TCODS - Tillamook County Outdoor School
Moses' Collection of Quotations
Initiative, Reponsibility, Character, Reaping What You Sow
"Any human anywere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capactities simply by being given the opportunity to do so." Doris Lessing (Shared by Jeremy Mikkelsen in 1999)
"Be the change you want to see in the world." Gandhi
Character - When others speak well of you, you have acceptance; but when the truth speaks well of you, you have character. Character is simply confidence dressed in humility. It keeps its word, its temper and its friends. It has a steady eye, a steady nerve, a steady tongue, and a steady habits. It's silent when it has nothing to say, thoughtful and compassionate when it judges, and is always first to make amends when it's wrong. Character doesn't run scared. It's surefooted, committed, and handles whatever comes along. Character has a sense of humor. It knows that a good laugh is often the best lubricant for oiling the machinery of human relations. Character never makes excuses. It takes its lumps, learns from its mistakes and becomes wiser. Character knows that courtesy and good manners are nothing more than a series of small sacrifices. (Taken from On the Right Note, December 27, 200?, a publication of KLOVE Radio.)"Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones." Phillip Brooks
"Discover the path, then make it new!" Barb Kiehl
"Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person." Mother Teresa
"Don't let the best you have done so far be the standard for the rest of your life." Gustavus F. Swift, 139 - 1903 American Business Magnate
Freedom is not the right to do as you please, but the liberty to do as you ought.
"Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it, piece by piece - by thought, choice, courage and determination." H. Jackson Browne
If something goes wrong, it is more important to decide who is going to fix it than who is to blame.
"If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it." Andy Tant
Instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers, why not plant your own garden?
"Life is like a sewer . . . what you get out of it depends on what you put into it." Tom Lehrer
"One thing you can give and still keep is your word." Howard Rasmussen
"Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit, and you reap a character. Sow a character, and you reap a destiny." Charles Reade
"Talents are best nurtured in solitude: character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world." Goethe
The best way to predict the future is to create it!
"The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him." Henry L. Stimson
There are three kinds of people: Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who say, "What happened?"
"What you give you get, ten times over." Yoruba Proverb