December 21, 2012
Courage isn't the oak that sees storms come and go, but the fragile little blossom that opens in the snow. ~ Marie Frando
November 30, 2012
Maybe its bred in the bone, but the sound of pipes is a little bit of heaven to some of us. ~ Nancy O'Keefe
November 07, 2012
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. ~ Pablo Picasso
October 01, 2012
Funeral Blues
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone.
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone.
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle, moaning over head
Scribbling on the sky the message "He is Dead."
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.
He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last forever. I was wrong.
The stars are not wanted now: put out every one,
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood;
For nothing now can come to any good.
~ W. H. Auden
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone.
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone.
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle, moaning over head
Scribbling on the sky the message "He is Dead."
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.
He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last forever. I was wrong.
The stars are not wanted now: put out every one,
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood;
For nothing now can come to any good.
~ W. H. Auden
August 27, 2012
The only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which have gone a little further down our particular path than we have yet got ourselves. ~ E. M. Forster
August 26, 2012
I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires. ~ Susan B. Anthony
July 09, 2012
An artist cannot talk about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture. ~ Jean Cocteau
July 04, 2012
Its not America that I have a problem with, per se. Its the Americans in it that present the biggest issue. ~ Unknown
June 20, 2012
It's the responsibility of the media to look at the president with a microscope, but they go too far when they use a proctoscope. ~ Richard Nixon
June 18, 2012
What happens if a big asteroid hits the earth? Judging from realistic simulations involving a sledge hammer common laboratory frog, we can assume it will be pretty bad. ~ Dave Barry
June 17, 2012
When I was growing up, there were two things that were unpopular in my house. One was me, and the other was my guitar. ~ Bruce Springsteen
June 15, 2012
I am convinced that most people do not grow up. We find parking spaces and honor our credit cards. We marry and dare to have children and call that growing up. I think what we do is mostly grow old. We carry accumulation of years in our bodies and on our faces, but generally our real selves, the children inside, are still innocent and shy as magnolias. ~ Maya Angelou (from "Letter to My Daughter")
June 14, 2012
The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity. ~ Harlan Ellison
June 12, 2012
No one wants advice -- only corroboration. ~ John Steinbeck (from "The Winter of Our Discontent")
June 11, 2012
There will be a time when loud-mouthed, incompetent people seem to be getting the best of you. When that happens, you only have to be patient and wait for them to self-destruct. It never fails. ~ Richard Rybolt
June 10, 2012
I wasn't brought up in any particular religion or spiritual tradition, and I believe this was an advantage in a certain way. I have always felt free to explore possibilities, without being too much encumbered by those terrible burdens of dogmatically informed fear and guilt that have so badly affected many people. ~ Annie Lennox
June 09, 2012
To err is human, but when the eraser wears out the head of the pencil, you're overdoing it. ~ Josh Jenkins
June 08, 2012
Having children makes you no more a parent then having a piano makes you a pianist. ~ Michael Levine (from "Lessons at the Halfway Point")
June 07, 2012
Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish. ~ Ovid
June 06, 2012
A girl should not expect special privileges because of her sex but neither should she adjust to prejudice and discrimination. ~ Betty Friedan
June 05, 2012
Age is no guarantee of maturity. ~ Lawana Blackwell (from "The Courtship of the Vicar's Daughter")
June 04, 2012
Some women chose to follow men, and some women chose to follow their dreams. If you're wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn't love you any more. ~ Lady Gaga
June 03, 2012
Within the porticoes of the great churches of Mexico are signs reminding visitors to behave with dignity. The signs are in English. ~ Richard Rodriguez (from "Days of Obligation")
June 02, 2012
One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever comes to sit by it. Passersby only see a wisp of smoke rising from the chimney and continue on their way. ~ Vincent van Gogh
May 31, 2012
If you deliberately plan to be less than you are capable of being, then I warn you that you will be deeply unhappy for the rest of your life. ~ Abraham Maslow
May 29, 2012
Better to write for yourself and have no public than to write for the public and have no self. ~ Cyril Connolly
May 28, 2012
A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking. ~ Jerry Seinfeld
May 27, 2012
I call myself a feminist. Isn't that what you call someone who fights for women's rights? We all come from the same mother. That creates the basis for compassion. ~ His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama
May 26, 2012
Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music -- the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself. ~ Henry Miller
May 23, 2012
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away. ~ Henry David Thoreau
May 22, 2012
Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it. ~ Colin Powell
May 20, 2012
Eventually, we all need to be willing to face the deepest, darkest beliefs we have about ourselves. Only in this way can we come to know that they are only beliefs, and not the truth about who we are. ~ Ezra Bayda (from "The Three Things We Fear Most")
May 19, 2012
If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people. ~ Virginia Woolf
May 18, 2012
Whoever you are, there is some younger person who thinks you are perfect. There is some work that will never be done if you don't do it. There is someone who would miss you if you were gone. There is a place that you alone can fill. ~ Jacob M. Braude
May 16, 2012
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
May 14, 2012
Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like. ~ Will Rogers
May 13, 2012
Whatever you give a woman, she will make it greater. If you give her sperm, she'll give you a baby. If you give her a house, she'll give you a home. If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her. So, if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of shit. ~ Unknown
May 12, 2012
I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the centre. ~ Kurt Vonnegut
May 11, 2012
Letting go of fixation is effectively a process of learning to be free, because every time we let go of something, we become free of it. Whatever we fixate upon limits us because fixation makes us dependent upon something other than ourselves. Each time we let go of something, we experience another level of freedom. ~ Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche
May 10, 2012
My spelling is wobbly. It's good spelling but it wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places. ~ A. A. Milne
May 09, 2012
This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force. ~ Dorothy Parker, on Benito Mussolini's "The Cardinal's Mistress"
May 07, 2012
The difference between genius and stupidity is that even genius has its limits. ~ Rita Mae Brown
May 06, 2012
We need to be able to forgive ourselves when we stumble or forget, and based on that forgiveness, be able to reconnect to our basic intention. One of the primary tools we have in spiritual life is the understanding that everything is changing all of the time, that nothing is fixed, and nothing is permanent. Because of that truth, when we make a mistake we realize that we can begin again. ~ Sharon Salzberg (from "The Force of Kindness")
May 03, 2012
Before the beginning of great brilliance and beauty there first must be a period of complete chaos. ~ I Ching
May 02, 2012
I want to break out -- to leave this cycle of infection and death. I want to be taken in love: so taken that you and I, and death, and life will be gathered inseparable, into the radiance of what we would become. ~ Thomas Pynchon
April 30, 2012
The world is running out of geniuses: Einstein died, Beethoven went deaf and died, and I'm starting to have a migraine. ~ Unknown
April 29, 2012
To practice is to let go. ~ Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield (from "Seeking the Heart of Wisdom")
April 28, 2012
We don't have to let go, we simply have to not hold on. ~ Joseph Goldstein (from "Empty Phenomena Rolling On")
April 27, 2012
The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them. ~ Thomas Merton
April 23, 2012
I ask only to be free. The butterflies are free. ~ Charles Dickens (from "The Bleak House")
April 22, 2012
Enlightenment is like the
moon reflected on the water.
The moon does not get wet,
nor is the water broken.
Although its light is wide and great,
the moon is reflected even
in a puddle an inch wide.
The whole moon and the entire sky
are reflected in dewdrops on the grass,
or even in one drop of water.
~ Dogen
moon reflected on the water.
The moon does not get wet,
nor is the water broken.
Although its light is wide and great,
the moon is reflected even
in a puddle an inch wide.
The whole moon and the entire sky
are reflected in dewdrops on the grass,
or even in one drop of water.
~ Dogen
April 21, 2012
People call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute. ~ Rebecca West
April 18, 2012
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. ~ Scott Adams, creator of Dibert
April 17, 2012
You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them. ~ Ray Bradbury
April 16, 2012
English does not borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar. ~ James D. Nicoll
April 15, 2012
There is a paradox between great faith and great questioning. We need faith to anchor us and questioning to open us. With faith only, we might stagnate and become narrow-minded, with questioning only we might become disturbed and agitated. These two qualities balance and support each other. ~ Martine Batchelor (from "Principles of Zen")
April 13, 2012
People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost. ~ H. Jackson Browne
April 11, 2012
In the ultimate stillness
Light penetrates the whole realm;
In the still illumination,
There pervades pure emptiness.
When I look back on the
Phenomenal world,
Everything is just
Like a dream.
~Han-Shan Te-Ch'ing
Light penetrates the whole realm;
In the still illumination,
There pervades pure emptiness.
When I look back on the
Phenomenal world,
Everything is just
Like a dream.
