The purpose of life is to live it;
to taste experience to the utmost;
to reach out eagerly and without fear
for newer and richer experience.

– Eleanor Roosevelt

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." -William Arthur Ward

Choose being kind over being right, and you will be right every time. -- Richard Carlson

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only
plan, but also believe." -Anatole France

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. -- Voltaire

We have a collective responsibility to the least of us. - Phil Ramone

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap,
but by the seeds that you plant.

-- Robert Louis Stevenson

Photo © 2011 by Robin Tinay Sallie


Photo © 2011 by Robin Tinay Sallie

Photo © 2011 by Holly Wood

Photo © 2011 by Holly Wood

"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your

one wild and precious life?"

~ Mary Oliver

"Behavior is the study of one." - Susan Friedman

"Behavior is a difficult subject matter, not because it is inaccessible, but
because it is extremely complex. Since it is a process, rather than a thing,
it cannot be held still for observation. It is changing, fluid, evanescent,
and for this reason it makes great technical demands upon the ingenuity and
energy of the scientist." ~ B. F. Skinner

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome. -Michael Jordan

"Each new day gives me another opportunity to grow stronger as a person, to meditate on the things I'm learning, and to use all that knowledge to benefit me." ~ Aree Flack-Mccrimmon

"To be a teacher does not mean simply to affirm that such a thing is so, or to deliver a lecture, etc. No, to be a teacher in the right sense is to be a learner. Instruction begins when you, the teacher, learn from the learner, put yourself in his place so that you may understand what he understands and the way he understands it." -- Kierkegaard

“Smile, breathe, and go slowly.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh

"It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default."
-- JK Rowling

"We actually have two opportunities to change behavior. You can manipulate the consequence so that behavior either increases or decreases, but you also have an opportunity to change behavior before it even happens. If we change or prevent the antecedent, we might be able to change the behavior. " - Crystal Thompson

"The training danger is adhering to the path instead of the goal; the danger is giving up on a dog who's quite capable, only needs a different approach. Eclecticism and humility are worth more than political correctness and moral purity." -- Geoff Stern

‎"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again this time more intelligently." - Henry Ford

"Think about these two basic laws of learning: 1) all animals (including humans) learn by the immediate — not delayed — consequences of their behavior, and 2) behaviors that meet with rewarding consequences will happen more often." -- Unknown

"It's not the Will to Win that helps you succeed, it's the Will to TRAIN to Win that makes the difference.

"Anyone can want it, but only a few will truly take the time to TRAIN to
achieve it!" - Troy Bassham