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all progress depends on the unreasonable man
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man." - George Bernard Shaw
get all the good laughs you can
"We are all here for a spell; get all the good laughs you can." - Will Rogers
Anyone can admit to themselves
Anyone can admit to themselves they were wrong, but the wise man can admit it to others. ~ Unknown
Appreciation is a wonderful thing
"Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." - Voltaire
"Acceptance without proof
"Acceptance without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western religion, rejection without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western science." - Gary Zukav
12.07.2011
Your mind will answer most questions
Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer." - William S. Burroughs
You always pass failure on the way to success
"You always pass failure on the way to success." - Mickey Rooney
When you make a mistake, admit it.
"When you make a mistake, admit it. If you don't, you only make matters worse." - Ward Cleaver
When your work speaks for itself,
"When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt." - Henry J. Kaiser
Your ears will never get you in trouble.
"Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble." - Frank Tyger
The way we see the problem is the problem
"The way we see the problem is the problem." - Stephen Covey
12.05.2011
Deal with the faults of others
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~ Chinese Proverb
Heat cannot be separated from fire
Heat cannot be separated from fire, or beauty from The Eternal. ~ Dante A.
I do not cut my life up into days
I do not cut my life up into days but my days into lives, each day, each hour, an entire life. ~ Juan Ramon Jimenez
The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.
The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. ~ Mark Van Doren
A guilty conscience needs to confess
A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession. ~ Albert Camus
12.04.2011
Your reputation is more important
Your reputation is more important than your paycheck, and your integrity is worth more than your career. ~ Ryan Chris
When you question your stressful thoughts
When you question your stressful thoughts, the freedom that comes out of that graces the world for all of us. ~ Byron Katie
Little by little, through patience
Little by little, through patience and repeated effort, the mind will become stilled in the Self. ~ Bhagavad Gita
Woman is a ray of God.
Woman is a ray of God. She is not just the earthly beloved. She is creative, not created. ~ Rumi
Kindness is like snow - it beautifies
"Kindness is like snow - it beautifies everything it covers." - French proverb
Your faith in yourself is all you will ever have
Your faith in yourself is all you will ever have. Don't let anyone take it away from you ever. ~ Holly Marie Combs
A committee can make a decision
"A committee can make a decision that is dumber than any of its members." - David Coblitz
12.03.2011
If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect
"If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect." - Ted Turner
He who is not very strong in memory
"He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying." - Michel de Montaigne
There will be a time when
"There will be a time when loud-mouthed, incompetent people seem to be getting the best of you. When that happens, you only have to be patient and wait for them to self destruct. It never fails." - Richard Rybolt
Nature has been for me,
"Nature has been for me, for as long as I remember, a source of solace, inspiration, adventure, and delight; a home, a teacher, a companion." - Lorraine Anderson
The direction in which education starts a man
"The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life." ~ Plato
12.02.2011
Listen in deep silence
"Listen in deep silence. Be very still and open your mind." ~ A Course in Miracles
What's preventing you from realizing your dreams?
"What's preventing you from realizing your dreams? What would you be doing right now if you were fearless?" ~ Holly Wilson
"Never deprive someone of hope
"Never deprive someone of hope -- it may be all they have." ~ Anonymous
Perhaps our eyes need to be washed
"Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while, so we can see life with a clearer view again." ~ Alex Tan
12.01.2011
Men always forget that human happiness
"Men always forget that human happiness is a disposition of mind and not a condition of circumstances." ~ John Locke
At any moment, you have a choice
"At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Have patience: wait til the mud settles
"Have patience: wait til the mud settles and water is clear. remain unmoving til right action arises by itself." ~ Lao Tzu
"Women marry men hoping they will change.
"Women marry men hoping they will change. Men marry women hoping they will not." ~ Albert Einstein
There are two reasons for doing something
"There are two reasons for doing something: a really good reason and the real reason." ~ Unknown
The possible's slow fuse is lit
"The possible's slow fuse is lit by the imagination." ~ Emily Dickinson
11.30.2011
The real source of inner joy
"The real source of inner joy is to remain truthful and honest." ~ Dalai Lama
It is the supreme art of the teacher
"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." ~ Albert Einstein
Only those who will risk going too far
"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." ~ T. S. Eliot
I have decided to stick with love.
