Year: 2011

Helen Keller – faith

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” ~Helen Keller

Sir Hugh Walpoe – Divine Accident

“The most wonderful of all things in life, I believe, is the discovery of another human being with whom one’s relationship has a glowing depth, …

generals

I am convinced that the best service a retired general can perform is to turn in his tongue along with his suit, and to mothball …

Bhartribari

‘Die man is een der onzen of een vreemdeling,’ zo rekenen mensen van lage zin; mannen van edele zin daarentegen beschouwen de ganse aarde als …

Thich Nhat Hanh – precious gift

”Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand-new hours to live.  What a precious gift!  We have the capacity to live in a …

Thought for Today – The Value of Silence

“Silence means unplugging, disconnecting from the many sources that absorb our energy: problems, worry, pleasing, fear and overload. To be released quickly from all these …

H.M. Kuitert

Het woord openbaring is een zinvol woord, maar het sticht onheil – uitlopend op onverdraagzaamheid en zelfs verkettering – als we daarbij vergeten dat we …

Montesquieu – 11/5/2011

El deporte gusta porque halaga la avaricia, es decir, la esperanza de poseer más. Frases de Montesquieu – 11/5/2011

Ivan Turgenev

“We sit in the mud… and reach for the stars.” Ivan Turgenev quotes

Webster, John

We are merely the stars tennis-balls, struck and bandied which way please them. Webster, John quotes

Murphy, Eddie

I think in twenty years I’ll be looked at like Bob Hope. Doing those president jokes and golf shit. It scares me. Murphy, Eddie quotes