Author Archives: Cathy Burnham Martin

  “There is a crack in everything; that’s how the light gets in.” — Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) Canadian singer, songwriter, & poet

“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is the victory over self.” — Aristotle (384 – 322 BC) Greek philosopher

“There can be no friendship without confidence and no confidence without integrity.” — Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English poet and playwright; creator of first English dictionary

“Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.” — André Maurois (1885-1967) French author

“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 U.S. President: 1861-65; assassinated following Civil War

  “A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.” — William Arthur Ward (1921 – 1994) American motivational writer

“We have not forgotten, nor will we. We live in a world made more free, more just, and more peaceful by those who will answer roll call no more, those who will report for muster never again. We do remember … Continue reading →

  “Be gentle with yourself, learn to love yourself, to forgive yourself, for only as we have the right attitude toward ourselves can we have the right attitude toward others.” — Wilferd A. Peterson (1900 – 1995) American author & … Continue reading →

  “Confidence is a very fragile thing.” — Joe Montana (1956-  ) American former NFL quarterback

“The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself.” — Mark Twain (1835-1910) (Pen name for Samuel Langhorne Clemens) 19th Century American author and humorist

  “A party without cake is just a meeting.” — Julia Child (1912 – 2004) American cooking expert, author & TV personality  

“Seeing is not believing; believing is seeing!  You see things, not as they are, but as you are.” — Eric Butterworth (1916 – 2003) Canadian-American metaphysical author and Unity minister

  “The trick is in what one emphasizes.  We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong.  The amount of work is the same.” — Carlos Castaneda (1925 – 1998) Peruvian-American writer

“Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldn’t be done.” — Amelia Earhart (1897 – disappeared 1937) American aviation pioneer & writer

“Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.” — Kahlil Gibran (1883 – 1931) Lebanese-American writer & poet This is Veterans Day. Thank you to all veterans on this and every day.

“Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.” — Alex Karras (1935 – 2012) American football player; NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame 2020