We sponsor an annual cleanup where we roll up our sleeves and spend the morning collecting garbage and litter. We carried out a two year baseline, water quality monitoring project, and continue to monitor the status of the Basha Kill's water quality. Currently, we are sponsoring a volunteer eagle watch program in which we monitor the Basha Kill's nesting pair of bald eagles and collect data about visitor use of the Basha Kill. We promote education about the environment. The BKAA presents information to school children in Sullivan and Orange Counties, as well as to interested groups. The BKAA offers free nature walks at the wetlands led by local experts. We sponsor campers each summer to the DEC Environmental Camp in DeBruce. We produced a video about the history and the importance of the wetlands, which is available for loan.
JOIN US! The more members we have, the more educational and recreational services we can offer our community, and the greater the impact we can have on decisions affecting local environmental issues.
Membership costs only $10 per year, and includes a monthly newsletter. Simply send a check, with your name, address and phone number to:
The Basha Kill Area AssociationP.O. Box 1121Wurtsboro, NY 12790
CONTACT INFORMATION:
-->To join, call Lorraine Haring at (845) 888-5381.
On the Web, go to:
The BKAA has a new website! Visit it at www.thebashakill.org
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Shawangunk Ridge Coalition at www.shawangunkridge.org. -->BKAA tee-shirts, sweatshirts and hats are available at The Catskill Hiking Shack. All proceeds go to support the Basha Kill. Hats and tees with our logo are $10, and sweatshirts are available for a $20 donation. Check out the new full-color wetlands t-shirt, the price for that is $15, all can be seen and purchased at the Hiking Shack.
Schedule for the year 2003
2006 Calendar
· Basha Kill Eagle Watch Training
Saturday, March 25th, 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
888 South Road, Wurtsboro.
Learn about bald eagle biology and the Basha Kill ecosystem so that
you can volunteer with our Eagle Watch program in the spring.
As a volunteer, you will assist visitors to view the active bald eagle nest and collect data
about people who visit the Basha Kill. Volunteers cover three hour shifts from mid-April through the end of June on week-end afternoons.
Lori McKean, Director of the Eagle Institute, will be the main presenter for the training.
Call Denise Frangipane for more information at 845-583-5477.
· Star Walk with Bob Fiore
Saturday, April 1st at 6:30 pm Join amateur astronomer Bob Fiore for a look at the night skies over the Basha Kill. Fun and informative for people of all ages.
Meet at the Haven Road parking lot. Call Bob with questions, especially if you want to check on the status of the walk because of weather – 845-498-9001.
· 25th Annual Cleanup
Saturday, April 29th at 10:00 am
Meet at Haven Road parking lot. Plastic bags provided.
Free lunch at noon at the Moose Lodge.
· Early Spring Canoeing Outing on the Basha Kill
Sunday, April 30th at 9:00 am
Join Scott Graber, local naturalist & nature photographer, and Mike Medley, avid outdoorsman & former science teacher, for an early canoe trip in the Basha Kill. It’s smoother sailing at this time of year when the vegetation has not had a chance to grow up throughout the Kill.
Meet at the South Road boat launch site with your canoe or kayak at 9:00am. Call Mike Medley at 845-754-0743 for details and to arrange to team up with other boaters.

· Peak of Migration Birding with John Haas
Join John, Basha Kill birder extraordinaire, on Saturday, May 6th at 8:30 am
Meet at the Haven Road parking lot
Call John at 845-888-0240 for details.
· Botany Walk with John Kenney
Meet John Kenney, local naturalist, at the Haven Road parking lot on Sunday, May 7th at 10:00 am. John will focus on tree identification (looking at bark and buds) but will include flowering plants as well.
· Hike the Wurtsboro Ridge with John WinklerSaturday, May 20th at 9:30 am
Join hiker/photographer John Winkler (author of An Enchanted Land: the Shawangunk Mountains), in front of the Hiking Shack on Sullivan Street in Wurtsboro. Traverse the Wurtsboro Ridge for vistas of the Basha Kill and the surrounding area. John will also point out early wildflowers in bloom.
According to John, this is a short uphill climb followed by level hiking.
You can reach John at 518-346-4969 if you have any questions about the hike.
· Amphibians & Reptiles with Bill Cutler Sunday, June 4th at 10:00 am
Meet Bill Cutler, local herpetology expert
at the Haven Road parking lot. Bill will talk about habitat requirements and habitat preservation for amphibians and reptiles with a focus on the Basha Kill. Kids as well as adults love learning about reptiles and amphibians with Bill!
Contact Bill at 845-754-8398 or at viper@catskill.net .
-->· Early Summer Wildflowers with John KenneySunday, June 11th at 10:00 am
John Kenney, who leads nature walks in the region, will point out blooming flowers
around the Basha Kill. Meet him at the Haven Road parking lot.
Call John at 845-436-6046 for details.
· Blooms & Butterflies with John Kenney Sunday, July 9th at 10:00 am at the Haven Road parking lot.
John Kenney will show you the latest blooming wildflowers of the Basha Kill, as well as butterflies.

