by Barb Erickson

We, 01-01:
No one ever regarded the first day of January with indifference.
~ Charles Lamb

Th, 01-02:
Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.
~ Samuel Johnson

Fr, 01-03:
Have no fear of change as such and, on the other hand, no liking for it merely for its own sake.
~ Robert Moses

Sa, 01-04:
Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Su, 01-05:
A cynical young person is almost the saddest sight to see, because it means that s/he has gone from knowing nothing to believing in nothing.
~ Maya Angelou

Mo, 01-06:
I have a great belief in the fact that whenever there is chaos, it creates wonderful thinking. I consider chaos a gift.
~ Septima Poinsette Clark

Tu, 01-07:
Wealth, if you use it, comes to an end; learning, if you use it, increases.
~ Swahili proverb

We, 01-08:
If you cannot accomplish one thing, move on to another which you can accomplish.
~ Al Kali

Th, 01-09:
Discovery lies in seeing what everyone sees, but thinking what no one has thought.
~ Unknown

Fr, 01-10:
Activity is the only road to knowledge.
~ George Bernard Shaw

Sa, 01-11:
The beginning is the most important part of the work.
~ George Bernard Shaw

Su, 01-12:
Be courageous! Have faith! Go forward!
~ Thomas A Edison

Mo, 01-13:
Believe. No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.
~ Helen Keller

Tu, 01-14:
Speak clearly, if you speak at all; / Carve every word before you let it fall.
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

We, 01-15:
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are endless.
~ Mother Teresa

Th, 01-16:
If an adult is reinforced for behaving appropriately, we call it "recognition". If a child is reinforced for behaving appropriately, we call it "bribery".
~ Unknown

Fr, 01-17:
In difficult situations, when hope seems feeble, the boldest plans are safest.
~ Livy

Sa, 01-18:
Whatever you attempt, go at it with spirit.
~ Unknown

Su, 01-19:
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risk.
~ Herodotus

Mo, 01-20:
The time is always right to do what is right.
~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Tu, 01-21:
Do what you love. The rest will come.
~ Unknown

We, 01-22:
Be brave enough to live life with joy.
~ Unknown

Th, 01-23:
Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir the blood.
~ Daniel Burnham

Fr, 01-24:
Innovate; develop, motivate, inspire trust -- be a leader.
~ Unknown

Sa, 01-25:
A gifted teacher is as rare as a gifted doctor, and makes far less money.
~ Unknown

Su, 01-26:
Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means.
~ Albert Einstein

Mo, 01-27:
There are no evil thoughts except one: the refusal to think.
~ Ayn Rand

Tu, 01-28:
Risk anything! Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself.
~ Katherine Mansfield

We, 01-29:
Do what is expected -- and then some.
~ Unknown

Th, 01-30:
To ensure peace of mind, ignore the rules and regulations.
~ George Aide

Fr, 01-31:
Make it count!
~ Unknown