Notables and Quotables

A Fresh Start

“When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.”

- Chinese proverb

“The first step toward getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.”

- J.P. Morgan, American Businessman

“You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.”

- Mary Pickford, Canadian Actress

“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.”

- Seneca, Roman Philosopher

“I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.”

- J.B. Priestly, English Writer

“The beginning is the most important part of the work.”

- Plato, Ancient Philosopher

“Never feel guilty for starting again.”

- Rupi Kaur, Canadian Poet

“Although no one can go back and make a brand-new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand-new ending.”

- Carl Sandburg, American Poet

“Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?”

- L.M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

“The most important thing to remember is this: To be ready at any moment to give up what you are for what you might become.”

- W.E.B. Du Bois, American Author

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