Author Archives: Cathy Burnham Martin

  “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.” — Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) British philosopher, mathematician, and Nobel laureate

“Listen now to the gentle whispers of hope.” — Charles D. Brodhead (1827 – 1913) Postmaster and served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1859 – 1861

  “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” — Mae West (1893 – 1980) American actress and singer

“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.” — James Oppenheim (1882 – 1932) American poet, novelist, and editor

  For World Wish Day, I make this wish. With all my heart and soul I wish for compassion, caring, and peace.

    “Freedom is never given; it is won.” — A. Phillip Randolph (1889 – 1979) American civil rights activist

“I decided early to give my life to something eternal and absolute. Not to these little gods that are here today and gone tomorrow, but to God who is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. … Continue reading →

“Enthusiasm reflects confidence, spreads good cheer, raises morale, inspires associates, arouses loyalty, and laughs at adversity … it is beyond price.” — Allan V. Cox (1926 – 1987) American geophysicist

“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

  “Seeing is not believing; believing is seeing! You see things, not as they are, but as you are.” — Eric Butterworth (1916 – 2003) Canadian-American author and spiritual teacher (from his 2001 book, Spiritual Economics)

  “There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” — Edith Wharton (1862 – 1937) American writer & designer

  “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” — Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) German-born theoretical physicist; developed theory of relativity

    “If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.” — Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC-65AD) Roman philosopher and statesman

  “The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.” — Chinese proverb  

“Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.” — Carol Burnett (1933 – ) American comedian and actress

“Today’s accomplishments were yesterday’s impossibilities.” — Robert H. Schuller (1926 – 2015) American author, motivational speaker, and televangelist

  “Fame is a vapor; popularity an accident; the only earthly certainty is oblivion.” — Mark Twain (pen name for Samuel Clemens) (1835-1910) 19th Century American author and humorist

  “Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) German poet, statesman, and critic

  “Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.” — Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) English writer, director, and filmmaker

      “Art is a house that tries to be haunted.” — Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886) American poet

“As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.” — Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American statesman; 16th US President: 1861-65 assassinated following Civil War

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” — 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso (1935 – ) Spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism My Grandmother, Marjorie Gulumian, often noted that there was far too much hate in … Continue reading →

“All the world’s a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.” — Sean O’Casey (1880 – 1964) Irish dramatist & writer   Enjoy April Fool’s Day!

  “Do as adversaries do in law. Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.” — William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) English playwright

“A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.” — Leo Buscaglia (1924 – 1998) American author, speaker, and professor My love and deepest gratitude to you.

  A man is not old until his regrets take the place of dreams. — Yiddish proverb.

  “Often the test of courage is not to die but to live.” — Vittorio Alfieri (1749 – 1803) Italian dramatist

  “The world is full of willing people, some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.” — Robert Frost (1874 – 1963) American poet

“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” — Douglas Adams (1952 – 2001) English writer

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