“You must have the bird in your heart before you can find it in the bush.”
""Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.""
- John Burroughs
Motivation
"For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice - no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service."
- John Burroughs
Hard Work
"I go to books and to nature as the bee goes to a flower, for a nectar that I can make into my own honey"
- John Burroughs
Creativity
"It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it."
- John Burroughs
Creativity
"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order."
- John Burroughs
Healing
"Perhaps we all see ourselves as a little less than we are. Unworthy. Untalented. Nothing special. Lacking the heart, mind, resources, charisma, or stature to be of much use to God. You say you’re not perfect? You’re not good enough? Welcome to the club! You may be just the person God is looking for. God doesn’t need you to be exceptional, let alone perfect. He will take your talents and abilities and multiply them—even though they may seem scarce as a few loaves and fishes. If you trust Him and are faithful, He will magnify your words and actions and use them to bless and minister to multitudes!"
Belief in Self
"I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions."
- Stephen R. Covey
Belief in Self
"The only one who can tell you ‘you can’t win’ is you, and you don’t have to listen."
- Jessica Ennis
Belief in Self
"If you think you can’t, change your mind."
- Denis Morton
Belief in Self
"I am Superman. And the only thing that can kill Superman is Kryptonite. And Kryptonite doesn't exist."
- Shaquille O'Neal
Belief in Self