PAM BROWN Quotes

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"A friend is a person with whom you dare to be yourself." ~Pam Brown, b. 1928

"A friend is someone who arrives when you have flu with a bag of oranges, the thriller you wanted to read and a bunch of flowers. They put the flowers in a vase, make you a hot drink, do the washing up - and go." ~Pam Brown, b. 1928

"Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. One moment you're just a mother.The next you are all-wise and pre-historic." ~Pam Brown

"Dreams are the journeys that empower the soul." ~Pam Brown

"He is totally transformed by his first daughter. There is gentleness about him that even love never discovered. He holds her like a flower, like thinnest glass. He wonders at this new and lovely life, incredible in its perfection." ~Pam Brown

"Horses lend us the wings we lack." ~Pam Brown

"In a world gone bad, a bear is a comforting, uncomplicated, dependable hunk of sanity." ~Pam Brown

"It’s hard to be responsible, adult and sensible all the time. How good it is to have a sister whose heart is as young as your own." ~Pam Brown

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George Addair - fear

"Everything you want is on the other side of fear." ~George Addair

IRISH PROVERBS and SAYINGS

“A dog owns nothing, yet is seldom dissatisfied.” ~Irish Proverb

"A good friend is like a four leaf clover,  hard to find and lucky to have." ~Irish Proverb 

"A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything." ~Irish Proverb

"A kind word never broke anyone's mouth." ~Irish Proverb

"A son is a son till he takes him a wife, a daughter is a daughter all of her life." ~Irish Sayings

"Count your joys instead of your woes; Count your friends instead of your foes." ~Irish Proverb

"Do not resent growing old. Many are denied the privilege.” ~Irish proverb

"It is easy to be pleasant when life flows by like a song, but the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong. For the test of the heart is trouble, and it always comes with years, and the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through the tears." ~Irish Sayings

"It is best to cultivate a heart of love that knows no anger." ~Irish Proverb

"It's no use boiling your cabbage twice." ~Irish Proverb

"Laughter is brightest where food is best." ~Irish Proverb

"Love your wife and confide in your mother." ~Irish Proverb

"No man ever wore a scarf as warm as his daughter's arm around his neck." ~Irish Proverb

"Nodding the head does not row the boat" ~Irish Sayings

"Time is a great story teller." -Irish Proverb

"You'll never plough a field by turning it over in your mind." ~Irish Proverb

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Christian D. Larson Quotes

"Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. Make all your friends feel there is something in them. Look at the sunny side of everything. Think only of the best, work only for the best, and expect only the best. Be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your won. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give everyone a smile. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others. Be too big for worry and too noble for anger." ~Christian D. Larson

"Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you greater than any obstacles. " ~Christian D Larson

“Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. Think only of the best, work only for the best. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on the greater achievements of the future. Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. Live in the faith that the whole world is on your side as long as you are true to the best that is in you.” ~Christian D. Larson from Ups, Downs and Roundabouts

"Take pride in how far you have come and have faith in how far you can go." ~Christian Larson

"Use the imagination to picture only what is good, what is beautiful, what is beneficial, what is ideal, and what you wish to realize. Mentally see yourself receiving what you deeply desire to receive. What you imagine, you will think, and what you think, you will become. Therefore, if you imagine only those things that are in harmony with what you wish to obtain or achieve, all your thinking will soon tend to produce what you want to attain or achieve." ~Christian D. Larsen

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"To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
That you have no time to criticise others,
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,
And too happy to permit the presence of trouble."
~Christian D. Larson

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Oliver Sacks Quotes

“Indeed, to garden — even merely to be in a garden — is nothing less than a triumph of resistance against the merciless race of modern life, so compulsively focused on productivity at the cost of creativity, of lucidity, of sanity, …" ~Oliver Sacks

“My religion is nature. That’s what arouses those feelings of wonder and mysticism and gratitude in me” ~Oliver Sacks

"The power of music, whether joyous or cathartic, must steal on one unawares, come spontaneously as a blessing or a grace." ~Oliver Sacks (b. July 9, 1933) in Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

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Adam Stanley - business

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"It's better to have your nose in a book than in someone else's business." ~Adam Stanley

