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"We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat." Queen Victoria "Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everybody gets busy on the proof." John Kenneth Gailbraith "As you're the only one you can really change, the only one who can use all your good advice is yourself." Peter Williams "Things will get better - despite our efforts to improve them." Will Rogers "Enjoy yourself. If you can't enjoy yourself, enjoy somebody else." Jack Schaefer "I was gratified to answer promptly. I said I don't know." Mark Twain Strangely enough, this is the past that somebody in the future is longing to go back to." Ashleigh Brilliant "Never become irritable waiting for things to get better. If you'll be patient, you'll find that you can wait much faster." Unknown Whoever values peace of mind and the health of the soul will live the best of all possible lives. - Marcus Aurelius He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. Chinese proverb TENACITY "Never let defeat have the last word." "It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy course; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, an who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails by daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat." Theodore Roosevelt
UNITY "Strength is derived from unity. The range of our collective vision is far greater when individual insights become one." QUALITY "Quality only happens when we care enough to do our very best." "Countless, unseen details are often the only difference between mediocre and magnificent" T.E.A.M. Together Everyone Achieves More We become successful by helping others become successful. ATTITUDE "Attitudes are contagious, is yours worth catching." "Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference." INNOVATION "If there is a better solution…find it"-Thomas Edison FOCUS "If you chase two rabbits, both will escape."-Ancient Proverb SERVICE "Service is the lifeblood of any Organization. Everything flows from it and is nourished by it. Customer service is not a department, it's an attitude." GOALS "Goals are the bridges that span our dreams." EXCELLENCE "Many time the difference between failure and success is doing something nearly right or doing it exactly right." TEAMWORK "Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishment toward organization objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results." RISK "A ship in the harbor is safe but that's not what ships were made for." THE COURAGE TO SUCCEED "The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore. Unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem impossible. It is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of all endeavors to meet the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown." Ferdinand Magellan, Explorer (c.1520) THE LIGHT OF INTEGRITY "The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the full light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think, and what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny, it is the light that guides your way." "Integrity has no need of rules" Albert Camus "Honor your commitments with integrity." Les Brown ROOTS OF CHARACTER "Those who preserve their integrity remain unshaken by the storms of daily life. They do not stir like leaves on a tree or follow the herd where it runs. In their mind remains the ideal attitude and conduct of living. This is not something given to them by others. It is their roots, it is a strength that exists deep within them." "Character consists of what you do on the thrrd and fourth tries." James Michener Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it a dab hand at finding euphiemisms for its weaknesses." Quentin Crisp To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it much easier to stoop the next time. Katherine Hepburn "If you think about what you ought to do for other people, your character will take care of itself." Woodrow Wilson Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth." Eleanor Roosevelt THE ESSENCE OF COMPASSION "Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak and wrong…because sometime in your life you will have been all of these." THE ESSENCE OF LEADERSHIP "A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the quality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. In the end leaders are much like eagles…they don't flock, you find them one at a time." THE ESSENCE OF ACHIEVEMENT "The credit belongs to those people who are actually in the arena…who know the great enthusiasms, the great devotions to a worthy cause; who at best, know the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, fail while daring greatly…so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory not defeat."-Theodore Roosevelt. THE ESSENCE OF SUCCESS "Successful is the person who has lived well, laughed often and loved much, who has gained the respect of children, who leaves the world better than they found it, who has never lacked appreciation for the earth's beauty, who never fails to look for the best in others or give the best of themselves."
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Dr.
Edward Desmarais
352 Lafayette Street |
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(978)542-7304 Central Campus Room 230 edward.desmarais@salemstate.edu edesmarais@comcast.net |