Guan Yin - Compassion

"The mind of compassion knows no bitterness nor judgment. No good nor bad, no right nor wrong. Only the wish for all beings to be happy." ~Guan Yin

April Greene - Found within

"For years I was searching for a land I remembered, a language I understood, and then, in solitude, I found it within." ~April Greene

Sushmita Sen - The Origin of a Child

"I think being a woman, by itself, the very fact that you are a woman is a gift of God which all of us must appreciate.... The origin of a child is a mother and is a woman. And a woman is the one who shares the love and shows a man, what love, caring and sharing is all about. That is the essence of a woman." ~Sushmita Sen, Miss Universe 1994

Alexis Carrell - Marble and Sculpture

"Man cannot remake himself without suffering for he is both the marble and the scupltor." ~Alexis Carrell

Shenaaz Moos - Before your own

"Stop putting other people’s needs, desires and dreams before your own. There is a high probability that you are not even a speck on their list. You must honour your true self by making a daily effort to pursue your dreams. You may find the people around you offering very little support and encouragement. Silence them in your mind and elevate the volume of your soul! You have something to offer the world, never forget that!" ~Shenaaz Moos

Geoffrey Holder - Education

"Education begins at home. You can't blame the school for not putting into your child what you don't put into him." ~Geoffrey Holder

Quotes on RAIN and WATER

"Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants." ~Deuteronomy 32:2

 

"Give thanks for the rain in your life, which waters the flowers of your soul." ~Jonathan Lockwood Huie

RAIN

“After the rain, the sun will reappear.
There is life. After the pain,
the joy will still be here.”
~Walt Disney Company

“All Birds find shelter during a rain. But Eagle avoids rain by flying above the Clouds." ~APJ Abdul Kalam

"And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow." ~Gilbert K. Chesterton

“At night I dream that you and I are two plants
that grew together, roots entwined,
and that you know the earth and the rain like my mouth,
since we are made of earth and rain.”
~Pablo Neruda, Regalo de un Poeta

"Behind the glass wall is the serenity of lights and rain." ~Ricardo Perez

"Blessings come as Sunshine and as Rain." ~Anna Pereira

“But tomorrow may rain, so I’ll follow the sun.” ~John Lenon

"Clouds come floating into my life no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky." ~Tagore

"Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards." ~Vladimir Nabokov

"Even stone can be worn down with enough rain." ~Arthur Golden

“From where we stand the rain seems random. If we could stand somewhere else, we would see the order in it.” ~Tony Hillerman, Coyote Waits

"Heavy rains remind us of challenges in life. Never ask for a lighter rain, just pray to God for a better umbrella. That is the attitude." ~Jackee

"I find beauty in the rain. Embrace all the storms that comes into your life and learn how to dance with it." ~Raquel Geralde Villanueva

"Into each life some rain must fall." ~Ella Fitzgerald

"It's okay to cry when there's too much on your mind. The clouds rain too when things get heavy." ~Amina Mehmood

"Let your kindness be like the rain, that cares not whom it falls upon." ~My Life's Blessings

"Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams." ~Ashley Smith

"May the flowers remind us why the rain was so necessary." ~Xan Oku

"Maybe love is like rain. Sometimes gentle, sometimes torrential, flooding, eroding, joyful, steady, filling the earth, collecting in underground springs. When it rains, when we love, life grows." ~Nnie Que

"No rain. No flowers." ~Sue Fitzmaurice

“On the fifth day, which was a Sunday, it rained very hard. I like it when it rains hard. It sounds like white noise everywhere, which is like silence but not empty.” ~Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

"Rain (also) means the lands and dams can gain a rest from the overpowering drought we’re experiencing, or heal from the damage caused by previous bushfires. The plants and animals finally get a drink after weeks on end of using whatever is left on the ground, allowing them to continue a healthy lifestyle." ~Anon, The Diary Files, SL-NSW, August 7, 2020

"Rain, indeed, makes plants grow exuberantly. Be like a plant." ~Ethel Pineda

"Rain is grace;
rain is the sky
descending to the earth;
without rain,
there would be no life."
~John Updike

"Rain is like tears. It washes away the clouds of negativity, giving way to a brighter day." ~Jeffrey Cejero

“Rain makes me feel less alone. All rain is, is a cloud- falling apart, and pouring its shattered pieces down on top of you. It makes me feel good to know I'm not the only thing that falls apart . It makes me feel better to know other things in nature can shatter.” ~Lone Alaskan Gypsy

“Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.” ~Bill Watterson, The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book

"Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi

"She loves moonlight and rainstorms and so many other things that have soul." ~JM Storm

"Sleep is so much easier when it rains." ~Anon

"Some people create their own storms, then get upset when it rains." ~Anon

"Stormy weather is calming to the soul. The subtle patter of the rain, the intoxicating scent of petrichor, the small chill to the howling wind. Every element that adds towards rain makes me long for a permanent winter." ~Anon, The Diary Files, SL-NSW, August 7, 2020

"Tender words we spoke to one another are sealed in the secret vaults of heaven. One day like rain,they will fall to earth and grow green all over the world." ~Rumi

“The rain fluctuates between drizzle and torrential. It messes with your mind. It makes you think things will always be like this, never getting better, always letting you down right when you thought the worst was over.” ~Susane Colasanti, Waiting for You

“The rain to the wind said,
You push and I'll pelt.'
They so smote the garden bed
That the flowers actually knelt,
And lay lodged--though not dead.
I know how the flowers felt.”
~Robert Frost

“The richness of the rain made me feel safe and protected; I have always considered the rain to be healing—a blanket—the comfort of a friend. Without at least some rain in any given day, or at least a cloud or two on the horizon, I feel overwhelmed by the information of sunlight and yearn for the vital, muffling gift of falling water.” ~Douglas Coupland, Life After God

“The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun." —Napoleon Hill

"Unknowingly, we plow the dust of stars, blown about us by the wind, and drink the universe in a glass of rain." ~Ihab Hassan

"Walked for half an hour in the garden.  A fine rain was falling, and the landscape was that of autumn.  The sky was hung with various shades of gray, and mists hovered about the distant mountains - a melancholy nature.  The leaves were falling on all sides like the last illusions of youth under the tears of irremediable grief.  A brood of chattering birds were chasing each other through the shrubberies, and playing games among the branches, like a knot of hiding schoolboys.  Every landscape is, as it were, a state of the soul, and whoever penetrates into both is astonished to find how much likeness there is in each detail." ~Henri Frederic Amiel 

“When it rains look for rainbows. When it’s dark look for the stars.” ~Oscar Wilde

"When you pray asking GOD for the rain, make sure you are preparing your field" - From The Movie Facing the Giants via Willa Stock