Frida Kahlo Quotes

"At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can." ~Frida Kahlo

"I am my own muse, the subject I know best." ~Frida Kahlo

"I hope the exit is joyful and I hope never to return." ~Frida Kahlo

"I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do. I would imagine her, and imagine that she must be out there thinking of me too. Well, I hope that if you are out there and read this and know that, yes, it’s true I’m here, and I’m just as strange as you." ~Frida Kahlo in The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait

"Nothing is absolute. Everything changes, everything moves, everything revolves, everything flies and goes away." ~Frida Kahlo

"Passion is the bridge that takes you from pain to change." ~Frida Kahlo

"They are so damn 'intellectual' and rotten that I can't stand them anymore....I [would] rather sit on the floor in the market of Toluca and sell tortillas, than have anything to do with those 'artistic' bitches of Paris.” ~Frida Kahlo

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Sir William Osler Quotes

"A cheerful man at the breakfast table is a great annoyance to his grouchy neighbor." ~Sir William Osler

"A man who drinks before breakfast as a rule is a heavy drinker. This is not true south of Mason and Dixon’s line. There a man may take his only drink before breakfast." ~Sir William Osler

"Common sense in matters medical is rare, and is usually in inverse ratio to the degree of education." ~Sir William Osler

"Every patient you see is a lesson in much more than the malady from which he suffers." ~Sir William Osler

"If you cannot say anything good about a man, say nothing." ~Sir Willam Osler

"It is not... That some people do not know 
what to do with truth when it is offered to them, But the tragic fate is to reach, after patient search, a condition of mind-blindness, in which The truth is not recognized, though it stares you in the face." ~Sir William Osler, physician, 1849-1919

"Look wise, say nothing and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought." ~Sir William Osler

“Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability.” ~William Osler

“Nothing in life is more wonderful than faith - the one great moving force which we can neither weigh in the balance nor test in the crucible” ~William Osler

"Remember how much you do not know. Do not pour strange medicines into your patients." ~Sir William Osler

"See and then reason and compare and control. But see first. No two eyes see the same thing. No two mirrors give forth the same reflection." ~Sir William Osler

"Soap and water and common sense are the best disinfectants." ~Sir William Osler

"The glutton digs his own grave with his teeth." ~Sir William Osler

"The hardest conviction to get in the mind of a beginner is that the education upon which he is engaged is not a college course, not a medical course, but a life course, for which the work of a few years under teachers is but a preparation." ~Sir William Osler

"The kindly word, the cheerful greeting, the sympathetic look, trivial they may seem, help to brighten the paths of the poor sufferers and are often as “oil and wine” to the bruised spirits entrusted to our care." ~Sir William Osler

"The medical profession is one in which every man can make a success,…if he will work hard, study hard, and take an interest in his patients." ~Sir William Osler

"The physician needs a clear head and a kind heart; his work is arduous and complex, requiring the exercise of the very highest faculties of the mind, while constantly appealing to the emotions and finer feelings." ~Sir William Osler

"The young physician starts life with twenty drugs for each disease, and the old physician ends life with one drug for twenty diseases." ~Sir William Osler

"Women can fool men always, women only sometimes." ~Sir William Osler

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Peter Singer - empathy

"Were we incapable of empathy — of putting ourselves in the position of others and seeing that their suffering is like our own — then ethical reasoning would lead nowhere. If emotion without reason is blind, then reason without emotion is impotent." ~Peter Singer (b. July 6, 1946) in Writings on an Ethical Life

Nanz Pascual - Prayer

"Father, forgive us and change us and help us see what is important in our lives as your disciples. Break down the barriers that divide us into different religious groups and help us find unity around the things, and the One, that matter most. In Jesus name, I pray Amen.

