"Non Degener Addam" (I add without loss)
2/29/12
Paul Goodman - enjoyment
"Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity." ~Paul Goodman
Jean De La Fontaine Quotes
"A hungry stomach has no ears." ~Jean De La Fontaine
“A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.” ~Jean de La Fontaine
"Beware, as long as you live, of judging people by appearances." ~Jean De La Fontaine
"By the work one knows the workmen." ~Jean De La Fontaine
"He knows the universe, and himself he does not know." ~Jean De La Fontaine
"Help yourself, and heaven will help you." ~Jean De La Fontaine
"I bend but do not break." ~Jean De La Fontaine
“Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.” ~Jean de La Fontaine
"Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast." ~Jean De La Fontaine
"On the wings of time grief flies away." ~Jean De La Fontaine
"Patience and time do more than strength or passion." ~Jean De La Fontaine
"People who make no noise are dangerous." ~Jean De La Fontaine
"Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer." ~Jean de La Fontaine
"We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give." ~Jean De La Fontaine
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Jonathan Winters Quotes
"If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it." ~Jonathan Winters
"Nothing is impossible. Some things are just less likely than others." ~Jonathan Winters
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W. C. Fields Quotes
"Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people." ~W. C. Fields
"It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to." ~W.C. Fields
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"It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to." ~W.C. Fields
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Thomas P. O'Neill - lesson
"A good lesson in keeping your perspective is: Take your job seriously but don't take yourself seriously." ~Thomas P. O'Neill
COCO CHANEL Quotes
"A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous." ~Coco Chanel
“A girl should be two things : who and what she wants.” ~Coco Chanel
“A worker. I am a worker. There are people who don’t like that word, but I’m not one of them.” ~Coco Chanel
"Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself." ~Coco Chanel
"Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door." ~Coco Chanel
"Dress like you are meeting your worst enemy today.” ~Coco Chanel
“Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman." ~Coco Chanel
"Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside." ~Coco Chanel
"How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone?" ~Coco Chanel
"I consider lace to be one of the prettiest imitations ever made of the fantasy of nature; lace always evokes for me those incomparable designs which the branches and leaves of trees embroider across the sky, and I do not think that any invention of the human spirit could have a more graceful or precise origin." ~Coco Chanel
"In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different." ~Coco Chanel
"Luxury must remain invisible, but it must be felt. Luxury is simple; it is the opposite of complication." ~Coco Chanel
"Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside." ~Coco Chanel
"How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone?" ~Coco Chanel
"I consider lace to be one of the prettiest imitations ever made of the fantasy of nature; lace always evokes for me those incomparable designs which the branches and leaves of trees embroider across the sky, and I do not think that any invention of the human spirit could have a more graceful or precise origin." ~Coco Chanel
"In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different." ~Coco Chanel
"Luxury must remain invisible, but it must be felt. Luxury is simple; it is the opposite of complication." ~Coco Chanel
“Nature gives you the face you have at twenty. Life shapes the face you have at thirty. But at fifty you get the face you deserve.” ~Coco Chanel
"Since everything is in our heads, we had better not lose them." -Coco Chanel
"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself ALOUD." ~Coco Chanel
"Since everything is in our heads, we had better not lose them." -Coco Chanel
"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself ALOUD." ~Coco Chanel
“The real problem, the greatest one of all, is to make women younger. To make them seem youthful. Stop this and their way of seeing life changes. They become much more cheerful.” ~Coco Chanel
"True happiness is not expensive: if it requires a high price, it is fake." ~Coco Chanel
17 June 2023
Liverpool RSL.Club
Photo shoot by Evelyn Kraul
“You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life.” ~Coco Chanel
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Yoda Quotes
"Fear is the path to the dark side.
Fear leads to anger.
Anger leads to hate.
Hate leads to suffering."
~Yoda
"In a dark place we find ourselves, and a little more knowledge lights our way." ~Yoda
"Named must your fear be before banish it you can." ~Yoda
"Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will." ~Yoda
"Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose." ~Yoda
"Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is." ~Yoda
"When nine hundred years old you reach, look as good you will not." ~Yoda
"You will know (the good from the bad) when you are calm, at peace. Passive." ~Yoda
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Frank Shorter - don't stop
"I plan to be running as long as I can and have no plans to stop." ~Frank Shorter
Karina Loureiro Quotes
"Don't carry your mistakes around with you, their weight may crush you. Instead, place them under your feet and use them as stepping stones to rise above them." ~Karina Loureiro
"We forgive in order to dissolve our attachments to the past." ~Karina Loureiro
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"We forgive in order to dissolve our attachments to the past." ~Karina Loureiro
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Anna Quindlen Quotes
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"In books I have traveled, not only to other worlds, but into my own." ~Anna Quindlen
"It often seems, looking back, that the unexpected comes to define us, the paths we didn't see coming and may have wandered down by mistake. The older we get the more willing we are to follow those, to surprise ourselves." ~Anna Quindlen
"The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself." ~Anna Quindlen
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BEN JOHNSON Quotes
“Be not ashamed of thy virtues; honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.” ~Ben Johnson
"Great teachers engineer learning experiences that put students in the driver's seat, and then get out of the way." ~Ben Johnson
John Cheever - joy
“The deep joy we take in the company of people with whom we have just recently fallen in love is undisguisable.” ~John Cheever
Thought for Today - The Practice of Meditation
"The root of all needs and expectations is an unfulfilled spiritual desire. Satisfy your spiritual desires through the practice of meditation and you'll be able to interact successfully with anyone. No longer needy, you will enter into relationships simply to share and enjoy. There'll be no strings attached in the way you give of yourself; your love will be unconditional." ~Thought for Today-UK
2/23/12
Thought for Today - Dive Deep
"The mind that tries to rest only on the surface of things will be tossed about in every storm. Dive deeper to where the peace is." Thought for Today-UK
Thomas Dekker - sleep
“Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.” ~Thomas Dekker
Henry A. Kissinger Quotes
"Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything. You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets." ~Henry A. Kissinger
"As time went on, I developed enormous regard for this doughty little man with the melancholy eyes who had stuck to his cause in the face of extraordinary vissisitudes." ~Henry Kissinger, Former US Secretary of State
"Depopulation should be the highest priority of foreign policy towards the third world." ~Henry Kissinger
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Leigh Mitchell Hodges - burn brightly
However you have used gone days, you can start afresh each morning, if you so desire. You can use this day for consolidating past gains of spirit, brain and hand, or you can use it for tearing down the old structure of self and laying the foundations for a new building.
