Quotes of the Day
Last Updated on 06.19.13 Written by Sue Wilson
A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself." - Jim Morrison
I don’t regret the things I’ve done, I regret the things I didn’t do when I had the chance.” –
“Summertime - Hair Get lighter, skin gets darker, water gets warmer, driks get colder, nights get longer, and lifegets better"
Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience. Oscar Wilde
“Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. - Carl Bard
Clinging to a grudge is like letting someone you dislike live rent-free inside your head. Evict them from your mind and you will find peace and serenity in your own haven.
“Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.― Carl Bard
“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Do not resent growing old. Many are denied the privilege.” ~ Irish Proverb
“When all is said and done, more is said than done.” Lou Holtz
In life, there are no mistakes . . . only lessons.
Your tongue has no bones yet it has the capability to break a heart.
At twenty we worry about what others think of us. At forty we don't care about what others think of us. At sixty we discover they haven't been thinking about us at all.
Your sole purpose in life just might be to simply be kind to others.
Mothers hold their children's hands for just a little while...
And their hearts forever. ~Irish proverb
Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and start with the person nearest you.
+Mother Theresa
The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax. -- Albert Einstein
“The goal isn’t to live forever; the goal is to create something that will. -- Chuck Palahniuk
“When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.” ― Donald Miller
It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job it's a depression when you lose yours. Harry S Truman
You may to fight a battle more than once to win it. Margaret Thatcher
Expectation is the root of all heartache
Do something today that your future self will thank you for.
When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it. ~Edgar Watson Howe
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So sail away from the safe harbor. Explore. Dream. & Discover. - Mark Twain
A day of worry is much more exhausting than an entire day of hard physical work.
“ Truly happy people have the uncanny ability to not only know themselves, but fully accept what they know."
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life." Sandra Carey
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.~Elizabeth Kubler Ross
The journey is the reward. ~~Chinese Proverb
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Strive not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value.” ~Albert Einstein
If you must look back do so “forgivingly”; if you will look forward, do so “prayerfully”; but the wisest course would be “to be present in the present gratefully.” ~ Maya Angelou
“To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.”verything that comes along their way.
“The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything they just make the most of everything that comes along
their way.
“Whoever walks with the wise, becomes wise"
The falls of our life, the obstacles in our way are not barricades. They become the bridge that enables us to cross the deepest crevasses of life.
If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today. ~E. Joseph Cossman
"Human happiness is defined by the hardships and conflicts you have been through. The greater they are, the greater is your happiness."~Peter Deonov
"Lifeis like a photograph. You use the negatives to develop."
"Live your life, forget your age"
“Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is about."
“Everything I do now, is a first." - Hailee Steinfeld
"Find a job you like and you add five days to every week" - Unknown
"It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.” - unknown
“Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get" - W.P. Kinsella
If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. ~ Bob Hope
Christams gift suggestions: to your enemy, forgiveness. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect. ~ Orn Arnold
“Christmas doesn't come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more....” Dr. Seuss
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." - Theodore Roosevelt
"You cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore." -
"Believe you can and you're halfway there." Theodore Roosevelt
"Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward. " -Victor Kiam
Holding a grudge is letting someone live rent-free in your head.
"It's not what you have; it's what you use that makes a difference."~Zig Ziglar
"The greater danger for most of us is notnthat our aim is too high and we miss it,
but that it is too low and we reach it." - Michelangelo
Never, ever consider yourself a failure. You can always serve as a bad example :-)
If wealth is what you desire, you can truly feel rich by counting your blessings, all of those things that money can’t buy
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. – John F. Kennedy
“Humility is not thinking less of yourself…it is thinking of yourself less.” ~ Rick Warren
Our greatest strength lies in the fentleness of our hearts
Instead of complaining roses have thorns, be thankful thorns have roses
If we learn to open our hearts, even the people who drive us crazy can be our teachers. ~ Pema Chodron
Seek first to understand, and THEN to be understood. ~Stephen Covey
St. Anthony was asked by a blind person: “Could there be anything worse than losing your eyesight?” His response: “Yes, losing your vision.”
“One day spent with someone you love can change everything.” ― Mitch Albom
“Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you.” ~Marcus Aurelius
"Expectations are resentments under construction"—Anne Lamott
Life is like a rainbow. YOu need both the sun and the rain to make the colors appear
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” ~Marcel Prous
“Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.” ~Albert Einstein
“The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.” ~William James
Learn to appreciate what you have, before time makes you appreciate what you had.
Don't wait. The time will never be just right. ~Napolean Hill
Life is a result of the choices you make. If you don't like your life, time to make better choices.
"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it"~ Maya Angelou
"Life is like a staircase you have to go up each stair to reach the top"
“Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections."
Sometimes you'll never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory~ Dr Seuss
Everyone is a genius in some way. If you judged a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live it's whole life thinking it is stupid. ~Albert Einstein
Mistakes are proof that you are trying
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try cheer somewhere else up~ Mark Twain
I believe that there is reason for hope. Hope is there like a small band of light on the sky before the sunrise. There begins to stir in the world a new spirit, a spirit of humanity.” — Dr. Albert Schweitzer
"Never try to dominate a person who is making an apology. They understand that you are more important than their ego."
"Whoever said diamonds are a girls best friend never had a dog"
"The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away"
"Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes" - Oscar Wilde
"Nearly all men can stand a little adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." Abraham Lincoln
"You never know how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice you have."
"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose" ` Steve Jobs
"Everybody deserves somebody who makes them look forward to tomorrow"
"People will forget what you said and forget what you did but they'll never forget how you made them feel" ~ Maya Angelou
"Integrity is doing the right thing when no on else is watching. ”
"Nobody really cares if you’re miserable, so you might as well be happy!”
“Our lives are storybooks we write for ourselves–wonderfully illustrated by the people we meet.”
“Be kind. And if you can’t be kind, be vague.” Miss Manners (Judith Martin)
“If you’re waiting for perfect conditions, you’ll never get anything done.”
“Our purpose in life is to help others, and if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.”
“Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” - Dennis P. Kimbro
”Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” - Jim Rohn
“Don’t count your blessings, let your blessings count” – Bernard Kelvin Clive
The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.” – Richard Bach
“When faced with a challenge, look for a way, not a way out”
“A hard reality is knowing that one seventh of our life will be spent on a Monday.” -unknown
“There is no life without water. Because water is needed to make coffee.”
” Narcissists, always seem me deep in conversation..” – unknown
“Character is how you treat those who can do nothing for you”
“You spend years wishing your parents would get off your back only to realize they’re the only ones that really HAD your back.”
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails” -Unknown
“Wrinkles merely indicate where the smiles have been.” ― Mark Twain
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