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"If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for all humanity, it would be this: Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes, hold your head high, look it squarely in the eye and say, "I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.""
~Ann Landers
My wife has a great shot of me taking this shot. It was difficult to get just the right angle. Follow this link for that shot: http://flickr.com/photos/pamramsey/2614688990/ or see it below in Pam's comment. :o)
Audience members mingle following the Persistence of Dreams program (Sunday Best Reading Series, May 1, 2011).
La dernière fois que je suis venu, les salles de l'abbaye étaient remplies de sable. Je me demande s'il n'en reste pas des grains par terre.
Joan Greenbaum, Sunday Best volunteer, staffs the admissions desk for the Persistence of Dreams event on May 1, 2011 despite being temporarily wheelchair bound. Thank you, Joan.
Main Entry: persistence pur-!sis-tun(t)s
Pronunciation: \ pər-ˈsis-tən(t)s, -ˈzis- \
Function: noun
Date: 1546
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1. 1 the action or fact of persisting
2. 2 the quality or state of being persistent especially perseverance
Joan Greenbaum, Sunday Best volunteer, staffs the admissions desk for the Persistence of Dreams event on May 1, 2011 despite being temporarily wheelchair bound. Thank you, Joan.
...is not my limit...I am.”
- T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph Over Death and Conscious Encounters with "The Divine Presence" -
This clever little goat realised that standing on its hind legs and pulling the branch down with its front hooves was the best way to reach the leaves at the top.
Audience members mingle following the Persistence of Dreams program (Sunday Best Reading Series, May 1, 2011).
March 22, 081/365- . . . is this little group of Magnolias that keep coming back. That is the base of a huge Live Oak right next to them. I have cut them back several times since they have no chance of ever growing there, but they keep coming back. It's another sign of spring when you look at the top of these and see the new leaves coming out.
The poor daffodils were growing nicely before the big dump of snow last Saturday. Amazing how they can keep on growing after being buried in snow all week.
Art Sheffield Ambassadors and their guests were invited to Persistence Works, home of Yorkshire ArtSpace, for complimentary drinks and 'behind-the-scenes' access to artists and their studios. Inside Lois William's studio. (All artwork and images of the artwork are copyright of the artist)
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
-- Calvin Coolidge