Literature Review

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. ~ Dr. Seuss, in Oh, The Places You'll Go

When you first get a hill in sight, look at the top of it only once. Then imagine yourself at the bottom of the other side. ~ Florence Griffeth Joyner, known as Flo-Jo, Olympic runner 1984 and 1988, in Time's 2020 list of the most influential women of the past century. 

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. ~ Jimmy Johnson

Back to school: Let us remember - One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world. ~ Malala Yousafzai 

Everyone breathes in air, but it's a wise person who knows when to use that air to speak and when to exhale in silence. ~ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Queen of Dreams

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. ~ Winston Churchill

August: When we discover that even the sun can have an attitude problem. ~ Anonymous

Rarely are opportunities presented to you in the perfect way, in a nice little box with a yellow bow on top. ... Opportunities, the good ones, they're messy and confusing and hard to recognize. They're risky. They challenge you. ~ Susan Wojcicki  [Click here to read Susan's role in creating Google in 1998, and her more recent role as YouTube's CEO, 2014-2023.]

It’s a poor sort of memory that only works backwards… ~Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass, And What Alice Found There

Today, do something that your future self will thank you for. ~ Anonymous

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. ~ Jimmy Johnson

When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that firefighters usually use water. ~ Unknown