Most of your depression is caused by :

"Most of your depression is caused by over-thinking."

Do it with passion or not at all.

"Do it with passion or not at all."

By staying true to yourself, you keep your energy high and clear :

"By staying true to yourself, you keep your energy high and clear, and you provide inspirational role modeling for other healers and helpers. Integrity toward yourself is a gift to the world."

~ Doreen Virtue

A strong positive attitude will create more miracles :

"A strong positive attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug."

~ Patricia Neal

A person with a positive attitude is like :

“A person with a positive attitude is like a fruit of all seasons.”

~ Shiv Khera

A positive attitude gives you power over :

"A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you."

- Joyce Meyer

Life is not about the people who act true to your face :

"Life is not about the people who act true to your face. It's about the people who remain true behind your back."

Good things come to those who wait, but better things come to those :

"Good things come to those who wait, but better things come to those who make things happen."

If you want it, work for it.

"If you want it, work for it."

When you have your passion, you never even think about other things :

"When you have your passion, you never even think about other things. It's tunnel vision. You go until you get it."

~ Nicola Peltz

The more you love your decisions, the less you need... :

"The more you love your decisions, the less you need others to love them."

Sometimes you have to forget whats gone :

"Sometimes you have to forget whats gone, appreciate what still remains, and look forward to what's coming next..."

Research has found that everyone is able to sing well :

"Research has found that everyone is able to sing well — it is a learned skill that gets better with practice and worse with disuse."

Always do more than what you get paid for :

"Always do more than what you get paid for. It makes you a valuable person."

~ Jim Rohn

Don't wait for miracles :

"Don't wait for miracles, your whole life is a miracle." 

- Albert Einstein

Never be a prisoner of your past :

"Never be a prisoner of your past. It was just a lesson, not a life sentence."

When you’re right, no one remembers. When you’re wrong :

"When you’re right, no one remembers. When you’re wrong, no one forgets."

Success comes to those :

"Success comes to those who put in the work when no one is watching."

Don't listen to the person who has the answers; listen to the person :

"Don't listen to the person who has the answers; listen to the person who has the questions." 

- Albert Einstein

According to astronomy, when you wish upon a star :

"According to astronomy, when you wish upon a star, you're actually a few million years late. That star is dead. Just like your dreams."

When asked what his IQ was, Stephen Hawking replied :

When asked what his IQ was, Stephen Hawking replied “I have no idea. People who boast about their IQ are losers”.

You teach people how to treat you by what you allow :

"You teach people how to treat you by what you allow, what you stop, and what you reinforce."

~ Tony Gaskins

"Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself."

- Bill Gates

The fastest way to stop thinking about something :

"The fastest way to stop thinking about something is to stop talking about it."

Don't choose the better person, choose the person who :

"Don't choose the better person, choose the person who makes a better you."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Don’t respond to negativity with more negativity :

"Don’t respond to negativity with more negativity. Just put your head down and prove your critics wrong."

~ Frank Sinatra

If you quit once, it becomes a habit :

"If you quit once, it becomes a habit. Never quit."

Your body makes you sexy. Your smile makes you pretty. But your personality :

"Your body makes you sexy. Your smile makes you pretty. But your personality makes you beautiful."

If you can dream it, you can do it. :

"If you can dream it, you can do it. Your limits are all within yourself."

~ Brian Tracy

Don’t underestimate yourself :

"Don’t underestimate yourself. You are capable of more than you can ever imagine."

~ Les Brown

True success is :

"True success is reaching our potential without compromising our values."

~ Muhammad Ali

Don’t let negativity affect your vision :

"Don’t let negativity affect your vision. People say harsh things, but don’t let them affect you."

~ Nicole Polizzi

Make someone smile everyday, but never forget :

"Make someone smile everyday, but never forget that you are someone too."

– Tamara Kulish

You are the master of your destiny :

"You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be."

~ Napoleon Hill

Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because :

"Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness."

~ Ibn Taymiyyah

Your circle matters a lot!

"Your circle matters a lot! Be selective, protect your time and energy,not everything that calls your name is for you!"

~ Chika Ike

Mindset is everything :

"Mindset is everything. Change your mindset and change your life."

Don’t wait for miracles :

"Don’t wait for miracles, your whole life is a miracle."

~ Albert Einstein

Don't waste time looking back on memories that :

"Don't waste time looking back on memories that hurt you."

A wise man changes his mind, a fool :

"A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will."

~ Icelandic Proverb

Action is the foundational key to :

"Action is the foundational key to all success." 

~ Pablo Picasso

Your goals mean nothing until :

"Your goals mean nothing until you start taking action."

Happiness is found in :

"Happiness is found in the absence of expectation and a continuous focus on appreciation."

~ Tony Robbins

Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind :

"Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart."

Do things differently :

"Do things differently. Old ways won't open new doors."

You get what you focus on :

"You get what you focus on, so focus on what you want."

If you have to force your way into something, it simply means :

"If you have to force your way into something, it simply means that it was never meant for you anyway."

The best way to not feel hopeless is :

"The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope."

- Barack Obama

Good, better, best things come to those :

"Good things come to those who believe, better things come to those who are patient, and the best things come to those who don’t give up."

Networking :

"Networking will get you a job faster than your degree will."

Keep your struggle a secret until :

"Keep your struggle a secret until you succeed."

People love to judge.

If you want to live a life you have never lived :

"If you want to live a life you have never lived, you have to do things you have never done."

People who are angry with each other for the silly little things :

"People who are angry with each other for the silly little things, are usually the ones who care about each other the most."

ब्रह्मलीन, परम श्रद्धेया डॉ० अजिता त्रिपाठी अवस्थी, पूर्व प्राचार्य नेहरू कालेज छिबरामऊ एवं डीन विज्ञान संकाय कानपुर विश्वविद्यालय कानपुर की स्म्रतियों को सादर समर्पित :