July 2007

Robert MacNeil

Parents can plant magic in a child’s mind through certain words spoken with some thrilling quality of voice, some uplift of the heart and spirit. Robert MacNeil

William J. H. Boetcker

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong. William J. H. Boetcker

Edward Gibbon Quotations

-History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind. -Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book. -All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance. -The winds and the waves are [...]

Benjamin Stolberg

An expert is a person who avoids small error as he sweeps on to the grand fallacy. Benjamin Stolberg

Susan Glasee

I can’t think of any sorrow in the world that a hot bath wouldn’t help, just a little bit. Susan Glasee

Han Suyin

Truth, like surgery, may hurt, but it cures. Han Suyin

Patty Hansen

You create your opportunities by asking for them. Patty Hansen

Jennifer Louden Quotations

-I define comfort as self-acceptance. When we finally learn that self-care begins and ends with ourselves, we no longer demand sustenance and happiness from others. Jennifer Louden

Abigail Van Buren

The best index to a person’s character is (a) how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can’t fight back. Abigail Van Buren

George S. Patton Quotations

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. George S. Patton

Susan Sontag Quotations

-The camera makes everyone a tourist in other people’s reality, and eventually in one’s own. -What is most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine. Susan Sontag

Charles De Gaulle Quotations

-How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese? -Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility. -The graveyards are full of indispensable men. Charles De Gaulle

J.D. Salinger Quotations

-I am a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy. J.D. Salinger

Evenius

The crowd gives the leader new strength. Evenius

Frank Outlaw

Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. Frank Outlaw

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin)

A lie told often enough becomes the truth. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin)

Harper Lee Quotations

-You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. -When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness’ sake. But don’t make a production of it. Children are children, but they can spot an evasion quicker than adults, and evasion simply muddles ‘em. Harper Lee

Herophilus

When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot manifest, strength cannot fight, wealth becomes useless, and intelligence cannot be applied. Herophilus

Francis Chichester

Most of us are content to pass over the surface of life. It is only by submitting to trial than an individual can learn to know what is in him. Francis Chichester

Arnold Glasgow Quotations

Find an aim in life before you run out of ammunition Arnold Glasgow

Swedish Proverbs

-Love me when I least deserve it, because that’s when I really need it. -Fear less, hope more; Eat less, chew more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Love more, and all good things will be yours. -Eyes that do not cry, do not see. -If I had a rose for every time [...]

Persian Proverbs

I cried because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. Persian Proverbs

Peyton Conway March

There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life — happiness, freedom, and peace of mind — are always attained by giving them to someone else. Peyton Conway March

African Proverbs

-The person who is not hungry says that the coconut has a hard shell. -Smooth seas do not make for a skillful sailor. -A wise man who knows proverbs, reconciles difficulties. Ashanti of Ghana -Rain beats a leopard’s skin, but it does not wash out the spots. Ashanti of Ghana -One falsehood spoils a thousand [...]

Doris Mortman

Until you make peace with who you are, you’ll never be content with what you have. Doris Mortman

Maltese saying

Better one word too few than one too many. Maltese saying

Steve Jobs Quotations

-…for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need [...]

Walt Disney

It’s kind of fun to do the impossible. Walt Disney