"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." ~ Martin Luther King
Count that day lost whose
"Count that day lost whose descending sun finds you with no good deeds done." ~ Napoleon Hill
To be rich in friends is to be poor in nothing
"To be rich in friends is to be poor in nothing." ~ Lilian Whiting
11.29.2011
Realize that now, in this moment of time
Realize that now, in this moment of time, you are creating. You are creating your next moment. That is what's real. ~ Sara Paddison
To succeed in life, you need two things
To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence. ~ Mark Twain
The most precious things in life
The most precious things in life are not those you get for money. ~ Albert Einstein
Great works are performed, not by strength,
Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance. ~ Samuel Johnson
"The strong take from the weak
"The strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong." - Unknown
11.28.2011
Free yourself from solving other people's problems
"Free yourself from solving other people's problems. All they really want is you to listen." - Unknown
It is better to light one candle
"It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness." ~ Chinese Proverb
It is better, of course, to know
"It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing." - Seneca
Some of the most significant moments
"Some of the most significant moments in your life happen without you even knowing it." ~ Alvin Law
11.27.2011
May you be happy, may you be healthy
"May you be happy, may you be healthy, may you be free from suffering. May you move through life with grace and ease." - Unknown
When you are happy, you can forgive
"When you are happy, you can forgive a great deal." ~ Princess Diana Spencer
Silence between friends says
"Silence between friends says that one's presence is enough." ~ Dr Jack Hyles
11.26.2011
People who claim they don't let little things bother them
"People who claim they don't let little things bother them have never tried to sleep in a room with a mosquito." - Unknown
Carry out a random act of kindness
"Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward." ~ Princess Diana
Cynicism is an unpleasant way
"Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth." - Lillian Hellman
When we are unable to find tranquility
"When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere." - Francois de La Rochefoucauld
11.25.2011
You cannot use up creativity.
"You cannot use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." ~ Maya Angelou
He who wishes to secure the good of others,
"He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own." ~ Confucius
Hope is the companion of power,
"Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles." ~ Samuel Smiles
To handle yourself, use your head
"To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
11.23.2011
Time cools, time clarifies;
"Time cools, time clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours." - Mark Twain
Work saves us from three great evils
"Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need." - Voltaire
Hope changes everything:
"Hope changes everything: winter into summer, darkness into dawn, barrenness into creativity, agony into joy." ~ Daisaku Ikeda
There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.
"There is no way to peace. Peace is the way." ~ A. J. Muste
From what we get, we can make a living:
"From what we get, we can make a living: what we give, however makes a life." ~ Arthur Ashe
11.22.2011
For it isn't enough to talk about peace
"For it isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. It isn't enough to believe in it. One must work for it." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
the most unmitigated and courageous act
"Loving is the most unmitigated and courageous act I perform in a day." ~ Mary Anne Radmacher
What is necessary to change a person
"What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself." ~ Abraham Maslow
Sometimes, in the spaces in between
"Sometimes, in the spaces in between, there are small moments of grace." ~ Kimberly Rastin
11.19.2011
It's not having what you want,
"It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got." ~ Sheryl Crow
The most important point is to accept
"The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet." ~ Shunryu Suzuki
Love is the only force capable
"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy to a friend." ~ Martin Luther King
A bend in the road
"A bend in the road is not the end of the road -- unless you fail to make the turn." - Unknown
Freedom is the last, best hope of earth.
"Freedom is the last, best hope of earth." ~ Abraham Lincoln
Not what we experience, but how
"Not what we experience, but how we perceive what we experience, determines our fate." ~ Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach
11.18.2011
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead
"Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend." ~ Albert Camus
The right to be heard does not...
