May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.― Nelson Mandela

Don't ever diminish the power of words. Words move hearts and hearts move limbs.― Hamza Yusuf

If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.― Katharine Hepburn

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.― Voltaire

Look up and not down. Look forward and not back. Look out and not in, and lend a hand.― Edward Everett Hale

Everybody has talent, it's just a matter of moving around until you've discovered what it is. ― George Lucas

Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up.― Jesse Jackson

Stories create community, enable us to see through the eyes of other people, and open us to the claims of others.― Peter Forbes

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree. ― Martin Luther

Every human being has a fascinating existence, with a big cast of good and evil characters in each. And almost always, somewhere along the way, magic. ― Lucinda Riley

We must reject not only the stereotypes that others hold of us, but also the stereotypes that we hold of ourselves.― Shirley Chisholm

I don’t have to attend every argument I’m invited to - WC Fields

"Sometimes all that you need is someone who can believe in you; more than you do."― Andy Grammar

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

"When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween."

"You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the water slide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute." ~ Tina Fey

Conversation doesn't just reshuffle the cards; it creates new cards.― Theodore Zeldin

A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, springs up and makes new trees . ~ Amelia Earhart

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.― Booker T. Washington

Where there is perfection there is no story to tell.― Ben Okri

The next time you’re tasked with teaching someone something, remember: it’s only easy for you because you already know how to do it. ~ Seth Godin

"There comes a point when you have to rise to the level of your talent"― Ryan Clark

Hope is a renewable option: If you run out of it at the end of the day, you get to start over in the morning.― Barbara Kingsolver

"The most valuable lesson I’ve learned as a journalist is that everybody is interesting if you ask the right questions. If someone is dull or uninteresting, it’s on you” - Kate Murphy

When you listen, it's amazing what you can learn. When you act on what you've learned, it's amazing what you can change. ― Audrey McLaughlin

There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. ― Aldous Huxley

I can't make a huge splash, but I can make a ripple. And then hopefully, that becomes a wave. ~ Nina Compton

“I am no longer accepting apologies this year; only changed behavior”

It's really easy to fall into the trap of believing that what we do is more important than what we are.― Fred Rogers

"The only way to find your voice is to use it." ~ Jen Mueller

Transformation is about modifying core beliefs and long-term behaviors—sometimes in profound ways—to achieve the desired results. ~ CIO Insight, 2013

You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give. ― Eleanor Roosevelt

"We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends and living our lives.” —Maya Angelou, poet

“Growing up, I never thought there was a seat for me, so I've decided to build my own table. Come. Pull up a chair.” – Uzo Aduba

Good conversational debate is an end in itself, and talking for the love of conversation is what makes us human.― Bryce Courtenay

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which everyone has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all have some. ~ Charles Dickens

"I'm no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I'm changing the things I cannot accept." ~Angela Davis

“Work until you no longer need to introduce yourself” ~ theconcreterunway.com

You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think, and loved more than you'll ever know. ~ A.A. Milne

"Soft skills get little respect, but will make or break your career." ~ Peggy Klaus

“Be careful what you tolerate, you are teaching people how to treat you.”

"You didn't wake up today to be mediocre"

Teddy bears? Perfume? Cupcakes? Lunches out? Nope! Why not try something different this year?

A quick minicast....on finding our voices.

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