Author Archives: Cathy Burnham Martin

“It is health which is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” — Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) Indian lawyer, spiritual & political leader, & nonviolent resistance advocate

  “Happiness is a warm puppy.” — Charles M. Schulz (1922 – 2000) American cartoonist

    “Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.” — Mark Twain (pen name for Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 – 1910) American writer & humorist       Hah! Rather redefines giddiness! Find lots of happiness insights in the “Happiness: … Continue reading →

  “Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.” — Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) American social activist & stateswoman US First Lady: 1933-45; Ambassador to UN Throughout the year, … Continue reading →

  “A smile can open a heart faster than a key can open a door.” AND it’s beautifully contagious. Pass it on.

  “The most perfect technique is that which is not noticed at all.” –Pablo Casals (1876-1973) Spanish-born cellist, conductor, and composer

“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

Love it or hate it, this is National Candy Corn Day. George Renninger is credited with inventing candy corn while employed at the Wunderlee Candy Company in Philadelphia in the 1880s. The iconic yellow, orange, and white treats were popularized … Continue reading →