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Emilio F. Iodice Quotes
Quotes from Emilio F. Iodice
USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, award-winning writer, US Presidential Historian, University Professor and Public Speaker
Children
“Children are pieces of our heart.”
“My children and grandchildren are my most important achievements. Their love is more precious than anything else.”
Courage
“Courage does not come overnight. It comes from experience.”
“Mistakes and success are the elements that give us enough self-confidence to be courageous.”
“Fear is natural. Yet it is often used as an excuse to not be courageous.”
Death
“I am afraid of dying before I have a chance to finish what I feel is important to leave behind and show those I love how much I care for them.”
“I have lost friends and loved ones. It is painful and depressing. What is the saving grace: perhaps for them it was the best time to journey to the other side even though for us, who miss them, it was not.”
“To die a peaceful death is a blessing and an art. God blesses us to pass on to the next world tranquilly. The art is to live a full life so when our time comes, we go without remorse and can say we did our best and leave behind the best possible memories to those who love us.”
Decisions
“Facts are our friends.”
“Never make emotional decisions.”
“Decide on facts and figures.”
“Search for the truth and base your choices on a foundation of logic, honesty, and short, medium, and long-term goals.”
“Leaders who strategize should look at all the possibilities of failure before deciding a course of action.”
Democracy
“Democracy is our only choice. Individual and collective freedom allows the mind to travel across new horizons to search for solutions to problems created by humans and nature.”
“Democratic nations do not go to war against each other. Freedom loving people are attacked by tyrannical regimes which seek domination and conquest.”
Example
“We live in fishbowls. What we do, how we do it, what we say is part of the example we set. Good example is the key to making a better world because it begins with those close to us and spreads to others.”
Family
“Family is success. It is the refuge and safe port when life becomes tragic, unfair, and insecure.”
“To build a stable, good, and loving family is difficult. It requires sacrifice, immense patience, success and failure, constant long-range thinking, mutual goals, honesty and fidelity, endless respect and most of all, love. It is very hard to achieve but worth it.”
“I loved my parents. They were simple, not highly educated but gave me guidance and love as best they could. That is all I could ask of them and wish for.”
“My mother was kind, sweet, very strong and wise. She loved me and I did all I could to show my love for her even though for me it was never enough.”
“My father was strong, tough, imperious but fair, courageous, and just. He was never afraid. He wanted his children and grand children to achieve more than he did which is why he came to America.”
“I was fortunate to be born in the New World. It allowed me to use my talents and be who I am today, with all my weaknesses and ideals.”
Forgiveness
“I forgive those who hurt me and betray me. I do it by forgetting. It is not easy, but it is worth trying. I do not want to carry the burden of hate besides everything else.”
“Someone said, ‘Always forgive your enemies but never forget their names.’ I believe this because life is not fair, and people are not always honest or just. It is a matter of self-preservation and protecting those we love.”
God
“God is my co-pilot. We are born alone and die alone. We should not go through life alone but with the Lord as our guide, friend, and shepherd.”
“Faith, spirituality, and religion are personal and free choices to make. We grow up in a religion but eventually create our own ladder to the Almighty if we believe one exists.”
“Each of us has the right to believe or not.”
Gratitude
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