Thomas Edison – 2,000 step process
“I NEVER FAILED EVEN ONCE, it just happened to be a 2,000-step process.” ~Thomas Edison (when asked how it felt to fail 2,000 times before …
Month: April 2011
Terri Minsky
“It’s very strange when the life you never had flashes before your eyes.” Terri Minsky quotes
Any plan conceived in moderation must fail when the circumstances are set in extremes. -Metternich, Klemens Von
Any plan conceived in moderation must fail when the circumstances are set in extremes. -Metternich, Klemens Von
Cohen, Leonard
A woman watches her body uneasily, as though it were an unreliable ally in the battle for love. Cohen, Leonard quotes
Hobhouse, Henry
In the long run, free trade benefits everyone; in the short run it is bound to produce much pain. Hobhouse, Henry quotes
Ibycus
“Contests allow no excuses, no more do friendships.” Ibycus quotes
Perfection is our goal, excellence will be tolerated. -Yahl, J.
Perfection is our goal, excellence will be tolerated. -Yahl, J.
I would as soon write free verse as play tennis with the net down. -Frost, Robert
I would as soon write free verse as play tennis with the net down. -Frost, Robert
Im Aphorismus zeigt sich ein Gleichgewicht von Reife und Faulheit.
Im Aphorismus zeigt sich ein Gleichgewicht von Reife und Faulheit.
Leonard Jacobson – let go
“Letting go is growing up” ~Leonard Jacobson
Luzvisminda Balsamo Reyes Treccase
“Thank you for the music. Your careful choice of virtuous words are music to my ears. Keep up the great thoughts flowing on.” ~Luzvisminda Balsamo …
Lasse nie zu, dass du jemandem begegnest,
Lasse nie zu, dass du jemandem begegnest, der nicht nach der Begegnung mit dir glücklicher ist. (Mutter Teresa)
Ken Robinson – 11/4/2011
Si no estás dispuesto a equivocarte, nunca llegarás a nada original. Frases de Ken Robinson – 11/4/2011
Natalie Goldberg – journey
“Anything you fully do is an alone journey.” ~Natalie Goldberg
Norman Vincent Peale – manner of speech
“Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes …
Douglas Noel Adams – intention
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.” ~Douglas Noel Adams
Democracy! Bah! When I hear that word I reach for my feather Boa! -Ginsberg, Allen
Democracy! Bah! When I hear that word I reach for my feather Boa! -Ginsberg, Allen
"When the Lioness meets her Lion,,, all the house cats vanish." – nerissa irving
“When the Lioness meets her Lion,,, all the house cats vanish.” – nerissa irving
Good taste is the worst vice ever invented. -Sitwell, Dame Edith
Good taste is the worst vice ever invented. -Sitwell, Dame Edith
That is happiness: to be dissolved into something complete and great. -Cather, Willa
That is happiness: to be dissolved into something complete and great. -Cather, Willa
Thought for Today – Character
“When you do not upset yourself thinking about how others must change and instead you concentrate on your own change, good things start to happen.” …
Willie Nelson
“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” ~Willie Nelson
Ralph H. Blum – joy
“There is a calmness to a life lived in Gratitude, a quiet joy.” ~Ralph H. Blum
Ruhm ist ein Gift, dass der Mensch nur in kleinen Dosen verträgt. ~~~ Honore de Balzac
Ruhm ist ein Gift, dass der Mensch nur in kleinen Dosen verträgt. Honore de Balzac
I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not. -Saadi
I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not. -Saadi
I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race. -Balzac, Honore De
I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race. -Balzac, Honore De
Roy L. Smith
“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” Roy L. Smith quotes
Be great in act, as you have been in thought. -Shakespeare, William
Be great in act, as you have been in thought. -Shakespeare, William
The answers to life’s problems aren’t at the bottom of a bottle, they’re on TV! -Simpson, Homer
The answers to life’s problems aren’t at the bottom of a bottle, they’re on TV! -Simpson, Homer
Gute Menschen reizen die Geduld, böse Menschen reizen die Phantasie.
Gute Menschen reizen die Geduld, böse Menschen reizen die Phantasie.
Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime. -Saying, Jewish
Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime. -Saying, Jewish
Trenne dich nie von deinen Illusionen und
Trenne dich nie von deinen Illusionen und Träumen. Wenn sie verschwunden sind, wirst du weiter existieren, aber aufgehört haben, zu leben. (Mark Twain)
Wer glaubt, etwas zu sein, hat aufgehört, etwas zu werden.
Wer glaubt, etwas zu sein, hat aufgehört, etwas zu werden. (Sokrates)
Montesquieu – 10/4/2011
Para que no se pueda abusar del poder, es preciso que el poder detenga al poder. Frases de Montesquieu – 10/4/2011
Anon – politeness
“Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you – not because they are nice, but because you are.” ~Anon
Terry Josephson – thinking
“Stop thinking in terms of limitations and start thinking in terms of possibilities.” ~Terry Josephson
I donot know how to forgive myself for what I have done. -Modi, Varsha
I donot know how to forgive myself for what I have done. -Modi, Varsha
Wunder stehen nicht im Gegensatz zur Natur, sondern nur im Gegensatz zu dem, was wir über die Natur wissen. ~~~ St. Augustin
Wunder stehen nicht im Gegensatz zur Natur, sondern nur im Gegensatz zu dem, was wir über die Natur wissen. St. Augustin
The things we know best are the things we haven’t been taught. -Vauvenargues, Marquis De
The things we know best are the things we haven’t been taught. -Vauvenargues, Marquis De
Wer nicht an Wunder glaubt ist kein Realist. ~~~ Ben Gurion
Wer nicht an Wunder glaubt ist kein Realist. Ben Gurion