"The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure." – Sven Goran Eriksson
“The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.” – Sven Goran Eriksson
Month: May 2010
"Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others." – Wayne Dyer
“Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others.” – Wayne Dyer
"The formation of one’s character ought to be everyone’s chief aim." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“The formation of one’s character ought to be everyone’s chief aim.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead." – Albert Einstein
“The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead.” – Albert Einstein
"Ill Customs & bad Advice are seldom forgotten." – Benjamin Franklin
“Ill Customs & bad Advice are seldom forgotten.” – Benjamin Franklin
"Kissing is like drinking salted water: you drink and your thirst increases" – Chinese Proverbs
“Kissing is like drinking salted water: you drink and your thirst increases” – Chinese Proverbs
"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." – Lao Tzu
“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” – Lao Tzu
"A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues." – Theodore Roosevelt
“A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.” – Theodore Roosevelt
"Sports is the toy department of human life." – Howard Cosell
“Sports is the toy department of human life.” – Howard Cosell
"The past five to 10 years, Maine and BC have played a lot of big games. It’s a testament to the two programs and what they put into [their hockey programs]." – Cory Schneider
“The past five to 10 years, Maine and BC have played a lot of big games. It’s a testament to the two programs and what …
"When we’re incomplete, we’re always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we’re still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising. This can go on and on–series polygamy–until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment. Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude ourselves dangerously and to program for eventual failure every relationship we enter." – Tom Robbins
“When we’re incomplete, we’re always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find …
"If your contribution has been vital there will always be somebody to pick up where you left off, and that will be your claim to immortality" – Walter Gropius
“If your contribution has been vital there will always be somebody to pick up where you left off, and that will be your claim to …
"Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!" – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!” – Friedrich Nietzsche
"Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known." – Oscar Wilde
“Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.” – Oscar Wilde
"Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life." – Pythagoras
“Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.” – Pythagoras
"Competing in sports has taught me that if I’m not willing to give 120 percent, somebody else will." – Ron Blomberg
“Competing in sports has taught me that if I’m not willing to give 120 percent, somebody else will.” – Ron Blomberg
"Tenacity. In hockey, we use a lot of goofy little terms about player to describe a player. Intangibles, work ethic, intelligence. It’s a great mix. He’s a very smart hockey player." – Kevin Dineen
“Tenacity. In hockey, we use a lot of goofy little terms about player to describe a player. Intangibles, work ethic, intelligence. It’s a great mix. …
"Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent." – Dalai Lama
“Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.” – Dalai Lama
"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person" – Mignon McLaughlin
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person” – Mignon McLaughlin
"I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed: and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I fail and keep trying." – Tom Hopkins
“I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed: and the number of times I …
"The real leader has no need to lead he is content to point the way" – Henry Miller
“The real leader has no need to lead he is content to point the way” – Henry Miller
"Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is …
"A mother had a slender, small body, but a large heart – a heart so large that everybody’s grief and everybody’s joy found welcome in it, and hospitable accommodation." – Mark Twain
“A mother had a slender, small body, but a large heart – a heart so large that everybody’s grief and everybody’s joy found welcome in …
"Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over." – F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
"We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience." – George Bernard Shaw
“We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.” – George Bernard Shaw
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand." – Albert Einstein
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all …
"This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it is that they suffer more in giving them birth and are more certain that they are their own" – Aristotle
“This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it is that they suffer more in giving them birth and …
"The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance." – Benjamin Franklin
“The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance.” – Benjamin Franklin
"It’s not what I do, but the way I do it. It’s not what I say, but the way I say it." – Mae West
“It’s not what I do, but the way I do it. It’s not what I say, but the way I say it.” – Mae West
"Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that is where I renew my springs that never dry up." – Pearl S. Buck
“Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that is where I renew my springs that never dry up.” – Pearl S. …
"The economy hit a brick wall in February and March. The risk of a recession is higher now than I thought it would have been six months ago. It’s higher now than I thought it would have been six weeks ago." – Cary Leahey
“The economy hit a brick wall in February and March. The risk of a recession is higher now than I thought it would have been …
"The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself." – Anna Quindlen
“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” – Anna Quindlen
"I will never be the woman with the perfect hair, who can wear white and not spill on it." – Sex and the City
“I will never be the woman with the perfect hair, who can wear white and not spill on it.” – Sex and the City
"Courageous, untroubled, mocking and violent-that is what Wisdom wants us to be. Wisdom is a woman, and loves only a warrior." – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Courageous, untroubled, mocking and violent-that is what Wisdom wants us to be. Wisdom is a woman, and loves only a warrior.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
"Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty" – Socrates
“Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty” – Socrates
Wenn du siehst, wen einige Mädchen heiraten, weißt du, wie sehr sie es hassen müssen ihren Lebensunterhalt selbst zu verdienen. ~~~ Helen Rowland
Wenn du siehst, wen einige Mädchen heiraten, weißt du, wie sehr sie es hassen müssen ihren Lebensunterhalt selbst zu verdienen. Helen Rowland
"Never go to your high school reunion pregnant or they will think that is all you have done since you graduated." – Erma Bombeck
“Never go to your high school reunion pregnant or they will think that is all you have done since you graduated.” – Erma Bombeck
I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt. -White, Patrick
I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt. -White, Patrick
"If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence." – Aristotle
“If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence.” – Aristotle
"Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. A joyful heart is the inevitable result of a heart burning with love" – Mother Teresa
“Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. A joyful heart is the inevitable result of a heart burning with love” …