"The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously." - Hubert H. Humphrey
In matters of style, swim with the current
"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson
When it is not necessary to make a decision
"When it is not necessary to make a decision, it is necessary not to make a decision." - Lord Falkland
Nothing changes your opinion of a friend
"Nothing changes your opinion of a friend so surely as success - yours or his." - Franklin P. Jones
If I take care of my character,
"If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of me." - Dwight L. Moody
Any experience can be transformed
"Any experience can be transformed into something of value." - Vash Young
Nothing's better than the wind to your back,
"Nothing's better than the wind to your back, the sun in front of you, and your friends beside you." - Aaron Douglas Trimble
11.17.2011
O that a man might know the end
"O that a man might know the end of this day's business ere it come!" - William Shakespeare
What does it matter how
"What does it matter how one comes by the truth so long as one pounces upon it and lives by it?" - Henry Miller
He who promises more than he is able
"He who promises more than he is able to perform, is false to himself; and he who does not perform what he has promised, is a traitor to his friend." - George Shelley
Those who face that which is actually before them,
"Those who face that which is actually before them, unburdened by the past, undistracted by the future, these are they who live, who make the best use of their lives; these are those who have found the secret of contentment." - Alban Goodier
“May you look back on
"May you look back on the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to the future." - Paul Dickson
The law of love could be best understood
"The law of love could be best understood and learned through little children." ~ Gandhi
"God is a circle
"God is a circle of which the center is everywhere and the circumference is nowhere." ~ Empedocles
11.16.2011
The wise person understands
"The wise person understands that his own happiness must include the happiness of others." ~ Dennis Weaver
Every blade of grass has its angel
"Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, 'Grow, grow.'" ~ Talmud
No valid plans for the future
"No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now." ~ Alan Watts
Listening is a magnetic thing
"Listening is a magnetic thing. The friends that really listen to us are the ones we move toward." ~ Brenda Ueland
Not everything that counts can be counted
"Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." ~ Albert Einstein
11.15.2011
Know that it is the waves of Love
"Know that it is the waves of Love that turn the wheels of Heaven." ~ Rumi
When you do things from your soul,
"When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy." ~ Rumi
I can trust my friends
"I can trust my friends. These people force me to examine myself, encourage me to grow." ~ Cher
Subtlety is the art of saying what you think
"Subtlety is the art of saying what you think and getting out of the way before it is understood." - Unknown
11.14.2011
Sometimes I need what only you can provide
"Sometimes I need what only you can provide -- your absence." - Ashleigh Brilliant
A hunch is your creativity trying
"A hunch is your creativity trying to tell you something." - Unknown
Charm is the quality in others
"Charm is the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves." - Henri-Frederic Amiel
Silly things do cease to be silly
"Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way." - Jane Austen
Don't worry if you're a kleptomaniac
"Don't worry if you're a kleptomaniac, you can always take something for it." - Unknown
People want peace so much
"People want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it." - Dwight D. Eisenhower
Happiness is nothing more than...
"Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory." - Albert Schweitzer
Three o'clock
"Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do." - Jean-Paul Sartre
11.13.2011
Drugs have taught an entire generation
"Drugs have taught an entire generation of Americans the metric system." - P. J. O'Rourke
There is no reciprocity.
"There is no reciprocity. Men love women, women love children, children love hamsters." - Alice Thomas Ellis
The secret of eternal youth
"The secret of eternal youth is arrested development." - Alice Roosevelt Longworth
I was not a child prodigy,
"I was not a child prodigy, because a child prodigy is a child who knows as much when it is a child as it does when it grows up." - Will Rogers
We live in a Newtonian world
"We live in a Newtonian world of Einsteinian physics ruled by Frankenstein logic." - David Russell
There are two ways to pass a hurdle
"There are two ways to pass a hurdle: leaping over or plowing through... There needs to be a monster truck option." - Jeph Jacques
Misquotation is, in fact, the pride
"Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely." - Hesketh Pearson
Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe
"Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics because genius and aristocrat are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd." - Edith Sitwell
A person who can bring the spirit of laughter
"A person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed." - Bennett Cerf
Harmony makes small things grow
"Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay." - Sallust
Life is what we make it,
"Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be." - Grandma Moses
11.12.2011
Nothing is so perfectly amusing
"Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas." - Laurence Sterne