~Han-Shan Te-Ch'ing
April 08, 2012
Freedom is the very essence of life, the impelling force in all intellectual and social development, the creator of every new outlook for the future of mankind. The liberation of man from economic exploitation and from intellectual and political oppression, which finds its finest expression in the world-philosophy of Anarchism, is the first prerequisite for the evolution of a higher social culture and a new humanity. ~ Rudolf Rocker
April 06, 2012
The trigger for much of our anger is frustrated expectation. We sometimes invest so much of ourselves in a project that when it doesn't turn out as it should we become irate. All "shoulds" point to an expectation, a prediction for the future. We might have realized by now that the future is uncertain, unpredictable. Relying too much on an expectation for the future, a "should," is asking for trouble. ~ Ajahn Brahm (from "Opening the Door of Your Heart")
April 05, 2012
All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others. ~ Douglas Adams
April 04, 2012
No matter how big you think you are in this world, at the end of the day everybody still has to wipe their own ass. ~ Howard Stern
April 03, 2012
When she comes
She pulls you close
She breathes in short bursts
Her eyes close
Her head tilts back
Her mouth opens slightly
Her thighs turn to steel and then melt
She is perfect
And you feel like you are everything.
~ Henry Rollins (from "High Adventure in the Great Outdoors")
She pulls you close
She breathes in short bursts
Her eyes close
Her head tilts back
Her mouth opens slightly
Her thighs turn to steel and then melt
She is perfect
And you feel like you are everything.
~ Henry Rollins (from "High Adventure in the Great Outdoors")
April 02, 2012
I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive. ~ Joseph Campbell
March 29, 2012
Never explain; your friends will understand and your enemies will never believe you anyway. ~ Unknown
March 28, 2012
When facing any difficulty in life, resolve it by... facing it, accepting it, dealing with it, and letting it go. ~ Master Shengyen
March 27, 2012
Be not deceived with the first appearance of things, for show is not substance. ~ English proverb
March 26, 2012
By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy -- indifference from whatever cause, not from a lack of knowledge, but from carelessness, from absorption in other pursuits, from a contempt bred of self satisfaction. ~ William Osler
March 25, 2012
I came late to the dharma,
But each day, deepen my retreat.
Waiting for mountain monks,
I sweep my simple hut.
Then down from the cloudy peaks
You come through knee-deep weeds.
We kneel on tatami, munching pine nuts.
We burn incense and study the way.
Light the lamp at twilight;
A simple chime begins the night.
In every solitude, deep joy:
This life abides.
How can you think of returning?
A lifetime is empty like the Void.
~ Wang Wei
But each day, deepen my retreat.
Waiting for mountain monks,
I sweep my simple hut.
Then down from the cloudy peaks
You come through knee-deep weeds.
We kneel on tatami, munching pine nuts.
We burn incense and study the way.
Light the lamp at twilight;
A simple chime begins the night.
In every solitude, deep joy:
This life abides.
How can you think of returning?
A lifetime is empty like the Void.
~ Wang Wei
March 24, 2012
Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day. ~ Marcus Valerius Martial
March 23, 2012
The book title reflects what I think of myself. I have always felt that my greatest achievement was to survive my upbringing. The greatest lessons I ever learned, I learned on the road. The scars on my skin are my road map. ~ Henry Rollins (from "One From None")
March 20, 2012
Evil is like a shadow; it has no real substance of its own, it is simply a lack of light. You cannot cause a shadow to disappear by trying to fight it, stamp on it, by railing against it, or any other form of emotional or physical resistance. In order to cause a shadow to disappear, you must shine light on it. ~ Shakti Gawain
March 19, 2012
In the long run, men only hit what they aim at. Therefore, though you should fail immediately, you had better aim at something high. ~ Henry David Thoreau
March 18, 2012
Don't try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better "whatever-you-already-are". ~ His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama
March 16, 2012
It is only when you have mastered the art of loving yourself that you can truly love others. It's only when you have opened your own heart that you can touch the heart of others. When you feel centered and alive, you are in a much better position to be a better person. ~ Robin Sharma (from "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Remarkable Story About Living Your Dreams.")
March 14, 2012
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't. ~ Erica Jong
March 13, 2012
There are three types of people in the world: the people who make things happen, the people who watch things happen, and the people who wonder what's happening. ~ Unknown
March 12, 2012
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. ~ William James
March 11, 2012
The vagaries of life
though painful,
teach us not to cling
to this fleeting world.
~Ikkyu
though painful,
teach us not to cling
to this fleeting world.