Call John at 845-436-6046 for details.
· Fall Warblers and More with John Haas Saturday, September 16
at 8:30 am at the Haven Road parking lot
Meet John Haas, well-known birder of the Basha Kill, for a birding expedition.
Both experts and novices enjoy John’s outings.
Call John at 845-888-0240 for details.
· Fall Canoeing at the Basha Kill with Scott Graber & Mike MedleyMeet at the South Road boat launch site at 10:00 am on Saturday, September 23rd.
Join Scott Graber, naturalist and nature photographer, and Mike Medley, avid outdoorsman and former science teacher, to paddle the Kill. This trip is back by popular demand!
If you have your own canoe or kayak, bring it with you. Call Mike Medley at 845-754-0743 for details and to arrange to team up with other boaters.

Annual Cleanup
Saturday, May 21st from 10:00 am to noon!
Meet in the Haven Road parking lot to get garbage bags and to pick your cleanup area.

Because we changed the date, we were not able to reserve the Moose Lodge for lunch so this year. So we'll be picnicking in the parking lot. Free lunch will be provided but bring chairs or a blanket if you prefer to have something to sit on.

We'll also have a portable toilet on site and some wash-up supplies.
There's plenty of garbage out there so hope you can make it!

Call BKAA President Paula Medley for more information at 845-754-0743.
Please spread the word. Thanks for your help.

Basha Kill Eagle Watch Training
888 South Road, Wurtsboro
Saturday, April 2, from 9:30 – 12:00 noon
Learn about bald eagle biology and the BK ecosystem so that you can volunteer with the eagle watch program in the spring—helping visitors view the active bald eagle nest, and collecting data on visitors to the Basha Kill.
For more information, call Denise Frangipane at 845-583-5477
Peak of Migration Birding with John Haas,
Basha Kill birder extraordinaire
Saturday, May 7, 8:30 AM
Meet at the Haven Road parking lot.
A History Mystery & Early Wildflowers
With John Winkler, hiker and author of “An Enchanted Land; the Shawangunk Mountains.”
Saturday, May 14, 10:00 AM
See flowers and a historical find John made along the old rail bed trail north of Haven Road.
Meet at the Haven Road parking lot.
Amphibians & Reptiles
With Bill Cutler, local herpetology expert
Sunday, June 5, 10:00 AM
Kids and adults both love learning with Bill!
Meet at the Haven Road parking lot.

Early Summer Wildflowers,
with John Kenney, local nature walk leader
Sunday, June 12, 10:00 AM
Meet at the Haven Road parking lot.
Blooms & Butterflies
With John Kenney
Sunday, July 10, 10:00 AM
Meet at the Haven Road parking lot.
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Basha Kill Area Association, Inc.PO Box 1121, Wurtsboro, NY 12790President: Paula Medley (845) 754-0743
Want to contact the BKAA?Lorraine Haring 888-5381
Florence Rothauser 888-4361 -->
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Poems on Nature and Beauty
Beauty, unlike Love or Friendship or even Life, brings its own sweet reward. You don't have to bring Beauty into existence. You don't have to work at it. All that is required is that you appreciate it, as the poems you are about to read surely do.
These poems are about Beauty, but more than that they are about the appreciation of it. In nature. In people. In the situations that make up our daily lives.
Poetry is Truth. And perhaps the greatest Truth any of us can discover is that Beauty exists in our lives, only waiting to be found and recognized. And appreciated
This poems is about the stars. I have admired them from afar, for most of my life. These are some of my thoughts
Stars

