“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.” Nelson Mandela 1964 – Robben Island Prison – South Africa: It was said to be closest thing to hell in this world. The small...
“Lord, forgive me for the days when I was not thankful.” Gravestone in Louisville, Kentucky Saturday, August 1, 2009 – Cypress, Texas: Usually Shirley Dygert avoided risk.When her son Will decided to go skydiving to celebrate his 30th birthday, she pleaded with...
“Seek your calling even if you don’t know what it means. If you are following your calling, the fatigue will be easier to bear, and the disappointments will be fuel.” Phil Knight 1962 – Portland, Oregon: “I didn’t send you to...
“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” Sir Edmund Hillary December 2011, Mt. Kilimanjaro Base Camp, Nalemoru, Tanzania: The porters and guides gawked and giggled. They called her Mama Kubwa, Swahili for ‘big woman.’ At 300 pounds, Kara Whitely...
“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion. The potential for greatness lives within each of us.” Wilma Rudolph June 1940 – Clarksville,...
“Extraordinary people do not give up because obstacles are in their way, they persist without exception.” Andy Andrews 1989 – Los Angeles, California: The intercom blared, “D’wayne Edwards, please go to Robert Greenburg’s office.”...
