Gregory G. Galler

Judge of District Court - Washington County, Minnesota
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  Favorite Quotes

 

 

 

I wanted to give you a glimpse into some of the thoughts and ideas that I find to be inspiring, enriching, humorous, or just plain fascinating.  This is a sampling of some of my favorites (you wouldn't believe how long the whole list is!).

 

 


 

“Success is just around the corner for the person who refuses to quit.”  Unknown

 

 

 

“Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people who were not smart enough to know they were impossible.” -Doug Larson

 

 

 

“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. “  Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

 

 

“I have not failed; I’ve only found 10,000 ways that do not work.”  Thomas A. Edison

 

 

 

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.  Knowledge is limited.  Imagination encircles the world.”  Albert Einstein

 

 

 

 

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”  Aesop

 

 

 

“My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I can, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.”  President Jimmy Carter

 

 

 

 

“Let no one come to you without leaving better and happier.”  Mother Theresa

 

 

 

 

“The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.”  Samuel Johnson

 

 

 

“Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.”  Alexander Hamilton

 

 

 

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”  Thomas Edison

 

 

 

“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.”  Prefontaine

 

 

 

 

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling but in rising every time that we fall.”  Nelson Mandella

 

 

 

“All that is needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”  Edmund Burke

 

 

 

 

“You are who you choose to believe.”  Unknown

 

 

 

 

“Pray as if all depends on God, work as if all depends on you.”  St. Augustine

 

 

 

“The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.”  Vince Lombardi

 

 

 

“High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.”  Jack Kinder

 

 

 

 

“Once you say you’re going to settle for second, that’s what happens to you in life.”  John F. Kennedy

 

 

 

“You must have the desire to want it, the strength to endure it, the attitude to become it, and the commitment to achieve it.”  Unknown

 

 

 

“A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.”  Herm Albright

 

 

 

“Always do right, this will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”  Mark Twain

 

 

 

“Stand up for what is right, even if you are standing alone.”  Unknown

 

 

 

 

“Life has no limitations except the ones you make.”  Les Brown

 

 

 

“Excellence is the result of:  caring more than others think is wise; risking more than others think is safe; dreaming more than others think is practical; and expecting more than others think is possible.”  Unknown

 

 

 

 

“I believe in grace because I’ve seen it and peace because I’ve felt it and forgiveness because I’ve needed it.”  George W. Bush

 

 

 

“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill

 

 

 

 

“Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.”  Albert Einstein 

 

 

 

 

“God has made me fast, and when I run, I feel his pleasure.”  Erick Liddell (Olympic Gold Medalist)

 

 

 

“Sometimes there is no next time, no timeouts, no second chances, sometimes it’s now or never.”  Unknown

 

 

 

 

"Tomorrow is for those who are willing to prepare for it today."  Unknown

 

 

 

“We must believe in luck.  For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like?” Jean Cocteau

 

 

 

"Whether you believe you can or not, you are right."  Henry Ford

 

 

 

"To succeed, you must believe in something with such a passion that it becomes a reality."  Unknown

 

 

 

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”  Eleanor Roosevelt

 

 

 

“Be not simply good, be good for something.”  Henry David Thoreau

 

 

 

“Whatever you do, do with all your might.”  -Aesop (620 BC-560 BC)

 

 

 

 

"Cowardice asks the question - is it safe?
Vanity asks the question - is it popular?
Expediency asks the question - is it political?
But conscience asks the question - is it right?

There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, popular, nor political; but because it is right."  Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

 

 

“The government is like a baby’s alimentary canal, with a healthy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other.”  Ronald Reagan

 

 

 

 

 

“It is common sense to take a method and try it.  If t fails, admit it frankly and try another.  But above all, try something.”  Franklin Delano Roosevelt.