Each night of life is a wall between today and the past . Each morning is the open door to a new world-new vistas, new aims, new tryings...
However discouraging your days may have been thus far, keep this thought burning brightly in your mind- Life Begins Each Morning!
~Leigh Mitchell Hodges
Viola Davis - power
"There is power in walking into a room and feeling good about the way you look and who you are." ~Viola Davis
Bob League - truth sincere.
"There are sincere people but didn't have the truth. There are people who have the truth but are not sincere. It should be both" ~Bob League, Minister
Barbara Cage - If
If you can forgive yourself as well as others and learn from your mistakes, problems and heartaches will be steppingstones on your path to grower wiser and stronger.~Barbara Cage
If you can love yourself as well as others, you will learn acceptance and understanding.
If you believe you are unique and wonderful, then you will learn to change what you can, make a difference when you can, and accept the things you can't do anything about."
Source: Positive Thoughts
Matthew Prior Quotes
"Hopes are but dreams of those that wake." ~Matthew Prior
“They always talk who never think, and who have the least to say.” ~Matthew Prior on Loquacity
"They talk most who have the least to say." ~Matthew Prior
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“They always talk who never think, and who have the least to say.” ~Matthew Prior on Loquacity
"They talk most who have the least to say." ~Matthew Prior
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2/22/12
Families and Work Institute - human brain development
"What happens in the first five years of life is a template that becomes part of people for the rest of their lives." ~Families and Work Institute, Research on human brain development
Lois McMaster Bujold Quotes
“It's a bizarre but wonderful feeling, to arrive dead centre of a target you didn't even know you were aiming for.” ~Lois McMaster Bujold
"War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with." ~Lois McMaster Bujold
"War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with." ~Lois McMaster Bujold
Antonio Porchia Quotes
"Before I travelled my road I was my road." ~Antonio Porchia
"He who does not fill his world with phantoms remains alone." ~Antonio Porchia
"I know what I have given you. I do not know what you have received." ~Antonio Porchia
"Night is a world lit by itself." ~Antonio Porchia
"One lives in the hope of becoming a memory." ~Antonio Porchia
"We become aware of the void as we fill it." ~Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
"Would there be this eternal seeking if the found existed?" ~Antonio Porchia, Voces
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Sylvia Bremer - friendship
“The finest kind of friendship is between people who expect a great deal of each other but never ask it” ~Sylvia Bremer
Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes
"Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time." ~Lyndon B. Johnson
“The American Indian, once proud and free, is torn now between White and tribal values; between the politics and language of the White man and his own historic culture. His problems, sharpened by years of defeat and exploitation, neglect and inadequate effort, will take many years to overcome.” ~Lyndon Johnson
"The moon and other celestial bodies should be free for exploration and use by all countries. No country should be permitted to advance a claim of sovereignty." ~Lyndon B. Johnson
"The separation of CHURCH and STATE is a source of strength, but the CONSCIENCE of our NATION does not call for the SEPARATION between men of STATE and the FAITH in the SUPREME BEING" ~Lyndon B. Johnson
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Tara Brach Quotes
"Our attitude in the face of life's challenges determines our suffering or our freedom." ~Tara Brach
"This revolutionary act of treating ourselves tenderly can begin to undo the aversive messages of a lifetime." ~Tara Brach
"With an undefended heart, we can fall in love with life over and over every day. We can become children of wonder, grateful to be walking on earth, grateful to belong with each other and to all of creation. We can find our true refuge in every moment, in every breath." ~Tara Brach
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"This revolutionary act of treating ourselves tenderly can begin to undo the aversive messages of a lifetime." ~Tara Brach
"With an undefended heart, we can fall in love with life over and over every day. We can become children of wonder, grateful to be walking on earth, grateful to belong with each other and to all of creation. We can find our true refuge in every moment, in every breath." ~Tara Brach
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Robert Tizon - heart
“I would rather have eyes that cannot see; ears that cannot hear; lips that cannot speak, than a heart that cannot love” ~Robert Tizon
2/21/12
Thought for Today - Seeds Of Hope
"The world is your garden from which you remove weeds of doubt and replace them with seeds of hope." ~Thought for Today-UK
Quincy Jones - big laugh
"I've always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, "Ain't that the truth." ~Quincy Jones
Kevin Sparks - night
“In the still of the night I can hear my thoughts and dance into obscurity” ~Kevin Sparks
George Carlin Quotes
"Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things." ~George Carlin
"Governments don't want a population capable of critical thinking, they want obedient workers, people just smart enough to run the machines and just dump enough to passively accept their situation." ~George Carlin
"Governments don't want an intelligent population because people who can think critically can't be ruled. They want a public just smart enough to pay taxes and dumb enough to keep voting and electing corrupt politicians." ~George Carlin
“I like it when a flower or a little tuft of grass grows through a crack in the concrete...” ~George Carlin
"I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, 'Where's the self-help section?' She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose." ~George Carlin
"Inside every cynical person is a disappointed idealist. " ~George Carlin
"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups." ~George Carlin
"Some say the glass is half empty. Some say the glass is half full. I say the glass is too big." ~George Carlin
"The awareness is growing by the day that the USA is the largest terrorist in the world. The day of reckoning is near. We know who you are. The world can be fooled some time but not all the time!" ~George Carlin, Comment on The CIA’s Cloddish ISIS Attack on Duterte | F. William Engdahl
"Some say the glass is half empty. Some say the glass is half full. I say the glass is too big." ~George Carlin
"The awareness is growing by the day that the USA is the largest terrorist in the world. The day of reckoning is near. We know who you are. The world can be fooled some time but not all the time!" ~George Carlin, Comment on The CIA’s Cloddish ISIS Attack on Duterte | F. William Engdahl
“The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A Death! What’s that, a bonus? I think the life cycle is all backwards. You should die first, get it out of the way. Then you live in an old age home. You get kicked out when you’re too young, you get a gold watch, you go to work. You work forty years until you’re young enough to enjoy your retirement. You do drugs, alcohol, you party, you get ready for high school. You go to grade school, you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities, you become a little baby, you go back into the womb, you spend your last nine months floating …and you finish off as an orgasm.” ~George Carlin
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls." ~George Carlin
"Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music." ~George Carlin
"Trying to be happy by accumulating possessions is like trying to satisfy hunger by taping sandwiches all over your body." ~George Carlin
"We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, watch tv too much. We have multiplied our possessions but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how to make a living but not a life. We've added years to life, not life to years." ~George Carlin, THE FREE THOUGHT PROJECT
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Lawrence Clark Powell - write, speak and read
“Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow.” ~Lawrence Clark Powell
Mark Victor Hansen Quotes
"Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful." ~Mark Victor Hansen
"You control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about. By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands - your own." ~Mark Victor Hansen
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August Wilson - illuminate
"Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing. Use the pain as fuel, as a reminder of your strength." ~August Wilson
Countess Elizabeth von Arnim Quotes
"It is not graceful, and it makes one hot; but it is blessed sort of work, and if Eve had had a spade in Paradise and known what to do with it, we should not have had all that sad business of the apple." ~Countess Elizabeth von Arnim
"...this was the simple happiness of complete harmony with her surroundings, the happiness that asks for nothing, that just accepts, just breathes, just is." ~Countess Elizabeth von Arnim (1866-1941)
"...this was the simple happiness of complete harmony with her surroundings, the happiness that asks for nothing, that just accepts, just breathes, just is." ~Countess Elizabeth von Arnim (1866-1941)
Lynn Andrews - walk in balance
"We must walk in balance on the earth-a foot in spirit and a foot in the physical." ~Lynn Andrews
F.K. Brown - Bloom
"Bloom for the ones who understand you're not meant for greedy hands, or suffocate in forgotten vases." ~
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Charles Sumner - humanity
“The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man” ~Charles Sumner
Dave Mustaine - enlightenment
“The Bible and several other self help or enlightenment books cite the Seven Deadly Sins. They are: pride, greed, lust, envy, wrath, sloth, and gluttony. That pretty much covers everything that we do, that is sinful... or fun for that matter.” ~Dave Mustaine
Thought for Today - Letting Go
Letting Go Of Sorrow
"If I allow bitterness and resentment to fester inside, it will make my relationships guarded and unsatisfying. The more I close down to others, the more I become a stranger to myself. By letting go of sorrow and negativity, I can keep my nature open and loving. Remaining open to life, with its constant adventures and opportunities to grow, is the only way to reach my full potential." ~Thought for Today-UK
"It is a sign of wisdom to be able to set goals and then, having done so, to let them go. All that is required for success is a vision of the destination. The journey itself will reveal the means to take you there." ~Thought for Today-UK
"If I allow bitterness and resentment to fester inside, it will make my relationships guarded and unsatisfying. The more I close down to others, the more I become a stranger to myself. By letting go of sorrow and negativity, I can keep my nature open and loving. Remaining open to life, with its constant adventures and opportunities to grow, is the only way to reach my full potential." ~Thought for Today-UK
"It is a sign of wisdom to be able to set goals and then, having done so, to let them go. All that is required for success is a vision of the destination. The journey itself will reveal the means to take you there." ~Thought for Today-UK
2/20/12
Ashley Montague Quotes
"Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without any proof." ~Ashley Montague on Proof
“The idea is to die young as late as possible.” ~Ashley Montague
"The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us." ~Ashley Montague
“Without love, intelligence is dangerous; without intelligence, love is not enough.” ~Montague Francis Ashley-Montagu.
BIO
Montague Francis Ashley-Montagu, previously known as Israel Ehrenberg, was a British-American anthropologist who popularized the study of topics such as race and gender and their relation to politics and development. He was the rapporteur, in 1950, for the UNESCO statement "The Race Question". Wikipedia
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William S. Burroughs Quotes
"Man is an artifact designed for space travel. He is not designed to remain in his present biologic state any more than a tadpole is designed to remain a tadpole." ~William Burroughs
"Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer." ~William S. Burroughs
"Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer." ~William S. Burroughs
Julie K. Norem - foreseeing
“All that worst-case-scenario brooding can make pessimists more likely to foresee—and overcome—potential future problems.” ~Julie K. Norem
Georgia O'Keeffe Quotes
"Nobody sees a flower really; it is so small. We haven't time, and to see takes time - like to have a friend takes time." ~Georgia O'Keeffe
Bishop Richard Cumberland - wear out
"It is better to wear out than to rust out." ~Bishop Richard Cumberland
Thought for Today - Cultivate Silence
"Behind all creation is silence. Silence is the essential condition, the vital ingredient for all creation and all that is created. It is a power in its own right. The artist starts with a blank canvas - silence. The composer places it between and behind the notes. The very ground of your being, out of which come all your thoughts is silence. The way to silence is through meditation. When you arrive in your own silence you will know true freedom and real power. Stop, take a minute, and listen to the silence within you today." ~Thought for Today-UK
Henry Gratton - friend and enemy
"He rose without a friend and sat down without an enemy." ~Henry Gratton
2/19/12
Stephen Nachmanovitch Quotes
"Creative work is play. It is free speculation using materials of one's chosen form." ~Stephen Nachmanovitch
"The noun of self becomes a verb. This flashpoint of creation in the present moment is where work and play merge." ~Stephen Nachmanovitch
"The noun of self becomes a verb. This flashpoint of creation in the present moment is where work and play merge." ~Stephen Nachmanovitch
Henry Van Dyke Qoutes
"Be glad of life, because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars." ~Henry Van Dyke, American Educator
"Favorite people,
favorite places,
favorite memories
of the past.
These are the
joys of a lifetime,
these are the
things that last."
~Henry Van Dyke
"For those who love; time is eternity." ~Henry Van Dyke
"Genius is talent set on fire by courage." ~Henry Van Dyke
"Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse." ~Henry Van Dyke
“Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.” ~Henry Van Dyke on Death
"There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament." ~Henry Van Dyke
"Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is Eternity." ~Henry Van Dyke
"To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of humankind ... this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for." ~Henry Van Dyke
"Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." ~Henry Van Dyke
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Cesare Paves Quotes
"The only joy in the world is to begin." ~Cesare Paves
“We do not remember days, we remember moments. The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.” ~Cesare Paves
“We do not remember days, we remember moments. The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.” ~Cesare Paves
Rain Bojangles - possession
“The only thing you will ever possess is yourself, and that only briefly, if at all.” ~Rain Bojangles
Christian Dior Quotes
"I think that we have to be aware that people are allowed to make mistakes in their life.” ~Christian Dior
“Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest.” ~Christian Dior
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Thought for Today - Live Fully
"They say 'only fools live to the full'. Because only fools go where most of us fear to go, only fools do what many of us spend our lives avoiding. You don't have to climb Mount Everest, or cross the world in ahot air balloon to live to the full. Simply enter each day with a commitment not to avoid anything or anybody who comes your way. Then your Everest will come to you, in the form of difficult people and challenging situations, and the only thing you will need to conquer is our own fear and evasions. And when you do conquer, you will know that you have lived fully, for there is nothing more exhilarating than overcoming our own obstacles which, if the truth were known, are always only in our own minds. When you turn to face these inner obstacles and challenges some people call this real courage and you certainly are no fool." ~Thought for Today-UK
HAND CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN Quotes
"Every man's life is a fairy-tale written by God's fingers." ~Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), Danish Writer
"Every tale must end at last." ~Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)
"Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower." ~Hans Christian Andersen
“Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.” ~Hans Christian Andersen
“To move, to breathe, to fly, to float,
To gain all while you give,
To roam the roads of lands remote,
To travel is to live.”
~Hans Christian Andersen
"Where words fail, music speaks." ~Hans Christian Andersen
(Hans Christian Andersen was born in the town of Odense, Denmark, on Tuesday, April 2, 1805.)
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Malcolm S. Forbes Quotes
"Diversity: the art of thinking independently Together." ~Malcolm Forbes
"Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one." ~Malcolm Forbes
"It's never too late to learn." ~Malcolm Forbes
"Keeping score of old scores and scars, getting even and one-upping, always make you less than you are." ~Malcolm Forbes
"The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one." -Malcolm Forbes
"Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are." ~Malcolm S. Forbes
"When you cease to dream you cease to live. -Malcolm S. Forbes
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"Keeping score of old scores and scars, getting even and one-upping, always make you less than you are." ~Malcolm Forbes
"The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one." -Malcolm Forbes
"Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are." ~Malcolm S. Forbes
"When you cease to dream you cease to live. -Malcolm S. Forbes
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Pearl Bailey Quotes
"No one can figure out your worth but you." ~Pearl Bailey
"The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love." ~Pearl Bailey
"You never find yourself until you face the truth." ~Pearl Bailey
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Stella Terrill Mann - in any form
"Every time we say, "Let there be!" in any form, something happens." ~Stella Terrill Mann
Mikhail Baryshnikov - dance
“I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to to dance better than myself.” ~Mikhail Baryshnikov
Thought for Today - Cool Head
"Maintaining a state of inner calmness protects me from becoming a slave to my emotions. It also helps me to keep a cool head when I see others becoming heated or angry. Coolness is not to be distant or uncaring; rather it requires that I develop the deeply caring nature of a peacemaker and serve others in the best possible way." ~Thought for Today-UK
May Sarton Quotes
“Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.” ~May Sarton
"The more articulate one is, the more dangerous words become." ~May Sarton
"We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be. " ~May Sarton
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2/13/12
Adrienne E. Gusoff - strangers
"I have often depended on the blindness of strangers." ~Adrienne E. Gusoff
Jack Canfield Quotes
"As you take a few minutes each day to quiet your mind, you will discover a nice benefit: your everyday, "ordinary" life will begin to seem far more extraordinary. Little things that previously went unnoticed will begin to please you. You'll be more easily satisfied, and happier all around. Rather than focusing on what's wrong with your life, you'll find yourself thinking about and more fully enjoying what's right with your life. The world won't change, but your perception of it will. You'll start to notice the little acts of kindness and caring from other people rather than the negativity and anger." ~Jack Canfield
"Be a student to those above you, a fellow traveler to those at the same level, and a teacher to those below you." ~Jack Canfield
"Begin each morning by resolving to find something in the day to enjoy. Look into each experience which comes to you for some grain of happiness. You can have a positive attitude about the events in your life. You can consciously choose to respond in a positive way to almost any event or circumstance-a positive attitude is simple a choice you make. People with positive attitudes-the ones who always seem to be happy , the ones who really seem to have a handle on things in their life. They are more fun, their energy feels great to be around, and they are operating at a higher frequency." ~Jack Canfield
"Decide what you want. Believe you can have it. Believe you deserve it and believe it's possible for you. And then close your eyes every day for several minutes, and visualize having what you already want, feeling the feelings of already having it. Come out of that and focus on what you're grateful for already, and really enjoy it. Then go into your day and release it to the Universe and trust that the Universe will figure out how to manifest it." ~Jack Canfield
"Don't worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try." ~Jack Canfield
"Each day is a new opportunity to start fresh, to step outside of your comfort zone, to refocus on your goals." ~Jack Canfield
"Each day is an adventure in discovering the meaning of life." ~Jack Canfield
"Everything you want is on the other side of fear." ~Jack Canfield
"It can be hard to forgive and let go but it's important to remember that harboring the resentment and holding a grudge can hurt you even more. The word "forgive" really means to give something up for yourself not for them." ~Jack Canfield
"Make a conscious effort to surround yourself with positive, nourishing, and uplifting people -- people who believe in you, encourage you to go after your dreams, and applaud your victories." ~Jack Canfield
"Sometimes you dance with a partner, and sometimes you dance alone, but the important thing is to keep dancing." ~Jack Canfield
"Success isn't magic or hocus-pocus - -its simply learning how to focus." ~Jack Canfield
"Surround yourself with positive, nourishing, uplifting people whenever you can. Spend your time with spiritually evolved people who encourage your growth and applaud your successes. Wrap yourself in a support network of inspirational people with positive attitudes and energy." ~Jack Canfield
"When you think you can't, revisit a previous triumph." ~Jack Canfield
"You are a living magnet. You literally attract the things, people, ideas, and circumstances to you that vibrate and resonate at the same energy frequency as yours. Your energy field changes constantly, based on your thoughts and feelings, and the universe acts like a mirror, sending back a reflection of the energy that you are projecting. The stronger and more intense your thoughts and emotions are, the greater the magnetic pull becomes. Now, this is not a process that requires any real effort; a magnet doesn't "try" to attract anything-it simple does, and so do you! You are always in the process of attracting something into your life." ~Jack Canfield
"You and you alone are responsible for taking actions to create the life of your dreams. Nobody else can (or will) do it for you." ~Jack Canfield
"You only have control over three things in your life— the thoughts you think, the images you visualize, and the actions you take." ~Jack Canfield
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Geoffrey Abert - veto power
"There is no longer need to ask permission of other people or society at large. When you ask permission, you give someone veto power over your life." ~Geoffrey Abert
David Tyson Gentry - silence
“True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.” ~David Tyson Gentry
Gloria Naylor - art of timing
“Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.” ~Gloria Naylor
Tom Baker Quotes
"Honesty exists as long as parents teach their children to be truthful. Bravery exists as long as men and women are willing to give their life for another. Freedom exists as long as we protect the principles of truth, sacrifice, and liberty." ~Tom Baker
"Let love and kindness be the bridge to reach those we care about." ~Tom Baker
“"Your kind words and deeds can help others to cope, when they have special needs." ~Tom Baker
"Let love and kindness be the bridge to reach those we care about." ~Tom Baker
“"Your kind words and deeds can help others to cope, when they have special needs." ~Tom Baker
Thought for Today - Barriers to Love
"Whatever is in your heart that is not clean, not true, will ultimately
begin to act like a wall, obstructing the natural flow of love. People
who say that there is no love in their life, are being blocked by this
wall. Actually there is love, but they just can't accept it. Ego is the
clearest example of this. Ego limits the flow of love by placing
conditions on the love you give and receive. Ego uses love to satisfy
its own needs and desires. It produces a love which is deceptive, one
which brings only temporary satisfaction. Ego does not allow you to
experience true love or share it. In fact, ego is capable of destroying
your ability to feel love altogether." ~Thought for Today-UK
2/11/12
John Lancaster Spalding - phantom
"Each forward step we take we leave some phantom of ourselves behind." ~John Lancaster Spalding
Elie Wiesel Quotes
"Always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, not the tormented." ~Elie Wiesel
"Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies." ~Elie Wiesel
"Every moment counts. Every second matters." ~Ellie Wiesel
"Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing." ~Elie Wiesel
"Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." ~Elie Wiesel
"Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life." ~Elie Wiesel
"The opposite of Love is not hate, it's Indifference." ~Elie Wiesel
"There is divine beauty in learning, just as there is human beauty in tolerance. To learn means to accept the postulate that life did not begin at my birth. Others have been here before me, and I walk in their footsteps. The books I have read were composed by generations of fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, teachers and disciples. I am the sum total of their experiences, their quests. And so are you." ~Elie Wiesel
"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest." ~Elie Wiesel
"We must not see any person as an abstraction. Instead we must see in every person a universe with its own secrets, with its own treasures, with its own sources of anguish, and with some measure of triumph." ~Elie Wiesel
"Every moment counts. Every second matters." ~Ellie Wiesel
"Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing." ~Elie Wiesel
"Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." ~Elie Wiesel
"Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life." ~Elie Wiesel
"The opposite of Love is not hate, it's Indifference." ~Elie Wiesel
"There is divine beauty in learning, just as there is human beauty in tolerance. To learn means to accept the postulate that life did not begin at my birth. Others have been here before me, and I walk in their footsteps. The books I have read were composed by generations of fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, teachers and disciples. I am the sum total of their experiences, their quests. And so are you." ~Elie Wiesel
"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest." ~Elie Wiesel
"We must not see any person as an abstraction. Instead we must see in every person a universe with its own secrets, with its own treasures, with its own sources of anguish, and with some measure of triumph." ~Elie Wiesel
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Gangaji Quotes
"When you are willing to stop looking for something in thought, you find everything in silence."-Gangaji
“You cannot truly express yourself until you first discover who you are.” ~Gangaji
“You cannot truly express yourself until you first discover who you are.” ~Gangaji
Doug Boyd - shoestring
“If I have learned one thing in this life, it is that God will not tie my shoes without me” ~Doug Boyd
George V. Higgins - egotism
"Egotism is the art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see." ~George V. Higgins
Lou Andreas-Salome - faithful
"I am faithful to memories forever; to people I shall never be faithful." ~Lou Andreas-Salome
Giacomo Leopardi - tolerance
“No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance” ~Giacomo Leopardi
William Warburton - Reason
“Reason is the test of ridicule, not ridicule the test of truth.” ~William Warburton on Reason
Jerry Seinfeld Quotes
“According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.” ~Jerry Seinfeld
"Being a good husband is like being a good stand-up comic—you need ten years before you can even call yourself a beginner." ~Jerry Seinfeld
“To me, if life boils down to one thing, it's movement. To live is to keep moving.” ~Jerry Seinfeld
"Being a good husband is like being a good stand-up comic—you need ten years before you can even call yourself a beginner." ~Jerry Seinfeld
“To me, if life boils down to one thing, it's movement. To live is to keep moving.” ~Jerry Seinfeld
Francis H. Bradley - Metaphysics
“Metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct; but to find these reasons is no less an instinct.” ~Francis H. Bradley on Metaphysics
Andrew Jackson Quotes
"One man with courage makes a majority." ~Andrew Jackson
"Our country's sacred honor is its good citizens' own, who risk life in its defense because they are also protected giving it." ~Andrew Jackson
"There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it." ~Andrew Jackson
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Susan Deborah Quotes
"A joy to fall asleep listening to the hum of rain and waking up to the sounds of rain." ~Susan Deborah
"Age and wisdom, don't always walk hand-in-hand. Maybe some get wiser with age and some get aged but not wise." ~Susan Deborah
"As one grows older, there is certain comfort in the familiarity of our growing up years. The sounds of Tamil Nadu crows, the sight of the banyan tree in front of my home, and the irritating noises that emanate from every side is being fondly recollected and cherished." ~Susan Deborah
"Every single word is loaded with a trillion contexts which continue to baffle and exasperate." ~Susan Deborah
"I am an ardent letter writer. People call me 'ancient' but I am in no mood to stop writing letters. It is so personal and invaluable. And I have been writing letters since a very long time. Some of my recipients are four-five years old connections in letter writing." ~Susan Deborah, 16 December 2009 (comment to my blog)
Note: Both are extracts from her blog: Does Wisdom come with age?
"Judgments are but mirages that disappear when the sun goes down." ~Susan Debrah
"There is an organic thread that unites thoughts and observations of the blogger and commenter." ~Susan Deborah
"Virtual bonding time with tea and stimulating conversations. A lot can happen over a status message in the comfort of our homes. And in between the conversations, the void spaces are filled with love and soul journeys." ~Susan Deborah
"Women are always identified by their roles - mother, sister, daughter, spouse but that's not all that is there to her." ~Susan Deborah
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2/8/12
Ralph Nader - leaders
“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” ~Ralph Nader
Austin O'Malley Quotes
"Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you." ~Austin O'Malley
"Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces." ~Austin O'Malley
"Wisdom grows in quiet places. " ~Austin O'Malley
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Gerry Spence Quotes
"I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief." ~Gerry SpenceOTHERS:
“Children, as persons, are entitled to the greatest respect. Children are given to us as free-flying souls, but then we clip their wings like we domesticate the wild mallard. Children should become the role-models for us, their parents, for they are coated with the spirit from which they came- out of the ether, clean, innocent, brimming with the delight of life, aware of the beauty of the simplest thing; a snail, a bud....” ~Gerry Spence, Give Me Liberty: Freeing Ourselves in the Twenty-First Century (from Goodreads)
“I know love is worth the time it takes to find. Think of that when all the world seems made of walk up rooms and hands in empty pockets” ~Gerry Spence, Of Murder and Madness: A True Story (Goodreads)
“Love is how we feel toward those who show us that which is lovable about ourselves.” ~Gerry Spence, The Making of a Country Lawyer: An Autobiography (Goodreads)
“Skepticism, not cleanliness, is next to godliness. Skepticism is the father of freedom. It is like the pry that holds open the door for truth to slip in.” ~Gerry Spence, Seven Simple Steps to Personal Freedom: An Owner's Manual for Life (Goodreads)
“The most formidable chains are forged from beliefs. Ah, beliefs! Beliefs tear out the eyes and leave us blind and groping in the dark. If I believe in one proposition, I have become locked behind the door of that belief, and all other doors to learning and freedom, although standing open and waiting for me to enter, are now closed to me. If I believe in one God, one religion, yes, if I believe in God at all, if I have closed my mind to magic, to spirit, to salvation, to the unknown dimension that exist in the firmament, I have plunged my mind into slavery. Test all beliefs. Distrust all beliefs.” ~Gerry Spence, Seven Simple Steps to Personal Freedom: An Owner's Manual for Life (Goodreads)
“The old saw that "sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never harm me" does not, in fact, hold true.” ~Gerry Spence, How to Argue And Win Every Time: At Home, At Work, In Court, Everywhere, Everyday (Goodreads)
“The true test of liberty is the right to test it, the right to question it, the right to speak to my neighbors, to grab them by the shoulders and look into their eyes and ask, “Are we free?” I have thought that if we are free, the answer cannot hurt us. And if we are not free, must we not hear the answer?” ~Gerry Spence, Give Me Liberty: Freeing Ourselves in the Twenty-First Century (Goodreads)
“The way people move is their autobiography in motion.” ~Gerry Spence (Goodreads)
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Thought for Today - Conflict
"In situations of conflict, I have to realise that the only weapons I need are a smile and a loveful attitude." ~Thought for Today-UK
Penny Wong Quotes
"Feminism is not an extreme term, it is a mainstream movement that has transformed modern Australia for the better." ~Penny Wong
"The world is moving fast. And if we will not move, it will move fast us." ~Penny Wong, Minister of Finance and Deregulation, ACT Parliamentarian, National Press Club-Speech, 8 February 2012
(Penny Wong through my eyes as I watched her deliver a speech on issue of Australia delivering a possible surplus in the year 2013 amidst the atmosphere of global economic market instability at the National Press Club in Canberra auspices of ABC - Channel 2 - as one strong leader, decisive, intelligent, brilliant, excellent speaker who can hold her audience with awe and interest, and one who has a high sense of humour.)
2/7/12
Melanie Gustafson - future
"Whatever your past has been, you have a spotless future." ~Melanie Gustafson
Klemens Von Metternich - history
"The men who make history have not time to write it." ~Klemens Von Metternich
Lee Segall - man
"A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure." ~Lee Segall
René Descartes Quotes
“Common sense is the most widely shared commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it.” ~René Descartes
“Conquer yourself rather than the world.” ~René Descartes
"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." ~René Descartes
“Doubt is the origin of wisdom." ~René Descartes
“Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.” ~René Descartes
"If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things." ~René Descartes
"I think, therefore I am." ~René Descartes
[Latin... Cogito ergo sum]
[French...je pense, donc je suis ]
"Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow." ~René Descartes
"In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate" ~René Descartes
"It is not enough to have a good mind, the main thing is to use it well.” ~René Descartes
"The reading of good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries." ~René Descartes (1596-1650 Discourse on the Method)
“To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.” ~René Descartes
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F.Clark - litle things
"Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things." ~F.Clark
Milton Berle Quotes
"A committee is a group that keeps the minutes and loses hours." ~Milton Berle
Photo lifted from FB
"Crown of Fire" authored by Lisa King
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle
"Laughter is an instant vacation." ~Milton Berle
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Charles Lindbergh Quotes
"In wilderness I sense the miracle of life." ~Charles Lindbergh
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Janice Gibson Quotes
"A business executive is someone who talks golf in the office and business on the golf course." ~Janice Gibson
"A person that never makes a mistake always takes orders from one who does." ~Janice Gibson
"A person that never makes a mistake always takes orders from one who does." ~Janice Gibson
Quotes on CREATIVITY, SKILLS and TALENTS
"A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.” ~Bob Froctor
"Challenges are spices that propel creativity and patience." ~Duoi Ampilan
"Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training." ~Anna Freud
"Creativity, intellect and talent are the main sources of eternal youth." ~Sophia Loren
"Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can plan weird; that’s easy. What’s hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity." ~Charles Mingus
"Creativity is not linear." ~Stephanie Flaxman
"Creativity is the ability to see relationships where none exist." ~Thomas Disch
"Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence." ~Osho
“Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.” ~William Plomer
"Creativity means believing you have greatness." ~Dr. Wayne D. Dwyer
"Creativity means loving whatsoever you do – enjoying, celebrating it, as a gift of existence! Maybe nobody comes to know about it. Who is going to praise Paras for cleaning this floor? History will not take any account of it; newspapers will not publish her name and pictures – but that is irrelevant. She enjoyed it. The value is intrinsic." ~Osho
"Creativity represents a miraculous coming together of the uninhibited energy of the child with its apparent opposite and enemy, the sense of order imposed on the disciplined adult intelligence." ~Norman Podhoretz
"Embrace your talent and pursue it. You won’t believe what you can accomplish.” ~Anon
"Every person come to a place, at one time or another in their maturation, of complete loss or deadness, a stark and frightening absence of creativity or even enthusiasm for creativity, where life seems to have retreated from us like a tide." ~David Whyte (FB on Midlife)
"Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow talent to the dark place where it leads." ~Erica Jong
"I believe the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare" ~Maya Angelou
"I believe this passionately, that we don't grow into creativity, we grow out of it. Or rather, we get educated out of it." ~Sir Ken Robinson
“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” ~Albert Einstein
"I would define 'hidden art' as the art found in the ordinary areas of everyday life. Each person has, I believe, some talent which is unfulfilled in some hidden area of his being -- a talent which could be expressed and developed." ~Edith Schaeffer, Author, 1971
"If you want to be creative, stay in part a child, with the creativity and invention that characterises children before they are deformed by adult society." ~Jean Piaget
“Knowledge is gained by learning; trust by doubt; skill by practice; and love by love.” ~Thomas S. Szasz on Skill
“Learning gives creativity
Creativity leads to thinking
Thinking provides knowledge
Knowledge makes you great.”
~A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
"I believe the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare" ~Maya Angelou
"I believe this passionately, that we don't grow into creativity, we grow out of it. Or rather, we get educated out of it." ~Sir Ken Robinson
“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” ~Albert Einstein
"I would define 'hidden art' as the art found in the ordinary areas of everyday life. Each person has, I believe, some talent which is unfulfilled in some hidden area of his being -- a talent which could be expressed and developed." ~Edith Schaeffer, Author, 1971
"If you want to be creative, stay in part a child, with the creativity and invention that characterises children before they are deformed by adult society." ~Jean Piaget
“Knowledge is gained by learning; trust by doubt; skill by practice; and love by love.” ~Thomas S. Szasz on Skill
“Learning gives creativity
Creativity leads to thinking
Thinking provides knowledge
Knowledge makes you great.”
~A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
"Loneliness is actually a key ingredient for creativity." ~Hugo Weaving
"Love is your one, God-given, natural-born, talent that you still need to practice each and every day." ~Robert Clancy
"Memory is a network of brain cells which stretches across different regions of the brain and is constantly being updated. This constant updating is an important function that allows us humans to learn new things and to problem-solve, among other skills." ~Life Coach Code (9 Eyeopening Psychology Facts About You, Others and Reality)
"My creativity is an entity unto its own." ~Carole King
"Sometimes creativity is a compulsion not an ambition." ~Ed Norton
"Sometimes I wonder why God ever trusts talent in the hands of women, they usually make such an infernal mess of it. I think He must do it as a sort of ghastly joke." ~Willa Cather (1873-1947)
“Sometimes you've got to let everything go - purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything . . . whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you'll find that when you're free, your true creativity, your true self comes out." ~Tina Turner
"Talent for talent's sake is a bauble and a show. Talent working with joy in the cause of universal truth lifts the possessor to new power as a benefactor." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world.." ~Johann Wolfgang Van Goethe
"The best evidence of human creativity is our trajectory through life." ~Sir Ken Robinson, 1950-2020 (TED)
"The creative adult is the child who has survived." ~Ursula Le Guin
"The dream you are living is your creation. It is your perception of reality that you can change at anytime." ~Don Miguel Ruiz
"The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success are concentration, discrimination, organization, innovation and communication." ~Michael Faraday
"The man who is born with a talent which he is meant to use finds his greatest happiness in using it." ~
Johann von Goethe
"The number one skill in life is not giving up." ~Bryant McGill
"The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it." ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“The point of creativity is to express and challenge yourself, to make meaning, to embrace your life.”~Peggy Orenstein
"The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt." ~Sylvia Plath
"There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power." ~Honore de Balzac
"To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and character of his deepest sympathies." ~Willa Cather (1873-1947)
"Use those talents you have. You will make it. You will give joy to the world. Take this tip from nature: The woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except those who sang best." ~Bernard Meltzer
"Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." ~Henry Van Dyke
"Love is your one, God-given, natural-born, talent that you still need to practice each and every day." ~Robert Clancy
"Memory is a network of brain cells which stretches across different regions of the brain and is constantly being updated. This constant updating is an important function that allows us humans to learn new things and to problem-solve, among other skills." ~Life Coach Code (9 Eyeopening Psychology Facts About You, Others and Reality)
"My creativity is an entity unto its own." ~Carole King
"Sometimes creativity is a compulsion not an ambition." ~Ed Norton
"Sometimes I wonder why God ever trusts talent in the hands of women, they usually make such an infernal mess of it. I think He must do it as a sort of ghastly joke." ~Willa Cather (1873-1947)
“Sometimes you've got to let everything go - purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything . . . whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you'll find that when you're free, your true creativity, your true self comes out." ~Tina Turner
"Talent for talent's sake is a bauble and a show. Talent working with joy in the cause of universal truth lifts the possessor to new power as a benefactor." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world.." ~Johann Wolfgang Van Goethe
"The best evidence of human creativity is our trajectory through life." ~Sir Ken Robinson, 1950-2020 (TED)
"The creative adult is the child who has survived." ~Ursula Le Guin
"The dream you are living is your creation. It is your perception of reality that you can change at anytime." ~Don Miguel Ruiz
"The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success are concentration, discrimination, organization, innovation and communication." ~Michael Faraday
"The man who is born with a talent which he is meant to use finds his greatest happiness in using it." ~
Johann von Goethe
"The number one skill in life is not giving up." ~Bryant McGill
"The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it." ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“The point of creativity is to express and challenge yourself, to make meaning, to embrace your life.”~Peggy Orenstein
"The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt." ~Sylvia Plath
"There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power." ~Honore de Balzac
"To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and character of his deepest sympathies." ~Willa Cather (1873-1947)
"Use those talents you have. You will make it. You will give joy to the world. Take this tip from nature: The woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except those who sang best." ~Bernard Meltzer
"Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." ~Henry Van Dyke
"You can't use up creativity. The more you use the more you have." ~Maya Angelou
"Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God." ~Leo Buscaglia
RELATED QUOTES
"Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper." ~Robert Frost
"Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way." ~Charles Bukowski
"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." ~Never Give Up on Yourself
"Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study." ~Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)
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Marcus Samuelsson - comfort
"Getting to a place of comfort can be uncomfortable." ~Marcus Samuelsson
Saul Bellow Quotes
"A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep." ~Saul Bellow
"Only art penetrates … the seeming realities of this world. There is another reality, the genuine one, which we lose sight of. This other reality is always sending us hints, which without art, we can’t receive.” ~Saul Bellow, Nobel Prize Speech
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Helen Fisher Quotes
"Keep an open heart. We are wired to find love." ~Helen Fisher
“There's all kinds of reasons that you fall in love with one person rather than another. Timing is important. Proximity is important. Mystery is important.” ~Helen Fisher
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The Talmud Quotes
"At the gate of abundance there are many brothers and sisters; at the gate of misery there is neither brother nor friend." ~The Talmud
"Better to eat vegetables and fear no creditors, than eat duck and hide from them." ~The Talmud
"Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly now. Love mercy now. Walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it." ~The Talmud
Millthorpe NSW Countryside
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18 February 2012
"Examine the contents, not the bottle." ~The Talmud
"Examine the contents, not the bottle." ~The Talmud
