{"id":440,"date":"2011-11-18T06:00:12","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T06:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/fromthemasters\/?p=440"},"modified":"2011-11-11T19:46:16","modified_gmt":"2011-11-11T19:46:16","slug":"timeless-wisdom-from-great-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/fromthemasters\/2011\/11\/timeless-wisdom-from-great-leaders.html","title":{"rendered":"Timeless Wisdom from Great Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Excerpt from Great Quotes From Great Leaders<\/a> <\/strong><\/em>by Peggy Anderson<\/p>\n

1. “The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.<\/em>”
\nThomas Jefferson<\/strong>
\n(1743-1826)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

2. “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.<\/em>”
\nHenry Ford<\/strong>
\n(1863-1947)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

3. “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.<\/em>”
\nMother Teresa<\/strong>
\n(1910-1997)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

4. “If we are together nothing is impossible. If we are divided all will fail.<\/em>”
\nWinston Churchill<\/strong>
\n(1874-1965)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

5. “As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.<\/em>”
\nNelson Mandela<\/strong>
\n(1918 – )<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

6. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.<\/em>”
\nVince Lombardi<\/strong>
\n(1913-1970)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

7. “All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles have strengthened me…You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world<\/em>
\nfor you.<\/em><\/em>”
\nWalt Disney<\/strong>
\n(1901-1966)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

8. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.<\/em>”
\nEleanor Roosevelt<\/strong>
\n(1884-1962)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

9. “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.<\/em>”
\nMahatma Gandhi<\/strong>
\n(1869-1948)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

10. “I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will eventually triumph. And there is purpose and worth to each and every life.<\/em>”
\nRonald Reagan<\/strong>
\n(1911-2004)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

11. “Liberty without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain.<\/em>”
\nJohn F. Kennedy<\/strong>
\n(1917-1963)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

12. “Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.<\/em>”
\nRay Kroc<\/strong>
\n(1902-1984)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

13. “The time is always right to do what is right.<\/em>”
\nMartin Luther King, Jr.<\/strong>
\n(1929-1968)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

14. “There are two ways of exerting one’s strength; one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.<\/em>”
\nBooker T. Washington<\/strong>
\n(1856-1915)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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To read more quotes or to learn more about Great Quotes from Great Leaders, please click here!<\/a> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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