Monthly Archives: November 2025

“Confidence, like art, never comes from having all the answers; it comes from being open to all the questions.” — Diogenes Laertius (3rd century AD) Greek author of “Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers”

  “Nothing is so simple that it cannot be misunderstood.” — Freeman Teague Jr.

“Character is like a tree and reputation a shadow.  The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” — Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American statesman; 16th President: 1861-65; assassinated following Civil War

  “There are only two ways to live your life.  One is as though nothing is a miracle.  The other is as though everything is a miracle.” — Albert Einstein  (1879 – 1955) German-born theoretical physicist; developed the Theory of … Continue reading →

“True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written by someone who wants to see how much adversity we can overcome.” — Walter Inglis Anderson (1903 – 1976) American painter & writer

“When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.” — Thomas Sowell (1930 – ) American economist, social theorist, and political philosopher

  “The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.” — Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917 – 2008) English science fiction writer

“The only people I owe my loyalty to are those who never made me question theirs.”  — Anonymous

    “Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream world into reality.” — Theodor Reik (1888 – 1969) Austrian psychoanalyst

  “Storms make trees take deeper roots.” – Sir Claude McDonald (1852 – 1915) British soldier & diplomat

“I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” — Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826) American Founding Father & primary author of the Declaration of Independence; 2nd US Vice President … Continue reading →

  “A friend is someone who accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.” — William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) English playwright & poet

“Freedom is not America’s gift to the world; it is Almighty God’s gift to every man and woman in this world.” — Ronald Reagan (1911 – 2004) American actor & California Governor 40th President of the United States (1981 – … Continue reading →

  “Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.” — Oprah Winfrey (1954 – ) American TV host & producer, actress & author