"Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third" – Marge Piercy
“Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third” – Marge Piercy
Year: 2010
He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough. -Lao-Tzu
He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough. -Lao-Tzu
"BC is a very diversified economy, with strength in the high-tech industries, expanding natural gas and base metal sectors and booming non-residential construction. However, slowing exports in the province’s key forest products sector will likely hold back gains in employment and vehicle sales in 2006." – Carlos Gomes
“BC is a very diversified economy, with strength in the high-tech industries, expanding natural gas and base metal sectors and booming non-residential construction. However, slowing …
"We’ll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail." – Dave Barry
“We’ll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail.” – Dave Barry
"There’s no vocabulary For love within a family, love that’s lived in But not looked at, love within the light of which All else is seen, the love within which All other love finds speech. This love is silent." – T.S. Eliot
“There’s no vocabulary For love within a family, love that’s lived in But not looked at, love within the light of which All else is …
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." – Herm Albright
“A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.” – Herm Albright
"Art is essentially the affirmation, the blessing, and the deification of existence" – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Art is essentially the affirmation, the blessing, and the deification of existence” – Friedrich Nietzsche
"Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried." – G. K. Chesterton
“Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.” – G. K. Chesterton
"Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep." – Mahatma Gandhi
“Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Wenn man alles berechnet, gelingt nichts. ~~~ Romano Prodi
Wenn man alles berechnet, gelingt nichts. Romano Prodi
"Either you have a big adjustment like a 20 percent or 30 percent decline, or you have a big recession or you have a slow decline in property prices or several years of no growth." – Andy Xie
“Either you have a big adjustment like a 20 percent or 30 percent decline, or you have a big recession or you have a slow …
"The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them." – Thomas Merton
“The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we …
"A particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a player’s personal signature, but efficiency of performance is what wins the game for the team." – Pat Riley
“A particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a player’s personal signature, but efficiency of performance is what wins the game for …
"When a man retires, his wife gets twice the husband but only half the income." – Chi Chi Rodriguez
“When a man retires, his wife gets twice the husband but only half the income.” – Chi Chi Rodriguez
"I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultiv" – Dalai Lama
“I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness …
"Other than BC and BU, the other four teams are in the same scenario as far as their positioning in the league and nationally: Vermont, ourselves, Providence and New Hampshire. Those are all very strong teams." – Tim Whitehead
“Other than BC and BU, the other four teams are in the same scenario as far as their positioning in the league and nationally: Vermont, …
"The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships." – Anthony Robbins
“The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships.” – Anthony Robbins
"Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion . . . . I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward." – Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
“Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion . . . . I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up …
"God whispers in our pleasures, but shouts in our pain." – C.S. Lewis
“God whispers in our pleasures, but shouts in our pain.” – C.S. Lewis
"Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country" – Calvin Coolidge
“Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country” – Calvin Coolidge
"Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark." – George Iles
“Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark.” – George Iles
"Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness." – Oprah Winfrey
“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.” – Oprah Winfrey
"The aim of art is not to represent the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance" – Aristotle
“The aim of art is not to represent the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance” – Aristotle
"The devotion of the greatest is to encounter risk and danger, and play dice for death." – Friedrich Nietzsche
“The devotion of the greatest is to encounter risk and danger, and play dice for death.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
"A lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment" – Jane Austen
“A lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment” – Jane Austen
"Age is a matter of feeling, not of years." – George William Curtis
“Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.” – George William Curtis
"You are always new, The last of your kisses was ever the sweetest." – John Keats
“You are always new, The last of your kisses was ever the sweetest.” – John Keats
"The man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take." – C. Northcote Parkinson
“The man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take.” – …
"I like my money right where I can see it… hanging in my closet." – Sarah Jessica Parker
“I like my money right where I can see it… hanging in my closet.” – Sarah Jessica Parker
"Love comforteth like sunshine after rain, But lust’s effect is tempest after sun; Love’s gentle spring doth always fresh remain, Lust’s winter comes ere summer half be done; Love surfeit’s not, Lust like a glutton dies, Love is all truth, Lust full" – William Shakespeare
“Love comforteth like sunshine after rain, But lust’s effect is tempest after sun; Love’s gentle spring doth always fresh remain, Lust’s winter comes ere summer …
"Kissing power is stronger than will power: Girls need to "prove their love" like a moose needs a hat rack." – Abigail Van Buren
“Kissing power is stronger than will power: Girls need to “prove their love” like a moose needs a hat rack.” – Abigail Van Buren
"Americans have different ways of saying things. They say "elevator", we say "lift"… they say "President", we say "stupid psychopathic git." – Alexai Sayle
“Americans have different ways of saying things. They say “elevator”, we say “lift”… they say “President”, we say “stupid psychopathic git.” – Alexai Sayle
"I do not much dislike the matter, but the manner of his speech." – William Shakespeare
“I do not much dislike the matter, but the manner of his speech.” – William Shakespeare
"The selfishness must be discovered and understood before it can be removed. It is powerless to remove itself, neither will it pass away of itself. Darkness ceases only when light is introduced; so ignorance can only be dispersed by Knowledge; selfishness by Love." – James Allen
“The selfishness must be discovered and understood before it can be removed. It is powerless to remove itself, neither will it pass away of itself. …
"BC jumped their game up a notch or two. In every other game we played them, I believe we controlled a lot of the game. We didn’t control any of this game. We were a step behind." – Jack Parker
“BC jumped their game up a notch or two. In every other game we played them, I believe we controlled a lot of the game. …
"When women go wrong, men go right after them." – Mae West
“When women go wrong, men go right after them.” – Mae West
"The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again." – Maya Angelou
“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” – Maya Angelou
"Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation." – Brian Tracy
“Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something …
"The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy-bearing agent to the world" – Henry Ward Beecher
“The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy-bearing agent to the world” – Henry Ward Beecher