 “When your heart is broken you plant seeds in the cracks and you pray for rain.” ~Andrea Gibson

OTHERS

"Keep walking through the storm. Your rainbow is waiting on the other side." ~Heather Stillufsen

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WATER

 "A waterfall cannot be silent, when they speak, the voice of power speaks!" ~Mehmet Murat Ildan

"All over the world water is regarded as precious as life itself" ~Nelson Mandela at the commissioning of the Moretele Water Project, Sekampaneng, South Africa, 14 October 1995, LivingTheLegacy

"Around the rustling of many waters, may my heart find peace in Your presence, Lord. Please see us through this storm." ~Winnie Dacoco-Carmona

"As I love nature, as I love singing birds, and gleaming stubble, and flowing rivers, and morning and evening, and summer and winter, I love thee, my Friend."  ~Henry David Thoreau

"As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing."  ~John Muir

"Be soft like water. Like water, flow everywhere there’s an opening, rather than attempting to dominate with your forcefulness. Soften your hard edges by being more tolerant of contrary opinions. Interfere less, and substitute listening for directing and telling. When someone offers you their viewpoint, try responding with: ‘I’ve never considered that before - thank you. I’ll give it some thought'." ~Dr. Wayne Dyer

"Don't dive into the waters if one already set expectations. One's ocean might be just a lake to others."~Kenly Seanity

“Drink water from the spring where horses drink. The horse will never drink bad water." ~Saint Seraphim of Sarov

 “I am haunted by waters.”  ~Norman Maclean

"I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples." ~Mother Teresa

"I love the Beauty of the reflection of the Beauty of the mountains and clouds above the surface of the water of the river." ~Leah C. Dancel, April 30, 2022 on the spectacular view of Lake  McDonald of Glacier National Park by Jack Bell Photography, #tonguetwister

"I love the sounds and the power of pounding water, whether it is the waves or a waterfall."  ~Mike May

“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.”  ~Loren Eiseley

"In water we are one and only one. It is only when we step away from water that we forget who we are and struggle endlessly trying to find our way back to the sea." ~Shara Gardner

"It's good to leave each day behind,
like flowing water, free of sadness.
Yesterday is gone and its tale told.
Today new seeds are growing."
~Rumi

“It is life, I think, to watch the water. A man can learn so many things.”  ~Nicholas Sparks

“Let me drink from the waters where the mountain streams flow

Let the smell of wildflowers flow free through my blood

Let me sleep in your meadows with the green grassy leaves.”  

~Bob Dylan

"Music comes from an icicle as it melts, to live again as spring water." ~Henry Williamson

"My body has taught me many things, all of them filled with soul: how to dance and make love, mourn and make music; now it is teaching me how to heal. I am learning to heed the shifting currents of my body--the subtle changes in temperature, muscle tension, thought and mood--the way a sailor rides the wind by reading the ripples on the water." ~Kat Duff

"My dear, we are all made of water. It's okay to rage. Sometimes it's okay to rest, to recede." ~Sanober Khan

"Once you carry your own water, you will learn the value of every drop." ~Anon

"Our land and water is not for sale. So why and how have we lost control to the 'Beast'? "~Dr. Dale Kerwin, AUSTRALIA DAY - INVASION DAY - SURVIVAL DAY, January 26, 2020

"People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognise: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child ― our own two eyes. All is a miracle." ~Thich Nhat Hanh

"Quiet achievers go under water: deep and unsinkable." ~Leah C Dancel, 13 June 2024

 "She smelled of sun and daisies with a hint of river water." ~Katie Daisy

"‪Silent waters run deep but when they become turbulent, they are a marvel to behold." ~‬Joffre Balce

"Some people survive and talk about it. Some people survive and go silent. Everyone deals with unimaginable pain in their own way, and everyone is entitled to that, without judgment. So the next time you look at someone's life covetously, remember … you may not want to endure what they are enduring right now, at this moment, whilst they sit so quietly before you, looking like a calm ocean on a sunny day. Remember how vast the ocean's boundaries are. Whilst somewhere the water is calm, in another place in the very same ocean, there is a colossal storm." ~Nikita Gill

"Stormy weather is calming to the soul. The subtle patter of the rain, the intoxicating scent of petrichor, the small chill to the howling wind. Every element that adds towards rain makes me long for a permanent winter." ~Anon, The Diary Files, SL-NSW, August 7, 2020

HACKING RIVER

Audley Village - Royal National Park

January 15, 2021

“Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own. Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you.” ~John Muir

"Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water." ~Brian Jacques, Redwall

"The bee’s life is like a magic well: the more you draw from it, the more it fills with water. ~Karl Von Frisch

"The mind is like water. When it is turbulent it is difficult to see. When it is calm, everything becomes clear." ~Prasad Mahes 

Horsdern Beach, Bundeena NSW

January 8, 2022

 "The resiliency of water is most impressed by the conditioning of the storm." ~EA

"The seeds that are watered frequently are the seeds that will grow strong." ~Thich Nhat Hanh 

"The sound of the water says what I think." ~Chuang Tzu 

"There's nothing like homegrown vegetables ... Feed on nothing but water and sunlight, fortified by earthworms." ~Leah C. Dancel, 29 April 2013

“These landscapes of water and reflection have become an obsession.” ~Claude Monet

"Understanding is like water flowing in a stream. Wisdom and knowledge are solid and can block our understanding." ~Thich Nhat Hanh

"Water therapy is my all time remedy." ~Leah C. Dancel, August 29, 2019

"Water therapy is the only proven cure for coughing." ~Anon

"Water your mind to grow your soul." ~Anon

"We never know the worth of water till the well is dry." ~Thomas Fuller

"We work shoulder to shoulder to protect our land, our water and our children." ~Dr. Dale Kerwin, on COLLABORATION, AUSTRALIA DAY - INVASION DAY - SURVIVAL DAY, January 26, 2020

"When the tide is in and they are under water, sea anemones look rather like beautiful flowers." ~Overleaf Lodge

"You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water." ~Ravindranath Tagore

"You can't fill a bucket with water if it's already full of sand." ~Estelle Cortes

"You have no idea how hard I've looked for a gift to bring You. Nothing seemed right. What's the point of bringing gold to the gold mine, or water to the ocean. Everything I came up with was like taking spices to the Orient. It's no good giving my heart and my soul because you already have these. So I've brought you a mirror. Look at yourself and remember me." ~Rumi

BIBLE Inspirational

Psalm 65:9-13

New International Version

9 You care for the land and water it;(A)
    you enrich it abundantly.(B)
The streams of God are filled with water
    to provide the people with grain,(C)
    for so you have ordained it.[a]
10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
    you soften it with showers(D) and bless its crops.
11 You crown the year with your bounty,(E)
    and your carts overflow with abundance.(F)
12 The grasslands of the wilderness overflow;(G)
    the hills are clothed with gladness.(H)
13 The meadows are covered with flocks(I)
    and the valleys are mantled with grain;(J)
    they shout for joy and sing.(K)

