
Adult students were asked to submit their favorite inspirational or motivational quotes for the "Encouraging Words" display in Jackson Library. Here are the quotes submitted by adult students to encourage other adult students to "hang in there." You can do it!
Special thanks to Kellie Foggie and Karen Feeney!
A gracious humble attitude is the Key to Kingdom, to the White House and to the CEO of major corporations.
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.
A positive attitude is the key to success!
Adapt, overcome, and persevere.
Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind.
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
Attitude is everything.
Be who you want to attract.
THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW DAY. God has given me this day to use as I will. I can waste it or use it for good. What I do today is important because I am exchanging a day of my life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever, leaving behind something I have traded for it. I want it to be gain, not loss; good, not evil; success, not failure in order that I shall never forget the price I have paid for it. Because the future is just a whole string of nows.
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
Education without character is nothing.
Don't assume facts that are not in evidence.
Eighty percent of success is showing up.
Faith that the thing can be done is essential to any great achievement.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Giving your best builds character, giving up destroys it.
Good manners will take you further in life than any degree you earned.
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
He who is dying of hunger must be fed rather than taught.
I can do all things through Jesus Christ who strengthens me.
I wanted this. I worked hard for this. I deserve to be here. I have been through harder times than these. I will not feel out of place. I will not be intimidated. I will not intimidate others. I will welcome new opportunities. I can do this. I will do this. I will not fail. I will achieve my goals.
Submitted by Carla HughesIf you're going through hell, keep going!
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves.
It will all be worth it in the end.
Submitted by Nicole SmithIt's always darkest just before dawn.
It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming.
Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have 24 hour days.
Losers quit when they're tired, winners quit when they've won.
Love what you learn and do and all will follow.
Mira que te mando que seas fiel y seas valiente, no temas ni desmalles porque yo tu Dios estaré contigo todo los días de tu vida. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into diverse temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
Never, never, never give up.
No weapon formed against me shall prosper.
Nothing lasts forever, hang in there!
Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.
Now i lay me down to study, i pray thee Lord that i won't go nutty, if i should fail to learn this junk, i pray thee Lord i will not flunk, but if i do, don't shed a tear, just put a rose behind my ear, tell my teacher i did my best, then pile my books upon my chest, if i should die before i wake, that's one less test i'll have to take.
One should allow words of temperance to come out of their mouth and words of wisdom to settle in their heart, mind and soul.
Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.
Quitters never win and winners never quit.
Strive for excellence, not perfection.
Teamwork is the key to success.
That which does not kill us, only makes us stronger.
The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.
The only failure is not to try.
The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.
The trick is not to get rid of the butterflies, but to get them to fly in formation.
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.
There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.
This too shall pass.
Unity is strength.
We do things that are hard quickly, things that are impossible take a little longer.
We have met the enemy and he is us.
Whether you think you can or you can't...You're right!
Why focus on life's destination without taking the time to enjoy the journey?
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. But today is a gift, and that is why it's called the present.
You are exactly where you are supposed to be, doing exactly what you are supposed to be doing.
Submitted by Justice CarpenterYou get out of it, in direct measure, to what you put into it.