~Ikkyu
March 10, 2012
You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time. ~ Dave Barry
March 09, 2012
The universe may one day perish, but my vows are eternal. ~ Venerable Master Sheng Yen
March 08, 2012
Some friends of mine got me a sweater for my birthday. I wold have preferred a moaner or a screamer, but the sweater -- he was okay. ~ Unknown
March 07, 2012
Count no day lost in which you waited your turn, took only your share, and sought advantage over no one. ~ Robert Brault
March 05, 2012
Since when did they give prizes for gender hatred? ~ From "What People on the Tube are Saying", June 27, 2002
March 04, 2012
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed. ~ Albert Einstein
March 03, 2012
Your body needs to be held and to hold, to be touched and to touch. None of these needs is to be despised, denied, or repressed. But you have to keep searching for your body's deeper need, the need for genuine love. Every time you are able to go beyond the body's superficial desires for love, you are bringing your body home and moving toward integration and unity. ~ Henri Nouwen
March 02, 2012
The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers. ~ Dave Barry
March 01, 2011
Scar tissue is stronger than muscle tissue. You're turning me into scar tissue. I don't know if I should thank you or myself. ~ Henry Rollins
February 25, 2012
When you only have two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~ Chinese proverb
February 24, 2012
You do not lead by hitting people over the head -- that is assault, not leadership. ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower
February 21, 2012
Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. Hate me because I'm beautiful AND your boyfriend wants to fuck me. ~ Unknown
February 20, 2012
You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. ~ Franklin P. Jones
February 19, 2012
Is it faith to understand nothing, and merely submit your convictions implicitly to the Church? ~ John Calvin
February 18, 2012
Opportunity is missed by most because its dressed in overalls and looks like work. ~ Thomas Edison
February 17, 2012
If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change. ~ Buddha
February 16, 2012
No one, Eleanor Roosevelt said, can make you feel inferior without your consent. Never give it. ~ Marian Wright Edelman
February 15, 2012
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
February 14, 2012
Love or Infatuation?
Infatuation is instant desire. It is one set of glands calling to another. Love is friendship that has caught fire. It takes roots and grows - one day at at time.
Infatuation is marked by a feeling of insecurity. You are excited and eager but not genuinely happy. There are nagging doubts, unanswered questions, little bits and pieces about your beloved that you would just as soon not examine too closely. It might spoil the dream.
Love is quiet, understanding, and the mature acceptance of imperfection. It is real. It gives you strength and grows beyond you - to bolster your beloved. You are warmed by their presence, even when they are away. Miles do not separate you. You want them nearer. But near or far, you know they are yours and you can wait.
Infatuation says, "We must get married right away. I can't risk loosing him." Love says, "Be patient, don't panic. Plan your future with confidence."
Infatuation has an element of sexual excitement. If you are honest, you will admit it is difficult to be in one another's company unless you are sure it will end in intimacy. Love is the maturation of friendship. You must be friends before you can be lovers.
Infatuation lacks confidence. When they are away, you wonder if they are cheating. Sometimes you check.
Love means trust. You are calm, secure, and unthreatened. The feel that trust, and it makes them more trustworthy.
Infatuation might lead you to do things you'll regret later, but love never will.
Love is an upper. It makes you look up. It makes you think up. It makes you a better person than you were before.
~ Unknown
Infatuation is instant desire. It is one set of glands calling to another. Love is friendship that has caught fire. It takes roots and grows - one day at at time.
Infatuation is marked by a feeling of insecurity. You are excited and eager but not genuinely happy. There are nagging doubts, unanswered questions, little bits and pieces about your beloved that you would just as soon not examine too closely. It might spoil the dream.
Love is quiet, understanding, and the mature acceptance of imperfection. It is real. It gives you strength and grows beyond you - to bolster your beloved. You are warmed by their presence, even when they are away. Miles do not separate you. You want them nearer. But near or far, you know they are yours and you can wait.
Infatuation says, "We must get married right away. I can't risk loosing him." Love says, "Be patient, don't panic. Plan your future with confidence."
Infatuation has an element of sexual excitement. If you are honest, you will admit it is difficult to be in one another's company unless you are sure it will end in intimacy. Love is the maturation of friendship. You must be friends before you can be lovers.
Infatuation lacks confidence. When they are away, you wonder if they are cheating. Sometimes you check.
Love means trust. You are calm, secure, and unthreatened. The feel that trust, and it makes them more trustworthy.
Infatuation might lead you to do things you'll regret later, but love never will.
Love is an upper. It makes you look up. It makes you think up. It makes you a better person than you were before.
~ Unknown
February 13, 2012
When you start to doubt yourself, the real world will eat you alive. ~ Henry Rollins
February 12, 2012
There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven. ~ Dave Barry
February 10, 2012
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it: and this you have the power to revoke at any moment. ~ Marcus Aurelius
February 09, 2012
Don't ask me questions before eight in the morning, particularly silly ones. I'm grumpy and then I will make fun of you before I kill you. ~ Unknown
February 07, 2012
When you teach a man, you teach a person. When you teach a woman, you teach a generation. ~ Unknown
February 06, 2012
When We Two Parted
When we two parted
In silence and tears,
Half broken-hearted
To sever for years,
Pale grew thy cheek and cold,
Colder thy kiss;
Truly that hour foretold
Sorrow to this.
The dew of the morning
Sunk chill on my brow--
It felt like the warning
Of what I feel now.
Thy vows are all broken,
And light is thy fame:
I hear thy name spoken,
And share in its shame.
They name thee before me,
A knell to mine ear;
A shudder comes o'er me--
Why wert thou so dear?
They know not I knew thee,
Who knew thee too well:
Long, long shall I rue thee,
Too deeply to tell.
I secret we met--
I silence I grieve,
That thy heart could forget,
Thy spirit deceive.
If I should meet thee
After long years,
How should I greet thee?
With silence and tears.
~ Lord Byron
When we two parted
~ Lord Byron
February 05, 2012
No lady can be justified in falling in love before the gentleman's love is declared. ~ Jane Austin (from "Northanger Abbey")
February 04, 2012
Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth. ~ Benjamin Disraeli
February 03, 2012
Health food may be good for the conscience but Oreos taste a hell of a lot better. ~ Robert Redford
February 01, 2012
If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. ~ Albert Einstein
January 31, 2012
Do you love me because I am beautiful, or am I beautiful because you love me? ~ Oscar Hammerstein
January 30, 2012
A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back -- but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. Its is up to you. ~ Mariane Wright Edelman
January 29, 2012
Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies, for example. ~ John Ruskin
January 27, 2012
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. ~ Epictetus
January 25, 2012
The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously. ~ Hubert H. Humphrey
January 24, 2012
It is better to be hated for who you are, then to be loved for who you are not. ~ Unknown
January 23, 2012
Chinese Good Luck Mantra
Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
Marry someone you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have, or sleep all you want.
When you say, "I'm sorry" look the person in the eye.
When you say, "I love you" mean it.
Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
Believe in love at first sight.
Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt, but it is the only way to live life completely.
In disagreements, fight fairly. Please, no name calling.
Don't judge people by their relatives.
Talk slowly but think quickly.
When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risks.
Say, "Bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
Remember the three "R's": respect for self; respect for others, responsibility for all your actions.
Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
Spend some time alone.
Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
Marry someone you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have, or sleep all you want.
When you say, "I'm sorry" look the person in the eye.
When you say, "I love you" mean it.
Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
Believe in love at first sight.
Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt, but it is the only way to live life completely.
In disagreements, fight fairly. Please, no name calling.
Don't judge people by their relatives.
Talk slowly but think quickly.
When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risks.
Say, "Bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
Remember the three "R's": respect for self; respect for others, responsibility for all your actions.
Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
Spend some time alone.
January 22, 2012
Despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, I have not been able to answer the great question that has never been answered: what does a woman want? ~ Sigmund Freud
January 21, 2012
Nothing is wrong with Southern California that a rise in the ocean level wouldn't cure. ~ Ross MacDonald
January 19, 2012
Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics, I assure you that mine are greater. ~ Albert Einstein
January 18, 2012
Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't. ~ Pete Seeger
January 15, 2012
You cannot step twice into the same river, for other waters are continually flowing in. ~ Heraclitus
January 14, 2012
It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians. ~ Henrik Ibsen
January 12, 2012
It doesn't take a genius to contradict everything I say. It takes a genius to contradict everything I say, and be right. ~ Unknown
January 11, 2012
None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
January 09, 2012
The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense. ~ Tom Clancy
January 08, 2012
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped. ~ Elbert Hubbard
January 07, 2012
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday, but never remembers her age. ~ Robert Frost
January 06, 2012
I take what I do seriously. I love it and I want to do well at it and work hard. But I'm not serious about everything I do. ~ Henry Rollins
January 05, 2012
It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. Its only necessary to be rich. ~ Alan Alda
January 04, 2012
I no longer have the fear of being alone. Its cool to find out that you don't need a boyfriend to be happy. ~ Drew Barrymore
January 03, 2012
Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. ~ Dave Barry
January 02, 2012
The world will not evolve past its current state of crisis by using the same thinking that created the situation. ~ Albert Einstein
January 01, 2012
You must dare to disassociate yourself from those who would delay your journey... Leave, depart, if not physically, then mentally. Go your own way, quietly, undramatically, and venture toward trueness at last. ~ Vernon Howard
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