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Rosa Luxemburg - chains

"Those who do not move do not notice their chains." ~Rosa Luxemburg

Edith Piaf - Eternity

"If it seems that everything is lost, I will smile and never count the cost... When at last our life on earth is through, I will share eternity with you." ~Edith Piaf, IF YOU LOVE ME

Matshona Dhliwayo Quotes

"Beautiful souls are shaped by ugly experiences." ~Matshona Dhliwayo

"Don’t be afraid of being alone; an eagle does not rule the skies with turkeys at its side." ~Matshona Dhliwayo

"Dress your heart with courage, your mind with wisdom, and your soul with love." ~Matshona Dhliwayo

"It is only during a storm that a tree knows how strong it is." ~Matshona Dhliwayo

"Leave beauty marks in the lives of those you meet, not scars." ~Matshona Dhliwayo

 “Light is warmer than darkness.” ~Matshona Dhliwayo

"One who throws stones at others has less to use to build to his own house." ~Matshona Dhliwayo

“When two souls are one, they hear each other, even in silence.” ~Matshona Dhliwayo

"When you have light in your mind, you shine.
When you have light in your heart, you glow.
When you have light in your soul, you rise."
~Matshona Dhliwayo

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Brandi Brenner - colour matters

"Experience confirmed my belief that 'we are not born with the idea that colour matters.'" ~Brandi Brenner

Thomas E. Sanders Quotes

"Composure, a level head, a knowledge of what you want done, and why you want it done and faith in your own ability to have it done gives composure to the whole school. Restlessness, lack of faith in self, fear of failure, these bring about the very conditions you are striving to avoid." ~Thomas E. Sanders, Twenty Talks to Teachers

“The best advice is to be yourself, but to be your best self.” ~Thomas E. Sanders, Twenty Talks to Teachers

“The first thing, of course, is to find a vacancy, a place where a teacher is
wanted, and the second thing is to make the school officials believe you are just the person for the position.” ~Thomas E. Sanders, Twenty Talks to Teachers

“The petty worries of the school room must not be carried to your home or boarding place.” ~Thomas E. Sanders, Twenty Talks to Teachers

“The school takes its coloring from your own attitude." ~Thomas E. Sanders, Twenty Talks to Teachers

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Dr. Andy Suan Gerong - Philogynist

"The Duterte critics call him misogynist. This is a totally careless use of the word. Duterte is NOT a MISOGYNIST. He has a huge respect for women, the respectable women in the midst. He treats respectable women gentlemanly, like Miriam Santiago, Honeylet, Gloria, the OFWs, many. A misogynist is one who hates women. DUTERTE LOVES WOMEN... He has the program of protection for women. If he sounds hating women, that is not hate. The women he is attacking are unfair to him, they malign his image and undermine his enormous undertakings... always on an offensive stance.... and when Duterte retorts with his unique style, they call it misogyny. WRONG! … Instead, MR. DUTERTE IS PHILOGYNIST. PHILOGYNY IS FONDNESS FOR WOMEN. One can see this in his speeches, programs, daily routines with FINE WOMEN OF DISTINCTION... Misogyny can not be applied to Duterte, because he does not hate women globally... He makes remarks only for those who unfairly attack him. When Duterte responds with a bitter pill of ugly remarks, the receivers become uglier and the issue become more beautiful." ~Dr. Andy Suan Gerong, Psychologist (lifted from FB)

Quotes on FIRE, FLAME and PASSION

"A spark neglected makes a mighty fire." ~Robert Herrick

"Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and fans the bonfire." ~François Duc de La Rochefoucauld

"As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words.  ~William Shakespeare

“Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.” ~Jennifer Lee

“Behind the mask of ice that people wear, there beats a heart of fire.” ~Paolo Coelho, Warrior of the Light

 “Catch on fire if you must, sometimes everything needs to burn to the ground so that we may grow.” ~A. J. Lawless

"Do not worry if all the candles in the world flicker and die. We have the spark that starts the fire." ~Rumi

"Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together." ~Proverb

"Fire moves a soul, ignites a desire, fuses enthusiasm, and burns the spirit to illumine the world!" ~Leah C. Dancel, March 15, 2022

"Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy." ~Proverb

"Genius is initiative on fire." ~Holbrook Jackson

"In each moment the fire rages, it will burn away a hundred veils. And carry you a thousand steps toward your goal." ~Rumi

"It is with our passions as it is with fire and water; they are good servants, but bad masters." ~Roger L'Estrange, Aesop's Fables, 1692 QG

"Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow." ~Helen Keller

"Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life." ~Buddha

"Love is the best and noblest thing in the human heart, especially when it is tested by life as gold is tested by fire." ~Vincent Van Gogh 

"Man is the only creature that dares to light a fire and live with it. The reason? Because he alone has learned to put it out." ~Henry Jackson Vandyke, Jr. lifted from Iwa Mahor

"One can enjoy a wood fire worthily only when he warms his thoughts by it as well as his hands and feet." ~Odell Shepard

“Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.” ~Rumi

"Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves." ~Italian Proverb

"The people of this world are like the three butterflies in front of a candle's flame: The first one went closer and said, 'I know about love'. The second one touched the flame lightly with his wings and said, 'I know how love's fire can burn'. The third one threw himself into the heart of the flame and was consumed. He alone knows what true love is." ~Attar of Nishapur

"Temper us in fire and we grow stronger. When we suffer, we survive." ~Cassandra Clare

"The fire is the main comfort of the camp, whether in summer or winter, and is about as ample at one season as at another.  It is as well for cheerfulness as for warmth and dryness." ~Henry David Thoreau

"The fire of hope almost went out; we have to rekindle it." ~Chief Red Cloud 1822-1909

"The fire used to melt an iron is the same fire used to shape a sword." ~Paulo Coelho

"The good man, even though overwhelmed by misfortune, loses never his inborn greatness of soul. Camphor-wood burnt in the fire becomes all the more fragrant." ~Sataka

"The most tangible of all visible mysteries - fire." ~Leigh Hunt

“We are all born with a divine fire in us. Our efforts should be to give wings to this fire and fill the world with the glow of its goodness.” ~A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Wings of Fire

"We see the mind like a house, so if your house is on fire, you need to take care of the fire, not to go look for the person that made the fire. Take care of those emotions first; it’s the priority. Because anything that comes from a place of fear and anxiety and anger will only make the fire worse. Come back and find a place of calm and peace to cool the flame of emotion down." ~Phap Dung, Buddhist Monk

