"The future is plump with promise." – Maya Angelou
“The future is plump with promise.” – Maya Angelou
Month: May 2010
"We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have." – Frederick Keonig
“We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we …
"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves." – Abraham Lincoln
“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” – Abraham Lincoln
"Success is a journey, not a destination." – Ben Sweetland
“Success is a journey, not a destination.” – Ben Sweetland
"One measure of leadership is the caliber of people who choose to follow you." – Dennis A. Peer
“One measure of leadership is the caliber of people who choose to follow you.” – Dennis A. Peer
"To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else. Rather than speaking badly about people and in ways that will produce friction and unrest in their lives, we should practice a purer perception of them, and when we speak of others, speak of their good qualities." – Dalai Lama
“To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else. Rather than speaking …
"Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul." – Saint Augustine
“Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.” – Saint Augustine
"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body." – Benjamin Franklin
“A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.” – Benjamin Franklin
"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence." – Albert Einstein
“Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but …
"I think Mr. Smithers picked me for my motivational skills. Everyone always says they have to work twice as hard when I’m around!" – Dan Castellaneta
“I think Mr. Smithers picked me for my motivational skills. Everyone always says they have to work twice as hard when I’m around!” – Dan …
"My pipe is out, my glass is dry; My fire is almost ashes too; But once again, before you go, And I prepare to meet the New : Old Year! a parting word that’s true, For we’ve been comrades, you and I – I thank God for each day of you; There! bless yo" – Robert Service
“My pipe is out, my glass is dry; My fire is almost ashes too; But once again, before you go, And I prepare to meet …
"I feel sorry for someone who has to win at everything." – Snoopy
“I feel sorry for someone who has to win at everything.” – Snoopy
"Learn taciturnity and let that be your motto!" – Robert Burns
“Learn taciturnity and let that be your motto!” – Robert Burns
"If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought." – Peace Pilgrim
“If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.” – Peace Pilgrim
"A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked" – Bernard Meltzer
“A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked” – Bernard Meltzer
"This one was initially set up for an (X-ray type scanning) exam sometime during the next two or three days following its arrival, which is a standard time frame for containers." – Mike Milne
“This one was initially set up for an (X-ray type scanning) exam sometime during the next two or three days following its arrival, which is …
"Olympism is a philosophy which, by blending sport with culture, seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal ethical principle" – Juan Antonio Samaranch
“Olympism is a philosophy which, by blending sport with culture, seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the …
"The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech." – George Bernard Shaw
“The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.” – George Bernard Shaw
"Study until 25, investigate until 40, profession until 60, at which age I would have him retired on a double allowance." – William Osler
“Study until 25, investigate until 40, profession until 60, at which age I would have him retired on a double allowance.” – William Osler
"I wonder if I can grow fangs when my baby teeth fall out." – Calvin & Hobbes
“I wonder if I can grow fangs when my baby teeth fall out.” – Calvin & Hobbes
"Go for it now. The future is promised to no one." – Wayne Dyer
“Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.” – Wayne Dyer
"I never hear the rattling of dice that it does not sound to me like the funeral bell of the whole family" – Douglas Jerrold
“I never hear the rattling of dice that it does not sound to me like the funeral bell of the whole family” – Douglas Jerrold
"Most of us can remember a time when a birthday – especially if it was one’s own – brightened the world as if a second sun has risen." – Robert Lynd
“Most of us can remember a time when a birthday – especially if it was one’s own – brightened the world as if a second …
"True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance." – Henry David Thoreau
“True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.” – Henry David Thoreau
"Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared." – Buddha
“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being …
"We just seem to be surrounded on this anniversary show by all of our personal favorites. I have to say that in the first person, because they’re my personal favorites." – Don Cornelius
“We just seem to be surrounded on this anniversary show by all of our personal favorites. I have to say that in the first person, …
You cannot fly like an eagle with wings of a wren. -Hudson, William Henry
You cannot fly like an eagle with wings of a wren. -Hudson, William Henry
Mit einem Menschen, der nur Trümpfe hat, kann man nicht Karten spielen. ~~~ Friedrich Hebbel
Mit einem Menschen, der nur Trümpfe hat, kann man nicht Karten spielen. Friedrich Hebbel
"A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves." – Ralph W. Sockman
“A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves.” – Ralph W. Sockman
"We purchased Monmouth on Valentine’s Day in 1978. At first, we thought about moving here, even interviewed at Trinity School for our daughters." – Ron Riches
“We purchased Monmouth on Valentine’s Day in 1978. At first, we thought about moving here, even interviewed at Trinity School for our daughters.” – Ron …
"All cruelty springs from hardheartedness and weakness" – Seneca
“All cruelty springs from hardheartedness and weakness” – Seneca
"When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered snow, They melted as they fell." – John Dryden
“When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered snow, They melted as they fell.” – John Dryden
"Sentimentality is only sentiment that rubs you up the wrong way" – William Somerset Maugham
“Sentimentality is only sentiment that rubs you up the wrong way” – William Somerset Maugham
"We can trust our doctors to be professional, to minister equally to their patients without regard to their political or religious beliefs. But we can no longer trust our professors to do the same." – David Horowitz
“We can trust our doctors to be professional, to minister equally to their patients without regard to their political or religious beliefs. But we can …
"A lie will easily get you out of a scrape, and yet, strangely and beautifully, rapture possesses you when you have taken the scrape and left out the lie." – Charles Edward Montague
“A lie will easily get you out of a scrape, and yet, strangely and beautifully, rapture possesses you when you have taken the scrape and …
"There would be no passion in this world if we never had to fight for what we love." – Susie Switzer
“There would be no passion in this world if we never had to fight for what we love.” – Susie Switzer
"I am not against hasty marriages, where a mutual flame is fanned by an adequate income." – Will Durant
“I am not against hasty marriages, where a mutual flame is fanned by an adequate income.” – Will Durant
"What a fuss people make about fidelity! Why, even in love it is purely a question for physiology. It has nothing to do with our own will. Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless, and cannot: that is all one can say." – Oscar Wilde
“What a fuss people make about fidelity! Why, even in love it is purely a question for physiology. It has nothing to do with our …
"There are only two kinds of Wodehouse readers, those who adore him and those who have never read him." – Richard Usborne
“There are only two kinds of Wodehouse readers, those who adore him and those who have never read him.” – Richard Usborne
"If we treated everyone we meet with the same affection we bestow upon our favorite cat, they, too, would purr." – Martin Delany
“If we treated everyone we meet with the same affection we bestow upon our favorite cat, they, too, would purr.” – Martin Delany