Inspirational quotes from Dr. Fr. Davis George and others to give you wisdom and insight (September)


Sep. 1 You are second to none.  ~ Davis George

Turn your wounds into wisdom. ~ Oprah Winfrey

The most important thing in our lives is what we are doing now. ~ Anon


Sep. 2 After the night there comes the dawn, always.  ~ Davis George

Happiness is not something readymade.  It comes from your own action. ~ Dalai Lama XIV

Never let yesterday use up today. ~ Richard H. Nelson


Sep. 3 Find a reason to appreciate the other person. You will make his day.  ~ Davis George

If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich. ~ Laozi (Tao Te Ching)

Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige


Sep. 4 Only tip of the ice berg can be seen.  Go deeper to find out what is below.  ~ Davis George

Rise to the occasion which is life! ~ Wirginia Euwer Wolff

When you rise in the morning, form a resolution to make the day a happy one for a fellow creature. ~ Sydney Smith


Sep. 5 Positive approach is the only way to succeed.  ~ Davis George

We know nothing about motivation.  All we can do is write books about it. ~ Peter F Drucker

Most of the time we think we’re sick it’s all in the mind. ~ Thomas Wolfe


Sep.6 Be proactive always and you will emerge as a leader.  ~ Davis George

Examples is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only thing. ~ Albert Schweitzer

Morale is the greatest single factor in successful wars. ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower


Sep.7 Leadership is not dictatorship or hegemony, but building the team to achieve the goal.  ~ Davis George

What we see depends mainly on what we look for. ~ Sir John Lubbock

I’d rather be a lamppost in Chicago than a millionaire in any other city. ~ William A. Hulbert


Sep.8 Motivation is the key. Learn to use it effectively.  ~ Davis George

If what you are working for really matters, you will give it all you have got. ~ Nido Qubein

Who is the wise man? He who sees what’s going to be born. ~ Solomon


Sep.9 Teachers are life transformers in the real sense.  ~ Davis George

The most important thing about motivation is goal setting.  You should have always have a goal. ~ Francie Larrieu Smith

If you want a place in the sun, you’ve got to put up with a few blisters. ~ Abigail Van Buren


Sep.10 Teachers would always remain catalysts and facilitators.  ~ Davis George

You are what you think you are what you go for.  You are what you do! ~ Bob Richards

Nothing in this world is permanent. ~ German proverb


Sep.11 Without students there is no institution.  ~ Davis George

Kites rise highest against the wind – not with it. ~ Sir Winston Churchill 

It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see. ~ Thomas Carlyle


Sep.12 Caterpillar to butterfly is a process of breaking the cocoon which gives power to its wings and usher in the transformation.  ~ Davis George

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. ~ Stevie Wonder

The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere. ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh US


Sep.13 Egg has to be broken for the chicks to come out; the seed has to be broken for the plant to sprout.  You too have to break your shell that restricts your growth.  ~ Davis George

Be not afraid of life.  Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. ~ William James

A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte


Sep. 14 Come out of the comfort zone and explore new frontiers ~ Davis George

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. ~ Albert Einstein

We cannot all be masters. ~ William Shakespeare


Sep.15 Compete with yourself and not with others if you really want to succeed.  ~ Davis George

Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new. ~ Brian Tracy

Unless you give yourself to some great cause, you haven’t even begun to live. ~ William P. Merrill


Sep.16 Comparison and self indulgence will not let you give your best.   ~ Davis George

All of us perform better and more willingly when we know why we’re doing what we have been told or asked to do. ~ zig Ziglar

If you are afraid for your future, you don’t have a present. ~ James Petersen


Sep.17 Do not worship mediocrity. You would be doomed.   ~ Davis George

Always look at what you have left.  Never look at what you have lost. ~ Robert H Shuller

Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, but only saps today of its strength. ~ A.J. Cronin


Sep. 18 When you are side tracked, keep running on the track; you will reach your goal.  ~ Davis George

Flowing water never goes stale, so just keep on flowing.  ~ Bruce Lee

If we wait until we’ve satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late. ~ Lee Iacocca


Sep. 19 You are unique. God does not create junk. You are God’s masterpiece. There is never another you.  ~ Davis George

Too often we underestimate this power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around ~ Leo Buscaglia

In order to find the edge, you must risk going over the edge. ~ Dennis Dugan


Sep. 20 Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously.  IF God does not use a photocopy machine while creating human beings. You are the one and only one like you.   ~ Davis George

you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life.  You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself.  ~ Robert F. Bennett

Knowledge of sin is the beginning of salvation. ~ Marcus Annaeus Seneca


Sep.21 Leadership through relationship, unbeatable path to success.  ~ Davis George

There are two kinds of failures those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought. ~ Laurence J Peter

Do not wait for ideal circumstances, nor the best opportunities; they will never come. ~ Janet Erskine Stuart


Sep. 22 Leadership through example, the effective way to get around.  ~ Davis George

People are like stained glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Jesus, please teach me to appreciate what I have before time forces me to appreciate what I had. ~ Susan L. Lenzkes


Sep. 23 Youth, power house of energy, reservoir of talents, beauty unspeakable.  ~ Davis George

Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. ~ Victor Borge

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself. ~ Johann von Goethe


Sep. 24 Love is still the magic wand for the youth, genuine love and affection, much needed and less found.  ~ Davis George

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action. ~ Benjamin Disraeli

Necessity is the mother of taking chances. ~ Mark Twain


Sep. 25 Music and dance, sports and games, fine arts and paintings, creative writing and public speaking, desire for leadership and influence, all in abundance in   the youth. All they need is acknowledgement and recognition. And they excel.  ~ Davis George

Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy. ~ Leo Buscaglia

He has enough who is contented with little. ~ Anon


Sep. 26 Soft skills give them the competitive edge ~ Davis George. 

What we are is God’s gift to us.  What we become is our gift to God. ~Louis Nizer

There are things I can’t force. I must adjust. ~ C.M. Ward


Sep. 27 SS (Soft Skills)+ HS  (Hard Skills)= CS ( Core Skills). Develop your skills, you will succeed.  ~ Davis George

Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow; it only saps today of its strength. ~ A.J. Crown

The great thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes


Sep. 28 Habits can make you or break you.  What are your habits?  ~ Davis George

The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be. ~ Thomas Kempis


Sep. 29 Time Management is Life Management. Squander time, squander life.   ~ Davis George

Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.  ~  Les Brown

Who does not thank for little will not thank for much. ~ Estonian proverb


Sep. 30 Service above Self; Institution above self interest.   ~ Davis George

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. ~ Oscar Wilde

Who seeks a faultless friend remains friendless. ~ Turkish proverb


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