Every day students at KLA are given a thought of the day.

The students are encouraged to discuss the meaning and impact of these within form time and assemblies.

Thoughts for the Day June 2012

Monday 18th June
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."

Thomas A. Edison
 

Tuesday 19th June
Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears." Gillian Anderson
 

Wednesday 20th June
"We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough."

Helen Keller
 

Thursday 21st June
"Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities, it is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak."

Thomas Carlyle
 

Friday 22nd June
"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another."
Walter Elliott
 

Monday 25th June
  “Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”

Napoleon Hill
 

Tuesday 26th June
"I am a slow walker, but I never walk backwards."

Abraham Lincoln
 

Wednesday 27th June
"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."

Samuel Johnson
 

Thursday 28th June
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."

Calvin Coolidge
 

Friday 29th June
"Don't worry about genius. Don't worry about being clever. Trust to hard work, perseverance and determination. And the best motto for a long march is: 'Don't grumble. Plug on!'"

Sir Thomas Treves