I wasn't planning on writing a post tonight. However, I just finished reading Sheila Moran's post, Need some inspiration? Let me help. If you haven't read the post, go ahead and do so now. This can wait...

Great you're back...

Sheila quoted a great man, Theodore Roosevelt. Teddy has brought inspiration to Sheila and I do believe the words she shared will uplift all who read them.

But, my inspiration doesn't come from Teddy, but Richard.

You see, I am a huge fan of Richard Nixon - which is another post all by itself. I have collected Nixon memorabilia for over twenty years.

I do believe we can find inspiration from Nixon in these troubling times. If you go back in history, Nixon struggled, more than most, his entire life.

Here are a few of my favorites. I hope they inspire, sooth and maybe even provoke a new thought or two.

Enjoy!

"Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he quits."

"If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories."

"Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines."

"Never say no when a client asks for something, even if it is the moon. You can always try."

(Nixon's Washington DC home as VP)

And... my all time favorite... the quote I have posted for my inspiration:

"Only if you have been in the deepest valley,
can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain."

Richard Nixon (1913 - 1994)