"Without heroes, we are all plain people, and don’t know how far we can go" – Bernard Malamud
“Without heroes, we are all plain people, and don’t know how far we can go” – Bernard Malamud
Month: May 2010
"The U.S. economy appears to be slowing faster than we thought, people are eyeing a recession and, in the heat of the moment, that is causing panic." – Carlos Augusto Levorin
“The U.S. economy appears to be slowing faster than we thought, people are eyeing a recession and, in the heat of the moment, that is …
"The human heart dares not stay away too long from that which hurt it most. There is a return journey to anguish that few of us are released from making." – Lillian Smith
“The human heart dares not stay away too long from that which hurt it most. There is a return journey to anguish that few of …
"I use to stand up for what I believe, now, I believe in what I stand up for." – Marie-Suzanne Labelle (A.K.A Marie-Sue)
“I use to stand up for what I believe, now, I believe in what I stand up for.” – Marie-Suzanne Labelle (A.K.A Marie-Sue)
"Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is." – Maxim Gorky
“Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it …
"When a woman behaves like a man why doesn’t she behave like a nice man?" – Dame Edith Evans
“When a woman behaves like a man why doesn’t she behave like a nice man?” – Dame Edith Evans
"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude." – Oprah Winfrey
“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.” – Oprah Winfrey
"Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same." – Francesca Reigler
“Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.” – Francesca Reigler
"Peace is more than just the absence of war. True peace is justice, true peace is freedom. And true peace dictates the recognition of human rights." – Ronald Reagan
“Peace is more than just the absence of war. True peace is justice, true peace is freedom. And true peace dictates the recognition of human …
"A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities." – William Arthur Ward
“A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; …
"Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it." – Greg Anderson
“Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.” – Greg Anderson
"Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob" – Oscar Wilde
“Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob” – Oscar Wilde
"I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say about me, my circumstances, or my position. Attitude keeps me going or cripples my progress. It alone fuels my fire or assaults my hope. When my attitudes are right, there is no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no challenge too great for me." – Charles R. Swindoll
“I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important than my …
"For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it." – Ivan Panin
“For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love …
"Before you say…"I should get this because…", ask yourself "Is this going to get me after (Financially) ?"" – Rodel Natividad Casio
“Before you say…”I should get this because…”, ask yourself “Is this going to get me after (Financially) ?”” – Rodel Natividad Casio
"God is at home; it is we who have gone for a walk." – Meister Eckhart
“God is at home; it is we who have gone for a walk.” – Meister Eckhart
"Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done" – Linus Torvalds
“Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done” – Linus Torvalds
"Saying nothing…sometimes says the most." – Emily Dickinson
“Saying nothing…sometimes says the most.” – Emily Dickinson
"Dear World, I am leaving because I am bored. I feel I have lived long enough. I am leaving you with your worries in this sweet cesspool. Good luck." – George Sanders
“Dear World, I am leaving because I am bored. I feel I have lived long enough. I am leaving you with your worries in this …
"Zffff…what was that, sir? That was your life. Can I get another one? No, sorry." – Basil Fawlty
“Zffff…what was that, sir? That was your life. Can I get another one? No, sorry.” – Basil Fawlty
"Make hay while the sun shines, that’s our motto." – Curtis Joseph
“Make hay while the sun shines, that’s our motto.” – Curtis Joseph
"What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise" – Oscar Wilde
“What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise” – Oscar Wilde
"Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest." – Anatole France
“Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.” – Anatole France
"A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails." – Donna Roberts
“A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.” – Donna Roberts
"This is the final exam for a student that deserves to be failed. In the budget there is little or nothing to stimulate economic development." – Romano Prodi
“This is the final exam for a student that deserves to be failed. In the budget there is little or nothing to stimulate economic development.” …
"The Wedding March always reminds me of the music played when soldiers go into battle." – Heinrich Heine
“The Wedding March always reminds me of the music played when soldiers go into battle.” – Heinrich Heine
"To brag little – to show well – to crow gently, if in luck – to pay up, to own up, and to shut up, if beaten, are the virtues of a sporting man" – Oliver Wendell Holmes
“To brag little – to show well – to crow gently, if in luck – to pay up, to own up, and to shut up, …
"There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave." – Dale Carnegie
“There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you …
"Retirement, we understand, is great if you are busy, rich, and healthy. But then, under those circumstances, work is great too." – William E Bill Vaughan
“Retirement, we understand, is great if you are busy, rich, and healthy. But then, under those circumstances, work is great too.” – William E Bill …
"Babies are nature’s way of ensuring that men and women will always have something in common." – Rain Bojangles
“Babies are nature’s way of ensuring that men and women will always have something in common.” – Rain Bojangles
"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet." – Aristotle
“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” – Aristotle
"Even the best of friends cannot attend each other’s funeral." – Kehlog Albran
“Even the best of friends cannot attend each other’s funeral.” – Kehlog Albran
"You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake." – Bob Hope
“You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.” – Bob Hope
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind." – Dr. Seuss
“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Seuss
"A Monday morning quarterback" – American Proverb
“A Monday morning quarterback” – American Proverb
"Marriage is a great institution, but I’m not ready for an institution." – Mae West
“Marriage is a great institution, but I’m not ready for an institution.” – Mae West
"Friendship is love with understanding" – Proverb
“Friendship is love with understanding” – Proverb
"Tear my heart out, slow roast me over a fire, pull off my eyebrows strand by strand, push pins though my fingernails….do anything to me, anything but a monday." – Prabhudoss Samuel
“Tear my heart out, slow roast me over a fire, pull off my eyebrows strand by strand, push pins though my fingernails….do anything to me, …
"I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better." – Plutarch
“I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.” – Plutarch
"Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened." – Dr. Seuss
“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss