Wastholm, Peter
Nothing ventured, nothing gained — but if everything is ventured, and still nothing gained, give up and venture elsewhere. Wastholm, Peter quotes
Month: March 2012
Presley, Elvis
I don’t know anything about music. In my line you don’t have to. Presley, Elvis quotes
It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living. -Rousseau, Jean Jacques
It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living. -Rousseau, Jean Jacques
Thought for Today – The Power of Detachment
“Your need power to remain free from the influence of others. Detachment is this power. If you can’t stay detached from influences, you will not …
Howard Thurman – life
“At the core of life is a hard purposefulness, a determination to live.” ~Howard Thurman
Dorothea Lange – photography
“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still” ~Dorothea Lange
Charles H. Spurgeon – ark
“By perseverance the snail reached the ark” ~Charles H. Spurgeon
Rosanne Cash – fear
“The key to change is to let go of fear” ~Rosanne Cash
Francis Gay -loving heart
“A loving heart is a joy forever!” ~Francis Gay
George Otero – mirror
“Mirrors show u more than anything else ever could.” ~George Otero
Scott Adams – brain
“One way to compensate for a tiny brain is to pretend to be dead” ~Scott Adams
Adrian Adam Lee – boats
“One man on two boats, will fall into the water sooner or later” ~Adrian Adam Lee
Garry Shandling – vision
“I have such poor vision I can date anybody.” ~Garry Shandling
It’s not the hair on your head that matters. It’s the kind of hair you have inside. -Shandling, Garry
It’s not the hair on your head that matters. It’s the kind of hair you have inside. -Shandling, Garry
Freiheit ist immer mehr, als man darf.
Freiheit ist immer mehr, als man darf.
birth control
Contraceptives should be used on all conceivable occasions. – Milligan, Spike
Would that well-thinking people should be replaced by thinking ones. -Barney, Natalie Clifford
Would that well-thinking people should be replaced by thinking ones. -Barney, Natalie Clifford
Man sieht nur mit dem Herzen gut. Das Wesentliche
Man sieht nur mit dem Herzen gut. Das Wesentliche ist für die Augen unsichtbar. (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
André Maurois – 5/3/2012
El amor físico es un instinto natural, como el hambre y la sed; pero la permanencia del amor no es un instinto. Frases de André …
D. Catling
Bij mij thuis zijn ze allemaal kettingrokers; ze vinden het heel wat veiliger dan tabak. D. Catling citaat
the world doesn’t end with a bang, but a whimper -Unknown
the world doesn’t end with a bang, but a whimper -Unknown
Just as iron rusts from disuse, even so does inaction spoil the intellect. -Da Vinci, Leonardo
Just as iron rusts from disuse, even so does inaction spoil the intellect. -Da Vinci, Leonardo
Jacek Stucki – sunsets
Glenfield Railway Station 15 February 2012 “Wonderful and colorful sunsets are rewards of all life’s drawbacks.” ~Jacek Stucki, Postcrossing, Poland
Jacek Stuycki – sunsets
Glenfield Railway Station 15 February 2012 “Wonderful and colorful sunsets are a reward of all life’s drawbacks.” ~Jacek Stucki, Postcrossing, Poland
Michael Caine – duck
Chinese Garden Darling Harbour, 26 February 2012 “Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath” ~Michael Caine
Weaklings must lie. -Richter, Jean Paul
Weaklings must lie. -Richter, Jean Paul
Charles de Gaulle – soul
“You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then your skin and finally your soul” ~Charles de Gaulle
Thought for Today – Spotting Goodness
“When I become excessively critical towards others, it means I am going in the wrong direction. We are usually very good at spotting mistakes, but …
David Letterman – autumn
“Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees.” ~David Letterman
Wer das Morgen nicht bedenkt, wird Kummer haben, bevor das Heute zu Ende geht.
Wer das Morgen nicht bedenkt, wird Kummer haben, bevor das Heute zu Ende geht.
The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time. -Smiles, Sydney
The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time. -Smiles, Sydney
Colette – traveler
“The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time.” ~Colette
Charles William Eliot – books
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” ~Charles …
Steve Maraboli – smile
“It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime.” ~Steve Maraboli
Confucio – 4/3/2012
No pretendas apagar con fuego un incendio, ni remediar con agua una inundación. Frases de Confucio – 4/3/2012
February 29
You are now at a crossroads. Forget your past. Who are you now? Who have you decided you really are now? Don’t think about who …
Zuerst schuf der liebe Gott den Mann, dann schuf er die Frau. Danach tat ihm der Mann Leid, und er gab ihm den Tabak. ~~~ Mark Twain
Zuerst schuf der liebe Gott den Mann, dann schuf er die Frau. Danach tat ihm der Mann Leid, und er gab ihm den Tabak. Mark …
What is said of a man is nothing. The point is, who says it. -Wilde, Oscar
What is said of a man is nothing. The point is, who says it. -Wilde, Oscar
Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is, with thoughts of what may be. -Dryden, John
Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is, with thoughts of what may be. -Dryden, John
"I don’t want to deal with any more hurricanes. I’d rather take an earthquake or a tornado," – William Phillips
“I don’t want to deal with any more hurricanes. I’d rather take an earthquake or a tornado,” – William Phillips