I look to the sky at night and admire the beauty of the stars.I stand in awe of their brilliance;They are as shining and constantand they have been since the beginning of time.They light the heavens and fill our hearts with wonder.When one burns out, another takes its place;for they are eternal.Wherever you are, they guide you from their home high above the earth.At times, they seem close enough to touch, as they transport your dreams far away.Their magic compels us to offer up wishes for their consideration.They make us realize that even when the sky is the darkest,a tiny beacon of light still shines through.They are God's reminder to us that some things really do go on forever.
Most of the truly beautiful things in the world come from Nature.
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I sometimes stare at the sky and wonder why we have made such a mess of things. I wonder how we can tear up the seas and use up the trees all in the name of progress. It is such a tragedy that we are damaging things so fast and they will soon be way beyond repair.
It is very sad to think future generations will not have the natural things to enjoy as we have had, and that they will be paupers when it comes to the offerings of the natural world.

But, preserving nature is one thing ... appreciating it is quite another. There is so very much beauty all around us to see, touch, and hear. Nature is so miraculous because it is always changing. No matter how many times you look at something, it is always different.
Nature can set a sky aflame at sunset or magically transform a familiar landscape into a snow-white wonderland. It can paint a rainbow in the sky, paint beautiful autumn colors on trees, or paint a clump of daffodils in the grass with glow of soft sunlight.

Nature can bring a lot of beauty into our lives. Nature has a way of affecting our moods and it can force us to change our plans. Nature is responsible for the sun, clouds, rain, and snow. When it is sunny and bright outside, we feel cheerful inside. When it is cloudy and rainy, we often feel gloomy. When there is a beautiful and starry night, the moonlight makes us feel romantic.
When we see the leaves budding on a tree or when a timid flower pushes through the frozen ground, or when we smell the freshness of spring, new hope will always come to us. Nature is truly an intrinsic part of our lives.
When we wake and see a sunrise, when we walk and feel a breeze, when we gaze at the mountains and the splendor of the seas, when we see the earth renew its beauty at each season of the year, and when the stars shine at night, we should be so very thankful to the Lord for giving us all these wonderful and miraculous things. Learning to become more aware of nature can truly have a good effect on our lives in the way we look at things and in the way we feel about ourselves.

It is with much love that I dedicate these pages to a very special and wonderful person, Ginny Ellis. If it hadn't been for her, these pages would not be possible. I truly appreciate every beautiful poem that she has ever written. I thank you from the bottom of my heart, Ginny, for bringing so much beauty into the world.

I would now like to share with you some of Ginny's and other poets verses and other things that capture Nature's moods and majesty. They may evoke some memories and dreams I do hope you will find something that you will enjoy.
Some of the authors are unknown but if you know the correct source of items listed, I will appreciate hearing from you so corrections can be made and proper credit given.
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I Come To Meet You
A Land Forgot
The Singing Winds
Waterfalls
Winter's Concert
A Message From Chief Seattle
Ocean Waves
God's Love Is All Around Us
Mother Africa
The Lion
The Tiger
Where Do The Robins Go In The Rain?
God's Redwoods
Winter
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His Eye Is On The Sparrow
The Swans
God's Irises
Father Of Wolves
Autumn Leaves
The Most Magnificent Mountains
Oh Such Visions
The Leopard
The Gorilla
Mr. Chipmunk
The Old Cypress Tree
Silence Of The Forest

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Remember that if we take the time to enjoy nature more, then we are taking the time out to really live more!
I do hope that all your days will be filled with sunflowers and roses!


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Life quotes
You are who you chose to be.A bend in the road isn’t the end of the road unless you take the wrong turn.The only things in life you should regret are the risks in life you didn’t take.You know you love someone when you want them to be happy even if their happiness means you’re not a part of it.Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It’s means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections.Work like you don’t need the money, love like you’ll never get hurt, dance like no one is watching.To live our lives in our own way, to reach for the goals we have set for ourselves, to be what we want to be, that is success
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Friday, October 2
Mahatma alias Bapu
· Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.
· Be the change you want to see in the world.
· First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
· The sacrifice which causes sorrow to the doer of the sacrifice is no sacrifice. Real sacrifice lightens the mind of the doer and gives him a sense of peace and joy. The Buddha gave up the pleasures of life because they had become painful to him.
· "Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well
· "It is difficult, but not impossible, to conduct strictly honest business."
· You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
Seven Deadly Sins which Will destroy U :
Wealth Without WorkPleasure Without ConscienceKnowledge Without CharacterCommerce (Business) Without Morality (Ethics)Science Without HumanityReligion Without SacrificePolitics Without Principle
--Mahatma
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Thursday, July 2
FAMOUS QUOTES


1.Love never claims, it ever gives; love never suffers, never resents, Never
revenges itself. Where there is love there is life; hatred leads to destruction.


