"In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life. It goes on." – Robert Frost
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life. It goes on.” – Robert Frost
Month: May 2010
"I’m not that smart." – Casey Affleck
“I’m not that smart.” – Casey Affleck
"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise." – Maya Angelou
“Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.” – Maya Angelou
"Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you." – Robert Fulghum
“Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.” – Robert Fulghum
"Formerly we used to canonize our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarize them. Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions of great men are absolutely detestable." – Oscar Wilde
“Formerly we used to canonize our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarize them. Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions …
"Overall, the long-term trend is going to worsen. All indicators are pointing to a possible recession." – Claudio Piron
“Overall, the long-term trend is going to worsen. All indicators are pointing to a possible recession.” – Claudio Piron
"Those things that hurt, instruct." – Benjamin Franklin
“Those things that hurt, instruct.” – Benjamin Franklin
"I can’t explain myself, I’m afraid, because I’m not myself, you see" – Lewis Carroll
“I can’t explain myself, I’m afraid, because I’m not myself, you see” – Lewis Carroll
"For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"I always wear a matching set,a nice thong and a nice bra. I could’n wear underpant now." – Cheryl Tweedy
“I always wear a matching set,a nice thong and a nice bra. I could’n wear underpant now.” – Cheryl Tweedy
"Just remember – when you think all is lost, the future remains" – Dr. Robert H. Goddard
“Just remember – when you think all is lost, the future remains” – Dr. Robert H. Goddard
"Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear" – George Orwell
“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear” – George Orwell
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." – Lao Tzu
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower." – Steve Jobs
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” – Steve Jobs
"No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly." – Oscar Wilde
“No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.” – Oscar Wilde
"He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice." – Albert Einstein
“He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since …
"Seeing is different than being told." – African Proverb
“Seeing is different than being told.” – African Proverb
"It?s kind of like a final farewell, but I?m still in the other building close to here, still teaching." – Jack Ford
“It?s kind of like a final farewell, but I?m still in the other building close to here, still teaching.” – Jack Ford
"Ah, yes! I wrote the ‘Purple Cow’ <br/>I’m sorry, now, I wrote it!<br/>But I can tell you anyhow,<br/>I’ll kill you if you quote it!" – Frank Gelett Burgess
“Ah, yes! I wrote the ‘Purple Cow’ I’m sorry, now, I wrote it!But I can tell you anyhow,I’ll kill you if you quote it!” – …
"We had a motto before the game, just basically coming into the game was let’s live ’til tomorrow, find a way to get to tomorrow night and not be satisfied with getting there. But, from this point on, boy it’s one game at a time. You can’t look forward two or three games down the road." – Gavin Miller
“We had a motto before the game, just basically coming into the game was let’s live ’til tomorrow, find a way to get to tomorrow …
"Sex education may be a good idea in the schools, but I don’t believe the kids should be given homework" – Bill Cosby
“Sex education may be a good idea in the schools, but I don’t believe the kids should be given homework” – Bill Cosby
"Books had instant replay long before televised sports." – Bern Williams
“Books had instant replay long before televised sports.” – Bern Williams
"Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"It was the tiniest thing I ever decided to put my whole life into." – Terri Guillemets
“It was the tiniest thing I ever decided to put my whole life into.” – Terri Guillemets
A riot is a spontaneous outburst. A war is subject to advance planning. -Nixon, Richard M.
A riot is a spontaneous outburst. A war is subject to advance planning. -Nixon, Richard M.
"Kiss me and you will see how important I am." – Sylvia Plath
“Kiss me and you will see how important I am.” – Sylvia Plath
"Spring manages what Valentine couldn’t." – Loesje
“Spring manages what Valentine couldn’t.” – Loesje
"The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education." – Maya Angelou
“The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education.” – Maya Angelou
"He who molds the public sentiment… makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make." – Abraham Lincoln
“He who molds the public sentiment… makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.” – Abraham Lincoln
"The rocks of the original soil, he wrote, are arranged in perpendicular layers or inclined towards the horizon. They are composed of quartz, granite, shale, slate and talcose." – Antoine Lavoisier
“The rocks of the original soil, he wrote, are arranged in perpendicular layers or inclined towards the horizon. They are composed of quartz, granite, shale, …
"Their feet, their feet, I adore, I fall at their feet." – Guru Nanak
“Their feet, their feet, I adore, I fall at their feet.” – Guru Nanak
"I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way about me." – Richard Bach
“I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way about me.” – Richard Bach
"Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers" – Voltaire
“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers” – Voltaire
"The art is not in making money, but in keeping it" – Proverb
“The art is not in making money, but in keeping it” – Proverb
"Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle our wonder as to who we are, and for what, whence, and whereto." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle our wonder as to who we are, and for what, …
"The way to make coaches think you’re in shape in the spring is to get a tan." – Whitey Ford
“The way to make coaches think you’re in shape in the spring is to get a tan.” – Whitey Ford
"Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions" – Norman Cousins
“Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions” – Norman Cousins
"Trust is to human relationships what faith is to gospel living. It is the beginning place, the foundation upon which more can be built. Where trust is, love can flourish." – Barbara Smith
“Trust is to human relationships what faith is to gospel living. It is the beginning place, the foundation upon which more can be built. Where …
"Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better." – Jim Rohn
“Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better.” – Jim Rohn
"The hardest part is what to leave behind, … It’s time to let go!" – Winnie the Pooh
“The hardest part is what to leave behind, … It’s time to let go!” – Winnie the Pooh