“What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.” ~Charles Bukowski

"Winter can be a time for reflection as we sit in front of a crackling fire." ~from Dr. Anthony Chan Acupuncture

"You are not required to set yourself on fire to keep others warm." ~Deborah King

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FLAME

"I know the lands are lit, with all the autumn blaze..."  ~ Helen Hunt Jackson

"Love is like a small ember that sparks and grow into flame. Do you have to douse it when it is raging inside one's heart?" ~Napoleon Torres 

"Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame." ~Henry David Thoreau 

“May the flames of love from the heart of mankind, engulf and extinguish the hatred and prejudice of many people on earth and set their hearts on fire with love and kindness to their neighbours, that will please God to bring peace to our chaotic world.” ~Emilio Laxamana Aguinaldo

"Pilgrimage to the place of the wise is to find escape from the flame of separateness." ~Rumi

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PASSION

"Almost all men are born with every passion to some extent, but there is hardly a man who has not a dominant passion to which the others are subordinate. Discover this governing passion in every individual; and when you have found the master passion of a man, REMEMBER NEVER TO TRUST TO HIM where that passion is concerned." ~Lord Chesterfield

"How fair is a garden amid the trials and passions of existence." ~Benjamin Disraeli

"Passion is lifted from the earth itself by the muddy hands of the young; it travels along grass-stained sleeves to the heart. If we are going to save environmentalism and the environment, we must also save endangered indicator species: the child in nature." ~Richard Louv (from Dance with me in the Heart)

"People are most beautiful when they talk about something they really love, with passion in their eyes." ~Anon

"Your reason and your passion are the rudder and the sails of your seafairing soul, if either your sails or your rudder be broken, you can but toss and drift, or else be held at a standstill in mid-seas. For reason, ruling alone, is a force confining;  and passion, unattended, is

a flame that burns to its own destruction.” ~Khalil Gibran

VERSE

"The fire in our heart glows
The earth in our bones grows
The air in our lungs blows
The water in our veins flows
The Spirit in our mind knows"
~Chris Hild

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César Gaviria - Beautiful land

"Columbians say, God made our land so beautiful it was unfair to the rest of the world. So to even the score, God populated the land with a race of evil men." ~César Gaviria, script from Narcos, Biography, Crime, Drama (The script might as well be referring to the Philippines.)

Lotic - Solace

"Solace is my reminder to myself that no matter how hard things get, trouble don’t last always!” ~Lotic, Music Artist

‪Karen Ambrose ‬ - On handshake

‪"A floppy unconvincing handshake is like holding a wet fish while a firm friendly one is much more inviting. I think either will give you an indication of what the person is like." ~Karen Ambrose ‬(Lifted from Over Sixty)

Joel Pelandiana - On Women

"Women are just women but we can't deny their charm and beauty. Erratic, emotional, unexplainable, but then again...they are the love. The colors of human history..women.
They are powerful. They are leaders." ~Joel Pelandiana

Magno Rivera Quotes

"The Philippines will never move forward and progress UNLESS its people discipline themselves and take part in nation building." ~Magno Rivera

"You're a diamond in the ocean of sand. A true caring friend very rarely found."

~Magno Rivera 

Manuel L. Quezon Quote

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"I prefer a government run like hell by Filipinos to a government run like heaven by Americans.” ~Manuel L. Quezon‬, President of the Philippine Commonwealth

"It is desirable that the task of arousing a widespread interest in the reading of good books be recognized as a highly patriotic duty as well as a privilege." ~President Manuel L. Quezon 

"The reading of good books or the printed page is one of the most effective methods of bringing enlightenment within the reach of the largest possible number of people, and of promoting the cause of popular culture with its tremendous social benefits.” ~President Manuel L. Quezon, Proclamation 

Matt Hardy - Snapshot from photograph

“Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph.” ~Matt Hardy

CHERIE LUNGHI Quotes

"I enjoy art, architecture, museums, churches and temples; anything that gives me insight into the history and soul of the place I'm in. I can also be a beach bum - I like to laze in the shade of a palm tree with a good book or float in a warm sea at sundown." ~Cherie Lunghi

"I think it's nice to age gracefully. OK, you lose the youth, a certain stamina and dewy glow, but what you gain on the inside as a human being is wonderful: the wisdom, the acceptance and the peace of mind. It's a fair exchange." ~Cherie Lunghi

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DAVID ALLAN COE Quotes

"I've never wanted anybody to like me because I had long hair or short hair, or that they liked the way I dressed or they liked the way I dressed or they liked the way I smile." ~David Allan Coe

"It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time." ~David Allan Coe

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Haniel Long - Love of Family

"So much of what is best in us is bound up in our love of family that it remains the measure of our stability because it measures our sense of loyalty. All other pacts of love or fear derive from it and are modeled upon it." ~Haniel Long (lifted from Teresita Sy Giok Liong)

Selena Gomez - decisions

7 February 2023 

"If you are able to look yourself in the mirror every day with the decisions that you make, that's where power starts." - Selena Gomez

Allain Arcillas Paragas - Learner

"Only a great learner learns from the worst mistakes and overcome the surmountable challenges..." ~Allain Arcillas Paragas

‪MASLI AWINGAN QUILAMAN ‬Quotes

"A successful and forever relationship is well-rooted in open communication, mutual respect, and back-to-back support for each other." ~Masli Awingan Quilaman

‪"Freedom of navigation- a child's learning space!" ~Masli Awingan Quilaman ‬

"For the good things may have readily provided us with best practices and opportunities while the bad ones with lessons learned and challenges to overcome... and turn into opportunities to savor with delight!" ~Masli Awingan Quilaman, August 8, 2018

"HOME is where the heart is - where you're with special persons who listen w/o judgment, help without conditions, and understand and love you, no matter what." ~Masli Awingan Quilaman

"How I pity a Landmark Institution where personal politics has taken root over institutional concerns." ~Masli Awingan Quilaman

"It's not only on the food we take but the discipline to keep our body, mind and spirit at their best condition. Stay as free and as colorful as a bird." ~Masli Awingan Quilaman

"Mapa-ilalim o mapa-ibabaw ka man, traffic is everywhere: last day before ECQ. ... In times like this, take chance to reflect and gauge on the value of time, to think outside the box, and to refresh endurance and dynamism to serve more for the greater good!" ~Masli Awingan Quilaman

"The real journey to self-actualization is by being a blessing to others." ~Masli Awingan Quilaman

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Om Malik - silence

"I like the muted sounds, the shroud of grey, and the silence that comes with fog." ~Om Malik

William Shatner - long run

"I was built for the long run not for the short dash." ~William Shatner

William Godwin - sentiment

"There is a class of persons whose souls are essentially non-conductors to the electricity of sentiment, and whose minds seem to be filled with their own train of thinking, convictions, and purposes to the exclusion of everything else." ~William Godwin

Rachel Kushner - inclusion and exclusion

"I think the art world heightens the intensity of desires for inclusion, and the humiliations of exclusion, which is why it's a great place to circulate when you are in the lucky position, as I am, of not wanting or needing anything from anyone." ~Rachel Kushner

Frantz Kanon - cognitive dissonance

"Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the NEW EVIDENCE CANNOT BE ACCEPTED. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief." ~Frantz Kanon, Psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary and writer from the French Colony of Martinique

Quotes on EXCLUSION

"But the good news is that out in the countryside, just about every place that's got a zip code has somebody or some group of people battling the economic and political exclusion that Wall Street and Washington are shoving down our throats." ~Jim Hightower

"I think the art world heightens the intensity of desires for inclusion, and the humiliations of exclusion, which is why it's a great place to circulate when you are in the lucky position, as I am, of not wanting or needing anything from anyone." ~Rachel Kushner

"One of the dreams of Zionism was to be a bridge. Instead, we are creating exclusion between the East and the West instead of creating bridges; we are contributing to the conflict between East and West by our stupid desire to have more." ~A. B. Yehoshua

"The exclusion of God automatically means the inclusion of evil." ~Tony Evans

"There is a class of persons whose souls are essentially non-conductors to the electricity of sentiment, and whose minds seem to be filled with their own train of thinking, convictions, and purposes to the exclusion of everything else." ~William Godwin

"Uncertainty and fears of social decline and exclusion have reached the middle class in many societies." ~Jose Angel Gurria

"We belong to talking, not what talking is about... Stop talking - and you are out. Silence equals exclusion." ~Zygmunt Bauman

"While the male eye zooms in on a particular element to the exclusion of all else, a woman's gaze flickers from one tedious task to the next, to the point where we can't distinguish between the importance of mopping the kitchen floor and achieving world peace." ~Mariella Frostrup

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Mariella Frostrup - world peace

"While the male eye zooms in on a particular element to the exclusion of all else, a woman's gaze flickers from one tedious task to the next, to the point where we can't distinguish between the importance of mopping the kitchen floor and achieving world peace." ~Mariella Frostrup

Susan David Quotes

"Discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life." ~Susan David

"We own our emotions; they don't own us." ~Susan David (Why It's Good To Embrace Negative Feelings)

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Susan J. Bissonette - personification

"An optimist is the human personification of spring." ~Susan J. Bissonette

Sheryl Crow - wildflowers

"No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up int the middle of nowhere." ~Sheryl Crow

Edgar Guest - greatest joy

"Spring's greatest joy beyond a doubt is when it brings the children out." ~Edgar Guest

‪Kit Sunshine Soriano‬ - currency

‪"I would love to live in a country whose currency is happiness." ~Kit Sunshine Soriano‬

Quotes from Phap Dung

"As a collective energy, fear and anger can be very destructive. We make the wrong decisions if we base it on fear, anger, and wrong perception. Those emotions cloud our mind." ~

"Compassion is not sitting in your room; it’s actually very active and engaging." ~

"Don’t allow hate and anger to take over your world. Because there are other things happening." ~

"Emotions can be good. Passion can be good, and compassion is very passionate. But compassion doesn’t waste energy. It includes and it understands; it’s more clear." ~

"Engage in protest, but not from a place of anger. You need to express your opinion, and you need to go out there and say this is wrong. But don’t do it by saying hateful things." ~

"Go take refuge in nature, and find a cause where your heart doesn’t feel inactive and in despair. This is the medicine. We go out and we help." ~

"It requires a lot of practice to sit there and listen, and not judge so you can understand." ~

"Meditation is not an esoteric practice; it’s not something you do only in a meditation hall or Buddhist retreat center. It can happen right in whatever activity you’re doing — while walking, in the office. It means you are there, present with calm and peace." ~

"Our minds and hearts need food. And meditation is a kind of food. So we feed ourselves like that. You need to eat, and your peace, kindness, clarity need to eat as well. Meditation is not just praying; no, you’re cultivating this so you can offer it to others." ~

"Stopping is a requirement before deep listening." ~

"The future is built with the present moment and how we take care of it. If you are fearful, the future will be fearful. If you are uncooperative, the future will be divisive." ~

"The future is not something that will come to us; the future is built by us, by how we speak and what we do in the present moment." ~

"The thing is that left and right were never separate. Your right hand maybe has done a lot of awful things — like smashing trees, destroying the forest. But when the right hand gets hurt, your left hand comes to its assistance, grabs and holds it without hesitation. This is the way we engage in politics — we try not to see other as separate from us; they are us. We get out there and try to heal but we don’t cause more harm." ~

"We (Buddhists) look more at energy than personality. That helps us be wiser." ~

"We see the mind like a house, so if your house is on fire, you need to take care of the fire, not to go look for the person that made the fire. Take care of those emotions first; it’s the priority. Because anything that comes from a place of fear and anxiety and anger will only make the fire worse. Come back and find a place of calm and peace to cool the flame of emotion down." ~Phap Dung, Buddhist Monk

"What’s in my heart is that people find the patience and clarity to listen before they start to blame and criticize." ~

"When there is discrimination, you can use the opportunity to increase understanding. You can concentrate on what makes you happy; there are other elements in this person, not just the prejudice. You have to find also the good qualities in them. Don’t focus on wrong views because that makes you angry." ~

"When you sit with someone who’s calm, you can become calm. If you sit with someone who’s agitated and hateful, you can become agitated and hateful." ~

"With a breath, you can bring calm, clarity and rest your thinking." ~

"You cannot end discrimination by calling the other names. All the people who voted for him (Trump) are not bigots and racists and women haters. We are all judgmental, sometimes even a bit racist." ~

"You cannot help people if you are filled with hate and fear. What they need is your non-fear, your stability, solidity, and clarity." ~

BIO

Brother Phap Dung is Vietnamese American, and has lived at Plum Village for six years. He was ordained as a monk in 1998. He is a senior disciple of Thich Nhat Hanh.

Source: A Buddhist monk explains mindfulness for times of conflict by Eliza Barclay via Vox dot com

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Selma Palacio Alara - A man of principles

"This world scarcely raise rare HEROES who died defending the Law of the Land and the Law above it. A man of principles is the enemy of those without." ~Selma Palacio Alara

Ande's Tribe - on dancing

"There is nothing more beautiful than showing the world what you love the most!" ~Ande's Tribe On Belly Dancing

‪John Paolo Nartatez ‬Quotes

‪"Always do what is right. There is no greater pleasure in life than going to sleep at night with peace of mind." ~John Paolo Nartatez ‬

"Filipinos owe nothing to the Aquinos. They bastardized this nation's wealth, raped our liberty and force-fed us with false history!" ~John Paolo Nartatez, August 3, 2019

"My worst is not when I'm outspoken and loud. It's when I become silent." ~John Paolo Nartatez

"People will always have something unnecessary to say. Just do your thing for you'll be criticized anyway. The less you care about what people think, the more peaceful your life will become." ~John Paolo Nartatez

"The hardest battles are usually given to the capable warriors..." ~John Paolo Nartatez

"Time is measured ‪by the good deeds that you've done, memories that you've created, things that you've risked, and opportunities that you've taken. Some people just exist but they don't truly live." ~‬John Paolo Nartatez

‪"Vintage cars don't just travel roads; they travel time! Such beauty!" ~John Paolo Nartatez ‬

"We are not meant to be happy all the time. We must experience every emotion fully and deeply so we can truly grow. Think about it. Sunshine all the time makes a desert." ~John Paolo Nartatez

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Neil Strauss - Resting place

"I've begun to look at the world through apocalypse eyes. Our society, which seems so sturdily built out of concrete and custom, is just a temporary resting place, a hotel our civilization checked into a couple hundred years ago and must one day check out of." ~Neil Strauss

From Our Daily Bread - God's strength

"We must recognize our weakness to experience God’s strength." ~ Kirsten Holmberg

Goodful - let pain exist

"When a giant hole opens up in someone's life, it's actually much more supportive to acknowledge that hole and let pain exist." ~Goodful

JULIA A. BAEYENS ‪Quotes

"Blessed are those who get to get old and have wrinkles. Grey hair and wrinkles they say are marks of wisdom." ~Jollee A. Baeyens

"‪Have not realized how dirty politics is until I joined in the campaign trail. There are candidates who are really willing to buy votes and voters shamelessly sell their votes to every candidate that comes along. Moneyed candidates will also buy other candidates to run for the same seat along with them to try to divide the vote of their opponent so they can win. Most candidates too have to master the art of lying to fool voters to their sides, etc that are unimaginable. Politics is the color of money and all the dark colors in the spectrum. Then we wonder why good men do not win elections." ~‬Jollee A. Baeyens

"I love gardens; they are paradise on earth." ~‪Jollee A. Baeyens‬

"It is campaign season and we hear the campaign jingles every day. Let us join in and do our part as responsible voters to responsible citizens.… Whether we like or dislike politics, it is reality and our nation will continue to be governed by politicians. We have to get involve and do our part as responsible netizens. Profile check your candidates and find out what they had accomplished to get to know them. Make sure that they are the leader we wish to lead us before we vote them to office." ~Jollie A. Baeyens, April 2019

‪"So easy to be an artist with plants and flowers. They are the teachers." ~Jollee A. Baeyens ‬

"That moment when you can kick off those high heels, slip into your jeans and walk around or jog in sneakers. Put on some music and enjoy the cool breeze whooshing through the bushes." ~Jollee A. Baeyens

‪"… the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph..." ~Jollee A. Baeyens ‬

‪"The ones you stoodby go somewhere to hopefully standby someone else who's in need of them while another angel will be sent to us when we need a helping hand." ~‬Jollee A. Baeyens

"Travel light, only good memories to carry." ~Jollee A. Baeyens 

"Truly, as we get older, we have more freedom from responsibilities and rat races. We no longer have to worry about competing on what we do." ~Jollee A. Baeyens 

"When weary strikes, don't look down, try looking up." ~Julia Agnaonao Baeyens

‪"Wonder why some would like to cause hardships to others. Social media should be good to inspire one another and provide infos that we need to know and learn. I too trust Karma. Those who do good will be rewarded and those who do bad will have the retribution they deserve." ~‬Jollee A. Baeyens (July 17, 2019)

ROXANNE 'NICHE' BAEYENS

"A crown is not just only for a Queen, but for those who first believe in her." ~Roxanne Allison Baeyens (Miss Philippines Earth 2020 and Miss Earth Water 2020) 👸🇵🇭❤️⭐🌊🌍

"Beauty Pageant is not all about winning a crown. It is also an adventure; life's school; an opportunity to build fun memories and to make new friends." ~Roxanne 'Niche' Baeyens

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FEATURED QUOTE: PRRD Historic Visit to Israel

"We share the same passion for peace. We share the same passion for human beings. But we also share the same passion of not allowing a family to be destroyed by those who [have] corrupt ideologies’" ~PRR Duterte to Benjamin Netanyahu, PM of Israel. First President to visit Israel, September 4, 2018

Quotes on BEACH

By Jigsaw Puzzles 

"A beach is not only a sweep of sand, but shells of sea creatures, the sea glass, the seaweed, the incongruous objects washed up by the ocean." ~Henry Grunwald

"After a visit to the beach, it's hard to believe that we live in a material world. " ~Pam Shaw

"At the beach, life is different. Time doesn't move hour to hour but mood to moment. We live by the currents, plan by the tides and follow the sun." ~Sandy Gingras

"Don't grow up too quickly, lest you forget how much you love the beach." ~Michelle Held

"Every time I stand before a beautiful beach, its waves seem to whisper to me: If you choose the simple things and find joy in nature's simple treasures, life and living need not be so hard." ~Psyche Roxas-Mendoza

"Every time we walk along a beach some ancient urge disturbs us so that we find ourselves shedding shoes and garments or scavenging among seaweed and whitened timbers like the homesick refugees of a long war." ~Loren Eiseley

"I could never stay long enough on the shore; the tang of the untainted, fresh, and free sea air was like a cool, quieting thought." ~Helen Keller

"I honestly think the beach is the only place children actually entertain themselves." ~Donna McLavy

"I read and walked for miles at night along the beach, writing bad blank verse and searching endlessly for someone wonderful who would step out of the darkness and change my life. It never crossed my mind that that person could be me." ~Anna Quindlen

"I still love things that you don't even need to pay for. Going to the beach and being around five of your friends and having a good time means so much more than going out and spending hundreds of dollars." ~Maria Sharapova

"If there's a heaven for me, I'm sure it has a beach attached to it." ~Jimmy Buffett

‘’In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.’’

"It is easier to do nothing by the sea than anywhere else.. because bathing and basking on the shore cannot be considered an employment but only an apotheosis of loafing." ~E.F.Benson

It's simple things, like a glowing sunset, the sound of a running stream or the fresh smell in a meadow that cause us to pause and marvel at the wonder of life, to contemplate its meaning and significance. Who can hold an autumn leaf in their hand, or sift the warm white sand on the beach, and not wander at the Creator of it all?" ~Wendy Moore (1971- )

"It was a bright sunny day at the beach and the sand is still undisturbed while being washed by the crystal clear water of the sea. My moment of bliss indeed while the students are taking a brief furlough at the beach." ~Arnold Balaoeg Fonollera

"My dream is to have a house on the beach, even just a little shack somewhere so I can wake up, have coffee, look at dolphins, be quiet and breathe the air." ~Christina Applegate

"My life is like a stroll on the beach... as near to the edge as I can go." ~Henry David Thoreau

"One learns first of all in beach living the art of shedding; how little one can get along with, not how much." ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh

"Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone." ~Anon

"The beach is a great place to relieve the soul-crushing stress you build up in the traffic going to the beach." ~Anon

"The beach is not a place to work; to read, write or to think." ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh

"...the beach is the playground and theatre - space of summer." ~Mark Joseph Williams from The Guardian Australia

"The beach … where the sand is your seat and the waves kiss your feet." ~Peace of the Beach

"The moon is essentially gray, no color. It looks like plaster of Paris, like dirty beach sand with lots of footprints in it." ~James A. Lovell

"The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach -- waiting for a gift from the sea." ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh

"The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach." ~Henry Beston

"The tide gives to the shore; It also takes. 

Both are necessary for the right amount of shell and sand on the beach." ~Anna Pereira

"The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs more of is people to appreciate and enjoy it." ~Michael Josephson

"[T]here's nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it's sent away." ~Sarah Kay

“To go out with the setting sun on an empty beach is to truly embrace your solitude." ~Jeanne Moreau

"To myself, I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me." ~Isaac Newton

"Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves to imagine. A beach not only permits such inertia but enforces it, thus neatly eliminating all problems of guilt. It is now the only place in our overly active world that does." ~John Kenneth Galbraith

"True peace is not found on the beach  but in the one who created the beach." ~Mark Brown

RELATED QUOTES

"I love the sounds and the power of pounding water, whether it is the waves or a waterfall."  ~Mike May

“I’m pretty sure my birthstone is a seashell.” ~Just A Kiss Away

"My life is like the sand. People journey through my mind and leave their footprints, but then the tide rushes in." ~George Betts

"There's always trash on the shores, the waves will wash it back to where it belongs." ~Tessa Roines

"There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore..." ~ Lord Byron

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VERSES


Beach Rules:
Soak up the sun.
Ride the waves.
Breathe the salty air.
Feel the breeze.
Build sandcastles.
Rest, relax, reflect.
Collect seashells.
Bare-feet required.      
~Anonymous

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Come to the beach,
Where the sea is blue,
And little white waves come running at you.

A wave comes splashing,
Over your toes.
You just stand still, and away it goes.

We'll build a castle down by the sea,
and look for shells if you'll come with me.      
~Anonymous

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Come walk with me,
take off your shoes,
let's walk the beach
with only the moon
to light the path
and waves to hear you
tell me you love me.

Why does the ocean rock
the moon to sleep every night?
So the sun will wake and kiss the beach
~J. Henson

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No words can express,
The depth of her contentment,
As she walks along the beach.
As the waves lap against the shores,
They create the rhythm of her life.
Balmy breeze kiss,
Her sun-bronzed skin,
And she wonders...
Could there ever be a greater destiny,
Than to be born with a love,
For the treasures of the sea?
Here, she is home.      
~Suzy Toronto

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Some beach somewhere,
there's a big umbrella casting
shade over an empty chair.
Palm trees are growing,
warm breezes blowing.
I picture myself there,
some beach somewhere.      
~Anonymous

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Source: Wise Old Sayings/Golden Thoughts

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Henry Alonzo Myers - What life means to us

"Friends, companions, lovers, are those who treat us in terms of our unlimited worth to ourselves. They are closest to us who best understand what life means to us, who feel for us as we feel for ourselves, who are bound to us in triumph and disaster, who break the spell of our loneliness." ~Henry Alonzo Myers

Quotes on INSIGHT and PERSPECTIVE

"Do not just look for what you want to see. That would be futile. Do not look for anything. But allow the insight to have a chance to come by itself. That insight will help liberate you." ~Thich Nhat Hanh

"Good listening is the key to developing fresh insights and ideas that fuel success." ~Bernard Ferrari, author of Power Listening: Mastering the Most Critical Business Skill of Alt

"Looking at life from a different perspective makes you realuse that it's not the deer that is crossing the road, rather it's the road that is crossing the forest." ~Muhammad Ali

“Openness to life grants a swift insight — like a flash of lightning — into the life situation of others. A must: to force the problem from its emotional sting into a clearly conceived intellectual form — and act accordingly." ~Dag Hammarskjöld, Diplomat

"… our journey may take days or years — the most important thing is that we realise to accept everything, however painful. Then, start a new life — with a better insight, with new perspectives in life." ~Rado Gatchalian

"Peace of mind happens to a man only after he has developed deep insight, only after he starts seeing the things in the right perspective." ~Sam Veda

"Sometimes the only way to make sense of an upside down world is to view it from a new perspective." ~from Memories

"Sometimes, we need to keep things in perspective. Contrary to popular belief, the universe doesn't revolve around humanity. If anything, we are a blight on the face of our own planet." ~Dave Baxley (07/06/2014, FB)

"The most valuable resource that all teachers have is each other. Without collaboration our growth is limited to our own perspectives." ~Robert John Meehan

"There is no birth and death; everything dies and renews itself all the time. When you get that kind of insight, you no longer tire yourself out with anxiety and aversion." ~Thich Nhat Hanh

"Try to see things differently - It's the only way to get a clearer perspective on the world and on your life.“ ~Neal Shusterman

"Walk outside on a clear night and just look up into the sky. Take a moment to realise you are sitting on a plane spinning around in the middle of absolute nowhere. Sometimes, it takes a bit of perspective to remember what's really important. You are alive and you are here. You have the potential to be anything. So let go of what's holding you back and dream, believe, breathe." ~Michael Singer, The Untethered Soul

"You must look within for value, but must look beyond for perspective." ~Denis Waitley

OTHERS

"I am of the opinion that all who can should vote for the most intelligent, honest, and conscientious men eligible to office, irrespective of former party opinions, who will endeavour to make the new constitutions and the laws passed under them as beneficial as possible to the true interests, prosperity, and liberty of all classes and conditions of the people." ~Robert E. Lee

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Tuan Haizer Adrias Libcat Quotes

"May all your worries diminish like darkness when the sun rises." ~Tuan Haizer Adrias Libcat

"To achieve great things in life you shouldn’t only dream or plan but also try to get it." ~Tuan Haizer Adrias Libcat

"When everything is far at you and you can't seek help; the only thing you can do is pray." ~Tuan Haizer Adrias Libcat

ATTRIBUTED QUOTE

"Many people spend their life, at the mercy of circumstances. Living at the mercy of what happens to them. Living at the mercy of other people. NOT living in the present, because they are stuck in the prison of their past." ~The Word (Joseph's Three Coats Lesson: The Coat of Salvation, You Tube)

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Michel Foucault Quotes

"I don't feel that it is necessary to know exactly what I am. The main interest in life and work is to become someone else that you were not in the beginning." ~Michel Foucault

"The game is worthwhile insofar as we don't know what will be the end." ~Michel Foucault

"Truth is undoubtedly the sort of error that cannot be refuted because it was hardened into an unalterable form in the long baking process of history." ~Michel Foucault>]

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Hideharu Onuma - Power in the depths

"If the spirit is strong, one will appear like a deep-flowing river, calm on the surface but with tremendous power hidden in the depths." ~Hideharu Onuma

Grace Kelly Tan Quotes

"A leader can only do what one man is capable of doing. But a nation filled with passionate and patriotic populace, imagine the wonderful things awaiting such country!" ~Grace Kelly Tan

"Why do we tolerate institutions who spit on our right of suffrage? These Institutions can only exist via people's mandate." ~Grace Kelly Tan

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Melissa Joiner - Time cures all wounds

"If you are hurting or struggling just hold on because time paired with not giving up can cure almost all wounds." ~Melissa Joiner

Jack Ma - A way out

“Calm down—there is always a way out. And keep yourself balanced. Business is a competition, and competition is fun. Business is not like a battlefield—you die or I win. Business, even if you die, I may not win.” ~Jack Ma on Tai Chi philosophy in business

Ella Fitzgerald Quotes

"Into each life some rain must fall." ~Ella Fitzgerald

"Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong." ~Ella Fitzgerald

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‪Alison Amethyst Dalziel‬ - Listen without judgment

"Everyone has a reason for their beliefs. Every single person on this earth has a story, and sadly, some people don't think their story matters through being bullied into silence. Everybody's story matters in this world. We just have to adapt and listen without judgment. That's how we all learn from one another, and I believe is the reason we are all put here. To learn and love one another despite our differences.‪" ~Alison Amethyst Dalziel, August 14, 2018, FB ‬

Raphaela Browne - You're human

"You don’t have to hide, pretend, or feel bad about not always being the strong one. You’re not weak, you’re human, and you never have to apologize for that." ~Raphaela Browne

Selahuddin Yu Hashim - learn create connections

"Helping communities achieve their desired change require constant learning, reorientation and sometimes unlearning what have been learned. And we need to learn from each other, meet others, and create connections locally and globally.." ~Selahuddin Yu Hashim on Active Citizens

Marianne Purdie - Photography

"Photography has 'taken me to places I would never have gone.'" ~Marianne Purdie

Lito Gruet - EXPERIENCE

"EXPERIENCE is a lesson you can never learn in school!" ~Lito Gruet

António Guterres - humanitarian workers

"Around the world, conflict is forcing record numbers of people from their homes, with over 65 million people now displaced. Children are recruited by armed groups and used to fight. Women are abused and humiliated. As humanitarian workers deliver aid and medical workers provide for those in need, they are all too often targeted or treated as threats." ~UN Secretary-General, António Guterres

Tom Yendell - Art

"Art breaks barriers!" ~Tom Yendell

Pavana Reddy - discover the world

"Seek the world and you will only lose yourself. Seek yourself and you will discover the world." ~Pavana Reddy

‪Jojo Fontanilla Mann‬

"Talent and intelligence will get yo there,but your attitude will keep you there." ~‪Jojo Fontanilla Mann‬

Khumbulani T. Gumede - advice

"Listen to the advice of older people. Not because they're right, but because they have the most experience being wrong." ~ Khumbulani T. Gumede, author, Beyond Imaginary

Kevin Plank - Trust

"Trust is built in drops, and lost in buckets." ~Kevin Plank

Joanne Fink - Music

"Music is a form of prayer, uniting people everywhere. Transcending language, time and race - rhythm building at a pace will transform any place into a holy, sacred space." ~Joanne Fink

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

"Show a people as one thing, as only one thing, over and over again, and that is what they become." ~Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Danger of a Single Story

A THOUGHT TO PONDER - A Philosophy on LIFE

"How you climb up the mountain is just as important as how you get down the mountain. And so, it is with life, which for many of us becomes one gigantic test followed by one gigantic lesson. In the end, it all comes down to one word - GRACE. It's how you accept WINNING and LOSING, GOOD LUCK and BAD LUCK, the darkness and the LIGHT." ~Anon

Source: from the Philosophy box - Amazing Grace Perfume

Epimaco Densing III - love that last a life time

"Oftentimes, in our search for perfection, the most perfect person available, it's the most imperfect that we will find. And beyond logic, we could not fathom the indescribable feeling of infatuation turned love of that imperfection. And sometimes, what may be imperfect love, such would last a lifetime!" ~Epimaco Densing III, DILG ASEC, July 26, 2018

Gustav Adolfo Bacquer

"The soul that can speak with its eyes can also kiss with a gaze." ~Gustav Adolfo Bacquer

KATHLEEN VALLESER Quotes

"A beautiful life is not achieved just like an instant coffee. Rather, it is patiently brewed with care and sipped hot in prayers. It is the result of good decisions, sacrifices, guts, risks and most of all allowing God to live and reign in our hearts." ~KathleenValleser

"I am doing my best to become RICH:

(R)esponsible,
(I)nspiring,
(C)ourageous, and
(H)umble
~Kathleen Valleser

"Know your worth. Evaluate yourself on where and what you stand for, see if you believed and possessed the same values to people who surround you. Maintain a peaceful, happy and contented life as you continue to grow everyday." ~Kathleen Valleser

"Love is the sweetest thing in this world, offer kindness specially to the least." ~Kathleen Valleser

"No matter how long would I live, life is a short ride. So I'll go and shouldn't be afraid of what's there ahead." ~Kathleen Valleser 

"Some people will judge you for changing, others will celebrate with you for growing.  Choose your circle carefully." ~Kathleen Valleser

"The early days that we make right decisions in our lives is the measurement in achieving our goals and successes. That vital and relevant decisions that we may have made reflects the chances and the opportunities that we may be enjoying today. However, there's this important quote that it says, "The best time to start was yesterday, but the next best time is today". ~Kathleen Valleser

"The reason why a lot of people won't become who they want is because they attached to who they've been." ~from Kathleen Valleser

"Time has no forgiveness, it grants pardon to no one and it is ruthless. So I'll make the most of it." ~Kathleen Valleser

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