Edmund Lee - greatness

"Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you, even when you don't see it yourself." ~Edmund Lee

Bryson T. Staley - words

"Look deep within my eyes and see all the words a mouth can't say and only a heart can understand." ~Bryson T. Staley

Henry Giles Quotes

"A song will outlive all sermons in the memory." ~Henry Giles

"Every thought willingly contemplated, every word meaningly spoken, every action freely done, consolidates itself in the character, and will project itself onward in a permanent continuity." ~Henry Giles

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Jasdeep Kaur Maan Quotes

"Every decision we make, every step we take, must conform to our commitment to living a life that is true and honest and authentic..." ~Jasdeep Kaur Maan

"We must break free of the seductions of society and live life on our own terms, according to our own values and stay true to our dreams." ~Jasdeep Kaur Maan

"We must tap our hidden selves, explore the deep-seated, unseen hopes, desires, strength and weakness that make us who we are." ~Jasdeep Kaur Maan

Jane Kennedy - strength

"There's strength in looking at the positive side of life." ~Jane Kennedy, Australia Today

Shreemadd Bhagwadgita - belief

"Man is made by his belief as he believes, so he is." ~Shreemadd Bhagwadgita

Dan Pearce Quotes

"The greatest mark of a father is how he treats his children when no one is looking." ~Dan Pearce

"The noblest struggles become far more conquerable." ~Dan Pearce, 16 Ways I Blew My Maariage

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Edward Everest Hale Quotes

"I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something I can do." ~Edward Everest Hale

"Some people bear three kinds of trouble: the ones they've had, the ones they have, and the ones they expect to have." ~Edward Hale

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Rene Araneta - new day

"A new day unfolds as the new day ends." ~Rene Araneta, FUNtastic Philippines FUNgroup FB Page

Shawn Anderson Quotes

"As years and experiences add up and life begins to wear us down, it's easy for the vibrancy of our passion and purpose to fade... Never let your best days be behind you. In my mind, they're always ahead." ~Shawn Anderson, Founder, Extra Mile America

"Don't let negative thinking exaggerate a bad moment and snowball into an avalanche." ~Shawn Anderson

"Now is our time. It's our time to chase rainbows and build castles in the sky. It's our time to create a life that we love. Because someday, it will no longer be our time." ~Shawn Anderson

“One change in thought can change your destiny. It begins with 'I can!' versus 'I can't.' " ~Shawn Anderson,Founder,Extra Mile America

"Open your mind to the wonders of your life." ~Shawn Anderson

"Our life is composed greatly from dreams, from the unconscious, and they must brought into connection with action. They must be woven together." ~Shawn Anderson

"Problems are hard and ugly... Change 'problem' to 'challenge' because your brain has more fun with that." ~Shawn Anderson

"Stop looking for reasons to be unhappy. Focus on the things you do have, and the reasons you should be happy." ~Shawn Anderson

"The blind only wish to see, the deaf only wish to hear and the mute only wish to speak. Things that seem of just little value to us , can be ALL that someone else wants...appreciate even the little things in life...many are less fortunate." ~Shawn Anderson, Extra Mile America

"The more I push myself to take a risk, the less afraid I am to take a risk the next time. Each time I do, I expand my circle of comfort and my life becomes BIGGER." ~Shawn Anderson

"Think Give. Not Get. Nothing has the power to positively change your world more." ~Shawn Anderson

"You have a good life when there are things to smile about today...and to motivate you for tomorrow." ~Shawn Anderson

"Your hardest times often lead to the the best moments of your life. Keep the faith. It will be all worth it in the end." ~Shawn Anderson

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"Every struggle in your life has shaped you into the person you are today. Be thankful for the hard times; they can only make you stronger." ~Extra Mile World

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Leah C. Dancel - clock

"Sunrise is nature's silent alarm clock. You don't hear a sound but you can feel its warmth touch when she wakes you up." ~Leah C. Dancel, 17 July 2013

Colette Livermore - spirituality

"To live truthfully and with compassion is my spirituality." ~Colette Livermore

Lino Magpantay - business

"Religion is a great business. No inventory, no factory, no tax. Just sell that guy in the sky, collect money from the poor and donations from the rich, then, you can have a huge fat bank account." ~Lino Magpantay

Charlie Jones - build up

"Things don't go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give up. They happen to break you down and build you up so you can be all that you were intended to be." ~Charlie Jones

George Leonard - spice

"Competition is the spice of sports; but if you make spice the whole meal you'll be sick." ~George Leonard