Isshin-ryu School of Karate, Hackettstown, NJ

THOUGHT 753
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage."
Thucydides

THOUGHT 752
Sharks have been on earth for over 450 million years and can range in size from the tiny pygmy shark to the gigantic whale shark. By eating the weak and the sick, sharks are indicators of a healthy ocean system despite the many tales and cultural references portraying them in a bad light.

THOUGHT 750
"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may be even a worse fate, you may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." Winston Churchill

THOUGHT 749
"It may be important to great thinkers to examine the world, to explain and despise it. But I think it is only important to love the world, not to despise it, not for us to hate each other, but to be able to regard the world and ourselves and all beings with love, admiration, and respect.”
Hermann Hesse

THOUGHT 748
"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude". Thomas Jefferson

THOUGHT 747
"Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.” Zig Ziglar

THOUGHT 746
Set a goal to achieve something that is so big, so exhilarating that it excites you and scares you at the same time.
Bob Proctor

THOUGHT 745
"The only limits in our life are those we impose on ourself."
Bob Proctor

THOUGHT 744
"I tell the kids, somebody’s gotta win, somebody’s gotta lose. Just don’t fight about it. Just try to get better."
Yogi Berra

THOUGHT 743
"The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win." Roger Bannister

THOUGHT 742
"Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will." George Bernard Shaw

THOUGHT 741
"On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock." THOMAS JEFFERSON