Quote Unquote

Sharing some of my favourite quotes, that have sustained, encouraged and even inspired me down the "writing path"

Quotes that I like: Sharing some of my favourite quotes from one of my first books written at the beginning of "the writing journey". These words have sustained, encouraged and even inspired me down the "writing path". So am sharing with you.

Enjoy...

craig

"Information and Inspiration Distributor, Incorrigible Encourager and People-builder"

“If a man is called to be a street-sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.”
- Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.

Quote Unquote: Quotations that I Like

by craig lock (1993)

Dedication:

To my dear wife M and my beautiful (is that the right word for our sons?) twin boys , G and S. You all mean so much to me that words can't say. You have made my
life a joyous happening. My work though , has been one huge sacrifice- one that I truly hope will one day pay dividends to all of us...and hopefully help other people make the
most of their undoubted potential. That is my reason for writing this work. Thanks 'guys'
for putting up with me while your 'old man' has been so absorbed in his 'damn' books!
Hopefully, one day you'll understand the "why and the wherefore"!

Contents
Page
Part One
Author’s Note
Introduction
Chapter One: Success
Chapter Two: Life in General
Character and Conquering
Chapter Three: Courage
Chapter Four: Enthusiasm
Chapter Five: Personal Development
Chapter Six: Attitude
Chapter Seven: Winning and Winners
Achievement
Chapter Eight: Goal Setting
Chapter Nine: Work

Part Two Page

Time
Success in Business
Introduction
Selling Skills

Chapter Ten: Miscellaneous Quotations I
Chapter Eleven: The Final Word

Author’s Note
Thanks to my beloved wife , M for the laborious job of checking this manuscript... as well as retyping it after I had wiped the entire disc! (What a "silly bunt". ). Patience is a virtue which unfortunately I do not have - but my dear kind M has it in abundance.
Lucky me!

Introduction

Being a bit of an intense individual who is also a trifle passionate , I have experienced
some of the highs and lows of life ...to the fullest. Writing and getting published is
certainly no easy task and the lot of the aspiring writer is one of them . However, I have
often found that words of wisdom from the past have been and still are a great help in
coping with the present - especially when one is feeling a bit low or seeing things out of
context. I believe there is so much wisdom in the written word. In addition, they can be a
guide to direct us in times of need, just like stars in the pitch black night sky can navigate
a ship through stormy and treacherous seas. In my last formal job as an insurance
manager, I used a number of quotations that I had collected over the years to "motivate and inspire the troops". Instead of collecting bottle tops, cards of rugby league players or
Dinky toys , I indulge myself in the rather unusual hobby of collecting precious words of
wisdom. Strange people these writers! However, I am not sure whether they did or didn't work on my staff (I rather think "sweeties and buns worked best here in small town New
Zealand); but I like them (the quotations as well as the buns ) anyway. I hope you do
too! This is one of my first manuscripts and a rather short one at that- just like the
author. I have grouped the quotations under different subjects, namely:
Success
Life in General
A Winning Attitude
Courage
Goal Setting
Enthusiasm
and
Other Quotations

“Together, one mind, one life at a time, let’s see how many people we can impact, encourage, empower, uplift and perhaps even inspire to reach their fullest potentials.”