"Look at life through the windshield, not the rear-view mirror" – Byrd Baggett
“Look at life through the windshield, not the rear-view mirror” – Byrd Baggett
Month: May 2010
"An eye for an eye leaves everybody blind." – Mahatma Ghandi
“An eye for an eye leaves everybody blind.” – Mahatma Ghandi
"I’m not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why." – Bernard M. Baruch
“I’m not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.” – Bernard M. Baruch
"It’s about a girl and a guy and they both die….no wait…she doesn’t die….he just THINKS she’s dead….." – Frank Iero
“It’s about a girl and a guy and they both die….no wait…she doesn’t die….he just THINKS she’s dead…..” – Frank Iero
"Spend some time alone every day." – Dalai Lama
“Spend some time alone every day.” – Dalai Lama
"Familiarity breeds contempt – and children" – Mark Twain
“Familiarity breeds contempt – and children” – Mark Twain
"A hero has faced it all: he need not be undefeated, but he must be undaunted." – Andrew Bernstein
“A hero has faced it all: he need not be undefeated, but he must be undaunted.” – Andrew Bernstein
"Do not make Recession your Obsession, Just remember to forget it and you’ll be OK" – Mina Tadros
“Do not make Recession your Obsession, Just remember to forget it and you’ll be OK” – Mina Tadros
"There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature. A scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed and healed, done with." – Harry Crews
“There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature. A scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed and healed, done with.” …
"I’ll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure." – Mae West
“I’ll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.” – Mae West
"It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere." – Agnes Repplier
“It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.” – Agnes Repplier
"Have a nice trip, Dick." – Betty Ford
“Have a nice trip, Dick.” – Betty Ford
"The distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion" – Albert Einstein
“The distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion” – Albert Einstein
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him." – Buddha
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. …
"We’ve gone astray from first principles. We’ve lost sight of the rule that individual freedom and ingenuity are at the very core of everything that we’ve accomplished. Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." – Ronald Reagan
“We’ve gone astray from first principles. We’ve lost sight of the rule that individual freedom and ingenuity are at the very core of everything that …
"I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar." – Robert Brault
“I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.” …
"When the solution is simple, God is answering." – Albert Einstein
“When the solution is simple, God is answering.” – Albert Einstein
"Single women have a dreadful propensity to being poor" – Jane Austen
“Single women have a dreadful propensity to being poor” – Jane Austen
"All these things have you said of beauty. <br/>Yet in truth you spoke not of her but of needs unsatisfied, <br/>And beauty is not a need but an ecstasy. <br/>It is not a mouth thirsting nor an empty hand stretched forth, <br/>But rather a heart enflamed and a soul enchanted. <br/>It is not the image you would see nor the song you would hear, <br/>But rather an image you see though you close your eyes and a song you hear though you shut your ears. <br/>It is not the sap within the furrowed bark, nor a wing attached to a claw, <br/>But rather a garden for ever in bloom and a flock of angels for ever in flight. <br/>People of Orphalese, beauty is life when life unveils her holy face. <br/>But you are life and you are the veil. <br/>Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror. <br/>But you are eternity and your are the mirror." – Kahlil Gibran
“All these things have you said of beauty. Yet in truth you spoke not of her but of needs unsatisfied, And beauty is not a …
"Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that. That’s nonsense. Make up your mind, you’ll never use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible." – Douglas Bader
“Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that. That’s nonsense. Make up your mind, you’ll never use crutches or …
"I’m convinced there is an incredible advantage for kids who are raised in a home where they can be totally confident that Mom and Dad love each other" – Jay Kesler
“I’m convinced there is an incredible advantage for kids who are raised in a home where they can be totally confident that Mom and Dad …
"Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know." – Ernest Hemingway
“Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.” – Ernest Hemingway
"Saying goodbye doesn’t mean anything. It’s the time we spent together that matters, not how we left it." – Trey Parker
“Saying goodbye doesn’t mean anything. It’s the time we spent together that matters, not how we left it.” – Trey Parker
"Farewell to a friend." – Jason Cook
“Farewell to a friend.” – Jason Cook
"In principle, I’m sorry that we didn’t liquidate him" – Ariel Sharon
“In principle, I’m sorry that we didn’t liquidate him” – Ariel Sharon
"Every day, the New York Times carries a motto in a box on its front page. "All the News That’s Fit to Print," it says. It’s been saying it for decades, day in and day out. I imagine most readers of the canonical sheet have long ceased to notice this bannered and flaunted symbol of its mental furniture. I myself check every day to make sure that the bright, smug, pompous, idiotic claim is still there." – Christopher Hitchens
“Every day, the New York Times carries a motto in a box on its front page. “All the News That’s Fit to Print,” it says. …
"The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose" – Kahlil Gibran
“The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose” – Kahlil Gibran
"Sex between 2 people is a beautiful thing; between 5 it’s fantastic." – Woody Allen
“Sex between 2 people is a beautiful thing; between 5 it’s fantastic.” – Woody Allen
"Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one" – C.S. Lewis
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one” – C.S. Lewis
"It is the same as getting an ‘E’ in an exam." – Renate Goetschl
“It is the same as getting an ‘E’ in an exam.” – Renate Goetschl
"A wedding is just like a funeral except that you get to smell your own flowers." – Grace Hansen
“A wedding is just like a funeral except that you get to smell your own flowers.” – Grace Hansen
"In sports, you simply aren’t considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it twice proves you are the best." – Althea Gibson
“In sports, you simply aren’t considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it …
"A speech is like a love affair. Any fool can start it, but to end it requires considerable skill." – Lord Mansfield
“A speech is like a love affair. Any fool can start it, but to end it requires considerable skill.” – Lord Mansfield
"The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income." – George Foreman
“The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income.” – George Foreman
"A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men" – Martin Fraquhar Tupper
“A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link …
"Growth itself contains the germ of happiness." – Pearl S. Buck
“Growth itself contains the germ of happiness.” – Pearl S. Buck
"The Nobel is a ticket to one’s own funeral. No one has ever done anything after he got it." – T.S. Eliot
“The Nobel is a ticket to one’s own funeral. No one has ever done anything after he got it.” – T.S. Eliot
"There is still no cure for the common birthday." – John Glenn
“There is still no cure for the common birthday.” – John Glenn
"True friends stab you in the front." – Oscar Wilde
“True friends stab you in the front.” – Oscar Wilde
"If ever there is tomorrow when we’re not together.. there is something you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. but the most important thing is, even if we’re apart.. i’ll always be with you." – Winnie the Pooh
“If ever there is tomorrow when we’re not together.. there is something you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you …