Author Archives: Cathy Burnham Martin

“I shall derive great satisfaction from a cooperation with you in the pleasing though arduous task of insuring to our fellow citizens the blessings which they have a right to expect from a free, efficient, and equal government.” — George … Continue reading →

  “You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.” — Ronald Reagan (1911 – 2004) American actor & California Governor; 40th President of the United States (1981 – 1989); quoted in Observer, March … Continue reading →

“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” — Henry Adams (1838-1918) American historian & teacher

  “Running away will never make you free.” — Kenny Loggins (1948 – ) American singer & songwriter

  Happiest New Year wishes to you!   “Life is too short not to celebrate nice moments!” — Jürgen Klopp (1967 – ) German football manager

A new year is just ahead. My wish is that you can make it a great one. Goals If you are uncertain, timid or vague, If you are not sure which is the way. If you are concerned what the … Continue reading →

  “There is a tendency for things to right themselves.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882) American essayist & philosopher That sums up politics in America. While some seek change, others are grateful that change has happened. And so … Continue reading →

“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