AUTHORS PORTRAIT

AUTHORS PORTRAIT

Motivational Words

v Songs

v Quotes

Can’t Take That Away

"'Cause there's,

There's a light in me,

That shines brightly,

They can try,

But they can't take that away from me..."

from "Can’t Take That Away" by Mariah Carey

Album: "Rainbow" - 1999

The song speaks of inner strength and not allowing others to tear away your dreams.

Live Today

"Cherish each hour of this day for it can never return."                  - Og Mandino

Every Defeat

"Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time." -Og Mandino

Do Your Best

"Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later."          - Og Mandino

Winter

"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."-               AlbertCamus

Experience

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face."           -                Eleanor Roosevelt

Reach

If I could reach, higher

Just for one moment touch the sky

From that one moment in my life

I'm gonna be stronger

Know that I've tried my very best

I'd put my spirit to the test

If I could reach..."

from "Reach" by Gloria Estefan

Album: "Destiny" - 1996

It was one of two official songs of the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta.

Facts and Theory

 “If the facts don’t fit the theory, change the facts.”        -           Albert Einstein

I Will Survive

"At first I was afraid I was petrified

Kept thinkin' I could never live without you by my side;

But then I spent so many nights

Thinkin' how you did me wrong

And I grew strong..."

from "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor

Album: "Love Tracks" - 1978

It is one of the most famous disco songs of all time.