Mottos Shape Our Daily Lives

Cassi Quissell competes in Indiana's State Gymnastics Meet on March 26, 2014. Her favorite motto, "When you’re not preparing for a championship, someone else is” helped her persevere through this moment. Photo contributed by: Cassi Quissell

Junior Cassi Quissell competes in Indiana’s State Gymnastics Meet on March 26, 2014. Her favorite motto, “When you’re not preparing for a championship, someone else is,” inspires her everyday. Photo contributed by: Cassi Quissell.

By Emory Smith

Many philosophers including Aristotle say, “We are what we repeatedly do.” People are also what they repeatedly think, read, and say. Common mottos in daily life may influence one’s actions and dictate how one should act. Continue reading