Toastmasters Quote of the Day

It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.

Encouragement is oxygen to the soul.

When God closes one door, He opens another, but it’s hell in the hallway.

Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.

The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Are you the kind of speaker that leaves the audience feeling like you’re a great speaker? Or, are you the kind of speaker that leaves each person feeling like they’re a great person.

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.

Do you have a healthy relationship with failure?

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

The only reason to give a speech is to change the world.