2.Hatred can be overcome only by love

3.In my humble opinion, non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.

4.A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave

5.Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary


6.The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong


7.Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.

8.It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover ఇమ్పోతెన్స్

9.All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family, and each one of us is responsible for the misdeeds of all the others. I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul.

10.When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.



11.The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.


12.The Seven Deadly Sins are wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, business without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice and politics without principle.

13.The sacrifice which causes sorrow to the doer of the sacrifice is no sacrifice. Real sacrifice lightens the mind of the doer and gives him a sense of peace and joy. The Buddha gave up the pleasures of life because they had become painful to him

14. I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper's wounds, I feel I am nursing the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience?"I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No, I wouldn't touch a leper for a thousand pounds; yet I willingly cure him for the love of God.15.When a poor person dies of hunger, it has not happened because God did not take care of him or her. It has happened because neither "you " nor "I " wanted to give that person what he or she needed.16.Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.


17.The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved.The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for breadBeing unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat. If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.


18."Please choose the way of peace. ... In the short term there may be winners and losers in this war that we all dread. But that never can, nor never will justify the suffering, pain and loss of life your weapons will cause."

19.An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.--non-violence - BapuJi

20.The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good .
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Quotes
1.when there is no thought, the mind experiences happiness; and when the world appears, it goes throuGh misery. 2.I’ve learned that ultimately , ‘takers’ lose and ‘givers’ WIN. 3.INTEGRITY "Integrity "means you stick to your personal code of conduct. You stick to what you decide is right and wrong. When you live with integrity, you succeed. You are open and honest. Your life is uncomplicated and less stressful.When you have good integrity you have no reason to lie. You can look at yourself in the mirror. You have nothing to hide . 3.INTEGRITY is demonstrated by people who do the right thing, no matter what the circumstances may be 4."One person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who have only interests." 5.When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying 6.Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be,because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do 7.Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don'tgo for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright 8.Life laughs at you when you are unhappy.Life smiles at you when you are happy.Life salutes you when you make others happy... 9.Anybody can become angry- that is easy:but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, and for the right purpose, and in the right way- that is not within every body's power and is not easy. 10.Delusion will vanish as the light becomes more and more effulgent, load after load of ignorance will vanish, and then will come a time when all else has disappeared and the sun alone shines. 11.Without serving parents, Guru and guests, no matter how many punyas are performed they are all in vain. 12.The biggest paapam on this earth, the karmabhoomi is to hurt others' hearts, as there is neither a remedy nor a 'praayschittam' to the sin caused due to hurting others. 13 .WHAT IS TRUE FOR YOU is what you have observed yourself "And when you lose that you have lost everything." 14. Character is higher than intellect." 15 .I will Do the right thing, even if it isn’t going to be easy forme or for others.• Make sure there is no difference between what Isay and what I do. I will be consistent and true to my heart. 16."If you fall, fall like a seed to germinate but not like a leaf to die" 17.From What We Get We Can Make A Living. What We Give However Makes A Life 18. Pain Is Inevitable. Suffering Is Optional. 19.When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying 20.Life laughs at you when you are unhappy. Life smiles at you when you are happy. Life salutes you when you make others happy... 21.PEOPLE WHO GAMBLE FOR MONEY ARE POTENTIAL CHEATERS BECAUSE THEY ARE TRYING TO GET SOMETHING FOR NOTHING. 22.Believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see, and you will be a wise woman 23.God places the heaviest burden on those who can carry its weight." - Reggie White 24.The love we give away is the only love we keep. -Elbert Hubbard 25. Players win, players lose, players prepare, players practice, players get hurt but players get up. No matter what the outcome is, players play
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Chanakya quotes
Chanakya Quotes1."A person should not be too honest.Straight trees are cut firstand Honest people are victimised first .
2."Even if a snake is not poisonous,it should pretend to be venomous."
3.The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody. !It will destroy you
4.There is some self-interest behind every friendship.There is no Friendship without self-interests.This is a bitter truth
5."Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead
6."As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it
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• Plan your work and work your plan. -Napolean Hill • I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul. -William Ernest Henley • You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you. -Barbara Sher • Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice: It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. -William Jennings Bryan • The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem. -Theodore Rubin • You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do. - Eleanor Rooseve -- Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. -Robert Brault • The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. -Benjamin Mays • If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative. -Woody Allen • If you're made of the right material, a hard fall is bound to result in a high bounce. • Size isn't everything. The whale is endangered, while the ant continues to do just fine. -Bill Vaughan • Adversities cause some men to break; others to break records. -William A. Ward • Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are. -John Wooden • I still feel like I gotta prove something. There are a lot of people hoping I fail. But I like that. I need to be hated. - Howard Stern