We all carry around so much pain
"We all carry around so much pain in our hearts. Love and pain and beauty. They all seem to go together like one little tidy confusing package. It's a messy business, life. It's hard to figure--full of surprises. Some good. Some bad." - Henry Bromel
"Mistakes and disappointment
"Mistakes and disappointment make the sweet things in life that much sweeter." - Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata
The true secret of giving advice
"The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right." - Hannah Whitall Smith
Depend not on another,
"Depend not on another, but lean instead on thyself...True happiness is born of self-reliance." - The laws of Manu
You can't just ask customers
"You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new." - Steve Jobs
For today and its blessings,
"For today and its blessings, I owe the world an attitude of gratitude." - Clarence E. Hodges
when you invite people to your home
"I think that when you invite people to your home, you invite them to yourself." - Oprah Winfrey
11.11.2011
You must dare to disassociate yourself
"You must dare to disassociate yourself from those who would delay your journey... Leave, depart, if not physically, then mentally. Go your own way, quietly, undramatically, and venture toward trueness at last." - Vernon Howard
Among those whom I like or admire
"Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh." - W. H. Auden
True luck consists not in holding the best
"True luck consists not in holding the best of the cards at the table; luckiest is he who knows just when to rise and go home." - John Hay
One needs to be slow to form convictions
"One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds." - Mahatma Gandhi
If you would be a real seeker after truth
"If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things." - Rene Descartes
It's not that some people have willpower
"It's not that some people have willpower and some don't. It's that some people are ready to change and others are not." - James Gordon
11.10.2011
If thou are a master, be sometimes blind
"If thou are a master, be sometimes blind; if a servant, sometimes deaf." - Thomas Fuller
Human pain does not let go of its grip
"Human pain does not let go of its grip at one point in time. Rather, it works its way out of our consciousness over time. There is a season of sadness. A season of anger. A season of tranquility. A season of hope." - Robert Veninga
The way you define yourself as a writer
"The way you define yourself as a writer is that you write every time you have a free minute. If you didn't behave that way you would never do anything." - John Irving
I do nothing but go about persuading
"I do nothing but go about persuading you all, old and young alike, not to take thought for your persons or your properties, but and chiefly to care about the greatest improvement of the soul. I tell you that virtue is not given by money, but that from virtue comes money and every other good of man, public as well as private. This is my teaching, and if this is the doctrine which corrupts the youth, I am a mischievous person." - Socrates
Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt
"Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt." - Berthold Auerbach
Sometimes the laughter in mothering
"Sometimes the laughter in mothering is the recognition of the ironies and absurdities. Sometime, though, it's just pure, unthinking delight." - Barbara Schapiro
11.09.2011
As far as the laws of mathematics
"As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality." - Albert Einstein
A lot of people like snow.
"A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water." - Carl Reiner
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength." - Eric Hoffer
"It's better to be a lion for a day
"It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life." - Elizabeth Kenny
Be great in act, as you have been in thought
"Be great in act, as you have been in thought." - Jean Paul
"Is love supposed to last throughout all time?
"Is love supposed to last throughout all time, or is it like trains changing at random stops. If I loved her, how could I leave her? If I felt that way then, how come I don't feel anything now?" - Jeff Melvoin
Defer not till tomorrow to be wise
"Defer not till tomorrow to be wise, tomorrow's sun to thee may never rise." - William Congreve
"I'm not going to quit.
"I'm not going to quit. Why should I quit? This country is worth fighting for." - Hillary Rodham Clinton
11.08.2011
Watch out for the fellow who talks
"Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control." - Denis Diderot
Love yourself first
"Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world." - Lucille Ball
Into the rose-garden
"Footfalls echo in the memory,
Down the passage which we did not take,
Towards the door we never opened
Into the rose-garden."
T. S. Eliot
Down the passage which we did not take,
Towards the door we never opened
Into the rose-garden."
T. S. Eliot
Success is not final, failure is not fatal
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill
Rather than love, than money, than fame...
"Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth." - Henry David Thoreau
We could all take a lesson from the weather
"We could all take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism." ~ Unknown
If the eye does not want to see
"If the eye does not want to see, neither light nor glasses will help." ~ German proverb
One ought, every day at least
"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." - Sidney Goff
I have a new philosophy.
