where strength and growth come from...Napoleon Hill

Strength and growth come 

only through continuous

 effort and struggle. 

~Napoleon Hill

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what to expect ... Calvin Coolidge

Don't expect

to build up the weak

by pulling down

the strong.

~Calvin Coolidge

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Location: Southern California

redefining strength ... Hermann Hess

Some of us think 

holding on makes

 us strong; 

but sometimes

 it is letting go.

~Hermann Hess

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it's a new day ... Eleanor Roosevelt

With the new day

 comes new strength 

and new thoughts. 

~Eleanor Roosevelt

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things will change ... Gregory Peck

Tough times don't last, 

tough people do. 

Remember? 

~Gregory Peck

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Location: Ronsom House Museum, Phoenix, Arizona

see, things do change?

have some courage - Vincent van Gough

What would life be if

we had no courage

to attempt anything?

~ Vincent van Gough

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introspection ... Ralph Waldo Emerson

What lies behind you

and what lies in front of you,

pales in comparison

to what lies inside you.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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be proud of yourself ... Lauren Bacall

I think your whole life

shows in your face

and you should be

proud of that.

~ Lauren Bacall

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Taken in 1943 in Texas

have a little fun ... Jane Birkin

When you start recognizing

that you're having fun,

life can be delightful.

~Jane Birkin

Iced Tea Day ... Eleanor Roosevelt

A woman is like a tea bag - 

you can't tell 

how strong she is 

until 

you put her in hot water.

~Eleanor Roosevelt

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(5/6) Constant Effort ... Napoleon Hill

Strength and growth only come through continuous effort and struggle.

~Napoleon Hill

Library of Congress
1961, Helena Rubinstein Salon

(3/17) Happy St. Patrick's Day ... John O'Donohue

.A blessing is 

a circle of light 

drawn around a person

 to protect, 

heal and 

strengthen.

~ John O'Donohue

Library of Congress
Location: Manhattan

(3/10) Determination ... Og Mandino

Failure will never overtake me

 if 

my determination to succeed

 is strong enough.

~Og Mandino

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Location: Alaska

(2/20) President's Day ... Woodrow Wilson

The man who swims against the stream

 knows the strength of it.

~Woodrow Wilson

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Oregon Coast

Motivation Mondays ... Alexander Den Heijer

Strength is not the ability to destroy the things you hate; true strength is the ability to build the things you love.

~Alexander Den Heijer

Mystery Castle, Phoenix, AZ