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Sunday, December 30, 2018

"It’s not whether you get knocked down. It’s..."

"It's not whether you get knocked down. It's whether you get up." -Vince Lombardi



Saturday, December 29, 2018

"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph..."

"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." - Nelson Mandela





"Hardships often prepare ordinary people for..."

"Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny." - C.S. Lewis



Thursday, December 27, 2018

"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having..."

"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience." - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin





Wednesday, December 26, 2018

"Compassion for animals is intimately associated with goodness of character..."

"Compassion for animals is intimately associated with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man." - Arthur Schopenhauer




Saturday, December 22, 2018

5 Quotes for the New Year

1. 
"An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves." - William E. Vaughan



2.
"Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one." - Brad Paisley



3.
"Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right." - Oprah Winfrey



4.
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." - C.S. Lewis



5.
"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." - Seneca



"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can..."

"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can." - John Wesley



Friday, December 21, 2018

"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean..."

"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." - Mahatma Gandhi





Monday, December 17, 2018

"The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is..."

"The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest." - Anonymous



"Listen, smile, agree, and then do whatever ..."

"Listen, smile, agree, and then do whatever the fuck you were gonna do anyway." - Robert Downey Jr.



Saturday, December 15, 2018

Some see a weed, I see a...

Some see a weed, I see a wish. (A twist on 'Some see a weed, some see a wish.')




Monday, December 10, 2018

"I am aware that I am less than some people prefer me to be, but most people are unaware that..."

"I am aware that I am less than some people prefer me to be, but most people are unaware that I am so much more than what they see." - Douglas Pagels



Friday, December 07, 2018

"Sometimes when things are falling apart, they may actually..."

"Sometimes when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place." - J. Lynn



Tuesday, December 04, 2018

"Everything should be made as simple as possible but..."

"Everything should be made as simple as possible but not simpler." - Albert Einstein



"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work."

"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle




Saturday, December 01, 2018

"Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because..."

"Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something." - Plato



"They say there's a quote (or saying) for everything - inspirational, motivational, love or otherwise. If you look hard enough, you'll find one to justify your emotional means.
There are also quotes that contradict other quotes, but isn't that what life is all about? Balance? In the end, if quotes are used to better YOUR life, then they are worth using. Can you imagine life without them? Impossible.