"I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time." - Charles M. Schulz
11.07.2011
The rule is perfect:
"The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane." - Mark Twain
There is hopeful symbolism
"There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum." - Arthur C. Clarke
If all the world's a stage,
"If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door." - Paul Beatty
Dreams will get you nowhere
"Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way." - Baltasar Gracian
If you refuse to be made straight
"If you refuse to be made straight when you are green, you will not be made straight when you are dry." - African proverb
Think like a wise man
"Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people." - William Butler Yeats
The most important thing in life
"The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in." - Morrie Schwartz
Language exerts hidden power
"Language exerts hidden power, like a moon on the tides." - Rita Mae Brown
Don't be afraid to take a big step
"Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps." - David Lloyd George
If you have no confidence in self
"If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started." - Marcus Garvey
11.06.2011
A little nonsense now and then
"A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men." - Anonymous
The height of cleverness
"The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it." - Francois de La Rochefoucauld
There are people who, instead of listening
"There are people who, instead of listening to what is being said to them, are already listening to what they are going to say themselves." - Albert Guinon
Talking much about oneself
"Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Talent does what it can
"Talent does what it can; genius does what it must." - Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
We must be willing to let go
"We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us." - E. M. Forster
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." - Robert Louis Stevenson
Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence
"Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence." - Robert Fripp
Do not anticipate trouble
"Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight." - Benjamin Franklin
11.05.2011
Nothing of me is original
"Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everybody I've ever known." - Chuck Palahniuk
The body is shaped, disciplined, honored,
"The body is shaped, disciplined, honored, and in time, trusted." - Martha Graham
Each decision we make, each action we take
"Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention." - Sharon Salzberg
Throughout life, one does not miss
"Throughout life, one does not miss any chance to hold onto the things that are really precious, if one is truly wise." - Ed Greenwood
To avoid criticism: do nothing,
"To avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, be nothing." - Elbert Hubbard
Guard well within yourself that treasure
"Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness." - George Sanders
Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate
"Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate. Without them, what would shape our lives? Perhaps, if we never veered off course, we wouldn't fall in love or have babies or be who we are." - Michael Patrick King
11.04.2011
Although the world is full of suffering
"Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it." - Helen Keller
Just think of the tragedy
"Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt." - Clarence Darrow
To see what is right, and not to do it
"To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle." - Confucius
I don't know half of you
"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." - J. R. R. Tolkien
We always long for the forbidden things
"We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us." - Francois Rabelais
I cannot and will not cut my conscience
"I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions." - Lillian Hellman
Only solitary men know the full joys
"Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile, his friends are everything." - Willa Cather
It is difficult to get a man to understand
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his job depends on not understanding it." - Upton Sinclair
11.03.2011
The only thing that overcomes hard luck
"The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work." - Harry Golden
Any fool can criticize
"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do." - Dale Carnegie
There are two ways to slide easily
"There are two ways to slide easily through life; to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways save us from thinking." - Alfred Korzybski
I am among those who think
"I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale." - Marie Curie
A large income is the best recipe
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of." - Jane Austen
For myself I am an optimist
"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." - Sir Winston Churchill
11.02.2011
In the end, you'll know
"In the end, you'll know which people really love you. They're the ones who see you for who you are and, no matter what, always find a way to be at your side." - Randy K. Milholland
Seduction isn't making someone
"Seduction isn't making someone do what they don't want to do. Seduction is enticing someone into doing what they secretly want to do already." - Unknown
As I get older, I've learned to listen
"As I get older, I've learned to listen to people rather than accuse them of things." - Po Bronson
You can learn as much - or more
"You can learn as much - or more - from one glance at a private space as you can from hours of exposure to a public face." - Malcolm Gladwell
Be careful when you stretch the truth
"Be careful when you stretch the truth-- eventually it will snap back at you." - Unknown
Maturity is achieved
"Maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values." - Joshua Loth Liebman
People are just about as happy
"People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be." - Abraham Lincoln
Happiness consists in activity
"Happiness consists in activity; such as the constitution of our nature; it is a running stream, and not a stagnant pool." - Anonymous
Whoever said 'it doesn't matter...'
"Whoever said 'it doesn't matter if you win or lose' probably lost." - Unknown
Some of the most devastating things
"Some of the most devastating things that happen to you will teach you the most." - Ellen DeGeneres
11.01.2011
We lie the loudest when we lie to ourselves
"We lie the loudest when we lie to ourselves." - Eric Hoffer
We are all apt to believe
"We are all apt to believe what the world believes about us." - George Eliot
I care not so much what I am
"I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself." - Michel de Montaigne
The cure for boredom is curiosity
"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." - Dorothy Parker
"Learn to... be what you are
"Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not." - Henri Frederic Amiel
Never let your sense of morals
"Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right." - Isaac Asimov
Be honorable yourself
"Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people." - Welsh proverb
10.30.2011
You can't help getting older
"You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old." - George Burns
If you wish to know what a man is
"If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority." - Yugoslav Proverb
It is unwise to be too sure
"It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err." - Mahatma Gandhi
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it
"It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust." - Samuel Johnson
You never know what you can do without
"You never know what you can do without until you try." - Unknown
Responsibility for learning
"Responsibility for learning belongs to the student, regardless of age." - Robert Martin
'Come to the edge.'
