Burton Hills
“Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.” Burton Hills quotes
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Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work. -Bennis, Warren
Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work. -Bennis, Warren
Dare to be honest and fear no labor. -Burns, Robert
Dare to be honest and fear no labor. -Burns, Robert
"It is the job that is never started that takes longest to finish." – J.R.R. Tolkien
“It is the job that is never started that takes longest to finish.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
"Now is the hour come, Riders of the Mark, sons of Eorl! Foes and fires are before you, and your homes far behind. Yet, though you fight upon an alien field, the glory that you reap there shall be your own forever. Oaths ye have taken: now fulfil them all, to lord and land and league of friendship!" – J.R.R. Tolkien
“Now is the hour come, Riders of the Mark, sons of Eorl! Foes and fires are before you, and your homes far behind. Yet, though …
"Good wombs have borne bad sons." – William Shakespeare
“Good wombs have borne bad sons.” – William Shakespeare
The art of government is not to let me grow stale. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
The art of government is not to let me grow stale. -Bonaparte, Napoleon
"The impulse of the American woman to geld her husband and castrate her sons is very strong." – John Steinbeck
“The impulse of the American woman to geld her husband and castrate her sons is very strong.” – John Steinbeck
I’m always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I’ve been. -Holiday, Billie
I’m always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I’ve been. -Holiday, Billie
"The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live." – Leo F. Buscaglia
“The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn …
People don’t change their behavior unless it makes a difference for them to do so. -Tarkenton, Fran
People don’t change their behavior unless it makes a difference for them to do so. -Tarkenton, Fran
"We’ll have a big threat from the dust storms this spring. Last year of course, was a short monsoon season and it was late starting." – Craig Shoemaker
“We’ll have a big threat from the dust storms this spring. Last year of course, was a short monsoon season and it was late starting.” …
Politics is a choice of enemas. You’re gonna get it up the ass, no matter what you do. -Higgins, George V.
Politics is a choice of enemas. You’re gonna get it up the ass, no matter what you do. -Higgins, George V.
"A baby is God’s opinion that life should go on." – Carl Sandburg
“A baby is God’s opinion that life should go on.” – Carl Sandburg
"In the middle, middle of the monsoon season, lying there soaking wet and the spoilsports didn’t come! And that’s when I had, because I can always remember just lying there saying to myself, the water just running down my neck and that, I said, ‘Well David. There’s not many people get a twenty first birthday party like this.’" – David Walker
“In the middle, middle of the monsoon season, lying there soaking wet and the spoilsports didn’t come! And that’s when I had, because I can …
Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God. -Pascal, Blaise
Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God. -Pascal, Blaise
Italian Proverb: At a dangerous passage …
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"Last monsoon season we had major radar outages, and really heavily relied on our spotters." – Craig Shoemaker
“Last monsoon season we had major radar outages, and really heavily relied on our spotters.” – Craig Shoemaker
Oech, Roger Von
It’s easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what worked for you two years ago, but will soon …
All that I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
All that I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
"Natural childbirth has evolved to suit the species, and if mankind chooses to ignore her advice and interfere with her workings we must not complain about the consequences. We have only ourselves to blame." – Margaret Jowitt
“Natural childbirth has evolved to suit the species, and if mankind chooses to ignore her advice and interfere with her workings we must not complain …
"Pray for us now and at the hour of our birth." – T.S. Eliot
“Pray for us now and at the hour of our birth.” – T.S. Eliot
One shining quality lends a luster to another, or hides some glaring defect. -Hazlitt, William
One shining quality lends a luster to another, or hides some glaring defect. -Hazlitt, William
"The National Children’s Study would follow more than 100,000 children, from before birth — and, in some cases, even before pregnancy." – Duane Alexander
“The National Children’s Study would follow more than 100,000 children, from before birth — and, in some cases, even before pregnancy.” – Duane Alexander
Never was patriot yet, but was a fool. -Dryden, John
Never was patriot yet, but was a fool. -Dryden, John
"Never miss a chance to shut up" – Will Rogers
“Never miss a chance to shut up” – Will Rogers
Virtue is reason which has become energy. -Schlegel, Friedrich
Virtue is reason which has become energy. -Schlegel, Friedrich
"Sometimes it pays to stay in bed in Monday, rather than spending the rest of the week debugging Monday’s code" – Dan Salomon
“Sometimes it pays to stay in bed in Monday, rather than spending the rest of the week debugging Monday’s code” – Dan Salomon
"Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody." – J. D. Salinger
“Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.” – J. D. Salinger
"Two babies were born on the same day at the same hospital. They lay there and looked at each other. Their families came and took them away. Eighty years later, by a bizarre coincidence, they lay in the same hospital, on their deathbeds, next to each other. One of them looked at the other and said, so. What did you think?" – Steven Wright
“Two babies were born on the same day at the same hospital. They lay there and looked at each other. Their families came and took …
"Who misses, or who wins the prize?<br/>Go, lose and conquer as you can:<br/>But if you fail, or if you rise,<br/>Be each, pray God, a gentleman." – William Makepeace Thackeray
“Who misses, or who wins the prize?Go, lose and conquer as you can:But if you fail, or if you rise,Be each, pray God, a gentleman.” …
But this is slavery, not to speak ones thought. -Euripides
But this is slavery, not to speak ones thought. -Euripides
"I won’t miss having to stand for two hours at 4:30 a.m. and having freezing cold glue applied to my feet. I won’t miss two-hour drives to work or long, long, long, days sitting in my trailer waiting… waiting… waiting. I won’t miss glue in my ears. But I would do it all again tomorrow." – Dominic Monaghan
“I won’t miss having to stand for two hours at 4:30 a.m. and having freezing cold glue applied to my feet. I won’t miss two-hour …
A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. -Diller, Phyllis
A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. -Diller, Phyllis
"We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us." – Joseph Campbell
“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell
Slovenian Proverb: All roads do not …
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Geof Greenleaf
“A man is measured by the size of things that anger him.” Geof Greenleaf quotes
"We find a delight in the beauty and happiness of children, that makes the heart too big for the body" – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“We find a delight in the beauty and happiness of children, that makes the heart too big for the body” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Cards were at first for benefits designed, sent to amuse, not to enslave the mind. -Garrick, David
Cards were at first for benefits designed, sent to amuse, not to enslave the mind. -Garrick, David
"I don’t care what anybody says about me as long as it isn’t true." – Dorothy Parker
“I don’t care what anybody says about me as long as it isn’t true.” – Dorothy Parker