Author Archives: Cathy Burnham Martin

  “Progress is not possible without change.” — George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & critic

  “Hope is being able to see there is light despite the darkness.” — Desmond Tutu (1931 – 2021) South African Anglican bishop & theologian

  “If we lose freedom here, there’s no place to escape.” — Ronald Reagan (1911 – 2004) American actor & politician; 40th President of the United States

“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” — Isaac Asimov (1920 – 1992) Russian-American writer & biochemistry professor

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” — Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1943) Indian lawyer & political ethicist

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” — John F. Kennedy (1917 – 1963) 35th US President

“Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.” — Lao Tzu (6th century BC – 5th century BC) Chinese writer & philosopher  

“Understanding that failure is not the opposite of success is part of success.” — Arianna Huffington (1950 – ) Greek-American author

  “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.” — Chinese Proverb

“If life were predictable it would cease to be life and be without flavor.” — Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 – 1962) Former First Lady of the United States

  “We must accept finite disappointment, but not lose infinite hope.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.  (1929 – 1968) American minister & activist   To find hope in times of despair dwell on positive thoughts.

  “If you risk nothing, then you risk everything.” — Geena Davis (1956 – ) American actress

  “The greatest healing therapy is friendship & love.” — Hubert H. Humphrey (1911 – 1978) 38th vice-president of the US

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“Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.” — Mark Black Canadian author

Success. “I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.” — Estée Lauder (1908 – 2004) American businesswoman

“Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.” — Tori Amos (1963 – ) American singer & songwriter

“All of our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” — Walt Disney (1901 – 1966) American film producer, entrepreneur, and animation pioneer

“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.” — John Maxwell (1947 – 1969) American author

“The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” — Steve Jobs (1955 – 2011) American businessman & inventor

  “Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.” — Lao Tzu (aka Laozi) (6th Century BC – 5th Century BC ) Ancient Chinese philosopher

  “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” — E.E. Cummings (aka ee cummings) (1894 – 1962) American poet and playwright

“Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning.” — Albert Einstein (1879-1955) German-born theoretical physicist

  “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” — Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973) Spanish painter & sculptor

    “Definitions belong to the definer, not the defined.” — Toni Morrison (1931 – 2019) American novelist and editor