"'Come to the edge.'
'No, we will fall.'
'Come to the edge.'
'No, we will fall.'
They came.
He pushed them.
And they flew."
- Guillaume Apollinaire
'No, we will fall.'
'Come to the edge.'
'No, we will fall.'
They came.
He pushed them.
And they flew."
- Guillaume Apollinaire
10.29.2011
Progress isn't made by early risers
"Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something." - Robert Heinlein
Our feelings are our most genuine paths
"Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge." - Audre Lorde
Vitality shows in not only the ability
"Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over." - F. Scott Fitzgerald
We do not know what we want
"We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are - that is the fact." - Jean-Paul Sartre
The forceps of our minds are clumsy
"The forceps of our minds are clumsy forceps, and crush the truth a little in taking hold of it." - H. G. Wells
Faith may be defined briefly
"Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable." - H. L. Mencken
A mind, like a home, is furnished
"A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner, so if one's life is cold and bare he can blame none but himself." - Louis L'Amour
A man who thinks he has a higher purpose
"A man who thinks he has a higher purpose can do terrible things, even to those he professes to love." - Denise Mina
We should manage our fortunes
"We should manage our fortunes as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity." - Francois de La Rochefoucauld
A writer is a writer not because she writes
"A writer is a writer not because she writes well and easily, because she has amazing talent, because everything she does is golden. In my view, a writer is a writer because even when there is no hope, even when nothing you do shows any sign of promise, you keep writing anyway." - Junot Diaz
10.28.2011
A man is not idle because...
"A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor." - Victor Hugo
Most of the change we think we see
"Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor." - Robert Frost
Young people are in a condition
"Young people are in a condition like permanent intoxication--because youth is sweet, and they are growing." - Aristotle
One half of the world cannot understand
"One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other." - Jane Austen
Art is the stored honey
"Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travail." - Theodore Dreiser
By and large, jazz has always been
"By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with." - Duke Ellington
Get the facts, or the facts will get you
"Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get them, get them right, or they will get you wrong." - Dr. Thomas Fuller
Sometimes I've believed
"Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." - Lewis Carroll
I beg you take courage
"I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster." - Catherine II
When you cannot get a compliment
"When you cannot get a compliment any other way, pay yourself one." - Mark Twain
10.27.2011
Treasure the love you have received
"Treasure the love you have received above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished." - Og Mandino
The important thing is this:
"The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become." - Charles Du Bos
the place where no one else has ever been
"The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover will be yourself." - Alan Alda
The public is wonderfully tolerant
"The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius." - Oscar Wilde
several good protections against temptations
"There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice." - Mark Twain
One word frees us
"One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love." - Sophocles
The size of your audience doesn't matter
"The size of your audience doesn't matter. What's important is that your audience is listening." - Randy Pausch
of all deep human problems
"It is characteristic of all deep human problems that they are not to be approached without some humor and some bewilderment." - Freeman Dyson
10.26.2011
if you try to take each day
"Even if you try to take each day at a time, sometimes they attack you all at once." - Unknown
something inconvenient about it
"There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it." - Denis Diderot
In science one tries to tell people
"In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite." - Paul Dirac
You can't say that civilization doesn't advance
"You can't say that civilization doesn't advance, however, for in every war they kill you in a new way." - Will Rogers
To knock a thing down
"To knock a thing down, especially if it is cocked at an arrogant angle, is a deep delight of the blood." - George Santayana
Some people like my advice
"Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it." - Gordon R. Dickson
The best time to plant an oak tree
"The best time to plant an oak tree was twenty-five years ago. The second best time is today." - James Carville
a lush carpet of pine needles
"To me, a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug." - Helen Keller
whether it's winter or summer
"People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy." - Anton Chekhov
a change of self is needed
"Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene." - A. C. Benson
Patriotism is easy to understand
"Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country." - Calvin Coolidge
Action may not always bring happiness
"Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action." - Benjamin Disraeli
Get not your friends by bare compliments
"Get not your friends by bare compliments, but by giving them sensible tokens of your love." - Socrates
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