"The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate." – Oprah Winfrey
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey
Month: May 2010
"History is an endless repetition of the wrong way of living" – Lawrence Durrell
“History is an endless repetition of the wrong way of living” – Lawrence Durrell
"The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today." – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
"To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love." – Jane Austen
“To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.” – Jane Austen
"How do the birds make great sky circles… They fall and falling they are given wings." – Jalal ad-Din Rumi
“How do the birds make great sky circles… They fall and falling they are given wings.” – Jalal ad-Din Rumi
"There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can’t move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies." – Robert Frost
“There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can’t move, and the kind that just …
"I think employers are going to start getting requests (for benefits) as soon as Monday. And they’re not prepared." – Bruce Barth
“I think employers are going to start getting requests (for benefits) as soon as Monday. And they’re not prepared.” – Bruce Barth
"Whoever the heart loves, she is the beauty." – Turkish Proverb
“Whoever the heart loves, she is the beauty.” – Turkish Proverb
"I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men." – Lao Tzu
“I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps …
"When a thing is funny, search it for a hidden truth." – George Bernard Shaw
“When a thing is funny, search it for a hidden truth.” – George Bernard Shaw
"History will be kind to me for I intend to write it" – Winston Churchill
“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it” – Winston Churchill
"When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way." – Wayne Dyer
“When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way.” – …
"If there is a supreme being, he’s crazy." – Marlene Dietrich
“If there is a supreme being, he’s crazy.” – Marlene Dietrich
"Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request." – Lord Chesterfield
“Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.” – Lord Chesterfield
"Be with me always – take any form – drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! Oh, God! it is unutterable! I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul!" – Emily Bronte
“Be with me always – take any form – drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! …
"Nobody, who has not been in the interior of a family, can say what the difficulties of any individual of that family may be." – Jane Austen
“Nobody, who has not been in the interior of a family, can say what the difficulties of any individual of that family may be.” – …
"You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?" – Jalal ad-Din Rumi
“You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?” – Jalal ad-Din Rumi
"I thank my parents and my home area." – Ai Miyazato
“I thank my parents and my home area.” – Ai Miyazato
"Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash." – General George S. Patton
“Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.” – General George S. Patton
"There’s certainly nothing giving us immediate concern, but nobody sitting in my position after last year’s hurricanes in Louisiana can say there’s no risks." – Bill Stowe
“There’s certainly nothing giving us immediate concern, but nobody sitting in my position after last year’s hurricanes in Louisiana can say there’s no risks.” – …
"If you want to marry wisely, marry your equal" – Spanish Proverb
“If you want to marry wisely, marry your equal” – Spanish Proverb
"True opinions can prevail only if the facts to which they refer are known; if they are not known, false ideas are just as effective as true ones, if not a little more effective" – Walter Lippmann
“True opinions can prevail only if the facts to which they refer are known; if they are not known, false ideas are just as effective …
"False face must hide what the false heart doth know." – William Shakespeare
“False face must hide what the false heart doth know.” – William Shakespeare
"If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever" – Winnie the Pooh
“If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever” – Winnie the Pooh
"I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong" – Benjamin Franklin
“I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong” – Benjamin Franklin
"A man’s silence is wonderful to listen to." – Thomas Hardy
“A man’s silence is wonderful to listen to.” – Thomas Hardy
"Conflict cannot survive without your participation." – Wayne Dyer
“Conflict cannot survive without your participation.” – Wayne Dyer
"When you’re dead, you’re dead. That’s it." – Marlene Dietrich
“When you’re dead, you’re dead. That’s it.” – Marlene Dietrich
"People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost." – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
“People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
"It’s a perfect fit for Matt. He’s up for the challenge." – Ab Dettorre
“It’s a perfect fit for Matt. He’s up for the challenge.” – Ab Dettorre
"He fishes well who uses a golden hook" – Latin Proverb
“He fishes well who uses a golden hook” – Latin Proverb
"A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference." – Winnie the Pooh
“A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference.” – Winnie the Pooh
"Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You." – Dr. Seuss
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” – Dr. Seuss
"If you set your heart upon philosophy, you must straightway prepare yourself to be laughed at and mocked by many who will say Behold a philosopher arisen among us! or How came you by that brow of scorn? But do you cherish no scorn, but hold to those things which seem to you the best, as one set by God in that place. Remember too, that if you abide in those ways, those who first mocked you, the same shall afterwards reverence you; but if you yield to them, you will be laughed at twice as much as before." – Epictetus
“If you set your heart upon philosophy, you must straightway prepare yourself to be laughed at and mocked by many who will say Behold a …
"I am at heart a gentleman." – Marlene Dietrich
“I am at heart a gentleman.” – Marlene Dietrich
"Yes, as my swift days near their goal, ’tis all that I implore: In life and death a chainless soul, with courage to endure." – Emily Bronte
“Yes, as my swift days near their goal, ’tis all that I implore: In life and death a chainless soul, with courage to endure.” – …
"Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions;" – Jane Austen
“Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions;” – Jane Austen
"What looks like a loss may be the very event which is subsequently responsible for helping to produce the major achievement of your life" – Srully Blotnick
“What looks like a loss may be the very event which is subsequently responsible for helping to produce the major achievement of your life” – …
"Home is a place not only of strong affections, but of entire unreserved; it is life’s undress rehearsal, its backroom, its dressing room, from which we go forth to more careful and guarded intercourse, leaving behind…cast-off and everyday clothing." – Harriet Beecher Stowe
“Home is a place not only of strong affections, but of entire unreserved; it is life’s undress rehearsal, its backroom, its dressing room, from which …
"In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others." – Andre Maurois
“In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.” – Andre Maurois