"Seven characteristics distinguish the wise: they do not speak in the presence of those wiser than themselves, do not interrupt, are not hasty to answer, ask and answer the point, talk about first things first and last things last, admit when they do not know, and acknowledge the truth." ~The Talmud
"We do not see the world as it is, but as we are." ~The Talmud
"We do not see things as THEY are. We see them as WE are." ~The Talmud
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Bernard Edmond - the courage to succeed
“To dream anything that you want to dream. That's the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do. That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits. That is the courage to succeed.” ~Bernard Edmond
Ivan Panin - beauty
"For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it." ~Ivan Panin
Tanica S Hall - This is Love
“When I cry you stay up with me at night.Before you think of yourself you think of me first.When i feel unattractive you remind me of my inner beauty.Through many mistakes you never point the finger.If i hurt you, you take me back with open arms. This is Love.” ~Tanica S Hall
Ugo Betti - peace
"There is always a certain peace in being what one is, in being that completely." ~Ugo Betti
Thought for Today - Judge Not
"At times you may feel yourself to be the victim of other people's
bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities. Try not to judge them -
things aren't always what they seem. And it could be worse. You could
be them!" ~Thought for Today-UK
2/6/12
JAMES CARROLL Quotes
"We spend most of our time and energy in a kind of horizontal thinking. We move along the surface of things. But there are times when we stop. We sit still. We lose ourselves in a pile of leaves or its memory. We listen and breezes from a whole other world begin to whisper." ~James Carroll
Ellen Glasgow Quotes
"No life is so hard that you can't make it easier by the way you take it." ~Ellen Glasgow
"Though it sounds absurd, it is true to say I felt younger at sixty than I felt at twenty." ~Ellen Glasgow
"Though it sounds absurd, it is true to say I felt younger at sixty than I felt at twenty." ~Ellen Glasgow
Vinny Ferraro - kindness
"What if it all belongs - everything around you? Just see if you can approach every moment with kindness. Know what that does? That allows you to live in a kind world." ~Vinny Ferraro
Arnold Toynbee Quotes
"It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it." ~Arnold Toynbee
"The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play." ~Arnold Toynbee
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Deborah Thomas - right direction
"Each of us as part of society are responsible for steering 'manners' in the right direction." ~Deborah Thomas
Thought for Today - Diamonds
"Your time is most valuable, and so you should not waste it. You should
not waste time in wasteful thoughts. Every second of yours is as
valuable as a diamond." ~Thought for Today-UK
2/5/12
STEVE JOB Quotes
"Almost everything, all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure... fall away in the face of death." ~Steve Jobs
"Be a yardstick of quality , some people are not familiar with an environment where excellence is expected." ~Steve Jobs
"Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice." ~Steve Jobs
"Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary." ~Steve Jobs
"Every dream that you left behind is a piece of your future that won't exist." ~Steve Jobs
“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” ~Steve Jobs
"If today were my last day on earth, would I want to do what I’m about to do today?" ~Steve Jobs
'If you're doing a business negotiation with somebody and you're walking. You know when you're going to turn left or right and they don't. It gives you an advantage.'" ~Steve Jobs
"If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Dont settle. As with all matters of the heart, you will know when you find it." ~Steve Jobs
"It's not about charisma and personality, it's about results and products." ~Steve Jobs
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower." ~Steve Jobs
"Our time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life." ~Steve Jobs
"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." ~Steve Jobs
"Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith." ~Steve Jobs
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. With all matters of the heart, you'll know it when you find it." ~Steve Jobs
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are usually the ones that do." ~Steve Jobs
"We want to go for a walk. It's for two reasons, because the health benefits are real." ~Steve Jobs
"You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life." ~Steve Jobs
"You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers." ~Steve Jobs
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else' life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary." ~Steve Jobs
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"Be a yardstick of quality , some people are not familiar with an environment where excellence is expected." ~Steve Jobs
"Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice." ~Steve Jobs
"Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary." ~Steve Jobs
"Every dream that you left behind is a piece of your future that won't exist." ~Steve Jobs
“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” ~Steve Jobs
"If today were my last day on earth, would I want to do what I’m about to do today?" ~Steve Jobs
'If you're doing a business negotiation with somebody and you're walking. You know when you're going to turn left or right and they don't. It gives you an advantage.'" ~Steve Jobs
“If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.” ~Steve Jobs
"If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Dont settle. As with all matters of the heart, you will know when you find it." ~Steve Jobs
"It's not about charisma and personality, it's about results and products." ~Steve Jobs
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower." ~Steve Jobs
"Our time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life." ~Steve Jobs
"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." ~Steve Jobs
"Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith." ~Steve Jobs
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. With all matters of the heart, you'll know it when you find it." ~Steve Jobs
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are usually the ones that do." ~Steve Jobs
"We want to go for a walk. It's for two reasons, because the health benefits are real." ~Steve Jobs
"You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life." ~Steve Jobs
"You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers." ~Steve Jobs
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else' life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary." ~Steve Jobs
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Quotes on COMMITMENT
"Both men and women are afraid of making the wrong choice. The difference is that women will make a choice and commit, while men will string along a woman hoping for some sign and when it doesn't appear or he misses it he bails. There are exceptions, but when you make a choice you can very often find the solution for any problems that come along. THAT is committment, not shopping for a trouble free relationship." ~Lorrie Kelsey Cramer
"Most people who fail in their dream, fail not from lack of ability but from lack of commitment." ~Zig Ziglar
"The greatest thing you will ever give to the world is your commitment to leave what you find in better condition than the way you found it. Leave a single light in a place where there was once darkness so those coming behind you may see further and begin where you left." ~Tonny K. Brown
"The Lord never allows us to rest on a spiritual plateau. That's why He tests our commitment. The testing is designed to help us grow in faith, obedience and spiritual maturity while increasing our dedication." ~Charles Stanley
“There cannot be a relationship unless there is commitment, unless there is loyalty, unless there is understanding, patience, and persistence.” ~Cornel West
"To be successful in life, one will have to be willing to give his best. He has to translate his ability into work done with commitment and reap the fruit of hard work." ~Anil Sinha
"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of creation there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would otherwise never have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favour all manner of events and meetings and material assistance which no man would have believed would have come his way. " ~W.K. Murray, Leader of the Scottish expedition to the Himalayas
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