1. Inspirational
Messages

2. selected group of words.
Words have the power to
motivate and inspire.
Wars have started and
ended because of a
carefully or hastily
selected group of words.

3. Cruel words can
forever break the
strongest friendship
and cut family ties.
Kind words can mend
a broken heart and
heal a wounded soul.

4. selflessness and charity. you use your power for good or evil?
Words can create fear, hostility, hatred,
envy, mistrust, animosity, cruelty and
despair.
Words can also inspire hope, creativity,
love, friendship, trust, kindness, civility,
selflessness and charity.
When you wield the power of words, do
you use your power for good or evil?

5. "How can I have a postive impact?"
This year we are going
to explore the questions:
"How do I make the world a better place?"
"How can I have a postive impact?"

6. Our challenge begins
in THIS classroom!
How can we use the power
of words to inspire and
motivate each other to
improve our world?

7. inspirational messages:
Because I will never ask you to
do something that
I am not willing to do myself,
here are some examples of
inspirational messages:

8. University of California San Diego Translation--Be Nice or Go Away!
"Apparently, evolution favors behaviors
that cause us to disconnect
from mean people."
--James Fowler,
a political scientist who studies social networks at the
University of California San Diego
Translation--Be Nice or Go Away!

9. without getting a few drops on yourself.
Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others
without getting a few drops on yourself.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson

10. can be the source of your joy.
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile
can be the source of your joy.
--Thich Nhat Hanh

11. can warm three winter months.
One kind word
can warm three winter months.
--Japanese Proverb

12. that drives winter from the human face.
Laughter is the sun
that drives winter from the human face.
--Victor Hugo

13. of things that never were.
We need people who can dream
of things that never were.
--John F. Kennedy

14. The best way to have a good idea
is to have lots of ideas!
--Linus Pauling

15. speak a few reasonable words. --Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
One ought, every day at least,
to hear a little song,
read a good poem,
see a fine picture and, if possible,
speak a few reasonable words.
--Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

16. Three things in human life are important.
The first is to be kind.
The second is to be kind.
The third is to be kind.
--Henry James

17. of getting things done. --Dwight D. Eisenhower
A sense of humor is part
of the art of leadership,
of getting along with people,
of getting things done.
--Dwight D. Eisenhower

18. There is no limit to your learning because there is no limit
to your mind!
--Don Bassey

19. Try to see the humanity
in everyone you meet.
--Unknown

20. Just being there
and listening
is friendship.
--Kyle Blough

21. it to try to cheer somebody else up.
The best way to cheer yourself up
it to try to cheer somebody else up.
--Mark Twain

22. it's whether you get back up!
It's not whether you get knocked down,
it's whether you get back up!
--Vince Lombardi

23. than any wonder drug. --Patricia Neal
A strong positive mental attitude
will create more miracles
than any wonder drug.
--Patricia Neal

24. You can't shake hands
with a clenched fist.
--Indira Gandhi

25. and to let him know that you trust him.
Few things help an individual more
than to place responsibility upon him,
and to let him know that you trust him.
--Booker T. Washington

26. without making an enemy.
Tact is the knack
of making a point
without making an enemy.
--Sir Isaac Newton

27. --Norman Vincent Peale
Change your thoughts
and change your world.
--Norman Vincent Peale

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

29. Your PURPOSE: to inspire your
classmates and teacher
to positively impact the
world.
Your AUDIENCE: your classmates,
teachers, and anyone
who enters this room.

30. PLEASE PRINT 2 COPIES OF YOUR COMPLETED QUOTE!
My Challenge to You! (Your Assignment)
Find or create a quote that will inspire and
motivate your classmates to positively impact
the world. Type the quote in letters large
enough to be read across the room. You may
add pictures if you wish! Be prepared to
discuss what your quote means and why you
selected it. You MUST give credit to the
creator of the quote. (see my examples)
PLEASE PRINT 2 COPIES OF YOUR COMPLETED QUOTE!

31. Here is how you
will be graded for
this project.
This will count as a
"project" grade in
my gradebook.