--If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost. That is where they should be. Now put the foundation under them. -Henry David Thoreau • Between the great things we cannot do and the small things we will not do, the danger is that we shall do nothing. - Adolph Monod • Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out. -Art Linkletter • We must stop assuming that a thing which has never been done before probably cannot be done at all. -Donald M. Nelson • It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult. -Seneca • Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. -Thomas A. Edison --Progress always involves risks. You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first. -Frederick B. Wilcox • To live only for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top. -Robert M. Pirsig • Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it. -Groucho Marx • There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet. -William Frederick Halsy, Jr. • When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us. -Alexander Graham Bell --Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.--Marie Curie • Above all, challenge yourself. You may well surprise yourself at what strengths you have, what you can accomplish. -Cecile M. Springer • If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. -Henry David Thoreau • Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self-confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense. -Thomas A. Bennett • Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress. -Alfred A. Montapert • Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. -Warren Buffett • To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in ---.People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing -- that's why we recommend it daily. -Zig Ziglar • Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. -Jim Ryun • If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad. -Denis Waitley • Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. -Confucius • When we accept tough jobs as a challenge and wade into them with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen. -Arland Gilbert • Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. -William James • We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action. -Frank Tibolt ---A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. -Herm Albright • Real confidence comes from knowing and accepting yourself--your strengths and your limitations - in contrast to depending on affirmation from others. -Judith M. Bardwick • To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream. Not only plan but also believe. -Anatole France • It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things. -Elinor Smith• Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction. -Jawaharlal Nehru • It’s not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man who says the oath. -Aeschylus • If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't. --Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad. -Denis Waitley
--.Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking. -William B. Sprague • The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible. -Arthur C. Clarke • If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes. -St. Clement of Alexandra • It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, "Always do what you are afraid to do." -Ralph Waldo Emerson • Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do. -Benjamin Spock • Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality. -Erich Fromm • To the question of your life you are the answer, and to the problems of your life you are the solution. -Joe Cordare • Don't let anyone steal your dream. It's your dream, not theirs. -Dan Zadra • What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. -Ralph Waldo E • Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity. -W. Clement Stone • Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly. -Stephen R. Covey • Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them. -William Arthur Ward • Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will. -Dr. Robert • The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. -Vincent J. Lombardi • The most important thing about motivation is goal setting. You should always have a goal. -Francie Larrieu Smith • In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it. -Jane Smiley
• It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. -W. Somerset Maugham • Not doing more than average is what keeps the average down. -William M. Winans • Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. -T. S. Eliot • Anger blows out the candle of the mind. -R. G. Ingersoll • Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory. -General George S. Patton • You never fail until you stop trying. -Florence Griffith Joyner • The greatest mistake you can make in this life is to be continually fearing you will make one. -Elbert Hubbard • Life is a series of collisions with the future; it is not the sum of what we have been, but what we yearn to be. -Jose Ortega y Gasset • Avoid competency traps. Do not stay only where you are good at things, Go out and be challenged. -Andrew Creighton
---Remember that you are needed. There is at least one important work to be done that will not be done unless you do it. -Charles L. Allen • Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration and inspiration. -Evan Esar • I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure--which is: Try to please everybody. -Herbert Bayard Swope • Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true. -Leon J. Suenes • Nothing is predestined: The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings. -Ralph Blum • Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
• Your most valuable asset can be your willingness to persist longer than anyone else. -Brian Tracy • Destiny is not a matter of chance, but a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for it is a thing to be achieved. -William Jennings Bryant • To achieve something you've never achieved before, you must become someone you've never been before. -Bria Tracy • The secret of happiness is not doing what one likes, but liking what one has to do. -James M. Burrie • The older I grow, the more I listen to people who don't say much. -Germain G. Glidden • I do not ask for any crown but that which all may win; nor try to conquer any world except the one within. -Louisa May Alcott • I do not pray for a lighter load, but for a stronger back. -Philip Brookes