"To be alone is to be different, to be different is to be alone." – Suzanne Gordon
“To be alone is to be different, to be different is to be alone.” – Suzanne Gordon
Year: 2010
"Love and grief and motherhood, Fame and mirth and scorn – these are all shall befall, Any woman born" – Margaret Widdemer
“Love and grief and motherhood, Fame and mirth and scorn – these are all shall befall, Any woman born” – Margaret Widdemer
"You can’t deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants." – Stephen King
“You can’t deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.” – Stephen King
"Active Evil is better than Passive Good." – William Blake
“Active Evil is better than Passive Good.” – William Blake
"Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three." – Washington Irving
“Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three.” – Washington Irving
"The deeper that sorrow carves into your being the more joy you can contain. Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter’s oven?" – Kahlil Gibran
“The deeper that sorrow carves into your being the more joy you can contain. Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup …
"True humility is contentment." – Henri Frederic Amiel
“True humility is contentment.” – Henri Frederic Amiel
"It is prosperity that gives us friends, adversity that proves them." – Proverb
“It is prosperity that gives us friends, adversity that proves them.” – Proverb
Spanish Proverb: Avoid a friend who covers you with his …
Avoid a friend who covers you with his wings and destroys you with his beak. Spanish Proverb Proverb Link: Avoid a friend who covers you …
"Because it’s Valentine’s Day, I’ve attached pictures of my wife and children to my boots, so with every step, I will have a pleasant thought of my wife and children. They are facing uphill, so it reminds me that they support me." – Troy McMahan
“Because it’s Valentine’s Day, I’ve attached pictures of my wife and children to my boots, so with every step, I will have a pleasant thought …
"How can I set free anyone who doesn’t have the guts to stand up alone and declare his own freedom? I think it’s a lie – people claim they want to be free – everybody insists that freedom is what they want the most, the most sacred and precious thing a man can possess. But that’s bullshit! People are terrified to be set free – they hold on to their chains. They fight anyone who tries to break those chains. It’s their security…How can they expect me or anyone else to set them free if they don’t really want to be free?" – Jim Morrison
“How can I set free anyone who doesn’t have the guts to stand up alone and declare his own freedom? I think it’s a lie …
"We knew right away from his exam and where his discomfort was that it wasn’t his shoulder. The MRI was to confirm the extent of the injury and to rule out some other strange things — stress fractures and bizarre things that you keep in back of your mind. Sure enough, it was exactly what we thought it was. And it was a little bit more than we would have anticipated, given how comfortable he was (Friday night) after pitching." – William Raasch
“We knew right away from his exam and where his discomfort was that it wasn’t his shoulder. The MRI was to confirm the extent of …
"Motherhood is priced of God, at price no man may dare to lessen or misunderstand." – Helen Fiske Hunt Jackson
“Motherhood is priced of God, at price no man may dare to lessen or misunderstand.” – Helen Fiske Hunt Jackson
"All war must be just the killing of strangers against whom you feel no personal animosity; strangers whom, in other circumstances, you would help if you found them in trouble, and who would help you if you needed it" – Mark Twain
“All war must be just the killing of strangers against whom you feel no personal animosity; strangers whom, in other circumstances, you would help if …
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." – James D. Miles
“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.” – James D. Miles
"Commitment unlocks the doors of imagination, allows vision, and gives us the "right stuff" to turn our dreams into reality." – James Womack
“Commitment unlocks the doors of imagination, allows vision, and gives us the “right stuff” to turn our dreams into reality.” – James Womack
"The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon." – Francis Bacon Sr.
“The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.” – Francis Bacon Sr.
"On with dance, let joy be unconfined, is my motto; whether there’s any dance to dance or any joy to unconfined." – Mark Twain
“On with dance, let joy be unconfined, is my motto; whether there’s any dance to dance or any joy to unconfined.” – Mark Twain
"True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare." – G. K. Chesterton
“True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. …
"It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family." – Confucius
“It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.” – Confucius
Michael Landon
“Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute …
"Be kind to unkind people – they need it the most" – Ashleigh Brilliant
“Be kind to unkind people – they need it the most” – Ashleigh Brilliant
The tenderest spot in a man’s make-up is sometimes the bald spot on top of his head. -Rowland, Helen
The tenderest spot in a man’s make-up is sometimes the bald spot on top of his head. -Rowland, Helen
Nicolo Machiavelli
“Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach we are never satisfied.” Nicolo Machiavelli quotes
"The best happiness a woman can boast is that of being most carefully deceived" – George James
“The best happiness a woman can boast is that of being most carefully deceived” – George James
"Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value." – Albert Einstein
“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” – Albert Einstein
"Whenever a taboo is broken, something good happens, something vitalizing. Taboos after all are only hangovers, the product of diseased minds, you might say, of fearsome people who hadn’t the courage to live and who under the guise of morality and religion have imposed these things upon us." – Henry Miller
“Whenever a taboo is broken, something good happens, something vitalizing. Taboos after all are only hangovers, the product of diseased minds, you might say, of …
"If you’re not actively involved in getting what you want, you don’t really want it." – Peter McWilliams
“If you’re not actively involved in getting what you want, you don’t really want it.” – Peter McWilliams
"God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well." – Voltaire
“God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.” – Voltaire
"You may admire a girl’s curves on the first introduction, but the second meeting shows up new angles." – Mae West
“You may admire a girl’s curves on the first introduction, but the second meeting shows up new angles.” – Mae West
"The time is fast approaching when to call a man a patriot will be the deepest insult you can offer him. Patriotism now means advocating plunder in the interest of the privileged classes of the particular State system into which we have happened to be born." – Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
“The time is fast approaching when to call a man a patriot will be the deepest insult you can offer him. Patriotism now means advocating …
"Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do." – Shaquille ONeal
“Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.” – Shaquille ONeal
"Goals are dreams with deadlines." – Diana Scharf Hunt
“Goals are dreams with deadlines.” – Diana Scharf Hunt
"The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven." – Mark Twain
“The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven.” – Mark Twain
"A tavern chair is the throne of human felicity." – Samuel Johnson
“A tavern chair is the throne of human felicity.” – Samuel Johnson
"Temperance is a tree which as for its root very little contentment, and for its fruit calm and peace." – Buddha
“Temperance is a tree which as for its root very little contentment, and for its fruit calm and peace.” – Buddha
"We believe that an informed citizenry will act for life and not for death." – Albert Einstein
“We believe that an informed citizenry will act for life and not for death.” – Albert Einstein
"Why is it drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users?" – Clifford Stoll
“Why is it drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users?” – Clifford Stoll
"We’re a price-sensitive market. For leisure travelers, there’s some inclination to postpone travel when prices are high. Some business travelers may instead do a conference call." – Wayne Shank
“We’re a price-sensitive market. For leisure travelers, there’s some inclination to postpone travel when prices are high. Some business travelers may instead do a conference …
"You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming." – Pablo Neruda
“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.” – Pablo Neruda