Author Archives: Cathy Burnham Martin

“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

“Every cloud has a silver lining, but it is sometimes difficult to get it to the mint.” — Don Marquis (1878 – 1937) American humorist, journalist, and author       Three wildfires continue to burn in our little western … Continue reading →

  “People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” — Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American statesman; 16th President: 1861-1865; assassinated following the Civil War

“I feel like a little kid who just walked into a candy store. I think that’s something to smile about.” — Brandon Boyd (1976 – ) American musician Celebrate National Chocolate Caramel Day by smiling… indulging… and tossing away the … Continue reading →

  “May your troubles be less and your blessings be more.” — Irish blessing

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” — John Wooden (1910 – 2010) American basketball coach

  “Enjoy yourself — it’s later than you think.” — Guy Lombardo (1902 – 1977) Canadian and American bandleader  

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” — Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) American social activist & stateswoman US First Lady (1933-45); Ambassador to UN

  “The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1936) Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court

  “You have to have confidence in your ability and then be tough enough to follow through.” — Rosalynn Carter (1927 – 2023) Former First Lady of the US