John Green – imagination
“If you don’t imagine, nothing ever happens at all.” ~John Green
Month: January 2013
Nisargadatta Maharaj – conscious being
“Nothing can make you happier than you are. All search for happiness is misery and leads to more misery. The only happiness worth the name …
Lauren Oliver – look!
Family Time26 November 2012 “So many things become beautiful when you really look.” ~Lauren Oliver
Osip Mandelstam – spreading of a wing
Sydney Lane Cove26 November 2012 “My turn shall also come: I sense the spreading of a wing.” ~Osip Mandelstam
Henry Rollins – beauty
“Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.” ~Henry Rollins
Oft verliert man das Gute, wenn man das Bessere sucht. ~~~ Pietro Metastasio
Oft verliert man das Gute, wenn man das Bessere sucht. Pietro Metastasio
Holcomb, John H.
You must get involved to have an impact. No one is impressed with the won-lost record of the referee. Holcomb, John H. quotes
I’m afraid of being lazy and complacent. I’m afraid of taking myself too seriously. -Hershey, Barbara
I’m afraid of being lazy and complacent. I’m afraid of taking myself too seriously. -Hershey, Barbara
Edward Thorndike
“Psychology helps to measure the probability that an aim is attainable.” Edward Thorndike quotes
To hate fatigues. -Rostand, Jean
To hate fatigues. -Rostand, Jean
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. -Camus, Albert
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. -Camus, Albert
Steven Conrad
“You gotta dream? You gotta protect it. People can’t do somethin’ themselves, they wanna tell you you can’t do it. If you want somethin’, go …
Wir kranken an heilbaren Übeln.
Wir kranken an heilbaren Übeln.
Wer ein WARUM zum Leben hat, erträgt fast jedes WIE.
Wer ein WARUM zum Leben hat, erträgt fast jedes WIE. (Friedrich Nietzsche)
A man trying to sell a blind horse always praises its feet. -Proverb, German
A man trying to sell a blind horse always praises its feet. -Proverb, German
Horacio – 29/1/2013
La palabra dicha no puede volver atrás. Frases de Horacio – 29/1/2013
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him. -Macarthur, Douglas
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him. -Macarthur, Douglas
Die Menschen glauben viel leichter eine Lüge, die sie schon hundertmal gehört haben, als eine Wahrheit, die ihnen völlig neu ist. ~~~ Alfred Polgar
Die Menschen glauben viel leichter eine Lüge, die sie schon hundertmal gehört haben, als eine Wahrheit, die ihnen völlig neu ist. Alfred Polgar
Nothing is there more friendly to a man than a friend in need. -Plautus, Titus Maccius
Nothing is there more friendly to a man than a friend in need. -Plautus, Titus Maccius
"You drink the syrup, I just cough. my intelligence is humble, your stupidity is a show off." – Husam daoud
“You drink the syrup, I just cough. my intelligence is humble, your stupidity is a show off.” – Husam daoud
Glamour cannot exist without personal social envy being a common and widespread emotion. -Berger, John
Glamour cannot exist without personal social envy being a common and widespread emotion. -Berger, John
Harper Lee – look and listten
“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.” ~Harper Lee
Sean O’Casey – sun
31 July 2012Out in the Far West “When it was dark, you always carried the sun in your hand for me.” ~Sean O’Casey
Richelle Mead – dreaming and waking
“If your eyes weren’t open, you wouldn’t know the difference between dreaming and waking.” ~Richelle Mead
Paul H. Dunn -age
“You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt, as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear.” ~Paul H. Dunn
Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities. -Boorstin, Daniel J.
Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities. -Boorstin, Daniel J.
Edgar Degas – art
Manildra NSW31 July 2012“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” ~Edgar Degas
Paul H. Dunn – age
“You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt, as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear.” ~Paul H. Dunn
Annie Leibovitz – nature
Parkes NSW2 August 2012 “Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy – your work becomes a dance with light and …
O.S. Marden – hope
“There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow.” ~O.S. Marden
Maxim Gorky – hands
“Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it …
Dave Egner Quotes
“A benediction is not a ritualistic closing; it’s a genuine prayerful wish for God’s goodness to follow the other person.” ~Dave Egner, Our Daily Bread …
Isaac Asimov – fingers
January 2012 “Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers.” ~Isaac Asimov
The Shodoka – truth
“You must neither strive for truth, nor seek to lose your illusions.” ~The Shodoka
Polly Berrien Berends – love
“The gain is not the having of children; it is the discovery of love and how to be loving.” ~Polly Berrien Berends
Charles Farrar Browne
“Let us all be happy and live within our means, even if we have to borrow the money to do it with.” Charles Farrar Browne …
Tell me who’s your friend and I’ll tell you who you are. -Proverb, Russian
Tell me who’s your friend and I’ll tell you who you are. -Proverb, Russian
Wir haben kein Geld, das Geld hat uns.
Wir haben kein Geld, das Geld hat uns.
Hans Vervoort
Ik moet langzamerhand gaan geloven dat het waar is dat we allemaal dood gaan. Is daar nu werkelijk niets tegen te doen? Hans Vervoort citaat
"I’m fortunate to coach an unbelievable group of guys who have been totally selfless. They’ve been all about the team, and all about winning. … I’m happy that I can be a part of the first-ever national championship." – Billy Donovan
“I’m fortunate to coach an unbelievable group of guys who have been totally selfless. They’ve been all about the team, and all about winning. … …