"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other" – Walter Elliot
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other” – Walter Elliot
Month: May 2010
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere." – Albert Einstein
“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” – Albert Einstein
"Humor is tragedy plus time" – Mark Twain
“Humor is tragedy plus time” – Mark Twain
"All human wisdom is summed up in two words – wait and hope" – Alexandre Dumas Père
“All human wisdom is summed up in two words – wait and hope” – Alexandre Dumas Père
"I’ve often said, the only thing standing between me and greatness is me" – Woody Allen
“I’ve often said, the only thing standing between me and greatness is me” – Woody Allen
"Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light." – Helen Keller
“Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.” – Helen Keller
"I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great." – Ray Charles
“I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.” – Ray Charles
"All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family, and each one of us is responsible for the misdeeds of all the others. I cannot detach myself from the wickedest soul." – Mahatma Gandhi
“All humanity is one undivided and indivisible family, and each one of us is responsible for the misdeeds of all the others. I cannot detach …
"When a heart breaks, there isn’t any sound, but an echo, that goes around carrying all those precious moments spent together." – Saurav Kalra
“When a heart breaks, there isn’t any sound, but an echo, that goes around carrying all those precious moments spent together.” – Saurav Kalra
"The artist who is not also a craftsman is no good; but, alas, most of our artists are nothing else" – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“The artist who is not also a craftsman is no good; but, alas, most of our artists are nothing else” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist." – Epicurus
“Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.” – …
"I think its nice when people find love, because I feel like everyone deserves it." – Drew Barrymore
“I think its nice when people find love, because I feel like everyone deserves it.” – Drew Barrymore
"An individual Christian may see fit to give up all sorts of things for special reasons – marriage, or meat, or beer, or cinema; but the moment he starts saying the things are bad in themselves, or looking down his nose at other people who do use them, he has taken the wrong turning." – C.S. Lewis
“An individual Christian may see fit to give up all sorts of things for special reasons – marriage, or meat, or beer, or cinema; but …
"We must become the change we want to see." – Mahatma Gandhi
“We must become the change we want to see.” – Mahatma Gandhi
"Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat." – Anais Nin
“Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat.” – Anais Nin
"All business depends upon men fulfilling their responsibilities." – Mahatma Gandhi
“All business depends upon men fulfilling their responsibilities.” – Mahatma Gandhi
"Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one’s values." – Ayn Rand
“Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one’s values.” – Ayn Rand
"I admire addicts. In a world where everybody is waiting for some bline, random disaster, or some sudden disease, the addict has the comfort of knowing what will most likely wait for him down the road. He’s taken some control over his ultimate fate, and his addiction keeps the cause of death from being a total surprise." – Chuck Palahniuk
“I admire addicts. In a world where everybody is waiting for some bline, random disaster, or some sudden disease, the addict has the comfort of …
"You never truly appreciate things until they are gone" – Aurora Greenway
“You never truly appreciate things until they are gone” – Aurora Greenway
"Better to live one year as a tiger, than a hundred as a sheep." – Madonna
“Better to live one year as a tiger, than a hundred as a sheep.” – Madonna
"Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late" – Benjamin Franklin
“Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late” – Benjamin Franklin
"Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from the things that are foul." – Frances E. Willard
“Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from the things that are foul.” – Frances E. Willard
"When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity." – T.S. Eliot
“When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity.” – T.S. Eliot
"Vice came in always at the door of necessity, not at the door of inclination." – Daniel Defoe
“Vice came in always at the door of necessity, not at the door of inclination.” – Daniel Defoe
"Treat a man as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he could be, and he will become what he should be." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Treat a man as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he could be, and he will become what …
"A penny saved is a penny earned." – Benjamin Franklin
“A penny saved is a penny earned.” – Benjamin Franklin
"What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?" – T.S. Eliot
“What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?” – T.S. Eliot
"So long as they don’t get violent, I want to let everyone say what they wish, for I myself have always said exactly what pleased me." – Albert Einstein
“So long as they don’t get violent, I want to let everyone say what they wish, for I myself have always said exactly what pleased …
"Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie" until you can find a rock." – Will Rogers
“Diplomacy is the art of saying “Nice doggie” until you can find a rock.” – Will Rogers
"I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy – "Dear Jack, Don’t buy a single vote more than is necessary. I’ll be damned if I’m going to pay for a landslide."" – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy – “Dear Jack, Don’t buy a single vote more than is necessary. I’ll be damned …
"Sooner or later I’m going to die, but I’m not going to retire." – Margaret Mead
“Sooner or later I’m going to die, but I’m not going to retire.” – Margaret Mead
"Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize our age" – Albert Einstein
“Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize our age” – Albert Einstein
"The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one." – Oscar Wilde
“The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.” – Oscar Wilde
"Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood." – Oscar Wilde
“Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.” – Oscar Wilde
"Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself." – Kahlil Gibran
“Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.” – …
"I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, "Mother, what was war?"" – Eve Merriam
“I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, “Mother, what was war?”” – Eve Merriam
"Don’t try to fix the students, fix ourselves first. The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior. When our students fail, we, as teachers, too, have failed." – Marva Collins
“Don’t try to fix the students, fix ourselves first. The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior. When our students …
"Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters." – Isaac Bashevis Singer
“Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.” – Isaac Bashevis Singer
"You may forget the one with whom you have laughed, but never the one with whom you have wept." – Kahlil Gibran
“You may forget the one with whom you have laughed, but never the one with whom you have wept.” – Kahlil Gibran
"Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful." – Mark Victor Hansen
“Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. …