InspirationalMessages

Words have the power to motivate and inspire.

Wars have started and ended because of a carefully or hastily

selected group of words.

Cruel words can forever break the

strongest friendship and cut family ties.

Kind words can mend a broken heart and

heal a wounded soul.

Words can create fear, hostility, hatred, envy, mistrust, animosity, cruelty and

despair.

Words can also inspire hope, creativity, love, friendship, trust, kindness, civility,

selflessness and charity.

When you wield the power of words, do you use your power for good or evil?

This year we are going to explore the questions:

"How do I make the world a better place?"

"How can I have a postive impact?"

Our challenge begins in THIS classroom!

How can we use the power of words to inspire and motivate each other to

improve our world?

Because I will never ask you to do something that

I am not willing to do myself, here are some examples of

inspirational messages:

"Apparently, evolution favors behaviors that cause us to disconnect

from mean people."

--James Fowler, a political scientist who studies social networks at the

University of California San Diego

Translation--Be Nice or Go Away!

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.

--Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,but sometimes your smile

can be the source of your joy.

--Thich Nhat Hanh

One kind word can warm three winter months.

--Japanese Proverb

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

--Victor Hugo

We need people who can dream of things that never were.

--John F. Kennedy

The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas!

--Linus Pauling

One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem,

see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words.

--Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Three things in human life are important.

The first is to be kind.The second is to be kind.The third is to be kind.

--Henry James

A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership,

of getting along with people, of getting things done.

--Dwight D. Eisenhower

There is no limit to your learning because there is no limit

to your mind!

--Don Bassey

Try to see the humanity in everyone you meet.

--Unknown

Just being thereand listeningis friendship.

--Kyle Blough

The best way to cheer yourself up it to try to cheer somebody else up.

--Mark Twain

It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get back up!

--Vince Lombardi

A strong positive mental attitudewill create more miracles

than any wonder drug.

--Patricia Neal

You can't shake handswith a clenched fist.

--Indira Gandhi

Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

--Booker T. Washington

Tact is the knack of making a point

without making an enemy.

--Sir Isaac Newton

Change your thoughts and change your world.

--Norman Vincent Peale

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.

Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

--Margaret Mead

Your PURPOSE: to inspire your classmates and teacher to positively impact the world.

Your AUDIENCE: your classmates, teachers, and anyone who enters this room.

My Challenge to You! (Your Assignment)

Find or create a quote that will inspire and motivate your classmates to positively impact

the world. Type the quote in letters large enough to be read across the room. You may

add pictures if you wish! Be prepared to discuss what your quote means and why you

selected it. You MUST give credit to the creator of the quote. (see my examples)

PLEASE PRINT 2 COPIES OF YOUR COMPLETED QUOTE!

Here is how you will be graded for

this project.

This will count as a "project" grade in

my gradebook.