You can take from every experience what it has to offer you

"You can take from every experience what it has to offer you.
And you cannot be defeated if you just keep taking one breath
followed by another."

-- Oprah Winfrey

When the water starts boiling

"When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the
heat."

-- Nelson Mandela

Spend eighty percent of your time focusing on the opportunities of tomorrow

"Spend eighty percent of your time focusing on the
opportunities of tomorrow rather than the problems of
yesterday."

-- Brian Tracy

All mankind is divided into three classes

"All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are
immovable, those that are movable, and those that move."

-- Arabian Proverb

What is a weed?

"What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been
discovered."

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them

"Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is
the true measure of our thanksgiving."

-- W. T. Purkiser

Men are born with two eyes, but only one tongue

"Men are born with two eyes, but only one tongue, in order
that they should see twice as much as they say."

-- Charles Caleb Colton

An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes...

"An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can
be made in a very narrow field."

-- Niels Bohr

In order to succeed you must fail

"In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not
to do the next time."

-- Anthony J. D'Angelo

We can't take any credit for our talents

"We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use
them that counts."

-- Madeleine L'Engle

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own

"The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide
your problems are your own. You don't blame them on your
mother, the ecology, or the President. You realize that you
control your own destiny."

-- Albert Ellis

The sweetest two words are Next Time

The inspiration..
Next time is a direct answer, no condition and exchange.

Quote of the day..
"The sweetest two words are 'next time.' The sourest word is
'if.'"

-- Chi Chi Rodriguez


Other idea..

Next time is not a word committed to postpone or disregard. Instead, it is a word of

Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently

"Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the
chess player, not the chess piece."

-- Ralph Charell

Let it never be said by future generations that indifference

"Let it never be said by future generations that indifference,
cynicism or selfishness made us fail to live up to the ideals
of humanism which the Nobel Peace Prize encapsulates. Let the
strivings of us all prove Martin Luther King Jr. to have been
correct when he said that humanity can no longer be tragically
bound to the starless midnight of racism and war."

-- Nelson Mandela

Involve me, and. I'll understand

"Tell me and I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember.
Involve me, and. I'll understand."

-- American Indian Proverb

Attitudes are contagious

"Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching?"

-- Dennis and Wendy Mannering

Keep the other person's well being in mind

"Keep the other person's well being in mind when you feel an
attack of soul-purging truth coming on."

-- Betty White

The self is not something ready-made

"The self is not something ready-made, but something in
continuous formation through choice of action."

-- John Dewey

The road to happiness lies in two simple principles

"The road to happiness lies in two simple principles: find
what interests you and that you can do well, and put your
whole soul into it -- every bit of energy and ambition and
natural ability you have."

-- John D. Rockefeller, III

The highest appreciation is not to utter words

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the
highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by
them."

-- John Fitzgerald Kennedy

If we stop learning today

"If we stop learning today, we stop teaching tomorrow."

-- Howard Hendricks

Think for a minute about what makes you fabulous

"Think for a minute about what makes you fabulous and how you
can celebrate it."

-- Laura Mercier

Do the best you can in every task

"Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant
it may seem at the time. No one learns more about a problem
than the person at the bottom."

-- Sandra Day O'Connor

Don't reserve your best behavior for special occasions

"Don't reserve your best behavior for special occasions. You
can't have two sets of manners, two social codes -- one for
those you admire and want to impress, another for those whom
you consider unimportant. You must be the same to all people."

-- Lillian Eichler Watson

Nobody can be you as efficiently as you can

"Do not be awestruck by other people and try to copy them.
Nobody can be you as efficiently as you can."

-- Norman Vincent Peale

It is amazing what you can accomplish

"It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who
gets the credit."

-- Harry S. Truman

Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness

"Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness.
Every act creates a ripple with no logical end."

-- Scott Adams

Challenge is a dragon with a gift in its mouth

"Challenge is a dragon with a gift in its mouth... Tame the
dragon and the gift is yours."

-- Noela Evans

Mistakes are a part of being human

"Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes
for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be
learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at
least, others can learn from."

-- Al Franken

Mistake are not errors but lesson to be acquired. Let us not be afraid of committing mistakes, because it is only by having mistakes that we grow and develop. 

Politeness and consideration for others

"Politeness and consideration for others is like investing
pennies and getting dollars back."

-- Thomas Sowell

We can never tell how far and wide the fruit and effect of our politeness and consideration will be, just keep on doing it because somehow we can help many people and inspire others.